Lisa Ann Walter
Known For
Acting
Born
1963-08-03 in Silver Spring, Maryland, USA
Biography
Lisa Ann Walter 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.
Most Known For
Grey's Anatomy
as Shirley Gregory
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self - Guest
9-1-1
as Delia Narwood
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self - Guest
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
as Melissa Schemmenti
Curb Your Enthusiasm
as Nurse
Rizzoli & Isles
as Coach JJ
Dancing with the Stars
as Self - Guest Dancer
Dancing with the Stars
as Self - Audience Member
Project Runway
as Self - Special Guest
The Late Late Show with James Corden
as Self - Guest
Hollywood Squares
as Self - Panelist
Hollywood Squares
Las Vegas
as Rose Gluck
The Jennifer Hudson Show
as Self
The Jennifer Hudson Show
as Self - Guest
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self - Guest
Nip/Tuck
as Mrs. Hickock
Abbott Elementary
as Melissa Schemmenti