Lisa Ann Walter
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.
Acting
Movie
Bruce Almighty
as Debbie
2003
TV
Grey's Anatomy
as Shirley Gregory
2005
Movie
War of the Worlds
as Bartender
2005
Movie
The Parent Trap
as Chessy
1998
TV
9-1-1
as Delia Narwood
2018
Movie
Killers
as Olivia
2010
TV
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
as Melissa Schemmenti
2005
Movie
Shall We Dance?
as Bobbie
2004
Movie
Drillbit Taylor
as Dolores
2008
TV
Curb Your Enthusiasm
as Nurse
2000
TV
Nip/Tuck
as Mrs. Hickock
2003
TV
Rizzoli & Isles
as Coach JJ
2010
TV
GLOW
as Lorene
2017
TV
Abbott Elementary
as Melissa Schemmenti
2021
TV
Las Vegas
as Rose Gluck
2003
TV
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self - Guest
2003
Movie
Eddie
as Claudine
1996
TV
The Late Late Show with James Corden
as Self - Guest
2015
TV
Dancing with the Stars
as Self - Guest Dancer
2005
TV
Dancing with the Stars
as Self - Audience Member
2005
TV
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self - Guest
2014
TV
Project Runway
as Self - Special Guest
2004
Movie
Diary of a Wimpy Kid Christmas: Cabin Fever
as Gabby (voice)
2023
TV
The Odd Couple
as Linda
2015
