Mary Ellen Trainor

Mary Ellen Trainor

1952-07-08 Chicago, Illinois, USA 35 Credits

Biography

Mary Ellen Trainor 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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Cake: A Wedding Story

Cake: A Wedding Story

2007

as Jane Andrews

Acting

When two star-crossed lovers, set on eloping, are forced into having a big wedding, the bride develops a plan of her own. Unfortunately, the groom is ...

Freaky Friday

Freaky Friday

2003

as Diary Reading Patient

6.5
Acting

Mother and daughter bicker over everything -- what Anna wears, whom she likes and what she wants to do when she's older. In turn, Anna detests Tess's ...

Moonlight Mile

Moonlight Mile

2002

as Mrs. Meyerson

6.3
Acting

As he copes with the death of his fiancee along with her parents, a young man must figure out what he wants out of life.

Amy's Orgasm

Amy's Orgasm

2001

as Amy's Mom

4.9
Acting

Amy is a single 29 year old Jewish woman. She wrote a successful self-help book about how women can't truly be in love and experience "mental orgasm."...

Anywhere but Here

Anywhere but Here

1999

as Homeowner

6.0
Acting

Single mother Adele August is bad with money, and even worse when it comes to making decisions. Her straight-laced daughter, Ann, is a successful high...

Tales from the Crypt: The Robert Zemeckis Collection

Tales from the Crypt: The Robert Zemeckis Collection

1999

as Wife

8.7
Acting

In "All Through the Night," perhaps the single most famous story from the original comic book series, a psychotic killer dressed as Santa escapes Chri...

Someone to Love Me

Someone to Love Me

1998

as Jocelyn Hart

7.1
Acting

Cayley is still recovering from her father's sudden death when she begins attending a new school. Lonely and depressed, she has sex on the first and o...

Lethal Weapon 4

Lethal Weapon 4

1998

as Dr. Stephanie Woods

6.6
Acting

With personal crises and age weighing in on them, Riggs and Murtaugh must contend with deadly Chinese triads trying to free their former leaders from ...

Hope

Hope

1997

as Maize Burns

5.2
Acting

The story of a town's secret, a family's crisis, and a young girl's struggle to reveal the truth.

Executive Decision

Executive Decision

1996

as Allison

6.3
Acting

Terrorists hijack a 747 inbound to Washington D.C., demanding the release of their imprisoned leader. Intelligence expert David Grant (Kurt Russell) s...

A Face to Die For

A Face to Die For

1996

as Nora Gilmore

6.3
Acting

A scarred, unattractive young woman is conned into helping with a robbery of her employer. As a result, she is sent to prison, gets plastic surgery, a...

Congo

Congo

1995

as Moira

5.6
Acting

Eight people embark on an expedition into the Congo, a mysterious expanse of unexplored Africa where human greed and the laws of nature have gone bers...

Seduced and Betrayed

Seduced and Betrayed

1995

as Charlotte

6.6
Acting

A beautiful but equally dangerous widow won't take "no" for an answer as she draws a dedicated family man into a world of passion, deceit and betrayal...

Little Giants

Little Giants

1994

as Karen O'Shea

6.5
Acting

When Danny O'Shea's daughter is cut from the Peewee football team just for being a girl, he decides to form his own team, composed of other ragtag pla...

Forrest Gump

Forrest Gump

1994

as Jenny's Babysitter (uncredited)

8.5
Acting

A man with a low IQ has accomplished great things in his life and been present during significant historic events—in each case, far exceeding what any...

Greedy

Greedy

1994

as Nora

6.2
Acting

Meet the McTeagues. They've come to stake a claim in their wealthy uncle's will… only he's not dead yet!

Death Becomes Her

Death Becomes Her

1992

as Vivian Adams

6.8
Acting

Madeline is married to Ernest, who was once her arch-rival Helen's fiancé. After recovering from a mental breakdown, Helen vows to kill Madeline and s...

Lethal Weapon 3

Lethal Weapon 3

1992

as Stephanie Woods

6.7
Acting

Riggs and Murtaugh pursue a former officer who uses his knowledge of police procedure and policies to steal and sell confiscated guns and ammunition t...

Kuffs

Kuffs

1992

as Nikki Allyn

5.8
Acting

George Kuffs didn't finish high-school, just lost his job, and his college-age girlfriend is pregnant. To top it off, George's brother Brad is killed ...

Grand Canyon

Grand Canyon

1991

as Ms. Green

6.5
Acting

Grand Canyon revolved around six residents from different backgrounds whose lives intertwine in modern-day Los Angeles. At the center of the film is t...

Ricochet

Ricochet

1991

as Gail Wallens

6.1
Acting

An attorney is terrorized by the criminal he put away years ago when he was a cop.

Fire Birds

Fire Birds

1990

as Janet Little

5.1
Acting

A joint task force operation between the Drug Enforcement Administration and the U.S. Army has been formed to dismantle one of the largest drug cartel...

Rock Hudson

Rock Hudson

1990

as Female Agent

5.0
Acting

Biography of actor Rock Hudson focuses on his struggle with his homosexuality. Based on the book by his ex-wife, Phyllis Gates, and on the court recor...

Fear Stalk

Fear Stalk

1989

as Jennifer

6.0
Acting

A producer from Beverly Hills is shocked when someone steals all of her belongings out of her purse. The thief begins to make threatening phone calls ...

Back to the Future Part II

Back to the Future Part II

1989

as Officer Reese (uncredited)

7.8
Acting

Marty and Doc are at it again as the time-traveling duo head to 2015 to nip some McFly family woes in the bud. But things go awry thanks to bully Biff...

Lethal Weapon 2

Lethal Weapon 2

1989

as Police Psychiatrist

7.0
Acting

Riggs and Murtaugh are on the trail of South African diplomats using their immunity to engage in criminal activities.

Ghostbusters II

Ghostbusters II

1989

as Brownstone Mother

6.6
Acting

The discovery of a massive river of ectoplasm and a resurgence of spectral activity allows the staff of Ghostbusters to revive the business.

Scrooged

Scrooged

1988

as Ted

6.8
Acting

Frank Cross is a wildly successful television executive whose cold ambition and curmudgeonly nature has driven away the love of his life. But after fi...

Die Hard

Die Hard

1988

as Gail Wallens

7.8
Acting

NYPD cop John McClane's plan to reconcile with his estranged wife is thrown for a serious loop when, minutes after he arrives at her offices Christmas...

Action Jackson

Action Jackson

1988

as Secretary

5.5
Acting

Vengeance drives a tough Detroit cop to stay on the trail of a power hungry auto magnate who's systematically eliminating his competition.

The Monster Squad

The Monster Squad

1987

as Emily

6.7
Acting

Count Dracula adjourns to Earth, accompanied by Frankenstein's Monster, the Wolfman, the Mummy, and the Gillman. The uglies are in search of a powerfu...

Lethal Weapon

Lethal Weapon

1987

as Psychologist

7.3
Acting

Two newly paired cops who are complete opposites must put aside their differences in order to catch a gang of drug smugglers.

The Goonies

The Goonies

1985

as Mrs. Walsh

7.5
Acting

Young teen Mikey Walsh and his friends set off on a quest to find Pirate One-Eyed Willie's treasure in hopes of saving their homes from demolition.

The Stone Boy

The Stone Boy

1984

as Doris Simms

6.8
Acting

12-year-old Arnold Hillerman and his 17-year-old brother Eugene live with their family on a farm in Montana. In an accident, Eugene is killed by Arnol...

Romancing the Stone

Romancing the Stone

1984

as Elaine

6.8
Acting

Though she can spin wild tales of passionate romance, novelist Joan Wilder has no life of her own. Then one day adventure comes her way in the form of...