Acting
Lisa Ann Walter
EN cinema · 32 credits
Born
3 August 1963 (age 63)
Birthplace
Silver Spring, Maryland, USA
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
Filmography
Lisa Ann Walter: It Was an Accident
as Self, Director, Producer, Writer
Diary of a Wimpy Kid Christmas: Cabin Fever
as Gabby (voice)
The Ladies
as Blanche
The Right Mom
as Margaret Blanchette
Jersey
as Tess, Director, Producer
Remember Amnesia
as Patient's Wife
Psycho Stripper
as Margot Mathison
The More Things Change
Actor, Executive Producer
Dependent's Day
as Bette
Wish Wizard
as Helga
Feels So Good
as Lisa Wright
Wedding Day
as Chef Cherie
Killers
as Olivia
Wreckage
as Doctor Richardson
Drillbit Taylor
as Dolores
Entry Level
as Kathy
Room 6
as Sgt. Burch
Coffee Date
as Sara
War of the Worlds
as Bartender
The Trouble with Dee Dee
as Dee Dee Rutherford
Shall We Dance?
as Bobbie
Bruce Almighty
as Debbie
Early Bird Special
as Janet
Get Your Stuff
as Nancy Perry
The Parent Trap
as Chessy
Eddie
as Claudine