Mary Ellen Trainor

Mary Ellen Trainor

Born: July 8, 1952
Died: May 20, 2015
in Chicago, Illinois, USA
Mary Ellen Trainor 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".

Movies for Mary Ellen Trainor...

Cake: A Wedding Story
Title: Cake: A Wedding Story
Character: Jane Andrews
Released: October 5, 2007
Type: Movie
When two star-crossed lovers, set on eloping, are forced into having a big wedding, the bride develops a plan of her own. Unfortunately, the groom is not privy to the plan. Meanwhile, family and friends start to take sides at a reception for a wedding that never took place!
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Freaky Friday
Title: Freaky Friday
Character: Diary Reading Patient
Released: August 5, 2003
Type: Movie
Mother and daughter bicker over everything -- what Anna wears, whom she likes and what she wants to do when she's older. In turn, Anna detests Tess's fiancé. When a magical fortune cookie switches their personalities, they each get a peek at how the other person feels, thinks and lives.
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Moonlight Mile
Title: Moonlight Mile
Character: Mrs. Meyerson
Released: September 9, 2002
Type: Movie
As he copes with the death of his fiancee along with her parents, a young man must figure out what he wants out of life.
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Amy's Orgasm
Title: Amy's Orgasm
Character: Amy's Mom
Released: March 8, 2001
Type: Movie
Amy is a single 29 year old Jewish woman. She wrote a successful self-help book about how women can't truly be in love and experience "mental orgasm." Her parents and acquaintances always try to give her advice. Eventually, she breaks her celibacy and starts dating a radio shock jock, who is known for hitting on his bimbo guests. Of all men, will she find in him the true love she never believed in
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Anywhere but Here
Title: Anywhere but Here
Character: Homeowner
Released: November 12, 1999
Type: Movie
Single mother Adele August is bad with money, and even worse when it comes to making decisions. Her straight-laced daughter, Ann, is a successful high school student with Ivy League aspirations. When Adele decides to pack up and move the two of them from the Midwest to Beverly Hills, Calif., to pursue her dreams of Hollywood success, Ann grows frustrated with her mother's irresponsible and impulsive ways.
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Title: Roswell
Character: Diane Evans (uncredited)
Released: October 6, 1999
Type: TV
Bizarre things start happening in the little New Mexico town where UFOs were spotted in 1947. Cut to 1999, when a cute high-school student saves the life of a teenage waitress. Surrounded by cliques of clever, angst-filled classmates, the two form a bond that threatens the survival of a secret universe involving superhuman powers, a yen for hot sauce and an alien gene pool.
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Title: Roswell
Character: Diane Evans
Released: October 6, 1999
Type: TV
Bizarre things start happening in the little New Mexico town where UFOs were spotted in 1947. Cut to 1999, when a cute high-school student saves the life of a teenage waitress. Surrounded by cliques of clever, angst-filled classmates, the two form a bond that threatens the survival of a secret universe involving superhuman powers, a yen for hot sauce and an alien gene pool.
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Tales from the Crypt: The Robert Zemeckis Collection
Title: Tales from the Crypt: The Robert Zemeckis Collection
Character: Wife
Released: September 7, 1999
Type: Movie
In "All Through the Night," perhaps the single most famous story from the original comic book series, a psychotic killer dressed as Santa escapes Christmas Eve and terrorizes a middle-class home where murder has already made a holiday appearance: a homicidal wife plunges a fireplace poker into her husband's skull. (It was also adapted in the 1972 British anthology movie Tales from the Crypt). Kirk Douglas stars as a blood-and-thunder World War I general who discovers his son is a coward in the grim "Yellow," the most dramatically acute of the trio. Digital magic morphs Humphrey Bogart into "You, Murderer," a high-concept, rather gimmicky tale of murder, double crosses, and poetic justice as seen through a dead man's eyes. Isabella Rossellini (daughter of Bogie's Casablanca costar Ingrid Bergman) and John Lithgow costar as plotting lovers.
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Someone to Love Me
Title: Someone to Love Me
Character: Jocelyn Hart
Released: September 14, 1998
Type: Movie
Cayley is still recovering from her father's sudden death when she begins attending a new school. Lonely and depressed, she has sex on the first and only date with classmate Ian Hall. After Ian gives her the cold shoulder, she succumbs to his friend's advances. Soon the school is abuzz with rumors about Cayley. With help from a guidance counselor, Cayley begins to change her behavior, but one night Ian approaches her expecting sex. When she rejects him, he rapes her. Now, Cayley's reputation is a roadblock to proving Ian's guilt.
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Lethal Weapon 4
Title: Lethal Weapon 4
Character: Dr. Stephanie Woods
Released: July 10, 1998
Type: Movie
Officers Martin Riggs and Roger Murtaugh of the Los Angeles Police Department must stop a dangerous crime lord from China from getting his brother out of jail.
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Hope
Title: Hope
Character: Maize Burns
Released: October 19, 1997
Type: Movie
The story of a town's secret, a family's crisis, and a young girl's struggle to reveal the truth.
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Title: Relativity
Character: Eve Lukens
Released: September 24, 1996
Type: TV
Relativity follows a twenty-something couple and the lives and loves of their friends and siblings in Los Angeles.
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Executive Decision
Title: Executive Decision
Character: Allison
Released: March 15, 1996
Type: Movie
Terrorists hijack a 747 inbound to Washington D.C., demanding the release of their imprisoned leader. Intelligence expert David Grant (Kurt Russell) suspects another reason and he is soon the reluctant member of a special assault team that is assigned to intercept the plane and hijackers.
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A Face to Die For
Title: A Face to Die For
Character: Nora Gilmore
Released: March 11, 1996
Type: Movie
A scarred, unattractive young woman is conned into helping with a robbery of her employer. As a result, she is sent to prison, gets plastic surgery, and returns to seek revenge on those who wronged her.
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Congo
Title: Congo
Character: Moira
Released: June 9, 1995
Type: Movie
Eight people embark on an expedition into the Congo, a mysterious expanse of unexplored Africa where human greed and the laws of nature have gone berserk. When the thrill-seekers -- some with ulterior motives -- stumble across a race of killer apes.
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Seduced and Betrayed
Title: Seduced and Betrayed
Character: Charlotte
Released: April 24, 1995
Type: Movie
A beautiful but equally dangerous widow won't take "no" for an answer as she draws a dedicated family man into a world of passion, deceit and betrayal, threatening to destroy him in the process.
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Little Giants
Title: Little Giants
Character: Karen O'Shea
Released: October 14, 1994
Type: Movie
When Danny O'Shea's daughter is cut from the Peewee football team just for being a girl, he decides to form his own team, composed of other ragtag players who were also cut. Can his team really learn enough to beat the elite team, coached by his brother, a former pro player?
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Forrest Gump
Title: Forrest Gump
Character: Jenny's Babysitter (uncredited)
Released: June 23, 1994
Type: Movie
A man with a low IQ has accomplished great things in his life and been present during significant historic events—in each case, far exceeding what anyone imagined he could do. But despite all he has achieved, his one true love eludes him.
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Greedy
Title: Greedy
Character: Nora
Released: March 4, 1994
Type: Movie
Meet the McTeagues. They've come to stake a claim in their wealthy uncle's will… only he's not dead yet!
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Death Becomes Her
Title: Death Becomes Her
Character: Vivian Adams
Released: July 30, 1992
Type: Movie
Madeline is married to Ernest, who was once arch-rival Helen's fiance. After recovering from a mental breakdown, Helen vows to kill Madeline and steal back Ernest. Unfortunately for everyone, the introduction of a magic potion causes things to be a great deal more complicated than a mere murder plot.
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Lethal Weapon 3
Title: Lethal Weapon 3
Character: Stephanie Woods
Released: May 15, 1992
Type: Movie
Archetypal buddy cops Riggs and Murtaugh are back for another round of high-stakes action, this time setting their collective sights on bringing down a former Los Angeles police lieutenant turned black market weapons dealer. Lorna Cole joins as the beautiful yet hardnosed internal affairs sergeant who catches Riggs's eye.
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Kuffs
Title: Kuffs
Character: Nikki Allyn
Released: January 10, 1992
Type: Movie
George Kuffs didn't finish high-school, just lost his job, and his college-age girlfriend is pregnant. To top it off, George's brother Brad is killed and George inherits Brad's "patrol special" privatized police district and all the problems that come with it.
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Grand Canyon
Title: Grand Canyon
Character: Ms. Green
Released: December 25, 1991
Type: Movie
Grand Canyon revolved around six residents from different backgrounds whose lives intertwine in modern-day Los Angeles. At the center of the film is the unlikely friendship of two men from different races and classes brought together when one finds himself in jeopardy in the other's rough neighborhood.
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Ricochet
Title: Ricochet
Character: Gail Wallens
Released: October 4, 1991
Type: Movie
An attorney is terrorized by the criminal he put away years ago when he was a cop.
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Title: Parker Lewis Can't Lose
Character: Judy Lewis
Released: September 2, 1990
Type: TV
For a cool high school kid and his friends, thwarting authority figures and other enemies is not a problem.
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Fire Birds
Title: Fire Birds
Character: Janet Little
Released: May 25, 1990
Type: Movie
A joint task force operation between the Drug Enforcement Administration and the U.S. Army has been formed to dismantle one of the largest drug cartels operating in South America. Multiple attempts to assault the cartel's mountainous compound have been thwarted by a Scorpion-attack helicopter piloted by a cartel leader, Eric Stoller (Bert Rhine). After having several aircraft shot down, most notably a pair of UH–60 Black Hawks and their AH–1 Cobra escorts, the army turns to the new AH–64 Apache attack helicopter, which can match its enemies' maneuverability and firepower.
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Title: The Outsiders
Character: Rhonda Sue's Mother
Released: March 25, 1990
Type: TV
The story of the Curtis brothers, a group of troubled teens in 1960s Oklahoma, struggling to make it as a family. A follow-up to the novel and film of the same name.
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Rock Hudson
Title: Rock Hudson
Character: Female Agent
Released: January 8, 1990
Type: Movie
Biography of actor Rock Hudson focuses on his struggle with his homosexuality. Based on the book by his ex-wife, Phyllis Gates, and on the court records from the civil suit brought by his former lover, Marc Christian.
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Fear Stalk
Title: Fear Stalk
Character: Jennifer
Released: December 17, 1989
Type: Movie
A producer from Beverly Hills is shocked when someone steals all of her belongings out of her purse. The thief begins to make threatening phone calls and withdraws money from her accounts. The stalker becomes more and more dangerous until he finally tries to kill the producer.
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Back to the Future Part II
Title: Back to the Future Part II
Character: Officer Reese
Released: November 22, 1989
Type: Movie
Marty and Doc are at it again in this wacky sequel to the 1985 blockbuster as the time-traveling duo head to 2015 to nip some McFly family woes in the bud. But things go awry thanks to bully Biff Tannen and a pesky sports almanac. In a last-ditch attempt to set things straight, Marty finds himself bound for 1955 and face to face with his teenage parents -- again.
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Lethal Weapon 2
Title: Lethal Weapon 2
Character: Police Psychiatrist
Released: July 7, 1989
Type: Movie
In the opening chase, Martin Riggs and Roger Murtaugh stumble across a trunk full of Krugerrands. They follow the trail to a South African diplomat who's using his immunity to conceal a smuggling operation. When he plants a bomb under Murtaugh's toilet, the action explodes!
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Ghostbusters II
Title: Ghostbusters II
Character: Brownstone Mother
Released: June 16, 1989
Type: Movie
Five years after they defeated Gozer, the Ghostbusters are out of business. When Dana begins to have ghost problems again, the boys come out of retirement to aid her and hopefully save New York City from a new paranormal threat.
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Title: Tales from the Crypt
Character: Wife
Released: June 10, 1989
Type: TV
Cadaverous scream legend the Crypt Keeper is your macabre host for these forays of fright and fun based on the classic E.C. Comics tales from back in the day. So shamble up to the bar and pick your poison. Will it be an insane Santa on a personal slay ride? Honeymooners out to fulfill the "til death do we part" vow ASAP?
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Scrooged
Title: Scrooged
Character: Ted
Released: November 22, 1988
Type: Movie
Frank Cross is a wildly successful television executive whose cold ambition and curmudgeonly nature has driven away the love of his life. But after firing a staff member on Christmas Eve, Frank is visited by a series of ghosts who give him a chance to re-evaluate his actions and right the wrongs of his past.
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Die Hard
Title: Die Hard
Character: Gail Wallens
Released: July 15, 1988
Type: Movie
NYPD cop John McClane's plan to reconcile with his estranged wife is thrown for a serious loop when, minutes after he arrives at her office, the entire building is overtaken by a group of terrorists. With little help from the LAPD, wisecracking McClane sets out to single-handedly rescue the hostages and bring the bad guys down.
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Action Jackson
Title: Action Jackson
Character: Secretary
Released: February 12, 1988
Type: Movie
Vengeance drives a tough Detroit cop to stay on the trail of a power hungry auto magnate who's systematically eliminating his competition.
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The Monster Squad
Title: The Monster Squad
Character: Emily
Released: August 14, 1987
Type: Movie
Count Dracula adjourns to Earth, accompanied by Frankenstein's Monster, the Wolfman, the Mummy, and the Gillman. The uglies are in search of a powerful amulet that will grant them power to rule the world. Our heroes - the Monster Squad are the only ones daring to stand in their way.
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Lethal Weapon
Title: Lethal Weapon
Character: Psychologist
Released: March 6, 1987
Type: Movie
Veteran buttoned-down LAPD detective Roger Murtaugh is partnered with unhinged cop Martin Riggs, who -- distraught after his wife's death -- has a death wish and takes unnecessary risks with criminals at every turn. The odd couple embark on their first homicide investigation as partners, involving a young woman known to Murtaugh with ties to a drug and prostitution ring.
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Title: Amazing Stories
Character: Mara Webster
Released: September 29, 1985
Type: TV
A truly amazing, fantastical, science fiction, funny and odd, and sometimes scary, sad and endearing anthology series presented by Steven Spielberg with guest appearances by many famous actors, actresses, and directors.
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The Goonies
Title: The Goonies
Character: Mrs. Walsh
Released: June 7, 1985
Type: Movie
A young teenager named Mikey Walsh finds an old treasure map in his father's attic. Hoping to save their homes from demolition, Mikey and his friends Data Wang, Chunk Cohen, and Mouth Devereaux run off on a big quest to find the secret stash of Pirate One-Eyed Willie.
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Title: Crazy like a Fox
Character: Connie Olsen
Released: December 30, 1984
Type: TV
Crazy Like a Fox is an American television series set in San Francisco, California, that aired on CBS from December 30, 1984 to May 3, 1986.
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The Stone Boy
Title: The Stone Boy
Character: Doris Simms
Released: April 4, 1984
Type: Movie
12-year-old Arnold Hillerman and his 17-year-old brother Eugene live with their family on a farm in Montana. In an accident, Eugene is killed by Arnold's gun. Isolated from emotions he cannot comprehend, Arnold now has to come to terms with his grieving family - including his father, mother, hostile uncle, and grandfather - while his family has to come to terms with Arnold.
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Romancing the Stone
Title: Romancing the Stone
Character: Elaine
Released: March 30, 1984
Type: Movie
Though she can spin wild tales of passionate romance, novelist Joan Wilder has no life of her own. Then one day adventure comes her way in the form of a mysterious package. It turns out that the parcel is the ransom she'll need to free her abducted sister, so Joan flies to South America to hand it over. But she gets on the wrong bus and winds up hopelessly stranded in the jungle.
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Title: Remington Steele
Character: Estelle Becker
Released: October 1, 1982
Type: TV
Laura Holt, a licensed private detective, opens a detective agency but finds that potential clients refuse to hire a woman, however qualified. To solve the problem, Laura invents a fictitious male superior whom she names Remington Steele. Through a series of events that unfold in the first episode, "License to Steele," a former thief and con man, whose real name is never revealed, assumes the identity of Remington Steele. Behind the scenes, Laura remains firmly in charge.
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Title: Cheers
Character: Mary
Released: September 30, 1982
Type: TV
The story about a blue-collar Boston bar run by former sports star Sam Malone and the quirky and wonderful people who worked and drank there.