Lisa Ann Walter
Actor
Born August 3, 1963 in 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 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
Self
After Midnight
Self
Diary of a Wimpy Kid Christmas: Cabin Fever
Gabby (voice)
Celebrity Jeopardy!
Self - Contestant
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Self - Guest
Sherri
Self - Guest
Dark Side of Comedy
Self
The Ladies
Blanche
Abbott Elementary
Melissa Schemmenti
The Right Mom
Margaret Blanchette
I Can See Your Voice
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
Self - Contestant
Jersey
Tess
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self - Guest
The More Things Change
Remember Amnesia
Patient's Wife
Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate
Self
Psycho Stripper
Margot Mathison
Sydney to the Max
Marlene
25 Words or Less
Self
9-1-1
Delia Narwood
GLOW
Lorene
Dependent's Day
Bette
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Self - Guest
The Odd Couple
Linda
Wish Wizard
Helga
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest
Wedding Day
Chef Cherie
The Exes
Margo
Wreckage
Doctor Richardson
Rizzoli & Isles
Coach JJ
Killers
Olivia
Joy Behar: Say Anything!
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
Dance Your Ass Off
Celebracadabra
Contestant
Drillbit Taylor
Dolores
Entry Level
Kathy
Watch Over Me
Mabel
Coffee Date
Sara
Room 6
Sgt. Burch
Modern Men
The Trouble with Dee Dee
Dee Dee Rutherford
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Melissa Schemmenti
War of the Worlds
Bartender
Dancing with the Stars
Self - Guest Dancer
Grey's Anatomy
Shirley Gregory
The Naughty Show: Bad Girls of Comedy
Self
Project Runway
Self - Special Guest
Shall We Dance?
Bobbie
Las Vegas
Rose Gluck
Nip/Tuck
Mrs. Hickock
Bruce Almighty
Debbie
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest
Breaking News
Rachel Glass
Early Bird Special
Janet
Emeril
Cassandra Gilman
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Nurse
Strong Medicine
Rita Harper
Get Your Stuff
Nancy Perry
Hollywood Squares
Self - Panelist
The Parent Trap
Chessy
The View
Self
Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade
Self
Life's Work
Lisa Ann Hunter
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Self
Eddie
Claudine