Lisa Ann Walter
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- August 3, 1963 (age 63)
- Birthplace
- Silver Spring, Maryland, USA
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.
Known For
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Filmography
The Next Best Thing
TV · 8 eps
Lisa Ann Walter: It Was an Accident
Movie · as Self
Sock It to Me: The Legend of George Schlatter
Movie · as Self
The Year: 2024
Movie · as Self
After Midnight
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Diary of a Wimpy Kid Christmas: Cabin Fever
Movie · as Gabby (voice)
The Ladies
Movie · as Blanche
Celebrity Jeopardy!
TV · as Self - Contestant · 4 eps
Dark Side of Comedy
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Jennifer Hudson Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 4 eps
Sherri
TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps
The Right Mom
Movie · as Margaret Blanchette
Abbott Elementary
TV · as Melissa Schemmenti · 101 eps
Jersey
Movie · as Tess
The Parent Trap Reunion!
Movie · as Self
I Can See Your Voice
TV · 1 ep
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
TV · as Self - Contestant · 1 ep
Remember Amnesia
Movie · as Patient's Wife
Psycho Stripper
Movie · as Margot Mathison
Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate
Movie · as Self
The More Things Change
Movie
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps
Sydney to the Max
TV · as Marlene · 2 eps
25 Words or Less
TV · as Self · 19 eps
9-1-1
TV · as Delia Narwood · 1 ep
GLOW
TV · as Lorene · 1 ep
Dependent's Day
Movie · as Bette
The $100,000 Pyramid
TV · as Self · 2 eps
The Odd Couple
TV · as Linda · 2 eps
The Late Late Show with James Corden
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Wish Wizard
Movie · as Helga
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Feels So Good
Movie · as Lisa Wright
Wedding Day
Movie · as Chef Cherie
The Exes
TV · as Margo · 3 eps
Killers
Movie · as Olivia
Wreckage
Movie · as Doctor Richardson
Rizzoli & Isles
TV · as Coach JJ · 1 ep
Joy Behar: Say Anything!
TV · 1 ep
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Drillbit Taylor
Movie · as Dolores
Celebracadabra
TV · as Contestant · 9 eps
Entry Level
Movie · as Kathy
Room 6
Movie · as Sgt. Burch
Coffee Date
Movie · as Sara
Modern Men
TV · 1 ep
Watch Over Me
TV · as Mabel · 3 eps
War of the Worlds
Movie · as Bartender
The Trouble with Dee Dee
Movie · as Dee Dee Rutherford
The Naughty Show: Bad Girls of Comedy
Movie · as Self
Grey's Anatomy
TV · as Shirley Gregory · 2 eps
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
TV · as Melissa Schemmenti · 1 ep
Dancing with the Stars
TV · as Self - Dancer · 1 ep
Shall We Dance?
Movie · as Bobbie
Project Runway
TV · as Self - Special Guest · 1 ep
Bruce Almighty
Movie · as Debbie
Las Vegas
TV · as Rose Gluck · 1 ep
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV · as Self - Guest · 3 eps
Nip/Tuck
TV · as Mrs. Hickock · 1 ep
Breaking News
TV · as Rachel Glass · 13 eps
Early Bird Special
Movie · as Janet
Emeril
TV · as Cassandra Gilman · 10 eps
Get Your Stuff
Movie · as Nancy Perry
Curb Your Enthusiasm
TV · as Nurse · 1 ep
Strong Medicine
TV · as Rita Harper · 1 ep
The Parent Trap
Movie · as Chessy
Hollywood Squares
TV · as Self - Panelist · 10 eps
The View
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Eddie
Movie · as Claudine
Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade
Movie · as Self
Life's Work
TV · as Lisa Ann Hunter · 18 eps
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
My Wildest Dreams
TV · as Lisa McGinnis · 5 eps