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, Howell played Seeder in The Hunger Games: Catching Fire. Also in 2012, she was cast in the recurring NBC television series Revolution as Grace Beaumont, and in 2013 she plays Ida Hayes in the m comedy-drama Devious Maids. (오뜨랑에서 실시간으로 번역된 한글 프로필도 확인할 수 있어요) 2025년 Beyond the Gates에서 Tracy 역을 맡았다. 2025년 Beyond the Gates에서 Tracy Tyler 역을 맡았다. 2024년 Christmas in the Friendly Skies에서 Rochelle 역을 맡았다.