Mary Ellen Trainor
Known for: Acting
Born: July 8, 1952
Died: May 20, 2015
Place of birth: Chicago, 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".
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Filmography
35 movies · 10 TV shows, newest first
8.0
Cake: A Wedding Story
2007
6.6
Freaky Friday
2003
6.3
Moonlight Mile
2002
5.1
Amy's Orgasm
2001
6.1
Anywhere but Here
1999
7.7
Roswell
1999
8.7
Tales from the Crypt: The Robert Zemeckis Collection
1999
7.3
Someone to Love Me
1998
6.6
Lethal Weapon 4
1998
5.2
Hope
1997
5.2
Relativity
1996
6.4
Executive Decision
1996
6.4
A Face to Die For
1996
5.6
Congo
1995
6.6
Seduced and Betrayed
1995
6.5
Little Giants
1994
8.5
Forrest Gump
1994
6.2
Greedy
1994
6.8
Death Becomes Her
1992
6.7
Lethal Weapon 3
1992
5.8
Kuffs
1992
6.4
Grand Canyon
1991
6.1
Ricochet
1991
7.4
Parker Lewis Can't Lose
1990
5.0
Fire Birds
1990
7.6
The Outsiders
1990
5.2
Rock Hudson
1990
7.0
Fear Stalk
1989
7.8
Back to the Future Part II
1989
7.0
Lethal Weapon 2
1989
6.6
Ghostbusters II
1989
8.0
Tales from the Crypt
1989
6.8
Scrooged
1988
7.8
Die Hard
1988
5.5
Action Jackson
1988
6.7
The Monster Squad
1987
7.3
Lethal Weapon
1987
7.5
Amazing Stories
1985
7.5
The Goonies
1985
7.2
Crazy like a Fox
1984
7.0
The Stone Boy
1984
6.8
Romancing the Stone
1984
7.1
Remington Steele
1982
7.6
Cheers
1982
7.0
Golden Globe Awards
1944