"I've been in television for a little bit, and when people are attracted to what you've created, you get very excited because of the numbers. The business side is very exciting."
Lisa Ann Walter (born August 3rd, 1963 in Silver Spring, Maryland) is an American actress, producer, director, and writer. She is best known for her roles as Chessy in The Parent Trap (1998) and Melissa Schemmenti on Abbott Elementary.
She has two children—a set of identical twins—with her ex-husband Sam Baum.
Filmography:
- My Wildest Dreams (1995) as Lisa McGinnis
- Lifes Work (1996-1997) as Lisa Ann Hunter
- The Parent Trap (1998) as Chessy
- Strong Medicine (2001) as Rita Harper
- Emeril (2000 - 2001) as Cassandra Gilman
- Breaking News (2002) as Rachel Glass
- Bruce Almighty (2003) as Debbie
- Las Vegas (2004) as Rose Gluck
- Shall We Dance (2004) as Bobbie
- War of the Worlds (2005) as Bartender
- Nip/Tuck (2006) as Mrs. Hicock
- Watch Over Me (2006) as Mabel
- Rizzoli & Isles (2011) as Coach JJ
- The Odd Couple (2016) as Linda
- GLOW (2017) as Lorene
- Grey's Anatomy (2019) as Shirley Gregory
- Sydney to the Max (2020) as Marlene
- 9-1-1 (2021) as Delia Narwood
- Abbott Elementary (2022-present) as Melissa Schemmenti
