Lisa Ann Walter

Lisa Ann Walter

CountryUnited States United States
GenderFemale
BirthdayAug 3, 1963
BiographyLisa Ann Walter (born August 3, 1963) is an American actress, comedian, and television producer, best known for her roles as Chessy in the romantic comedy film The Parent Trap (1998) and Melissa Schemmenti on the ABC mockumentary sitcom Abbott Elementary (2021–present), for which she received a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Ensemble in a Comedy Series.

She was formerly the creator and executive producer of Oxygen network reality weight-loss competition series, Dance Your Ass Off. Her other reality television work includes serving as a judge on ABC's reality television series The Next Best Thing: Who Is the Greatest Celebrity Impersonator?, as well as winning celebrity editions of the game shows The Weakest Link and Jeopardy! She also created and starred in the 1996–1997 sitcom, Life's Work, and appeared in such films as Bruce Almighty, Shall We Dance, and War of the Worlds.

To date, Walter is the sixteenth highest-earning game show contestant of all time, having accumulated a total of $1,242,500 on her game show appearances.

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as Melissa Schemmenti
Dance Your Ass Off
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Dance Your Ass Off

as Judge
Emeril
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Emeril

as Cassandra Gilman
The Next Best Thing: Who is the Greatest Celebrity Impersonator?
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The Next Best Thing: Who is the Greatest Celebrity Impersonator?

as Judge

Part of Crew

Dance Your Ass Off
Ended

Dance Your Ass Off

as Creator

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