About
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,...
Known for
Grey's AnatomySeries • 2005
9-1-1Series • 2018
It's Always Sunny in PhiladelphiaSeries • 2005
Curb Your EnthusiasmSeries • 2000
Rizzoli & IslesSeries • 2010
Nip/TuckSeries • 2003
Las VegasSeries • 2003
Abbott ElementarySeries • 2021
25 Words or LessSeries • 2018
Strong MedicineSeries • 2000
War of the WorldsMovie • 2005
GLOWSeries • 2017
The Parent TrapMovie • 1998
The ExesSeries • 2011
Bruce AlmightyMovie • 2003
Sydney to the MaxSeries • 2019
The Odd CoupleSeries • 2015
I Can See Your VoiceSeries • 2020
KillersMovie • 2010
Watch Over MeSeries • 2006
Diary of a Wimpy Kid Christmas: Cabin FeverMovie • 2023
Drillbit TaylorMovie • 2008
Shall We Dance?Movie • 2004
EddieMovie • 1996