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Mary Ellen Trainor
Born: 1952-07-08 in 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".
Rated Filmography (35)
Sorted by Score8.7
Tales from the Crypt: The Robert Zemeckis Collection
1999
8.5
Forrest Gump
1994
8.0
Cake: A Wedding Story
2007
7.8
Die Hard
1988
7.8
Back to the Future Part II
1989
7.5
The Goonies
1985
7.3
Lethal Weapon
1987
7.3
Someone to Love Me
1998
7.0
Lethal Weapon 2
1989
7.0
Fear Stalk
1989
7.0
The Stone Boy
1984
6.8
Scrooged
1988
6.8
Death Becomes Her
1992
6.8
Romancing the Stone
1984
6.7
Lethal Weapon 3
1992
6.7
The Monster Squad
1987
6.6
Seduced and Betrayed
1995
6.6
Lethal Weapon 4
1998
6.6
Ghostbusters II
1989
6.6
Freaky Friday
2003
6.5
Little Giants
1994
6.4
A Face to Die For
1996
6.4
Grand Canyon
1991
6.4
Executive Decision
1996
6.3
Moonlight Mile
2002
6.2
Greedy
1994
6.1
Anywhere but Here
1999
6.1
Ricochet
1991
5.8
Kuffs
1992
5.6
Congo
1995
5.5
Action Jackson
1988
5.2
Rock Hudson
1990
5.2
Hope
1997
5.1
Amy's Orgasm
2001
5.0
Fire Birds
1990