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Mary Ellen Trainor

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Mary Ellen Trainor

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".

Known for

7.6

Cheers

1982 · TV Series · Comedy

7.7

Roswell

1999 · TV Series · Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Drama

7.8

Die Hard

1988 · Movie · Action · Thriller

6.8

Scrooged

1988 · Movie · Fantasy · Comedy

5.6

Congo

1995 · Movie · Action · Adventure

6.1

Ricochet

1991 · Movie · Crime · Thriller

6.1

Greedy

1994 · Movie · Comedy

5.8

Kuffs

1992 · Movie · Action · Comedy

Mary Ellen Trainor — movies & series · Netflix Discovery