Lisa Ann Walter

Acting·Aug 3, 1963·Silver Spring, Maryland, USA

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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.

Film	Credit
Lisa Ann Walter: It Was an Accident2026 · Self, Director, Producer, Writer	Self, Director, Producer, Writer
TThe Year: 20242024 · Self	Self
Diary of a Wimpy Kid Christmas: Cabin Fever2023 · Gabby (voice)	Gabby (voice)
The Ladies2022 · Blanche	Blanche
The Right Mom2021 · Margaret Blanchette	Margaret Blanchette
TThe Parent Trap Reunion!2020 · Self	Self
Jersey2020 · Tess, Director, Producer	Tess, Director, Producer
The More Things Change2019 · Actor	Actor
Remember Amnesia2019 · Patient's Wife	Patient's Wife
Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate2019 · Self	Self
Psycho Stripper2019 · Margot Mathison	Margot Mathison
Dependent's Day2016 · Bette	Bette
Wish Wizard2014 · Helga	Helga
FFeels So Good2013 · Lisa Wright	Lisa Wright
Wedding Day2012 · Chef Cherie	Chef Cherie
Wreckage2010 · Doctor Richardson	Doctor Richardson
Killers2010 · Olivia	Olivia
Drillbit Taylor2008 · Dolores	Dolores
Entry Level2007 · Kathy	Kathy
Coffee Date2006 · Sara	Sara
Room 62006 · Sgt. Burch	Sgt. Burch
The Trouble with Dee Dee2005 · Dee Dee Rutherford	Dee Dee Rutherford
War of the Worlds2005 · Bartender	Bartender
The Naughty Show: Bad Girls of Comedy2005 · Self	Self
Shall We Dance?2004 · Bobbie	Bobbie
Bruce Almighty2003 · Debbie	Debbie
Early Bird Special2001 · Janet	Janet
Get Your Stuff2000 · Nancy Perry	Nancy Perry
The Parent Trap1998 · Chessy	Chessy
Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade1996 · Self	Self
Eddie1996 · Claudine	Claudine