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Melora Walters Biography (1968-)

Born October 21, 1968, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; married Christopher Scotellaro (an actor), July 10, 1990 (divorced); married Dylan Walsh (an actor), March20, 1996 (divorced July 29, 2003); children: (second marriage) Thomas Charles, Joanna Marie. Addresses: Agent: Ryan Martin, Agency for the Performing Arts, 9200 Sunset Blvd., Suite 900, Los Angeles, CA 90069.; Manager: MelMcKeon, McKeon-Valeo-Myones Management, 9150 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 102, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.; Publicist: Platform Public Relations, 2666 North Beachwood Dr., Los Angeles, CA 90068.

Nationality

American

Gender

Female

Occupation

Actress

Birth Details

October 21, 1968

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Film Appearances
• Gloria, Dead Poets Society, Buena Vista, 1989
• (Uncredited) Punky, Rude Awakening, 1989
• Prostitute, Underground (also known as Underground Terror),1990
• Pet shop owner, Beethoven, Universal, 1992
• Stripper and funeral director, Twenty Bucks, Triton Pictures, 1993
• Bliss, All Tied Up (also known as Un soltero con mucha cuerda), 1994
• Second secretary, Ed Wood, Buena Vista, 1994
• Trina, Cabin Boy, Buena Vista, 1994
• Cindy, American Strays, A-pix Entertainment, 1996
• Darleen, Eraser, Warner Bros., 1996
• Jimmy's girl, Sydney (also known as Hard Eight), Samuel Goldwyn, 1996
• Jessie St. Vincent, Boogie Nights, New Line Cinema, 1997
• Claudia Wilson Gator, Magnolia (also known as mag-no'li-a),New Line Cinema, 1999
• Ellen Biddle, Rain (also known as Lluvia), First Look HomeEntertainment, 2001
• Melinda, Speaking of Sex, Europa Films, 2001
• Bennie, Desert Saints, Artisan Entertainment, 2002
• Kate, Wisegirls, Lions Gate Films, 2002
• Film Trix (short documentary film), Cornukopia Entertainment/Lowbar Productions, 2002
• Candy, The Big Empty, Artisan Entertainment, 2003
• (Uncredited) Heather, Matchstick Men, Warner Bros., 2003
• Lila, Cold Mountain, Miramax, 2003
• (Uncredited) Trenice, Melvin Goes to Dinner, Arrival Pictures, 2003
• Andrea Treborn, The Butterfly Effect, New Line Cinema, 2004
• Television Appearances
• Series
• Felicity, L.A. Doctors (also known as L.A. Docs), CBS, 1998-99
• Grace, Push, Nevada, ABC, 2002
• Anne (some sources cite Lia) "Lark" Larkin, Threat Matrix, ABC, 2003-2004
• Movies
• Ginger, How to Murder a Millionaire, CBS, 1990
• Karen Blake, Telling Secrets (also known as Contract for Murder), 1993
• Bunny, Dead Man's Revenge, USA Network, 1994
• Lorna Bellstratten, Midnight Run for Your Life, syndicated, 1994
• Allison, Los Locos (also known as Los Locos: Posse Rides Again), The Movie Channel, 1997
• Alanna Merribone, Twice upon a Time, Lifetime, 1998
• Specials
• It's Only Rock 'n' Roll, ABC, 1991
• Episodic
• Debbi, "BOO!," Roseanne, ABC, 1989
• Debbi, "Fender Bender," Roseanne, ABC, 1990
• Debbi, "Hair," Roseanne, ABC, 1990
• Debbi, "I'm Hungry," Roseanne, ABC, 1990
• Waitress, "Road Trip," The Wonder Years, ABC, 1991
• Lisa, "He-Ho, He-Ho, It's Off to Lamaze We Go," Murphy Brown, CBS,1992
• Marnie Archer, "Lucky 13," Bakersfield P.D., Fox, 1993
• Star Buckley, "Bounty," Walker, Texas Ranger, CBS, 1993
• Jane, "The Hamptons," Seinfeld, NBC, 1994
• Holly Snyder, "The Bank Dick," NYPD Blue, ABC, 1995
• Holly Snyder, "Dirty Laundry," NYPD Blue, ABC, 1995
• Shari Watkins, "Reap the Whirlwind," Picket Fences, CBS, 1995
• (As Melora Williams) Sheryl Monroe, "The Ballad of Lucas Burke," The Marshal, ABC, 1995
• Dina, "Little Orphan Eddie," Dream On, HBO, 1995, also broadcast on Fox
• Liz Braley, "Skirt Chasers," Nash Bridges (also known as Bridges), CBS, 1996
• Arlene, "Camino High," High Incident, ABC, 1997
• Carly Peterson, "A Reverend Runs through It," Brooklyn South, CBS,1997
• Appeared as Maria in "Adult Education," an unaired episode of Dear John ... , NBC.
• Pilots
• Wanda, Big Love, HBO, c. 2006
• Stage Appearances
• Appeared in off-Broadway productions, including Dances of Bronx Bear and Scream, both Manhattan Class Company.
• RECORDINGS
• Videos
• Gloria, America's Deadliest Home Video, 1993
• Herself, That Moment: Magnolia Diary (also known as That Moment: Magnolia Diary October 1998--March 2000), New Line Home Video, 2000
• Herself and Kate, Behind the Scenes of "Wisegirls," Lions Gate Films Home Entertainment, 2002
• Herself in audition tape, Tricks of the Trade: Making "Matchstick Men," Warner Bros., 2004

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

• InStyle, January, 2000, p. 96
• Movieline's Hollywood Life, December, 2003, p. 40