Mary Ellen Trainor

Actor

Born July 8, 1952 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. Died May 20, 2015.

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".

Acting

Cake: A Wedding Story
Film, 2007
as Jane Andrews
Freaky Friday
Film, 2003
as Diary Reading Patient
Moonlight Mile
Film, 2002
as Mrs. Meyerson
Amy's Orgasm
Film, 2001
as Amy's Mom
Anywhere but Here
Film, 1999
as Homeowner
Roswell
TV series, 1999
as Diane Evans
Tales from the Crypt: The Robert Zemeckis Collection
Film, 1999
as Wife
Someone to Love Me
Film, 1998
as Jocelyn Hart
Lethal Weapon 4
Film, 1998
as Dr. Stephanie Woods
Hope
Film, 1997
as Maize Burns
Relativity
TV series, 1996
as Eve Lukens
Executive Decision
Film, 1996
as Allison
A Face to Die For
Film, 1996
as Nora Gilmore
Congo
Film, 1995
as Moira
Seduced and Betrayed
Film, 1995
as Charlotte
Little Giants
Film, 1994
as Karen O'Shea
Forrest Gump
Film, 1994
as Jenny's Babysitter (uncredited)
Greedy
Film, 1994
as Nora
Death Becomes Her
Film, 1992
as Vivian Adams
Lethal Weapon 3
Film, 1992
as Stephanie Woods
Kuffs
Film, 1992
as Nikki Allyn
Grand Canyon
Film, 1991
as Ms. Green
Ricochet
Film, 1991
as Gail Wallens
Parker Lewis Can't Lose
TV series, 1990
as Judy Lewis
Fire Birds
Film, 1990
as Janet Little
The Outsiders
TV series, 1990
as Rhonda Sue's Mother
Rock Hudson
Film, 1990
as Female Agent
Fear Stalk
Film, 1989
as Jennifer
Back to the Future Part II
Film, 1989
as Officer Reese (uncredited)
Lethal Weapon 2
Film, 1989
as Police Psychiatrist