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Lisa Ann Walter
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…
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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.
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2026
Lisa Ann Walter: It Was an Accident
Movie Self
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2024
The Year: 2024
Movie Self
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2024
After Midnight
TV show Self
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2023
Diary of a Wimpy Kid Christmas: Cabin Fever
Movie Gabby (voice)
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2022
Celebrity Jeopardy!
TV show Self - Contestant
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2022
The Jennifer Hudson Show
TV show Self - Guest
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2022
The Sherri Shepherd Show
TV show Self - Guest
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2022
Dark Side of Comedy
TV show Self
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2022
The Ladies
Movie Blanche
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2021
Abbott Elementary
TV show Melissa Schemmenti
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2021
The Right Mom
Movie Margaret Blanchette
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2020
I Can See Your Voice
TV show
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2020
The Parent Trap Reunion!
Movie Self
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2020
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
TV show Self - Contestant
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2020
Jersey
Movie Tess
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2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV show Self - Guest
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2019
The More Things Change
Movie
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2019
Remember Amnesia
Movie Patient's Wife
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2019
Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate
Movie Self
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2019
Psycho Stripper
Movie Margot Mathison
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2019
Sydney to the Max
TV show Marlene
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2018
25 Words or Less
TV show Self
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2018
9-1-1
TV show Delia Narwood
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2017
GLOW
TV show Lorene
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2016
Dependent's Day
Movie Bette
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2015
The Late Late Show with James Corden
TV show Self - Guest
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2015
The Odd Couple
TV show Linda
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2014
Wish Wizard
Movie Helga
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2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV show Self - Guest
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2013
Feels So Good
Movie Lisa Wright
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2012
Wedding Day
Movie Chef Cherie
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2011
The Exes
TV show Margo
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2010
Wreckage
Movie Doctor Richardson
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2010
Rizzoli & Isles
TV show Coach JJ
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2010
Killers
Movie Olivia
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2009
Joy Behar: Say Anything!
TV show
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2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
TV show Self - Guest
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2009
Dance Your Ass Off
TV show Creator
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2008
Celebracadabra
TV show Contestant
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2008
Drillbit Taylor
Movie Dolores
