Lisa Ann Walter
Acting
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
Grey's Anatomy
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Late Night with Seth Meyers
The Kelly Clarkson Show
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
9-1-1
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Dancing with the Stars
Dancing with the Stars
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Rizzoli & Isles
Project Runway
Abbott Elementary
Nip/Tuck
Las Vegas
GLOW
The Exes
War of the Worlds
The Odd Couple
Bruce Almighty
The Parent Trap
Room 6
Eddie
Killers
Shall We Dance?
Drillbit Taylor
Diary of a Wimpy Kid Christmas: Cabin Fever
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