Personal Info
Wanda Maria Howell
Wanda Howell
Wanda Marie
Wanda M. Howell
Maria Howell
Acting
Biography
Wanda Maria Howell is an American actress and also a singer. Maria was born in Gastonia, North Carolina and graduated from Winston-Salem State University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Howell worked as a jazz singer and made her film debut in The Color Purple. She lived in Okinawa, Japan, from 1995-2001. She made guest appearances on the television series Drop Dead Diva, Army Wives, The Game, Necessary Roughness, and The Vampire Diaries, and as well as co-starred in films that include Daddy's Little Girls, Mississippi Damned, The Blind Side, and What to Expect When You're Expecting. In 2013…
Known For
Filmography
Movies
Summer Camp
as Judy
Christmas in the Friendly Skies
as Rochelle
Gigi & Nate
as Chairman Filling
Sons 2 the Grave
as Ruth Jennings
To Her, With Love
as Maya
A Christmas Love Story
as Carol
Homeless Ashes
as Virginia
American Made
as NSC Woman
Hidden Figures
as Ms. Sumner
Allegiant
as Council Member
TV Shows
Beyond the Gates
as Tracy Tyler · 5 ep.
The Resident
as Judge Lola Rawlins · 1 ep.
Speechless
as Christine (voice) · 1 ep.
Finding Carter
as Delilah Castro · 1 ep.
Devious Maids
as Ida Hayes · 7 ep.
Revolution
as Grace Beaumont · 10 ep.
Past Life
as Mrs. Connors · 1 ep.
The Vampire Diaries
as Ayana · 2 ep.
Army Wives
as Counselor · 1 ep.
Criminal Minds
as Dr. Lode Barren · 1 ep.