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Mary Ellen Trainor

Mary Ellen Trainor

Actor · 1952–2015 · Chicago, Illinois, USA

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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".

Acted in 44

2000s

  1. 2007

    Cake: A Wedding Story

    Jane Andrews

  2. 2003

    Freaky Friday

    Diary Reading Patient

    71
  3. 2002

    Moonlight Mile

    Mrs. Meyerson

    63
  4. 2001

    Amy's Orgasm

    Amy's Mom

    44

1990s

  1. 1999

    Anywhere but Here

    Homeowner

    62

  2. Roswell

    Diane Evans · 22 episodes

    76

  3. Tales from the Crypt: The Robert Zemeckis Collection

    Wife

  4. 1998

    Someone to Love Me

    Jocelyn Hart

  5. Lethal Weapon 4

    Dr. Stephanie Woods

    58
  6. 1997

    Hope

    Maize Burns

  7. 1996

    Relativity

    Eve Lukens · 17 episodes

  8. Executive Decision

    Allison

    64

  9. A Face to Die For

    Nora Gilmore

  10. 1995

    Congo

    Moira

    42

  11. Seduced and Betrayed

    Charlotte

  12. 1994

    Little Giants

    Karen O'Shea

    61

  13. Forrest Gump

    Jenny's Babysitter (uncredited)

    84

  14. Greedy

    Nora

    55
  15. 1992

    Death Becomes Her

    Vivian Adams

    64

  16. Lethal Weapon 3

    Stephanie Woods

    61

  17. Kuffs

    Nikki Allyn

    50
  18. 1991

    Grand Canyon

    Ms. Green

  19. Ricochet

    Gail Wallens

    62
  20. 1990

    Parker Lewis Can't Lose

    Judy Lewis · 47 episodes

    78

  21. Fire Birds

    Janet Little

    37

  22. The Outsiders

    Rhonda Sue's Mother · 1 episode

  23. Rock Hudson

    Female Agent

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