Lisa Ann Walter
Acteur·rice
3 août 1963 · 62 years old
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.
Known for
As an actor
The Next Best Thing
Lisa Ann Walter: It Was an Accident
2026 · Self
The Year: 2024
2024 · Self
After Midnight
2024 · Self
Diary of a Wimpy Kid Christmas: Cabin Fever
2023 · Gabby (voice)
The Ladies
2022 · Blanche
Celebrity Jeopardy!
2022 · Self - Contestant
Dark Side of Comedy
2022 · Self
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022 · Self - Guest
Sherri
2022 · Self - Guest
The Right Mom
2021 · Margaret Blanchette
Abbott Elementary
2021 · Melissa Schemmenti
Jersey
2020 · Tess
The Parent Trap Reunion!
2020 · Self
I Can See Your Voice
2020
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
2020 · Self - Contestant
Remember Amnesia
2019 · Patient's Wife
Psycho Stripper
2019 · Margot Mathison
Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate
2019 · Self
The More Things Change
2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019 · Self - Guest
Sydney to the Max
2019 · Marlene
25 Words or Less
2018 · Self
9-1-1
2018 · Delia Narwood
GLOW
2017 · Lorene
Dependent's Day
2016 · Bette
The Odd Couple
2015 · Linda
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015 · Self - Guest
Wish Wizard
2014 · Helga
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014 · Self - Guest
Feels So Good
2013 · Lisa Wright
Wedding Day
2012 · Chef Cherie
The Exes
2011 · Margo
Killers
2010 · Olivia
Wreckage
2010 · Doctor Richardson
Rizzoli & Isles
2010 · Coach JJ
Joy Behar: Say Anything!
2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009 · Self - Guest
Drillbit Taylor
2008 · Dolores
Celebracadabra
2008 · Contestant
Entry Level
2007 · Kathy
Room 6
2006 · Sgt. Burch
Coffee Date
2006 · Sara
Modern Men
2006
Watch Over Me
2006 · Mabel
War of the Worlds
2005 · Bartender
The Trouble with Dee Dee
2005 · Dee Dee Rutherford
The Naughty Show: Bad Girls of Comedy
2005 · Self
Grey's Anatomy
2005 · Shirley Gregory
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
2005 · Melissa Schemmenti
Dancing with the Stars
2005 · Self - Guest Dancer, Self - Audience Member
Shall We Dance?
2004 · Bobbie
Project Runway
2004 · Self - Special Guest
Bruce Almighty
2003 · Debbie
Las Vegas
2003 · Rose Gluck
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 · Self - Guest
Nip/Tuck
2003 · Mrs. Hickock
Breaking News
2002 · Rachel Glass
Early Bird Special
2001 · Janet
Emeril
2001 · Cassandra Gilman
Get Your Stuff
2000 · Nancy Perry
Curb Your Enthusiasm
2000 · Nurse
Strong Medicine
2000 · Rita Harper
The Parent Trap
1998 · Chessy
Hollywood Squares
1998 · Self - Panelist
The View
1997 · Self
Eddie
1996 · Claudine
Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade
1996 · Self
Life's Work
1996 · Lisa Ann Hunter
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996 · Self
My Wildest Dreams
1995 · Lisa McGinnis
