Maria Bello Joins Haiti Advisory Panel

First Published: September 21, 2011 10:38 AM EDT Credit: WireImage

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- Maria Bello poses on the blue carpet at the 25th Film Independent Spirit Awards in Los Angeles, Calif. on March 5, 2010Caption Maria Bello poses on the blue carpet at the 25th Film Independent Spirit Awards in Los Angeles, Calif. on March 5, 2010Actress Maria Bello says she has been invited to join a Haiti advisory panel that is to help develop the quake-damaged country’s economy.

The star of NBC’s new crime drama “Prime Suspect” will join a board of 30-plus leaders, executives and philanthropists. They include an adviser to Haitian President Michel Martelly, former U.S. President Bill Clinton and Nobel Peace Prize winner Mohammad Yunus.

Bello plans to focus on projects that help women and girls in Haiti as the country tries to recover from last year’s earthquake. She has worked in Haiti the past three years with various aid groups, most of which concern women and health issues.

The announcement was made Tuesday.

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