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Mary Ellen Trainor

Acting Born Jul 8, 1952 Chicago, Illinois, USA 24 credits

Biography

Mary Ellen Trainor (July 8, 1952 – May 20, 2015) 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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Full filmography

  • Cheers (1982) as Mary
  • Golden Globe Awards (1944) as Self - Audience Member
  • Forrest Gump (1994) as Jenny's Babysitter (uncredited)
  • Tales from the Crypt (1989) as Wife (segment "And All Through the House")
  • Remington Steele (1982) as Estelle Becker
  • Roswell (1999) as Diane Evans
  • Amazing Stories (1985) as Mara Webster
  • Die Hard (1988) as Gail Wallens
  • Crazy like a Fox (1984) as Connie Olsen
  • Parker Lewis Can't Lose (1990) as Judy Lewis
  • Action Jackson (1988) as Secretary
  • Lethal Weapon (1987) as Psychologist
  • The Goonies (1985) as Mrs. Walsh
  • Back to the Future Part II (1989) as Officer Reese (uncredited)
  • Lethal Weapon 2 (1989) as Police Psychiatrist
  • Lethal Weapon 3 (1992) as Stephanie Woods
  • Death Becomes Her (1992) as Vivian Adams
  • The Outsiders (1990) as Rhonda Sue's Mother
  • Freaky Friday (2003) as Diary Reading Patient
  • Ghostbusters II (1989) as Brownstone Mother
  • Lethal Weapon 4 (1998) as Dr. Stephanie Woods
  • Romancing the Stone (1984) as Elaine
  • Relativity (1996) as Eve Lukens
  • Congo (1995) as Moira