Lisa Ann Walter
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.
Filmography
Lisa Ann Walter: It Was an Accident
2026
as Self
- No poster
The Year: 2024
2024
as Self
Diary of a Wimpy Kid Christmas: Cabin Fever
2023
as Gabby (voice)
The Ladies
2022
as Blanche
The Right Mom
2021
as Margaret Blanchette
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The Parent Trap Reunion!
2020
as Self
Jersey
2020
as Tess
The More Things Change
2019
Remember Amnesia
2019
as Patient's Wife
Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate
2019
as Self
Psycho Stripper
2019
as Margot Mathison
Dependent's Day
2016
as Bette
Wish Wizard
2014
as Helga
Feels So Good
2013
as Lisa Wright
Wedding Day
2012
as Chef Cherie
Wreckage
2010
as Doctor Richardson
Killers
2010
as Olivia
Drillbit Taylor
2008
as Dolores
Entry Level
2007
as Kathy
Room 6
2006
as Sgt. Burch
Coffee Date
2006
as Sara
The Trouble with Dee Dee
2005
as Dee Dee Rutherford
War of the Worlds
2005
as Bartender
The Naughty Show: Bad Girls of Comedy
2005
as Self