Melora Walters

Acting

Melora Walters

Born October 21, 1959Dhahran, Saudi Arabia97 credits

Melora Walters (born October 21, 1959) is an American actress. She is best known for her starring roles as Wanda Henrickson in the television series Big Love and Kathy Kone in PEN15, and has appeared in several Paul Thomas Anderson films.

Known For

Situations

Situations

Movie

2025

The Idea

The Idea

Movie

2025

Where Are You
1.7

Where Are You

Movie

2022

American Gigolo
6.8

American Gigolo

TV

2022

Offseason
5.3

Offseason

Movie

2022

The Accursed
6.5

The Accursed

Movie

2021

Filmography

Situations
2025Situationsas BrianneMovie
The Idea
2025The IdeaMovie
Where Are You
2022Where Are Youas EdithMovie
American Gigolo
2022American Gigoloas Maryanne HendersonTV
Offseason
2022Offseasonas Ava AldrichMovie
The Accursed
2021The Accursedas NaidaMovie
Hard Luck Love Song
2021Hard Luck Love Songas Gypsy SallyMovie
Far More
2021Far Moreas Evie FloresMovie
Pink Skies Ahead
2020Pink Skies Aheadas HayleyMovie
The Pale Door
2020The Pale Dooras MariaMovie
Adeline, the Great
2019Adeline, the GreatMovie
Drowning
2019Drowningas RoseMovie
Robert the Bruce
2019Robert the Bruceas YlfaMovie
Beneath the Leaves
2019Beneath the Leavesas RoseMovie
PEN15
2019PEN15as Kathy KoneTV
In a Relationship
2018In a Relationshipas Mia ZinitiMovie
The Amaranth
2018The Amaranthas Lily KendrickMovie
The Lover in the Attic: A True Story
2018The Lover in the Attic: A True StoryDirectorMovie
Cam
2018Camas LynneMovie
Venom
2018Venomas Homeless Woman MariaMovie
FBI
2018FBIas Evelyn AdamsTV
Waterlily Jaguar
2018Waterlily JaguarWriterMovie
Doubting Thomas
2018Doubting Thomasas KateMovie
O
2017Odiousas BeatriceMovie
The Lovers
2017The Loversas LucyMovie
Good After Bad
2017Good After Badas Victoria AckermanMovie
The OA
2016The OAas MelodyTV
Sugar Mountain
2016Sugar Mountainas Tracey HuxleyMovie
Indiscretion
2016Indiscretionas Dr. HarperMovie
Sacrifice
2015Sacrificeas EnidMovie
Sex, Death and Bowling
2015Sex, Death and Bowlingas EvieMovie
The Young Kieslowski
2014The Young Kieslowskias Barbara KieslowskiMovie
Short Term 12
2013Short Term 12as Dr. HendlerMovie
Underdogs
2013Underdogsas Nancy Smith-BurkettMovie
Lonely Boy
2013Lonely Boyas BetsyMovie
Mary
2012Maryas MaryMovie
The Master
2012The Masteras Band (Voice)Movie
Missing Pieces
2012Missing Piecesas Delia GreenlyMovie
The River Murders
2011The River Murdersas Agent GloverMovie
Franklin & Bash
2011Franklin & Bashas Joan AckermannTV
Love Ranch
2010Love Ranchas JanelleMovie
Shit Year
2010Shit Yearas ShellyMovie
Case 219
2010Case 219as Victoria LashMovie
Hurt
2009Hurtas Helen ColtraneMovie
The Mentalist
2008The Mentalistas AmberTV
Black Crescent Moon
2008Black Crescent Moonas Katelan BeaconMovie
Harrison Montgomery
2008Harrison Montgomeryas Margo FlemingMovie
Californication
2007Californicationas LisaTV
Brothers Three: An American Gothic
2007Brothers Three: An American Gothicas LorenMovie
Big Love
2006Big Loveas Wanda HenricksonTV
Dead Poets: A Look Back
2006Dead Poets: A Look BackMovie
Desperate Housewives
2004Desperate Housewivesas Sylvia GreeneTV
The Butterfly Effect
2004The Butterfly Effectas Andrea TrebornMovie
Cold Mountain
2003Cold Mountainas LilaMovie
Melvin Goes to Dinner
2003Melvin Goes to Dinneras Trenice (uncredited)Movie
NCIS
2003NCISas Susan Elizabeth LoweTV
Threat Matrix
2003Threat Matrixas Lia 'Lark' LarkinTV
Matchstick Men
2003Matchstick Menas Heather (uncredited)Movie
The Big Empty
2003The Big Emptyas CandyMovie
WiseGirls
2002WiseGirlsas KateMovie
Desert Saints
2002Desert Saintsas Bennie HarperMovie
Speaking of Sex
2001Speaking of Sexas MelindaMovie
Rain
2001Rainas Ellen BiddleMovie
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000CSI: Crime Scene Investigationas SageTV
That Moment: Magnolia Diary
2000That Moment: Magnolia Diaryas SelfMovie
Magnolia
1999Magnoliaas Claudia Wilson GatorMovie
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999Law & Order: Special Victims Unitas Laurel LinwoodTV
Twice Upon a Time
1998Twice Upon a Timeas Alannah MerriboneMovie
L.A. Doctors
1998L.A. Doctorsas FelicityTV
Boogie Nights
1997Boogie Nightsas Jessie St. VincentMovie
Brooklyn South
1997Brooklyn Southas CarlyTV
Hard Eight
1997Hard Eightas Jimmy's GirlMovie
Los Locos
1997Los Locosas AllisonMovie
American Strays
1996American Straysas CindyMovie
Eraser
1996Eraseras DarleenMovie
Nash Bridges
1996Nash Bridgesas FloTV
Ed Wood
1994Ed Woodas Secretary #2Movie
Midnight Run for Your Life
1994Midnight Run for Your Lifeas Lorna BellstrattonMovie
All Tied Up
1994All Tied Upas BlissMovie
Dead Man's Revenge
1994Dead Man's Revengeas BunnyMovie
Cabin Boy
1994Cabin Boyas TrinaMovie
Twenty Bucks
1993Twenty Bucksas The Stripper / Funeral DirectorMovie
Bakersfield P.D.
1993Bakersfield P.D.as Marnie ArcherTV
Walker, Texas Ranger
1993Walker, Texas Rangeras StarTV
Telling Secrets
1993Telling Secretsas Karen BlakeMovie
America's Deadliest Home Video
1993America's Deadliest Home Videoas GloriaMovie
Beethoven
1992Beethovenas Pet Shop OwnerMovie
Dream On
1990Dream Onas DinaTV
How to Murder a Millionaire
1990How to Murder a Millionaireas GingerMovie
Rude Awakening
1989Rude Awakeningas Punky (uncredited)Movie
Seinfeld
1989Seinfeldas JaneTV
Dead Poets Society
1989Dead Poets Societyas GloriaMovie
Roseanne
1988RoseanneTV
Dear John
1988Dear Johnas MariaTV
Staring at the Dark
1988Staring at the DarkMovie
The Wonder Years
1988The Wonder Yearsas WaitressTV
C
—Crooksas BlancheMovie