Mary Chris Wall

Biography

Mary Chris Wall is an actress, who is best known for the role of Ellen Talbot, the mother of Joe Talbot, on the 1995-1998 children's television show Wishbone that aired on PBS. Mary Chris Wall actually is the biological mother of Jordan Wall, the young actor who plays Joe Talbot. She has appeared in such feature films as Blank Check and Ruby, in which she played Jackie Kennedy. She also has appeared in the 1990 ABC movie Challenger, the Walker, Texas Ranger television series and has more than 250 industrial films and commercials to her credit. Her stage experience includes the Broadway and national touring company of "42nd Street" and regional exposure in Six Women with Brain Death or Expiring Minds Want to Know, Grease and Misalliance. She received her professional training from New York University, London University and the Image Theatre and Studio in New York. She can now be seen in "Get a Mac" commercials as a spokeswoman for "PC." Also has been in a back to school commercial for Walmart in the summer of 2009.

Most Known For

Criminal Minds

as Melissa Hamilton

Dexter

as Carolyn Jillian

The Mentalist

as Dr. Wendelyn McCormick

24

as Reporter #2

Monk

as Home Shopping Salesperson

Scandal

as Reporter Lanie

Veronica Mars

as Karen

Ghost Whisperer

as Mother Ghost

The Practice

as A.D.A. Lisa Holton

Cold Case

as Holly Beaudry

Boston Legal

as Elizabeth Tilley

Private Practice

as Ellen Weston

Without a Trace

as Dr. Scotto

Walker, Texas Ranger

as Elena Parsons

Walker, Texas Ranger

as Claudia Carlson

Walker, Texas Ranger

as Dana Brower

Step by Step

as Miss Crawford

Ally McBeal

as Sally Emerson

Saving Grace

as Parks' Lawyer

Cory in the House

as Professor Bushwick