Actor
Mary Ellen Trainor
74 years · Chicago, Illinois, USA · 35 films
Mary Ellen Trainor (July 8, 1952 – May 20, 2015) 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".
Best known for
Filmography 35
Cake: A Wedding Story
2007 · Jane Andrews
Freaky Friday
2003 · Diary Reading Patient
On Disney Plus
Moonlight Mile
2002 · Mrs. Meyerson
On Hoopla
Amy's Orgasm
2001 · Amy's Mom
On Hoopla
Anywhere but Here
1999 · Homeowner
On Hoopla
Tales from the Crypt: The Robert Zemeckis Collection
1999 · Wife
Someone to Love Me
1998 · Jocelyn Hart
Lethal Weapon 4
1998 · Dr. Stephanie Woods
Hope
1997 · Maize Burns
Executive Decision
1996 · Allison
On Plex
A Face to Die For
1996 · Nora Gilmore
Congo
1995 · Moira
On fuboTV
Seduced and Betrayed
1995 · Charlotte
Little Giants
1994 · Karen O'Shea
Forrest Gump
1994 · Jenny's Babysitter (uncredited)
On fuboTV
Greedy
1994 · Nora
Death Becomes Her
1992 · Vivian Adams
On Peacock Premium
Lethal Weapon 3
1992 · Stephanie Woods
Kuffs
1992 · Nikki Allyn
Grand Canyon
1991 · Ms. Green
Ricochet
1991 · Gail Wallens
Fire Birds
1990 · Janet Little
Rock Hudson
1990 · Female Agent
Fear Stalk
1989 · Jennifer
On Tubi TV