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Mary Ellen Trainor

Actor • Born 1952

Mary Ellen Trainor

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About

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".

Known for

Cheers posterCheersSeries • 1982Remington Steele posterRemington SteeleSeries • 1982Forrest Gump posterForrest GumpMovie • 1994Tales from the Crypt posterTales from the CryptSeries • 1989Lethal Weapon posterLethal WeaponMovie • 1987Roswell posterRoswellSeries • 1999Amazing Stories posterAmazing StoriesSeries • 1985Die Hard posterDie HardMovie • 1988Lethal Weapon 2 posterLethal Weapon 2Movie • 1989Back to the Future Part II posterBack to the Future Part IIMovie • 1989Parker Lewis Can't Lose posterParker Lewis Can't LoseSeries • 1990Crazy like a Fox posterCrazy like a FoxSeries • 1984Freaky Friday posterFreaky FridayMovie • 2003Death Becomes Her posterDeath Becomes HerMovie • 1992Ghostbusters II posterGhostbusters IIMovie • 1989Lethal Weapon 4 posterLethal Weapon 4Movie • 1998The Goonies posterThe GooniesMovie • 1985Lethal Weapon 3 posterLethal Weapon 3Movie • 1992Romancing the Stone posterRomancing the StoneMovie • 1984Ricochet posterRicochetMovie • 1991Executive Decision posterExecutive DecisionMovie • 1996The Monster Squad posterThe Monster SquadMovie • 1987Scrooged posterScroogedMovie • 1988Congo posterCongoMovie • 1995