Lisa Ann Walter
Lisa Ann Walter is an American actress, comedian, writer and film producer. She has appeared in such films as the 1998 version of The Parent Trap, Bruce Almighty, Shall We Dance, and War of the Worlds. Walter also created and starred in the short-lived 1996–1997 sitcom, Life's Work. She was a judge on ABC's reality television series The Next Best Thing: Who Is the Greatest Celebrity Impersonator?. She also won for her charity in a celebrity edition of The Weakest Link.
Born: Silver Spring, Maryland, U.S.
Occupation: Actress, comedian, producer, writer
Years active:1995–present
Children: 4
Early life
Walter was born in Silver Spring, Maryland. She and her older sister, Laura, are the children of a geophysicist father who was born in France, and a substitute-teacher mother who was born in Sicily. The family lived in different places following their father's work, and their childhood homes included Germany and the suburbs of Washington, D.C.. Her ancestry also includes German. She graduated with a theater degree from Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., in 1983.
Personal life
Walter resides in Los Angeles with her four children, including son Jordan, daughter Delia, and twin boys Simon and Spencer (born October 11, 2001).
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Career
After five years of standup comedy, she was cast to star in her own Fox Network comedy series, My Wildest Dreams, followed by an ABC sitcom, Life's Work, which she both created and starred in. Walter also co-starred in the Bravo series Breaking News and in the NBC sitcom Emeril.
In addition to Bruce Almighty (2003) and Shall We Dance (2004), Walter co-starred in the Disney film The Parent Trap (1998); in the remake of the original classic, she appeared as Chessy, the nanny to Dennis Quaid's character's daughter, who was played by a young Lindsay Lohan. Prior to that, she played Whoopi Goldberg's tarty sidekick Claudine in Eddie (1996).
In early 2007, Walter had a supporting role as Mabel the bartender in the MyNetworkTV soap opera Watch Over Me. Later that May she served as a judge on the ABC reality TV show The Next Best Thing, which searched for the best celebrity impersonators in America.
In early 2008, Walter was in the comedy film Drillbit Taylor, and also starred on the VH1 reality series Celebracadabra, in which celebrities competed to see who was the best magician among them. She made it to the final three but was eliminated in the sixth episode. She has developed a series for the Oxygen network called Dance Your Ass Off. On December 19, 2011, she appeared on Rizzoli & Isles as a ballet coach, J.J. It was far from her usual role, as she played a very serious character in a drama. Her comic memoir, "The Best Thing About My Ass Is That It's Behind Me" was published in May 2011.
Beginning in May 2011, Walter hosted The Fabulous Lisa Ann Walter Show, a talk show on the Los Angeles radio station KFI. The program aired for three hours each Saturday and Sunday. In August 2014, Walter quit in order to focus on her acting career.
Filmography
Film
Year
Title
Role
Notes
1996
Eddie
Claudine
1998
The Parent Trap
Chessy
2000
Get Your Stuff
Nancy Perry
2001
Early Bird Special
Janet
2003
Bruce Almighty
Debbie
2004
Shall We Dance?
Bobbie
2005
War of the Worlds
Cheryl
2005
The Trouble with Dee Dee
Dee Dee Rutherford
2006
Room 6
Sgt. Burch
2006
Coffee Date
Sara
2006
Man vs. Monday
Joan
Short film
2007
Graduation
Carol
2007
Entry Level
Kathie
2008
Drillbit Taylor
Dolores
2010
Wreckage
Dr. Richardson
2010
Killers
Olivia Brooks
2010
Monsters Under the Bed
Leslie Branson
Short film
2012
Wedding Day
Chef Cherie
2013
Feels So Good
Lisa Wright
2014
Wish Wizard
Helga
Short film
2015
You Can't Have It
Suzanne
2015
Dependent's Day
Bette
2015
The LA Spinster
Lisa
Short film
2017
The Ice Cream Truck
Christina
Film
2019
Stripped
Margot Mathison
Television
Year
Title
Role
Notes
1995
My Wildest Dreams
Lisa McGinnis
Main role
1996–1997
Life's Work
Lisa Ann Hunter
Main role
1997
Late Bloomer
Cassie Baltic
TV film
1998
The Love Boat: The Next Wave
Audrey Cranston
"How Long Has This Been Going On?"
2000
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Nurse
"Interior Decorator"
2000–2001
Emeril
Cassandra Gilman
Recurring role
2001
Strong Medicine
Rita Harper
"Hot Flash"
2002
Breaking News
Rachel Glass
Main role
2004
Las Vegas
Rose Gluck
"Sons and Lovers"
2006
Modern Men
Iris
"Kyle Dates Up"
2006
Nip/Tuck
Mrs. Hickock
"Reefer"
2006
Watch Over Me
Mabel
"Pilot", "The Engagement", "Goodbye"
2011
Rizzoli & Isles
Coach JJ
"Don't Stop Dancing, Girl"
2013–2015
The Exes
Margo
"Defending Your Wife", "What Dreams May Come", "Along Came Holly"
2016
The Odd Couple
2017
GLOW
Lorene
"Debbie Does Something"
2019
Grey’s Anatomy
Shirley Gregory
"Reunited"
She’s fun and funny. In her words “Love yourself the way you are.” See at the plastic surgeon’s office. Which wig did you choose? Just kidding. Wink wink
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