Melora Walters
Melora Walters | |
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Born |
Dhahran, Saudi Arabia | October 21, 1960
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1975–present |
Spouse(s) |
Christopher Scotellaro (1990–1994) Dylan Walsh (1996–2003) Alex Vendler (2008-2010) |
Children | 2 |
Melora Walters (born October 21, 1960) is an American actress.
Personal life
In June 2008, she married cinematographer Alex Vendler. In September 2010, she filed for divorce.[1]
Some of her filmmaking influences are Ingmar Bergman, Federico Fellini, Francois Truffaut, John Cassavetes, and Jean-Luc Godard.[2]
Career
Cast several times by Paul Thomas Anderson, Walters has appeared in Hard Eight, Boogie Nights (as Jessie St. Vincent), Magnolia (as Claudia Wilson Gator), and had a voice role in The Master. She has also appeared on such television shows as Roseanne, Seinfeld, NYPD Blue and CSI.
In 2003, Walters portrayed Lila in Cold Mountain, and in 2004, played Andrea Treborn in the The Butterfly Effect. She guest-starred as Sylvia Greene on Desperate Housewives in 2007 and played the role of Wanda Henrickson in the HBO drama Big Love.
In 2017 it was announced she would direct and write Waterlily Jaguar, about a struggling novelist attempting to write a more serious book, which will be executived produced by her frequent collaborator Paul Thomas Anderson.[3]
Filmography
Film
Year | Film | Role | Genre |
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1989 | Dead Poets Society | Gloria | |
1989 | Rude Awakening | Punky | |
1990 | Underground | Prostitute | |
1992 | Beethoven | Pet Shop Owner | |
1993 | America's Deadliest Home Video | Gloria | |
1993 | Twenty Bucks | The Stripper/Funeral Director | |
1994 | Cabin Boy | Trina | |
1994 | All Tied Up | Bliss | |
1994 | Ed Wood | Secretary #2 | |
1996 | Hard Eight | Jimmy's Girl | |
1996 | Eraser | Darleen | |
1996 | American Strays | Cindy | |
1997 | Los Locos | Allison | |
1997 | Boogie Nights | Jessie St. Vincent | |
1999 | Magnolia | Claudia Wilson Gator | |
2001 | Speaking of Sex | Melinda | |
2001 | Rain | Ellen | |
2002 | WiseGirls | Kate | |
2002 | Desert Saints | Bennie Harper | |
2003 | Melvin Goes to Dinner | Trenice, Melvin's Girlfriend | |
2003 | The Big Empty | Candy | |
2003 | Matchstick Men | Heather, Roy's Ex-Wife | |
2003 | Cold Mountain | Lila | |
2004 | The Butterfly Effect | Andrea Treborn | |
2007 | Brothers Three: An American Gothic | Loren | |
2008 | Harrison Montgomery | Margo Fleming | |
2008 | bgFATLdy | Katelan Beacon | |
2008 | Dark Yellow | Woman | |
2009 | Hurt | Helen Coltrane | |
2010 | Case 219 | Victoria Lash | |
2010 | Shit Year | Shelly | |
2010 | Love Ranch | Janelle | |
2011 | The River Murders | Agent Glover | |
2011 | Missing Pieces | Delia Greenly | |
2012 | The Master | Band (voice) | |
2013 | Short Term 12 | Dr. Hendler | |
2013 | Underdogs | Nancy Smith-Burkett | |
2013 | Lonely Boy | Betsy | |
2014 | The Young Kieslowski | Barbara Kieslowski | |
2015 | Sugar Mountain | Tracy Huxley | |
2015 | Sex, Death and Bowling | Evie | |
2016 | Indiscretion | Harper | |
2017 | The Lovers | Lucy |
Television
Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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1989 | Roseanne | Debbie | |
1990 | How to Murder a Millionaire | ||
1991 | The Wonder Years | Waitress | Season 4 Episode 16 |
1993 | Walker, Texas Ranger | Star | |
1993 | Telling Secrets | Karen Blake | |
1994 | Dead Man's Revenge | Bunny | |
1994 | Midnight Run for Your Life | Lorna Bellstratten | |
1994 | Seinfeld | Jane | "The Hamptons" |
1995 | NYPD Blue | Holly Snyder | Season 2 - "The Bank Dick" Season 3 - "Dirty Laundry" |
1998 | L.A. Doctors | Felicity | |
1998 | Twice Upon a Time | Alannah Merribone | Television film |
2002 | Push, Nevada | Grace | |
2003 | Threat Matrix | Lia 'Lark' Larkin | |
2005 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Sage | |
2006–2010 | Big Love | Wanda Henrickson | |
2007 | Desperate Housewives | Sylvia Greene | "Distant Past" |
2012 | Californication | Tyler's Mom | |
2014 | Rake | Jan Falcon | |
2015 | Criminal Minds | Paige | Episodes: "Protection" and "The Hunt" |
References
- ↑ "Big Love' Actress Melora Walters Files For Divorce". 16 September 2010. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
- ↑ "Melora Walters". Retrieved 25 February 2017.
- ↑ McNary, Dave (2017-01-25). "James Le Gros to Star in Melora Walters Drama ‘Waterlily Jaguar’". Variety. Retrieved 2017-06-13.