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