Mary Ellen Trainor
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".
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Movie Appearances
Lethal Weapon
as Psychologist
1987
Lethal Weapon 2
as Police Psychiatrist
1989
Lethal Weapon 3
as Stephanie Woods
1992
Lethal Weapon 4
as Dr. Stephanie Woods
1998
Die Hard
as Gail Wallens
1988
Executive Decision
as Allison
1996
Congo
as Moira
1995
Moonlight Mile
as Mrs. Meyerson
2002
Rock Hudson
as Female Agent
1990
A Face to Die For
as Nora Gilmore
1996
Greedy
as Nora
1994
Ricochet
as Gail Wallens
1991
The Goonies
as Mrs. Walsh
1985
Scrooged
as Ted
1988
The Monster Squad
as Emily
1987
Ghostbusters II
as Brownstone Mother
1989
Seduced and Betrayed
as Charlotte
1995
Cake: A Wedding Story
as Jane Andrews
2007
Romancing the Stone
as Elaine
1984
Back to the Future Part II
as Officer Reese (uncredited)
1989
TV Appearances
Remington Steele
as Estelle Becker
1982
Amazing Stories
as Mara Webster
1985
Relativity
as Eve Lukens
1996
Tales from the Crypt
as Wife (segment "And All Through the House")
1989
Parker Lewis Can't Lose
as Judy Lewis
1990
Roswell
as Diane Evans
1999
Crazy like a Fox
as Connie Olsen
1984
Cheers
as Mary
1982
The Outsiders
as Rhonda Sue's Mother
1990
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Audience Member
1944