Person file · Acting
Mary Ellen Trainor
Born 1952-07-08Chicago, Illinois, USA
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".
Screen work
Movies & roles
Cake: A Wedding StoryJane AndrewsFreaky FridayDiary Reading PatientMoonlight MileMrs. MeyersonAmy's OrgasmAmy's MomAnywhere but HereHomeownerTales from the Crypt: The Robert Zemeckis CollectionWifeSomeone to Love MeJocelyn HartLethal Weapon 4Dr. Stephanie WoodsHopeMaize BurnsExecutive DecisionAllisonA Face to Die ForNora GilmoreCongoMoiraSeduced and BetrayedCharlotteLittle GiantsKaren O'SheaForrest GumpJenny's Babysitter (uncredited)GreedyNoraDeath Becomes HerVivian AdamsLethal Weapon 3Stephanie WoodsKuffsNikki AllynGrand CanyonMs. GreenRicochetGail WallensFire BirdsJanet LittleRock HudsonFemale AgentFear StalkJennifer