Mary Ellen Trainor
Born: 1952-07-08 in Chicago, Illinois, USA
Died: 2015-05-20
Known For: Acting
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
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
- Anywhere but Here as Homeowner
- Tales from the Crypt: The Robert Zemeckis Collection as Wife
1998
- Lethal Weapon 4 as Dr. Stephanie Woods
- Someone to Love Me as Jocelyn Hart
1997
- Hope as Maize Burns
1996
- Relativity as Eve Lukens
- Executive Decision as Allison
- 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
- Parker Lewis Can't Lose as Judy Lewis
- The Outsiders as Rhonda Sue's Mother
- Fire Birds as Janet Little
- Rock Hudson as Female Agent
1989
- Tales from the Crypt as Wife (segment "And All Through the House")
- Back to the Future Part II as Officer Reese (uncredited)
- Ghostbusters II as Brownstone Mother
- 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
- Amazing Stories as Mara Webster
- The Goonies as Mrs. Walsh
1984
- Crazy like a Fox as Connie Olsen
- Romancing the Stone as Elaine
- The Stone Boy as Doris Simms
1982
- Cheers as Mary
- Remington Steele as Estelle Becker
1944
- Golden Globe Awards as Self - Audience Member