Melora Walters

Melora Walters

1959-10-21 74 Credits

Biography

Melora Walters (born October 21, 1959) is an American actress. She is best known for her starring roles as Wanda Henrickson in the television series Big Love and Kathy Kone in PEN15, and has appeared in several Paul Thomas Anderson films.

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The Idea

The Idea

2025

Acting

A bored couple's fascination with spying on their younger neighbors blurs the line between curiosity and intrusion.

Where Are You

Where Are You

2022

as Edith

1.9
Acting

A grieving fashion photographer searches for his missing girlfriend.

Offseason

Offseason

2022

as Ava Aldrich

5.2
Acting

Upon receiving a mysterious letter that her mother's grave has been vandalized, Marie travels to the desolate island town where she's buried. Just as ...

The Accursed

The Accursed

2021

as Naida

6.5
Acting

Hana spends twenty years suppressing a maleficent curse that was placed upon her bloodline, only to have a family member knowingly release it forcing ...

Hard Luck Love Song

Hard Luck Love Song

2021

as Gypsy Sally

4.1
Acting

Jesse, a charismatic but down on his luck troubadour, finds himself at an existential crossroads as bad choices catch up with him during an unexpected...

Far More

Far More

2021

as Evie Flores

1.0
Acting

Adrian Grenier stars as Sean McAllister, a successful fashion designer who hasn't seen his family in years. He returns to his hometown for a painstaki...

Pink Skies Ahead

Pink Skies Ahead

2020

as Hayley

5.7
Acting

A young woman struggles with an anxiety disorder after dropping out of school.

The Pale Door

The Pale Door

2020

as Maria

5.2
Acting

The Dalton gang escape to a nearby town after a train robbery goes south, but they are met by a coven of witches with sinister plans for the unsuspect...

Adeline, the Great

Adeline, the Great

2019

Acting

A woke boarding school student questions her commitment to activism when she finds herself with no friends, countless enemies and facing some very ser...

Drowning

Drowning

2019

as Rose

3.7
Acting

A mother deals with the grief associated with her son going off to war.

Drowning

Drowning

2019

Writer, Director

3.7
Writing Directing

A mother deals with the grief associated with her son going off to war.

Robert the Bruce

Robert the Bruce

2019

as Ylfa

5.3
Acting

In 1306, Scottish King Robert the Bruce turns a defeated outlaw when his country is invaded. But before to free his sacred land, he must manage to reg...

Beneath The Leaves

Beneath The Leaves

2019

as Rose

3.9
Acting

Four small-town boys are kidnapped by James Whitley, a warm-eyed psychopath. His grotesque pursuit to reunite orphaned children with their deceased bi...

In a Relationship

In a Relationship

2018

as Mia Ziniti

5.8
Acting

Long-term couple Owen and Hallie are breaking up—or maybe not?—and just as their relationship reaches a turning point, Matt and Willa embark on a roma...

The Amaranth

The Amaranth

2018

as Lily Kendrick

4.0
Acting

Lily and Richard move to a luxurious and cult-like community, where Lily becomes unsettled by the transformation she observes in her older husband and...

The Lover in the Attic: A True Story

The Lover in the Attic: A True Story

2018

Director

5.5
Directing

This is the lurid, true story about femme fatale Dolly, her murdered husband, and her lover, Otto -- the man in the attic. In the 1930s, Dolly met and...

Cam

Cam

2018

as Lynne

5.8
Acting

A young camgirl discovers that she’s inexplicably been replaced on her site with an exact replica of herself.

Venom

Venom

2018

as Homeless Woman Maria

6.8
Acting

Investigative journalist Eddie Brock attempts a comeback following a scandal, but accidentally becomes the host of Venom, a violent, super powerful al...

Waterlily Jaguar

Waterlily Jaguar

2018

Producer, Director, Writer

3.5
Producing Directing Writing

A famous writer's obsession leaves his relationships and marriage in shambles.

Doubting Thomas

Doubting Thomas

2018

as Kate

5.1
Acting

After a white couple inexplicably gives birth to a black child, the purest bonds of trust, friendship, and love are put to the ultimate test.

Odious

2017

as Beatrice

2.0
Acting

When recovering alcoholic Joe McNeal's nephew is abducted, his personal investigation leads him to powerhouse undercover African American Detective Ma...

The Lovers

The Lovers

2017

as Lucy

5.4
Acting

The separation of a long married couple goes awry when they fall for each other again.

Good After Bad

Good After Bad

2017

as Victoria Ackerman

5.7
Acting

Wes Thorne and Shelly Ackerman — two people living in opposite worlds. Shelly’s mother is off her medication so her home life is in shambles and she’s...

Sugar Mountain

Sugar Mountain

2016

as Tracey Huxley

5.7
Acting

Two brothers, down on their luck, fake a disappearance in the Alaskan wilderness so they'll have a great survival story to sell, but the hoax turns ou...

Indiscretion

Indiscretion

2016

as Dr. Harper

4.4
Acting

A married woman's affair comes back to haunt her when her obsessed lover infiltrates every part of her life.

Sacrifice

Sacrifice

2015

as Enid

4.1
Acting

Four teenagers from a small Texas town come face-to-face with their own consciences after a tragic accident.

Sex, Death and Bowling

Sex, Death and Bowling

2015

as Evie

4.5
Acting

Two brothers separated by one continent and two decades reunite when one of them becomes sick with cancer.

The Young Kieslowski

The Young Kieslowski

2014

as Barbara Kieslowski

6.8
Acting

Grand romantic gestures need not apply in this comedic tale of star-crossed young love. Instead, freshman Brian Kieslowski displays endless reserves o...

Short Term 12

Short Term 12

2013

as Dr. Hendler

7.8
Acting

Grace, a compassionate young supervisor at a foster care facility, helps at-risk teens. But when a new charge dredges up memories of her own troubled ...

Underdogs

Underdogs

2013

as Nancy Smith-Burkett

5.7
Acting

The story of a small-town high school football team in rural Ohio destined to play their cross-town rival, a perennial powerhouse, while standing up f...

Lonely Boy

Lonely Boy

2013

as Betsy

4.3
Acting

While seeking answers to a past he cannot remember, a schizophrenic must find the strength to control his mental illness as he tries to build relation...

Mary

Mary

2012

as Mary

2.0
Acting

An emergency room doctor is distressed when a familiar face is brought in for treatment.

The Master

The Master

2012

as Band (Voice)

7.1
Acting

Freddie, a volatile, heavy-drinking veteran who suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder, finds some semblance of a family when he stumbles onto th...

Missing Pieces

Missing Pieces

2012

as Delia Greenly

2.5
Acting

A heartbroken man kidnaps two strangers in hopes they will fall in love.

Missing Pieces

Missing Pieces

2012

Associate Producer

2.5
Producing

A heartbroken man kidnaps two strangers in hopes they will fall in love.

The River Murders

The River Murders

2011

as Agent Glover

5.2
Acting

The sins of the past are not forgotten in this chilling suspense thriller. When the first body was discovered, it seemed a coincidence. But now homici...

Love Ranch

Love Ranch

2010

as Janelle

5.4
Acting

Story of a couple that starts the first legal brothel in Nevada and a boxer they own a piece of.

Shit Year

Shit Year

2010

as Shelly

4.7
Acting

Renowned actress Colleen West abandons her successful career for a secluded life in the hills. But the peace and quiet she longed for is disrupted by ...

Case 219

Case 219

2010

as Victoria Lash

Acting

A journalist tries to uncover the circumstances that led to a shocking episode of violence in this drama from director James Bruce. Leonard Grey was a...

Hurt

Hurt

2009

as Helen Coltrane

4.6
Acting

There are terrible things happening in the desert...unexplainable, frightening things. Tragic, inexplicable incidents… ever since she arrived.

Black Crescent Moon

Black Crescent Moon

2008

as Katelan Beacon

3.9
Acting

A small town sheriff who's investigating a murder at the local diner ends up finding more than he bargained for in the town and in himself.

Harrison Montgomery

Harrison Montgomery

2008

as Margo Fleming

4.0
Acting

In a rundown apartment complex in San Francisco's Tenderloin, a septuagenarian seer is waiting for his final message. For decades the eccentric reclus...

Brothers Three: An American Gothic

Brothers Three: An American Gothic

2007

as Loren

3.3
Acting

Three brothers reunite at a remote cabin in the woods, when beckoned by their father. The brothers are left to deal with the dark secrets and demons t...

Dead Poets: A Look Back

Dead Poets: A Look Back

2006

Acting

Documentary about the making of Dead Poets Society (1989) including interviews from various cast members.

The Butterfly Effect

The Butterfly Effect

2004

as Andrea Treborn

7.6
Acting

A young man struggles to access sublimated childhood memories. He finds a technique that allows him to travel back into the past, to occupy his childh...

Cold Mountain

Cold Mountain

2003

as Lila

6.9
Acting

In this classic story of love and devotion set against the backdrop of the American Civil War, a wounded Confederate soldier named W.P. Inman deserts ...

Melvin Goes to Dinner

Melvin Goes to Dinner

2003

as Trenice (uncredited)

5.3
Acting

Marital infidelity, religion, a guy in heaven wearing a Wizards jersey, anal fetishes, cigarettes and schizophrenia, ghosts, and how it’s going to get...

Matchstick Men

Matchstick Men

2003

as Heather (uncredited)

7.0
Acting

A phobic con artist and his protege are on the verge of pulling off a lucrative swindle when the con artist's teenage daughter arrives unexpectedly.

The Big Empty

The Big Empty

2003

as Candy

6.1
Acting

Struggling actor John Person agrees to drive a blue suitcase from Los Angeles to the small town of Baker, Calif., and hand it over to a mysterious cow...

WiseGirls

WiseGirls

2002

as Kate

5.2
Acting

Meg, Raychel and Kate are three waitresses at a restaurant frequented by mob bosses. Their lives become complicated when one of the women witnesses a ...

Desert Saints

Desert Saints

2002

as Bennie Harper

5.7
Acting

Banks is a hit man, the best, usually working for Latin American drug cartels. He picks up solitary women, uses them briefly for a job, then kills the...

Speaking of Sex

Speaking of Sex

2001

as Melinda

5.6
Acting

A counselor, an expert on depression, and two attorneys try to help a couple who have marital problems.

Rain

Rain

2001

as Ellen Biddle

4.0
Acting

A tragedy that tells the story of murder, sex and redemption against the backdrop of a dead-end town.

That Moment: Magnolia Diary

That Moment: Magnolia Diary

2000

as Self

7.6
Acting

A very in-depth documentary that follows the very over-worked director Paul Thomas Anderson through a gruelling 80+ days of shooting for the film Magn...

Magnolia

Magnolia

1999

as Claudia Wilson Gator

7.7
Acting

On one random day in the San Fernando Valley, a dying father, a young wife, a male caretaker, a famous lost son, a police officer in love, a boy geniu...

Twice Upon a Time

Twice Upon a Time

1998

as Alannah Merribone

4.0
Acting

An unhappy woman makes a wish for a different life which whisks her to a parallel world where she falls back in love with her boyfriend.

Boogie Nights

Boogie Nights

1997

as Jessie St. Vincent

7.6
Acting

Set in 1977, back when sex was safe, pleasure was a business and business was booming, idealistic porn producer Jack Horner aspires to elevate his cra...

Los Locos

Los Locos

1997

as Allison

2.2
Acting

In the Wild West of the 1800s, a gunman is hired to take a group of emotionally-challenged people across the desert.

American Strays

American Strays

1996

as Cindy

5.5
Acting

Somewhere on the fringe of society, ten dangerous strangers are on a road to Red's Desert Oasis Diner. Packing more fire power than the LA police forc...

Eraser

Eraser

1996

as Darleen

6.1
Acting

A Witness Protection specialist becomes suspicious of his co-workers when dealing with a case involving high-tech weapons.

Hard Eight

Hard Eight

1996

as Jimmy's Girl

6.9
Acting

A stranger mentors a young Reno gambler who weds a hooker and befriends a vulgar casino regular.

Ed Wood

Ed Wood

1994

as Secretary #2

7.5
Acting

The mostly true story of the legendary "worst director of all time", who, with the help of his strange friends, filmed countless B-movies without ever...

Midnight Run for Your Life

Midnight Run for Your Life

1994

as Lorna Bellstratton

4.6
Acting

When an accused murderer flees to Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, bounty hunter Jack Walsh is hired to bring her back, unaware that the police, a hitman and a...

All Tied Up

All Tied Up

1994

as Bliss

5.1
Acting

Brian Hartley has finally found the girl of his dreams in Linda. Unfortunately, he can't convince her or himself that it's really true. When she catch...

Dead Man's Revenge

Dead Man's Revenge

1994

as Bunny

5.0
Acting

Bitter and vengeful fugitive Luck Hatcher, dignified former slave turned bounty hunter Jessup Bush, and wily deputy U.S. Marshal Bodine all converge i...

Cabin Boy

Cabin Boy

1994

as Trina

5.1
Acting

A foul-mouthed finishing school graduate mistakenly winds up on an ill-fated fishing boat, and faces the wrath of a crew that considers him bad luck.

Twenty Bucks

Twenty Bucks

1993

as The Stripper / Funeral Director

5.8
Acting

A story about the life of a twenty dollar bill as it weaves in and out of the various lives of several people.

Telling Secrets

Telling Secrets

1993

as Karen Blake

4.6
Acting

Through a series of elaborate schemes, a wealthy woman arranges for the murder of her husband's mistress and then takes steps so that the crime won't ...

America's Deadliest Home Video

America's Deadliest Home Video

1993

as Gloria

4.2
Acting

A man videotaping his road trip is taken hostage by three criminals and forced to tape their crime spree, including robberies and murder.

Beethoven

Beethoven

1992

as Pet Shop Owner

5.8
Acting

The Newton family live in their comfortable home, but there seems to something missing. This "hole" is filled by a small puppy, who walks into their h...

How to Murder a Millionaire

How to Murder a Millionaire

1990

as Ginger

5.5
Acting

A Beverly Hills housewife suspects that her husband of thirty years is trying to kill her.

Rude Awakening

Rude Awakening

1989

as Punky (uncredited)

4.6
Acting

In the later 1960s, two hippies are forced to leave their friends as they are wanted by the FBI, who sees them as criminals. They hide in the jungle f...

Dead Poets Society

Dead Poets Society

1989

as Gloria

8.3
Acting

At an elite, old-fashioned boarding school in New England, a passionate English teacher inspires his students to rebel against convention and seize th...

Staring at the Dark

Staring at the Dark

1988

Acting

Thesis film from Jack Perez for NYU. Guy stares at the dark until Melora Walters enters his life.