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Mary Ellen Trainor

Known for acting · Born 8 July 1952 · Died 20 May 2015 · aged 62 · Chicago, Illinois, USA

45 credits

Mary Ellen Trainor (July 8, 1952 – May 20, 2015) was an actress well-known for roles in a variety of 80s movies including Romancing the Stone, The Goonies, Lethal Weapon (and its sequels), The Monster Squad, Action Jackson, Die Hard, Scrooged, Ghostbusters II, and Back to the Future 2, among other things. One of her most iconic roles was that of the greedy wife in the famous killer Santa episode of Tales From the Crypt "And All Through the House".

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Known for

Parker Lewis Can't Lose

1990

Roswell

1999

Ricochet

1991

Lethal Weapon 3

1992

Death Becomes Her

1992

Romancing the Stone

1984

Congo

1995

The Monster Squad

1987

Relativity

1996

Forrest Gump

1994

Moonlight Mile

2002

Seduced and Betrayed

1995

Acting (45)

2007Cake: A Wedding StoryJane AndrewsFilm
2003Freaky FridayDiary Reading PatientFilm
2002Moonlight MileMrs. MeyersonFilm
2001Amy's OrgasmAmy's MomFilm
1999RoswellDiane Evans · 22 episodesSeries
1999Anywhere but HereHomeownerFilm
1999Tales from the Crypt: The Robert Zemeckis CollectionWifeFilm
1998Lethal Weapon 4Dr. Stephanie WoodsFilm
1998Someone to Love MeJocelyn HartFilm
1997HopeMaize BurnsFilm
1996Executive DecisionAllisonFilm
1996A Face to Die ForNora GilmoreFilm
1996RelativityEve Lukens · 17 episodesSeries
1995CongoMoiraFilm
1995Seduced and BetrayedCharlotteFilm
1994Forrest GumpJenny's Babysitter (uncredited)Film
1994Little GiantsKaren O'SheaFilm
1994GreedyNoraFilm
1992Lethal Weapon 3Stephanie WoodsFilm
1992Death Becomes HerVivian AdamsFilm
1992KuffsNikki AllynFilm
1991RicochetGail WallensFilm
1991Grand CanyonMs. GreenFilm
1990Fire BirdsJanet LittleFilm
1990Parker Lewis Can't LoseJudy Lewis · 47 episodesSeries
1990The OutsidersRhonda Sue's MotherSeries
1990Rock HudsonFemale AgentFilm
1989Back to the Future Part IIOfficer Reese (uncredited)Film
1989Ghostbusters IIBrownstone MotherFilm
1989Lethal Weapon 2Police PsychiatristFilm
1989Tales from the CryptWife (segment "And All Through the House")Series
1989Fear StalkJenniferFilm
1988Die HardGail WallensFilm
1988ScroogedTedFilm
1988Action JacksonSecretaryFilm
1987Lethal WeaponPsychologistFilm
1987The Monster SquadEmilyFilm
1985The GooniesMrs. WalshFilm
1985Amazing StoriesMara WebsterSeries
1984Romancing the StoneElaineFilm
1984The Stone BoyDoris SimmsFilm
1984Crazy like a FoxConnie OlsenSeries
1982CheersMarySeries
1982Remington SteeleEstelle Becker · 2 episodesSeries
1944Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Audience MemberSeries