Lisa Ann Walter
Born Aug 3, 1963 · 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
Diary of a Wimpy Kid Christmas: Cabin Fever
2023
The Ladies
2022
Abbott Elementary
2021
The Right Mom
2021
I Can See Your Voice
2020
Jersey
2020
Sydney to the Max
2019
Psycho Stripper
2019
The More Things Change
2019
Remember Amnesia
2019
9-1-1
2018
25 Words or Less
2018
GLOW
2017
Dependent's Day
2016
The Odd Couple
2015
Wish Wizard
2014
Wedding Day
2012
The Exes
2011
Rizzoli & Isles
2010
Killers
2010
Wreckage
2010
Joy Behar: Say Anything!
2009
Drillbit Taylor
2008
Celebracadabra
2008
Entry Level
2007
Watch Over Me
2006
Modern Men
2006
Room 6
2006
Coffee Date
2006
Grey's Anatomy
2005
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
2005
War of the Worlds
2005
The Trouble with Dee Dee
2005
Shall We Dance?
2004
Nip/Tuck
2003
Las Vegas
2003
Bruce Almighty
2003
Breaking News
2002
Emeril
2001
Early Bird Special
2001
Curb Your Enthusiasm
2000
Strong Medicine
2000
Get Your Stuff
2000
The Parent Trap
1998
Life's Work
1996
Eddie
1996