Mary Ellen Trainor
Mary Ellen Trainor (born July 8, 1952 in San Francisco - † May 20, 2015 in Montecito , California ) was an American actress .
Life
Mary Ellen Trainor was best known for her role as Harriet Walsh in The Goonies and as Dr. Stephanie Woods in the Lethal Weapon range . In the series Roswell she took on the role of Diane Evans from 1999 to 2002.
She has appeared several times in Robert Zemeckis ' films, such as In the Hunt for the Green Diamond , Back to the Future II , Death Suits Her , Forrest Gump and as a murderer in the Christmas episode And All Through the House of the television series Stories from the crypt . She also starred in the films The Ghosts I Called ... , Ghostbusters II , Die Hard and Freaky Friday .
Mary Ellen Trainor was married to director Robert Zemeckis from 1980 to 2000 and had their son Alex (* 1985), who played small roles in several of his father's films. In May 2015 she died of complications from pancreatic cancer .
Filmography (selection)
- 1983: Cheers (TV series, season 1, episode 15: Men are all crap ... )
- 1984: The Hunt for the Green Diamond (Romancing the Stone)
- 1984: The Stone Boy
- 1985: The Goonies (The Goonies)
- 1987: Lethal Weapon - Two tough professionals (Lethal Weapon)
- 1987: Monster Busters (The Monster Squad)
- 1988: Action Jackson
- 1988: Die Hard
- 1988: The Ghosts I Called ... (Scrooged)
- 1989: Tales from the Crypt (TV series, season 1, episode 2: Silent Night - Bloody Night )
- 1989: Ghostbusters II
- 1989: Focal Point LA (Lethal Weapon 2)
- 1989: Back to the Future Part II
- 1990: Airborne - steel wings (Fire Birds)
- 1990–1993: Parker Lewis (Parker Lewis Can't Lose) (TV series)
- 1991: Ricochet - The Impact (Ricochet)
- 1991: Grand Canyon - In the Heart of the City (Grand Canyon)
- 1992: Kuffs - A Guy To Shoot (Kuffs)
- 1992: Brennpunkt LA - The pros are back (Lethal Weapon 3)
- 1992: Death Becomes Her (Death Becomes Her)
- 1994: Greedy
- 1994: Forrest Gump
- 1994: Little Giants (Little Giants)
- 1995: Congo
- 1996: Executive Decision (Executive Decision)
- 1998: Lethal Weapon 4
- 1999: Anywhere but Here (Anywhere But Here)
- 1999–2002: Roswell (TV series)
- 2001: Amy's Orgasm (Amy's Orgasm)
- 2002: Moonlight Mile
- 2003: Freaky Friday (Freaky Friday)
- 2005: The Music Inside
- 2007: Cake: A Wedding Story
Web links
- Mary Ellen Trainor in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Mary Ellen Trainor Dead - "Lethal Weapon" Actress Dies at 62 . In: justjared.com, accessed June 9, 2015.
- ↑ Steve Barton (Uncle Creepy): The Six Slays of Christmas - Day Three . In: dreadcentral.com, accessed December 21, 2011.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Trainor, Mary Ellen |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-american actress |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 8, 1952 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | San Francisco , California , United States |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 20, 2015 |
| Place of death | Montecito , California , United States |