Mary Ellen Trainor

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Mary Ellen Trainor

Born 8 July 1952 Died 20 May 2015, aged 62 Chicago, Illinois, USA TMDB ↗

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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The numbers

Computed from the record
30age in their first credit on record (1982)
25years on screen and counting
5credits in 1989, their busiest year
44dated credits on record
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Movie credits

Newest first
Cake: A Wedding Story poster Age: 55

Cake: A Wedding Story

2007
as Jane Andrews
Freaky Friday poster Age: 51

Freaky Friday

2003
as Diary Reading Patient
Moonlight Mile poster Age: 50

Moonlight Mile

2002
as Mrs. Meyerson
Amy's Orgasm poster Age: 48

Amy's Orgasm

2001
as Amy's Mom
Anywhere but Here poster Age: 47

Anywhere but Here

1999
as Homeowner
Tales from the Crypt: The Robert Zemeckis Collection poster Age: 47

Tales from the Crypt: The Robert Zemeckis Collection

1999
as Wife
Someone to Love Me poster Age: 46

Someone to Love Me

1998
as Jocelyn Hart
Lethal Weapon 4 poster Age: 46

Lethal Weapon 4

1998
as Dr. Stephanie Woods
Hope poster Age: 45

Hope

1997
as Maize Burns
Executive Decision poster Age: 43

Executive Decision

1996
as Allison
A Face to Die For poster Age: 43

A Face to Die For

1996
as Nora Gilmore
Congo poster Age: 42

Congo

1995
as Moira
Seduced and Betrayed poster Age: 42

Seduced and Betrayed

1995
as Charlotte
Little Giants poster Age: 42

Little Giants

1994
as Karen O'Shea
Forrest Gump poster Age: 41

Forrest Gump

1994
as Jenny's Babysitter (uncredited)
Greedy poster Age: 41

Greedy

1994
as Nora
Death Becomes Her poster Age: 40

Death Becomes Her

1992
as Vivian Adams
Lethal Weapon 3 poster Age: 39

Lethal Weapon 3

1992
as Stephanie Woods
Kuffs poster Age: 39

Kuffs

1992
as Nikki Allyn
Grand Canyon poster Age: 39

Grand Canyon

1991
as Ms. Green
Ricochet poster Age: 39

Ricochet

1991
as Gail Wallens
Fire Birds poster Age: 37

Fire Birds

1990
as Janet Little
Rock Hudson poster Age: 37

Rock Hudson

1990
as Female Agent
Fear Stalk poster Age: 37

Fear Stalk

1989
as Jennifer
Back to the Future Part II poster Age: 37

Back to the Future Part II

1989
as Officer Reese (uncredited)
Lethal Weapon 2 poster Age: 36

Lethal Weapon 2

1989
as Police Psychiatrist
Ghostbusters II poster Age: 36

Ghostbusters II

1989
as Brownstone Mother
Scrooged poster Age: 36

Scrooged

1988
as Ted
Die Hard poster Age: 36

Die Hard

1988
as Gail Wallens
Action Jackson poster Age: 35

Action Jackson

1988
as Secretary
The Monster Squad poster Age: 35

The Monster Squad

1987
as Emily
Lethal Weapon poster Age: 34

Lethal Weapon

1987
as Psychologist
The Goonies poster Age: 32

The Goonies

1985
as Mrs. Walsh
The Stone Boy poster Age: 31

The Stone Boy

1984
as Doris Simms
Romancing the Stone poster Age: 31

Romancing the Stone

1984
as Elaine
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TV credits

Newest first
Roswell poster Age: 47

Roswell

1999
as Diane Evans
Relativity poster Age: 44

Relativity

1996
as Eve Lukens
Parker Lewis Can't Lose poster Age: 38

Parker Lewis Can't Lose

1990
as Judy Lewis
The Outsiders poster Age: 37

The Outsiders

1990
as Rhonda Sue's Mother
Tales from the Crypt poster Age: 36

Tales from the Crypt

1989
as Wife (segment "And All Through the House")
Amazing Stories poster Age: 33

Amazing Stories

1985
as Mara Webster
Crazy like a Fox poster Age: 32

Crazy like a Fox

1984
as Connie Olsen
Remington Steele poster Age: 30

Remington Steele

1982
as Estelle Becker
Cheers poster Age: 30

Cheers

1982
as Mary
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