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 ...

Lisa Ann Walter was born in Silver Spring, Maryland, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for The Parent Trap (1998), Bruce Almighty (2003) and Shall We Dance? (2004). She was previously married to Sam Baum.

Jan 25, 2024 · More than two decades after her now-ex-husband came out as gay, 'Abbott Elementary' star Lisa Ann Walter explained how her 'relationship with him fulfills a lot of needs' after all these...

Actor and comedian Lisa Ann Walter has been advocating for it since she was in middle school. In a deeply personal essay, the #AbbottElementary star opens up about her decades-long fight for equality, and a miscarriage on set that could have cost her her life in a post-Roe America.

Lisa Ann Walter is an American actress known for her performance in the movie ‘The Parent Trap’. She is also a film producer, writer and a standup comedian. She began her onstage career as a standup comedian doing numerous shows in and around New York.

Lisa Ann Walter was born in Silver Spring, Maryland, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for The Parent Trap (1998), Bruce Almighty (2003) and Shall We Dance? (2004). She was previously married to Sam Baum.

Jan 28, 2025 · Actress Lisa Ann Walter, known for playing Melissa Schemmenti on "Abbott Elementary," discusses the latest season of the hit ABC sitcom and shares her family's favorite meatball recipe. Up Next in news. Sheryl Lee Ralph learns she's Emmy-nominated while presenting 2024 nominations.

Apr 4, 2024 · But Walter, 62, tells PEOPLE in this week’s issue that she didn’t feel secure in her career until ABC picked up her latest show Abbott Elementary — in which she plays rough-around-the-edges...

Mar 27, 2024 · ABC's "Abbott Elementary" star Lisa Ann Walter wants the world to know that the sitcom's success is the result of creator and showrunner Quinta Brunson ’s genius cocktail of brilliant TV writers...

Dec 29, 2024 · Lisa Ann Walter tells PEOPLE her four children love spending the holidays together, but that they like for traditions to remain mostly unchanged year-to-year.