Trainor, Mary Ellen

Mary Ellen Trainor was born in San Francisco . ^[2] She studied broadcast journalism at the University of California, San Diego . During training, she was invited to work as a leading live broadcast on the radio station KSDO (San Diego). Soon she got the post of editor at the station KCBS-TV (Los Angeles). She later worked as an assistant filmmaker ( production assistant ). During the filming of the film " 1941 " (October 23, 1978 - May 16, 1979), was an assistant director Steven Spielberg . One of the screenwriters of this film was Robert Zemeckis , who in 1980 became her husband. ^[3] In late 1982, she became an actress, starring in the episode Father Knows Last of the television series Cheers (aired on January 20, 1983). In a marriage with Zemeckis, which lasted until 2000, she gave birth to a son, Alexander ( Alexander Francis Zemeckis , * December 11, 1985).

In 1990-1993, she played the role of the mother of the protagonist in the Fox sitcom Parker Lewis Is Not Lost, and in 1999-2002, the role of Diane Evans in the American science fiction television series City of Aliens . She also often appeared in the films of Richard Donner and Robert Zemeckis .

She died on May 20, 2015 in her own home in Montecito . The cause of death is pancreatic cancer.

Cinema

• 1984 - Novel with a Stone - Elaine
• 1984 - The Stone Boy - Doris Simms
• 1985 - The Dunce - Irene Walsh
• 1985 - " Back to the Future " - a TV news anchor (not credited)
• 1987 - The Deadly Weapon - Dr. Stephanie Woods
• 1987 - Monster Platoon - Emily
• 1988 - Action Jackson - Secretary
• 1988 - Die Hard - Gail Wallace (news presenter)
• 1989 - “ Back to the Future 2 " - Officer Reese (uncredited)
• 1988 - The New Christmas Tale - Ted
• 1989 - Ghostbusters 2
• 1989 - Lethal Weapon 2 - Dr. Stephanie Woods
• 1990 - Fire Birds - Janet Little
• 1991 - Ricochet - Gail Wallace
• 1991 - The Grand Canyon - Miss Green
• 1991 - Cuffs - Nikki Allyn
• 1992 - Lethal Weapon 3 - Dr. Stephanie Woods
• 1992 - " Death to her face " - Vivian Adams
• 1994 - “ Greed ” - Nora McTig
• 1994 - The Little Giants - Karen O'Shea
• 1994 - “ Forrest Gump ” - the nanny of the baby Jenny (uncredited) ^[4]
• 1995 - Congo - Moira
• 1996 - “ Ordered to Destroy ” - Stewardess Alison
• 1998 - Short film " Mi casa, su casa " - Mrs. Holcomb
• 1998 - Lethal Weapon 4 - Dr. Stephanie Woods.
• 1999 - “ Anywhere, Only Not Here ” - the landlady
• 2001 - Amy's Orgasm - Amy's mom
• 2002 - Moonlight Mile - Mrs. Myerson
• 2003 - “ Freaky Friday ” - a patient reading a diary
• 2005 - The Music Inside - Monica Amado
• 2007 - Cake: A Wedding Story - Jane Andrews

TV

• 1983 - the series " Cheerful Company " ( Cheers ), an episode of Father Knows Last - Mary
• 1986-1987 - the series Remington Steel , episodes of Bonds of Steele (1986), The Steele That Wouldn't Die: Part 1 (1987), The Steele That Wouldn't Die: Part 2 (1987) (only in credits) - Estelle Becker
• 1985 - the series Crazy Like a Fox , an episode of Fox and Hounds
• 1986 - an anthological series “ School Break with CBS ” ( CBS Schoolbreak Special ), episode The Drug Knot - Helen Dawson
• 1987 - the series " Amazing Stories ", the episode "Moving Day" - Mara Webster
• 1989 - the series " Tales from the Crypt ", the episode "On Christmas Eve" ( And All Through the House )
• 1989 - Fear Stalk - Jennifer
• 1990 - Rock Hudson - Agent
• 1990 - The Outsiders series, The Stork Club episode - Ronda Sue's mother
• 1990-1993 - "Parker Lewis Can't Lose " ( Parker Lewis Can't Lose ), 16 episodes - Mrs. Lewis
• 1995 - Seduced and Betrayed (Charlotte)
• 1996 - “ A Face to Die For ” ( A Face to Die For ) - Mrs. Gilmore
• 1997 - “Hope” ( Hope ) - Maze Burns
• 1996-1997 - the series " Relativity ", 17 episodes - Yves Lucens
• 1998 - “ Someone to Love Me ” - Jocelyn Hart
• 1999-2002 - TV series " Alien City ", 23 episodes - Diane Evans
• 2008 - McBride: Requiem ( McBride: Requiem ) - Elizabeth Lucas