Lisa Ann Walter

ActorDirectorProducer Aug 3 (age 62) Silver Spring, Maryland, USA 1995–2024 (29 year career)

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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 comp…

Known For

Film

Bruce Almighty

Debbie

Film

The Parent Trap

Chessy

Film

War of the Worlds

Bartender

Film

Killers

Olivia

Film

Shall We Dance?

Bobbie

Film

Abbott Elementary

Melissa Schemmenti

Film

Drillbit Taylor

Dolores

Film

Diary of a Wimpy Kid Christmas: Cabin Fever

Gabby (voice)

Filmography

Acting (68)

Movies (29)

The Year: 2024

2024

as Self

Diary of a Wimpy Kid Christmas: Cabin Fever

2023

as Gabby (voice)

6.6

The Ladies

2022

as Blanche

The Right Mom

2021

as Margaret Blanchette

8.1

Jersey

2020

as Tess

The More Things Change

2019

Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate

as Self

Psycho Stripper

as Margot Mathison

Remember Amnesia

as Patient's Wife

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 Naughty Show: Bad Girls of Comedy

2005

as Self

The Trouble with Dee Dee

2005

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

Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade

1996

as Self

Television (39)

After Midnight

2024

as Self

5.5

The Jennifer Hudson Show

as Self

Sherri

as Self - Guest

Celebrity Jeopardy!

as Self

Dark Side of Comedy

as Self

Abbott Elementary

as Melissa Schemmenti

7.4

I Can See Your Voice

2020

6.6

Who Wants to Be a Millionaire

2020

as Self - Contestant

9.8

The Kelly Clarkson Show

as Self - Guest

Sydney to the Max

as Marlene

9-1-1

as Delia Narwood

25 Words or Less

as Self

GLOW

as Lorene

The Late Late Show with James Corden

as Self - Guest

The Odd Couple

as Linda

Late Night with Seth Meyers

as Self - Guest

The Exes

as Margo

Rizzoli & Isles

as Coach JJ

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

2009

as Self - Guest

5.1

Joy Behar: Say Anything!

2009

Celebracadabra

2008

as Contestant

Watch Over Me

as Mabel

Modern Men

Grey's Anatomy

as Shirley Gregory

Dancing with the Stars

2005

as Self - Guest Dancer

6.1

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

2005

as Melissa Schemmenti

8.3

Project Runway

2004

as Self - Special Guest

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self - Guest

Las Vegas

as Rose Gluck

Nip/Tuck

as Mrs. Hickock

Breaking News

as Rachel Glass

Emeril

as Cassandra Gilman

Curb Your Enthusiasm

as Nurse

Strong Medicine

as Rita Harper

Hollywood Squares

as Self - Panelist

The Rosie O'Donnell Show

as Self

Life's Work

as Lisa Ann Hunter

My Wildest Dreams

as Lisa McGinnis

The Next Best Thing

Crew (3)

Movies (3)

Jersey

2020

Director

Jersey

2020

Producer

The More Things Change

2019

Executive Producer