Lisa Ann Walter

Acting

Lisa Ann Walter

Born August 3, 1963Silver Spring, Maryland, USA70 credits

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

Lisa Ann Walter: It Was an Accident

Movie

2026

The Year: 2024

Movie

2024

After Midnight
5.5

After Midnight

TV

2024

Diary of a Wimpy Kid Christmas: Cabin Fever
6.6

Diary of a Wimpy Kid Christmas: Cabin Fever

Movie

2023

Celebrity Jeopardy!
6.3

Celebrity Jeopardy!

TV

2022

The Jennifer Hudson Show
5.6

The Jennifer Hudson Show

TV

2022

Filmography

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2026Lisa Ann Walter: It Was an Accidentas SelfMovie
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2024The Year: 2024as SelfMovie
After Midnight
2024After Midnightas SelfTV
Diary of a Wimpy Kid Christmas: Cabin Fever
2023Diary of a Wimpy Kid Christmas: Cabin Feveras Gabby (voice)Movie
Celebrity Jeopardy!
2022Celebrity Jeopardy!as SelfTV
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022The Jennifer Hudson Showas Self - GuestTV
Sherri
2022Sherrias Self - GuestTV
Dark Side of Comedy
2022Dark Side of Comedyas SelfTV
The Ladies
2022The Ladiesas BlancheMovie
Abbott Elementary
2021Abbott Elementaryas Melissa SchemmentiTV
The Right Mom
2021The Right Momas Margaret BlanchetteMovie
I Can See Your Voice
2020I Can See Your VoiceTV
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
2020Who Wants to Be a Millionaireas Self - ContestantTV
Jersey
2020Jerseyas TessMovie
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019The Kelly Clarkson Showas Self - GuestTV
The More Things Change
2019The More Things ChangeMovie
Remember Amnesia
2019Remember Amnesiaas Patient's WifeMovie
Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate
2019Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrateas SelfMovie
Psycho Stripper
2019Psycho Stripperas Margot MathisonMovie
Sydney to the Max
2019Sydney to the Maxas MarleneTV
25 Words or Less
201825 Words or Lessas SelfTV
9-1-1
20189-1-1as Delia NarwoodTV
GLOW
2017GLOWas LoreneTV
Dependent's Day
2016Dependent's Dayas BetteMovie
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015The Late Late Show with James Cordenas Self - GuestTV
The Odd Couple
2015The Odd Coupleas LindaTV
Wish Wizard
2014Wish Wizardas HelgaMovie
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014Late Night with Seth Meyersas Self - GuestTV
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2013Feels So Goodas Lisa WrightMovie
Wedding Day
2012Wedding Dayas Chef CherieMovie
The Exes
2011The Exesas MargoTV
Wreckage
2010Wreckageas Doctor RichardsonMovie
Rizzoli & Isles
2010Rizzoli & Islesas Coach JJTV
Killers
2010Killersas OliviaMovie
Joy Behar: Say Anything!
2009Joy Behar: Say Anything!TV
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohenas Self - GuestTV
Dance Your Ass Off
2009Dance Your Ass OffCreatorTV
Celebracadabra
2008Celebracadabraas ContestantTV
Drillbit Taylor
2008Drillbit Tayloras DoloresMovie
Entry Level
2007Entry Levelas KathyMovie
Watch Over Me
2006Watch Over Meas MabelTV
Coffee Date
2006Coffee Dateas SaraMovie
Room 6
2006Room 6as Sgt. BurchMovie
Modern Men
2006Modern MenTV
The Trouble with Dee Dee
2005The Trouble with Dee Deeas Dee Dee RutherfordMovie
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
2005It's Always Sunny in Philadelphiaas Melissa SchemmentiTV
War of the Worlds
2005War of the Worldsas BartenderMovie
Dancing with the Stars
2005Dancing with the Starsas Self - Guest DancerTV
Grey's Anatomy
2005Grey's Anatomyas Shirley GregoryTV
The Naughty Show: Bad Girls of Comedy
2005The Naughty Show: Bad Girls of Comedyas SelfMovie
Project Runway
2004Project Runwayas Self - Special GuestTV
Shall We Dance?
2004Shall We Dance?as BobbieMovie
Las Vegas
2003Las Vegasas Rose GluckTV
Nip/Tuck
2003Nip/Tuckas Mrs. HickockTV
Bruce Almighty
2003Bruce Almightyas DebbieMovie
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!as Self - GuestTV
Breaking News
2002Breaking Newsas Rachel GlassTV
Early Bird Special
2001Early Bird Specialas JanetMovie
Emeril
2001Emerilas Cassandra GilmanTV
Curb Your Enthusiasm
2000Curb Your Enthusiasmas NurseTV
Strong Medicine
2000Strong Medicineas Rita HarperTV
Get Your Stuff
2000Get Your Stuffas Nancy PerryMovie
Hollywood Squares
1998Hollywood Squaresas Self - PanelistTV
The Parent Trap
1998The Parent Trapas ChessyMovie
Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade
1996Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Paradeas SelfMovie
Life's Work
1996Life's Workas Lisa Ann HunterTV
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996The Rosie O'Donnell Showas SelfTV
Eddie
1996Eddieas ClaudineMovie
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1995My Wildest Dreamsas Lisa McGinnisTV
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—The Next Best ThingTV