Lisa Ann Walter
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Lisa Ann Walter (born August 3, 1963) 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.
Known for
Credits
War of the Worlds (2005)
as Bartender
The Parent Trap (1998)
as Chessy
Bruce Almighty (2003)
as Debbie
Killers (2010)
as Olivia
Drillbit Taylor (2008)
as Dolores
Shall We Dance? (2004)
as Bobbie
Diary of a Wimpy Kid Christmas: Cabin Fever (2023)
as Gabby (voice)
Eddie (1996)
as Claudine
Room 6 (2006)
as Sgt. Burch
Entry Level (2007)
as Kathy
Wedding Day (2012)
as Chef Cherie
Lisa Ann Walter: It Was an Accident (2026)
as Self
Coffee Date (2006)
as Sara
Wish Wizard (2014)
as Helga
Get Your Stuff (2000)
as Nancy Perry
Wreckage (2010)
as Doctor Richardson
The Right Mom (2021)
as Margaret Blanchette
Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate (2019)
as Self
Psycho Stripper (2019)
as Margot Mathison
Dependent's Day (2016)
as Bette
The Parent Trap Reunion! (2020)
as Self
Early Bird Special (2001)
as Janet
The Year: 2024 (2024)
as Self
The Ladies (2022)
as Blanche
Jersey (2020)
as Tess
Remember Amnesia (2019)
as Patient's Wife
Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade (1996)
as Self
Feels So Good (2013)
as Lisa Wright
The Naughty Show: Bad Girls of Comedy (2005)
as Self
The Trouble with Dee Dee (2005)
as Dee Dee Rutherford
The More Things Change (2019)
Actor