Lisa Ann Walter
Acting • Born 1963-08-03
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
70 credits
Bruce Almighty
Movie • 2003
Debbie
Room 6
Movie • 2006
Sgt. Burch
Shall We Dance?
Movie • 2004
Bobbie
Eddie
Movie • 1996
Claudine
Jersey
Movie • 2020
Tess
Drillbit Taylor
Movie • 2008
Dolores
The Parent Trap
Movie • 1998
Chessy
Coffee Date
Movie • 2006
Sara
Killers
Movie • 2010
Olivia
Early Bird Special
Movie • 2001
Janet
The Ladies
Movie • 2022
Blanche
Remember Amnesia
Movie • 2019
Patient's Wife
Diary of a Wimpy Kid Christmas: Cabin Fever
Movie • 2023
Gabby (voice)
Wreckage
Movie • 2010
Doctor Richardson
Wish Wizard
Movie • 2014
Helga
Wedding Day
Movie • 2012
Chef Cherie
War of the Worlds
Movie • 2005
Bartender
Dependent's Day
Movie • 2016
Bette
Psycho Stripper
Movie • 2019
Margot Mathison
Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate
Movie • 2019
Self
The Trouble with Dee Dee
Movie • 2005
Dee Dee Rutherford
Entry Level
Movie • 2007
Kathy
The More Things Change
Movie • 2019
Get Your Stuff
Movie • 2000
Nancy Perry
The Naughty Show: Bad Girls of Comedy
Movie • 2005
Self
The Right Mom
Movie • 2021
Margaret Blanchette
The Year: 2024
Movie • 2024
Self
Feels So Good
Movie • 2013
Lisa Wright
Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade
Movie • 1996
Self
Las Vegas
TV • 2003
Rose Gluck
The Next Best Thing
TV
Celebracadabra
TV • 2008
Contestant
Modern Men
TV • 2006
Abbott Elementary
TV • 2021
Melissa Schemmenti
Life's Work
TV • 1996
Lisa Ann Hunter
Emeril
TV • 2001
Cassandra Gilman
My Wildest Dreams
TV • 1995
Lisa McGinnis
Joy Behar: Say Anything!
TV • 2009
Hollywood Squares
TV • 1998
Self - Panelist
Curb Your Enthusiasm
TV • 2000
Nurse
The Odd Couple
TV • 2015
Linda
The Late Late Show with James Corden
TV • 2015
Self - Guest
Celebrity Jeopardy!
TV • 2022
Self
Dark Side of Comedy
TV • 2022
Self
GLOW
TV • 2017
Lorene
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV • 2019
Self - Guest
The Jennifer Hudson Show
TV • 2022
Self
Sherri
TV • 2022
Self - Guest
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
TV • 2009
Self - Guest
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
TV • 1996
Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV • 2003
Self - Guest
I Can See Your Voice
TV • 2020
25 Words or Less
TV • 2018
Self
Grey's Anatomy
TV • 2005
Shirley Gregory
After Midnight
TV • 2024
Self
The Jennifer Hudson Show
TV • 2022
Self - Guest
Breaking News
TV • 2002
Rachel Glass
Rizzoli & Isles
TV • 2010
Coach JJ
Strong Medicine
TV • 2000
Rita Harper
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
TV • 2020
Self - Contestant
The Exes
TV • 2011
Margo
Watch Over Me
TV • 2006
Mabel
9-1-1
TV • 2018
Delia Narwood
Nip/Tuck
TV • 2003
Mrs. Hickock
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
TV • 2005
Melissa Schemmenti
Project Runway
TV • 2004
Self - Special Guest
Dancing with the Stars
TV • 2005
Self - Guest Dancer
Dancing with the Stars
TV • 2005
Self - Audience Member
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV • 2014
Self - Guest
Sydney to the Max
TV • 2019
Marlene