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