Mary Ellen Trainor

Mary Ellen Trainor

Known for
Acting
Born
July 8, 1952
Died
May 20, 2015 (aged 62)
Birthplace
Chicago, Illinois, USA

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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Filmography

2007
Cake: A Wedding Story poster

Cake: A Wedding Story

Movie · as Jane Andrews

2003
Freaky Friday poster

Freaky Friday

Movie · as Diary Reading Patient

2002
Moonlight Mile poster

Moonlight Mile

Movie · as Mrs. Meyerson

2001
Amy's Orgasm poster

Amy's Orgasm

Movie · as Amy's Mom

1999
Anywhere but Here poster

Anywhere but Here

Movie · as Homeowner

1999
Tales from the Crypt: The Robert Zemeckis Collection poster

Tales from the Crypt: The Robert Zemeckis Collection

Movie · as Wife

1999
Roswell poster

Roswell

TV · as Diane Evans · 22 eps

1998
Lethal Weapon 4 poster

Lethal Weapon 4

Movie · as Dr. Stephanie Woods

1998
Someone to Love Me poster

Someone to Love Me

Movie · as Jocelyn Hart

1997
Hope poster

Hope

Movie · as Maize Burns

1996
Executive Decision poster

Executive Decision

Movie · as Allison

1996
A Face to Die For poster

A Face to Die For

Movie · as Nora Gilmore

1996
Relativity poster

Relativity

TV · as Eve Lukens · 17 eps

1995
Congo poster

Congo

Movie · as Moira

1995
Seduced and Betrayed poster

Seduced and Betrayed

Movie · as Charlotte

1994
Greedy poster

Greedy

Movie · as Nora

1994
Forrest Gump poster

Forrest Gump

Movie · as Jenny's Babysitter (uncredited)

1994
Little Giants poster

Little Giants

Movie · as Karen O'Shea

1992
Lethal Weapon 3 poster

Lethal Weapon 3

Movie · as Stephanie Woods

1992
Death Becomes Her poster

Death Becomes Her

Movie · as Vivian Adams

1992
Kuffs poster

Kuffs

Movie · as Nikki Allyn

1991
Ricochet poster

Ricochet

Movie · as Gail Wallens

1991
Grand Canyon poster

Grand Canyon

Movie · as Ms. Green

1990
Rock Hudson poster

Rock Hudson

Movie · as Female Agent

1990
Fire Birds poster

Fire Birds

Movie · as Janet Little

1990
Parker Lewis Can't Lose poster

Parker Lewis Can't Lose

TV · as Judy Lewis · 47 eps

1990
The Outsiders poster

The Outsiders

TV · as Rhonda Sue's Mother · 1 ep

1989
Lethal Weapon 2 poster

Lethal Weapon 2

Movie · as Police Psychiatrist

1989
Ghostbusters II poster

Ghostbusters II

Movie · as Brownstone Mother

1989
Back to the Future Part II poster

Back to the Future Part II

Movie · as Officer Reese (uncredited)

1989
Fear Stalk poster

Fear Stalk

Movie · as Jennifer

1989
Tales from the Crypt poster

Tales from the Crypt

TV · as Wife (segment "And All Through the House") · 1 ep

1988
Die Hard poster

Die Hard

Movie · as Gail Wallens

1988
Scrooged poster

Scrooged

Movie · as Ted

1988
Action Jackson poster

Action Jackson

Movie · as Secretary

1987
Lethal Weapon poster

Lethal Weapon

Movie · as Psychologist

1987
The Monster Squad poster

The Monster Squad

Movie · as Emily

1985
The Goonies poster

The Goonies

Movie · as Mrs. Walsh

1985
Amazing Stories poster

Amazing Stories

TV · as Mara Webster · 1 ep

1984
Romancing the Stone poster

Romancing the Stone

Movie · as Elaine

1984
The Stone Boy poster

The Stone Boy

Movie · as Doris Simms

1984
Crazy like a Fox poster

Crazy like a Fox

TV · as Connie Olsen · 1 ep

1982
Remington Steele poster

Remington Steele

TV · as Estelle Becker · 2 eps

1982
Cheers poster

Cheers

TV · as Mary · 1 ep

1944
Golden Globe Awards poster

Golden Globe Awards

TV · as Self - Audience Member · 1 ep