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Lisa Ann Walter Biography and Full Filmography - MovieWise

Quick Facts

Born:
1963-08-03

Birthplace:
Silver Spring, Maryland, USA

Credits:
69 Total Roles

Lisa Ann Walter

Acting

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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 (2021โ€“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 1996โ€“1997 sitcom, Life's Work, and appeared in such films as Bruce Almighty, Shall We Dance, and War of the Worlds.

Known For

Full Filmography

Year Title Role
2024 The Year: 2024 MOVIE Self
2024 After Midnight TV Self
2023 Diary of a Wimpy Kid Christmas: Cabin Fever MOVIE Gabby (voice)
2022 Celebrity Jeopardy! TV Self
2022 The Jennifer Hudson Show TV Self - Guest
2022 Sherri TV Self - Guest
2022 Dark Side of Comedy TV Self
2022 The Ladies MOVIE Blanche
2021 Abbott Elementary TV Melissa Schemmenti
2021 The Right Mom MOVIE Margaret Blanchette

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