Mary Ellen Trainor
Actor
Biography
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".
Filmography
Back to the Future Part II
as Officer Reese (uncredited) 1989
Die Hard
as Gail Wallens 1988
The Goonies
as Mrs. Walsh 1985
Lethal Weapon
as Psychologist 1987
Ghostbusters II
as Brownstone Mother 1989
Freaky Friday
as Diary Reading Patient 2003
Lethal Weapon 2
as Police Psychiatrist 1989
Lethal Weapon 3
as Stephanie Woods 1992
Death Becomes Her
as Vivian Adams 1992
Lethal Weapon 4
as Dr. Stephanie Woods 1998
Romancing the Stone
as Elaine 1984
Scrooged
as Ted 1988
Executive Decision
as Allison 1996
Congo
as Moira 1995
The Monster Squad
as Emily 1987
Little Giants
as Karen O'Shea 1994