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Mary Ellen Trainor
Born
8 July 1952
Died
20 May 2015
Place
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Acting

Mary Ellen Trainor

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".

As actor

Cake: A Wedding Story

Cake: A Wedding Story

2007 · Jane Andrews
Freaky Friday

Freaky Friday

2003 · Diary Reading Patient
Moonlight Mile

Moonlight Mile

2002 · Mrs. Meyerson
Amy's Orgasm

Amy's Orgasm

2001 · Amy's Mom
Anywhere but Here

Anywhere but Here

1999 · Homeowner
Tales from the Crypt: The Robert Zemeckis Collection

Tales from the Crypt: The Robert Zemeckis Collection

1999 · Wife
Lethal Weapon 4

Lethal Weapon 4

1998 · Dr. Stephanie Woods
Someone to Love Me

Someone to Love Me

1998 · Jocelyn Hart
Hope

Hope

1997 · Maize Burns
Executive Decision

Executive Decision

1996 · Allison
A Face to Die For

A Face to Die For

1996 · Nora Gilmore
Congo

Congo

1995 · Moira
Seduced and Betrayed

Seduced and Betrayed

1995 · Charlotte
Greedy

Greedy

1994 · Nora
Forrest Gump

Forrest Gump

1994 · Jenny's Babysitter (uncredited)
Little Giants

Little Giants

1994 · Karen O'Shea
Lethal Weapon 3

Lethal Weapon 3

1992 · Stephanie Woods
Death Becomes Her

Death Becomes Her

1992 · Vivian Adams
Kuffs

Kuffs

1992 · Nikki Allyn
Ricochet

Ricochet

1991 · Gail Wallens
Grand Canyon

Grand Canyon

1991 · Ms. Green
Rock Hudson

Rock Hudson

1990 · Female Agent
Fire Birds

Fire Birds

1990 · Janet Little
Lethal Weapon 2

Lethal Weapon 2

1989 · Police Psychiatrist
Ghostbusters II

Ghostbusters II

1989 · Brownstone Mother
Back to the Future Part II

Back to the Future Part II

1989 · Officer Reese (uncredited)
Fear Stalk

Fear Stalk

1989 · Jennifer
Die Hard

Die Hard

1988 · Gail Wallens
Scrooged

Scrooged

1988 · Ted
Action Jackson

Action Jackson

1988 · Secretary