Lisa Ann Walter
Actor
Biography
Lisa Ann Walter 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.
As Director
Filmography
Bruce Almighty
as Debbie 2003
War of the Worlds
as Bartender 2005
The Parent Trap
as Chessy 1998
Killers
as Olivia 2010
Shall We Dance?
as Bobbie 2004
Drillbit Taylor
as Dolores 2008
Eddie
as Claudine 1996
Diary of a Wimpy Kid Christmas: Cabin Fever
as Gabby (voice) 2023
Room 6
as Sgt. Burch 2006
Coffee Date
as Sara 2006
Wreckage
as Doctor Richardson 2010
Get Your Stuff
as Nancy Perry 2000
Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate
as Self 2019
The Right Mom
as Margaret Blanchette 2021
Feels So Good
as Lisa Wright 2013
Psycho Stripper
as Margot Mathison 2019
Wedding Day
as Chef Cherie 2012