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.
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- Born:
- Aug 3, 1963 In Silver Spring, Maryland, USA
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 60
- First Appeared:
- In the series My Wildest Dreams 1995-05-28
- Latest Project:
- Series The Next Best Thing 2026
Known For
Filmography
| Series | The Next Best Thing | Unknown | 2026 |
| Series | After Midnight | Self | 2024-01-17 |
| Movie | The Year: 2024 | Self | 2024-12-26 |
| Movie | Diary of a Wimpy Kid Christmas: Cabin Fever | Gabby (voice) | 2023-12-07 |
| Movie | The Ladies | Blanche | 2022-07-23 |
| Series | Sherri | Self - Guest | 2022-09-12 |
| Series | Dark Side of Comedy | Self | 2022-08-16 |
| Series | Celebrity Jeopardy! | Self | 2022-09-25 |
| Series | The Jennifer Hudson Show | Self - Guest | 2022-09-12 |
| Movie | The Right Mom | Margaret Blanchette | 2021-09-17 |
| Series | Abbott Elementary | Melissa Schemmenti | 2021-12-07 |
| Movie | Jersey | Tess | 2020-01-10 |
| Series | I Can See Your Voice | Unknown | 2020-09-23 |
| Series | Who Wants to Be a Millionaire | Self - Contestant | 2020-04-08 |
| Movie | Psycho Stripper | Margot Mathison | 2019-05-04 |
| Movie | Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate | Self | 2019-05-14 |
| Series | The Kelly Clarkson Show | Self | 2019-09-09 |
| Movie | Remember Amnesia | Patient's Wife | 2019-06-14 |
| Movie | The More Things Change | Unknown | 2019-07-19 |
| Series | 9-1-1 | Delia Narwood | 2018-01-03 |
| Series | 25 Words or Less | Unknown | 2018-08-06 |
| Series | GLOW | Lorene | 2017-06-23 |
| Movie | Dependent's Day | Bette | 2016-03-05 |
| Series | The Odd Couple | Linda | 2015-02-19 |
| Series | The Late Late Show with James Corden | Self - Guest | 2015-03-23 |
| Movie | Wish Wizard | Helga | 2014-04-29 |
| Movie | Wedding Day | Chef Cherie | 2012-06-15 |
| Series | The Exes | Margo | 2011-11-30 |
| Movie | Killers | Olivia | 2010-06-04 |
| Series | Rizzoli & Isles | Coach JJ | 2010-07-12 |
| Movie | Wreckage | Doctor Richardson | 2010-11-04 |
| Series | Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen | Self - Guest | 2009-07-16 |
| Series | Joy Behar: Say Anything! | Unknown | 2009-09-29 |
| Movie | Drillbit Taylor | Dolores | 2008-02-04 |
| Series | Celebracadabra | Contestant | 2008-04-27 |
| Movie | Entry Level | Kathy | 2007-01-01 |
| Series | Modern Men | Unknown | 2006-03-17 |
| Movie | Room 6 | Sgt. Burch | 2006-06-13 |
| Series | Watch Over Me | Mabel | 2006-12-06 |
| Movie | Coffee Date | Sara | 2006-11-10 |
| Movie | The Naughty Show: Bad Girls of Comedy | Self | 2005-01-01 |
| Series | Grey's Anatomy | Shirley Gregory | 2005-03-27 |
| Movie | War of the Worlds | Bartender | 2005-06-13 |
| Movie | The Trouble with Dee Dee | Dee Dee Rutherford | 2005-10-16 |
| Movie | Shall We Dance? | Bobbie | 2004-10-15 |
| Series | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Self | 2003-01-26 |
| Movie | Bruce Almighty | Debbie | 2003-05-23 |
| Series | Las Vegas | Unknown | 2003-09-22 |
| Series | Breaking News | Rachel Glass | 2002-07-17 |
| Movie | Early Bird Special | Janet | 2001-12-31 |
| Series | Emeril | Cassandra Gilman | 2001-09-25 |
| Movie | Get Your Stuff | Nancy Perry | 2000-06-17 |
| Series | Strong Medicine | Rita Harper | 2000-07-23 |
| Series | Curb Your Enthusiasm | Nurse | 2000-10-15 |
| Movie | The Parent Trap | Chessy | 1998-07-28 |
| Series | Hollywood Squares | Unknown | 1998-09-14 |
| Movie | Eddie | Claudine | 1996-05-31 |
| Series | Life's Work | Lisa Ann Hunter | 1996-09-17 |
| Series | The Rosie O'Donnell Show | Self | 1996-06-10 |
| Series | My Wildest Dreams | Lisa McGinnis | 1995-05-28 |