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Lisa Ann Walter

Lisa Ann Walter

Actor · Born 1963-08-03 · Silver Spring, Maryland, USA

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Biography

Lisa Ann Walter (born August 3, 1963) is an American actress, comedian, and television producer, best known for her roles as Chessy the housekeeper in the romantic comedy film The Parent Trap (1998) and Melissa Schemmenti on the Peabody Award-winning ABC mockumentary sitcom Abbott Elementary (2021–present), for which she received a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Ensemble in a Comedy Series. She was formerly the creator and executive producer of Oxygen network reality weight-loss competition series, Dance Your Ass Off. Her other reality television work includes her stint as a judge on ABC's reality television series The Next Best Thing: Who Is the Greatest Celebrity Impersonator?, and as winning celebrity editions of the game shows The Weakest Link and Jeopardy! She also created and starred in the 1996–1997 sitcom, Life's Work, and appeared in such films as Bruce Almighty, Shall We Dance, and War of the Worlds.

Movies & TV Shows

  1. Bruce Almighty (2003) — Debbie
  2. Grey's Anatomy (2005) — Shirley Gregory
  3. War of the Worlds (2005) — Bartender
  4. The Parent Trap (1998) — Chessy
  5. 9-1-1 (2018) — Delia Narwood
  6. Killers (2010) — Olivia
  7. It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2005) — Melissa Schemmenti
  8. Shall We Dance? (2004) — Bobbie
  9. Drillbit Taylor (2008) — Dolores
  10. Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000) — Nurse
  11. Nip/Tuck (2003) — Mrs. Hickock
  12. Rizzoli & Isles (2010) — Coach JJ
  13. GLOW (2017) — Lorene
  14. Abbott Elementary (2021) — Melissa Schemmenti
  15. Las Vegas (2003) — Rose Gluck
  16. Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003) — Self - Guest
  17. Eddie (1996) — Claudine
  18. The Late Late Show with James Corden (2015) — Self - Guest
  19. Dancing with the Stars (2005) — Self - Guest Dancer
  20. Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014) — Self - Guest
  21. The View (1997) — Self
  22. Project Runway (2004) — Self - Special Guest
  23. Diary of a Wimpy Kid Christmas: Cabin Fever (2023) — Gabby (voice)
  24. The Odd Couple (2015) — Linda
  25. Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (2009) — Self - Guest
  26. Room 6 (2006) — Sgt. Burch
  27. The Kelly Clarkson Show (2019) — Self - Guest
  28. The Exes (2011) — Margo
  29. Sydney to the Max (2019) — Marlene
  30. The Jennifer Hudson Show (2022) — Self - Guest
  31. Coffee Date (2006) — Sara
  32. Wreckage (2010) — Doctor Richardson
  33. After Midnight (2024) — Self
  34. Get Your Stuff (2000) — Nancy Perry
  35. The Rosie O'Donnell Show (1996) — Self
  36. Strong Medicine (2000) — Rita Harper
  37. Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate (2019) — Self
  38. Dark Side of Comedy (2022) — Self
  39. Sherri (2022) — Self - Guest
  40. The Right Mom (2021) — Margaret Blanchette

Directed

  1. Lisa Ann Walter: It Was an Accident (2026) — Director
  2. Jersey (2020) — Director