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.
69 acting credits · 2 directing credits
Acting · 69
Grey's Anatomy
2005
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
9-1-1
2018
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
Curb Your Enthusiasm
2000
Dancing with the Stars
2005
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
2005
Rizzoli & Isles
2010
Project Runway
2004
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
Strong Medicine
2000
Hollywood Squares
1998
Las Vegas
2003
Sherri
2022
Nip/Tuck
2003
Abbott Elementary
2021
25 Words or Less
2018
After Midnight
2024
GLOW
2017
The Parent Trap
1998
The Exes
2011
War of the Worlds
2005
The Odd Couple
2015
Celebrity Jeopardy!
2022
Bruce Almighty
2003
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
2020
Sydney to the Max
2019
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996
I Can See Your Voice
2020
Killers
2010
Drillbit Taylor
2008
Dark Side of Comedy
2022
Life's Work
1996
Emeril
2001
Watch Over Me
2006
Breaking News
2002
Joy Behar: Say Anything!
2009
Diary of a Wimpy Kid Christmas: Cabin Fever
2023
Shall We Dance?
2004
Modern Men
2006
Eddie
1996
Room 6
2006
Celebracadabra
2008
Wedding Day
2012
My Wildest Dreams
1995
Lisa Ann Walter: It Was an Accident
2026
Wreckage
2010
Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate
2019
Entry Level
2007
Early Bird Special
2001
The Next Best Thing
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Wish Wizard
2014
Feels So Good
2013
The Year: 2024
2024
Coffee Date
2006
Psycho Stripper
2019
Get Your Stuff
2000
Remember Amnesia
2019
The Ladies
2022
Dependent's Day
2016
The Naughty Show: Bad Girls of Comedy
2005
Jersey
2020
The Right Mom
2021
The Trouble with Dee Dee
2005
Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade
1996
The More Things Change
2019