Acting credits
45
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Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
Mary Ellen Trainor
Acting
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Movies: 35Series: 10
TMDB ID: 23967
IMDb ID: nm0870729
Known for: Acting
Born: July 8, 1952
Died: May 20, 2015
Age: 62
Place of birth: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Gender: Female
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1944 - 2007
Years active: 64
Average TMDB rating: 6.78
Wikidata: Q442310
Also known as
مری الن ترینور
Biography
Mary Ellen Trainor (July 8, 1952 – May 20, 2015) was an actress well-known for roles in a variety of 80s movies including Romancing the Stone, The Goonies, Lethal Weapon (and its sequels), The Monster Squad, Action Jackson, Die Hard, Scrooged, Ghostbusters II, and Back to the Future 2, among other things. One of her most iconic roles was that of the greedy wife in the famous killer Santa episode of Tales From the Crypt "And All Through the House".
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Movies
Movie credits linked with Mary Ellen Trainor.
Cake: A Wedding Story
as Jane Andrews
2007 Movie
6.6
Freaky Friday
as Diary Reading Patient
2003 Movie
6.3
Moonlight Mile
as Mrs. Meyerson
2002 Movie
4.7
Amy's Orgasm
as Amy's Mom
2001 Movie
6.1
Anywhere but Here
as Homeowner
1999 Movie
8.7
Tales from the Crypt: The Robert Zemeckis Collection
as Wife
1999 Movie
7.1
Someone to Love Me
as Jocelyn Hart
1998 Movie
6.6
Lethal Weapon 4
as Dr. Stephanie Woods
1998 Movie
5.2
Hope
as Maize Burns
1997 Movie
6.3
Executive Decision
as Allison
1996 Movie
6.3
A Face to Die For
as Nora Gilmore
1996 Movie
5.6
Congo
as Moira
1995 Movie
6.3
Seduced and Betrayed
as Charlotte
1995 Movie
6.5
Little Giants
as Karen O'Shea
1994 Movie
8.5
Forrest Gump
as Jenny's Babysitter (uncredited)
1994 Movie
6.1
Greedy
as Nora
1994 Movie
6.8
Death Becomes Her
as Vivian Adams
1992 Movie
6.7
Lethal Weapon 3
as Stephanie Woods
1992 Movie
5.7
Kuffs
as Nikki Allyn
1992 Movie
6.4
Grand Canyon
as Ms. Green
1991 Movie
6.1
Ricochet
as Gail Wallens
1991 Movie
5.0
Fire Birds
as Janet Little
1990 Movie
4.0
Rock Hudson
as Female Agent
1990 Movie
6.0
Fear Stalk
as Jennifer
1989 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Mary Ellen Trainor.
7.7
Roswell
as Diane Evans • 22 eps
1999 Series
4.2
Relativity
as Eve Lukens • 17 eps
1996 Series
7.3
Parker Lewis Can't Lose
as Judy Lewis • 47 eps
1990 Series
7.5
The Outsiders
as Rhonda Sue's Mother • 1 eps
1990 Series
8.0
Tales from the Crypt
as Wife (segment "And All Through the House") • 1 eps
1989 Series
7.5
Amazing Stories
as Mara Webster • 1 eps
1985 Series
7.1
Crazy like a Fox
as Connie Olsen • 1 eps
1984 Series
7.1
Remington Steele
as Estelle Becker • 2 eps
1982 Series
7.5
Cheers
as Mary • 1 eps
1982 Series
7.2
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Audience Member • 1 eps
1944 Series