Mary Ellen Trainor
Biography
Mary Ellen Trainor 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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Acting History
2007
Cake: A Wedding Story as Jane Andrews
2003Freaky Friday as Diary Reading Patient
2002Moonlight Mile as Mrs. Meyerson
2001Amy's Orgasm as Amy's Mom
1999Anywhere but Here as Homeowner
1999Roswell as Diane Evans
1999Tales from the Crypt: The Robert Zemeckis Collection as Wife
1998Someone to Love Me as Jocelyn Hart
1998Lethal Weapon 4 as Dr. Stephanie Woods
1997Hope as Maize Burns
1996Relativity as Eve Lukens
1996Executive Decision as Allison
1996A Face to Die For as Nora Gilmore
1995Congo as Moira
1995Seduced and Betrayed as Charlotte
1994Little Giants as Karen O'Shea
1994Forrest Gump as Jenny's Babysitter (uncredited)
1994Greedy as Nora
1992Death Becomes Her as Vivian Adams
1992Lethal Weapon 3 as Stephanie Woods
1992Kuffs as Nikki Allyn
1991Grand Canyon as Ms. Green
1991Ricochet as Gail Wallens
1990Parker Lewis Can't Lose as Judy Lewis
1990Fire Birds as Janet Little
1990The Outsiders as Rhonda Sue's Mother
1990Rock Hudson as Female Agent
1989Fear Stalk as Jennifer
1989Back to the Future Part II as Officer Reese (uncredited)
1989Lethal Weapon 2 as Police Psychiatrist
1989Ghostbusters II as Brownstone Mother
1989Tales from the Crypt as Wife (segment "And All Through the House")
1988Scrooged as Ted
1988Die Hard as Gail Wallens
1988Action Jackson as Secretary
1987The Monster Squad as Emily
1987Lethal Weapon as Psychologist
1985Amazing Stories as Mara Webster
1985The Goonies as Mrs. Walsh
1984Crazy like a Fox as Connie Olsen
1984The Stone Boy as Doris Simms
1984Romancing the Stone as Elaine
1982Remington Steele as Estelle Becker
1982Cheers as Mary
1944Golden Globe Awards as Self - Audience Member