Mary Ellen Trainor
Acting • Born 1952-07-08 – Died 2015-05-20
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".
Filmography
45 credits
Lethal Weapon 3
Movie • 1992
Stephanie Woods
Lethal Weapon
Movie • 1987
Psychologist
Lethal Weapon 2
Movie • 1989
Police Psychiatrist
Lethal Weapon 4
Movie • 1998
Dr. Stephanie Woods
Die Hard
Movie • 1988
Gail Wallens
Executive Decision
Movie • 1996
Allison
Congo
Movie • 1995
Moira
Moonlight Mile
Movie • 2002
Mrs. Meyerson
Rock Hudson
Movie • 1990
Female Agent
A Face to Die For
Movie • 1996
Nora Gilmore
Greedy
Movie • 1994
Nora
Ricochet
Movie • 1991
Gail Wallens
The Goonies
Movie • 1985
Mrs. Walsh
Scrooged
Movie • 1988
Ted
The Monster Squad
Movie • 1987
Emily
Ghostbusters II
Movie • 1989
Brownstone Mother
Seduced and Betrayed
Movie • 1995
Charlotte
Cake: A Wedding Story
Movie • 2007
Jane Andrews
Romancing the Stone
Movie • 1984
Elaine
Back to the Future Part II
Movie • 1989
Officer Reese (uncredited)
Forrest Gump
Movie • 1994
Jenny's Babysitter (uncredited)
Freaky Friday
Movie • 2003
Diary Reading Patient
Little Giants
Movie • 1994
Karen O'Shea
Death Becomes Her
Movie • 1992
Vivian Adams
Someone to Love Me
Movie • 1998
Jocelyn Hart
Action Jackson
Movie • 1988
Secretary
Anywhere but Here
Movie • 1999
Homeowner
Hope
Movie • 1997
Maize Burns
Tales from the Crypt: The Robert Zemeckis Collection
Movie • 1999
Wife
Kuffs
Movie • 1992
Nikki Allyn
Fire Birds
Movie • 1990
Janet Little
Grand Canyon
Movie • 1991
Ms. Green
The Stone Boy
Movie • 1984
Doris Simms
Amy's Orgasm
Movie • 2001
Amy's Mom
Fear Stalk
Movie • 1989
Jennifer
Remington Steele
TV • 1982
Estelle Becker
Amazing Stories
TV • 1985
Mara Webster
Relativity
TV • 1996
Eve Lukens
Tales from the Crypt
TV • 1989
Wife (segment "And All Through the House")
Parker Lewis Can't Lose
TV • 1990
Judy Lewis
Roswell
TV • 1999
Diane Evans
Crazy like a Fox
TV • 1984
Connie Olsen
Cheers
TV • 1982
Mary
The Outsiders
TV • 1990
Rhonda Sue's Mother
Golden Globe Awards
TV • 1944
Self - Audience Member