Melora Walters
Melora Walters | |
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Born |
Dhahran, Saudi Arabia | October 21, 1960
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1989–present |
Spouse(s) |
Christopher Scotellaro (1990–1994) Dylan Walsh (1996–2003) Alex Vendler (2008-2010) |
Children | 2 |
Melora Walters (born October 21, 1960) is a Saudi Arabian-born American actress. She played Wanda Henrickson in the television series Big Love. She also starred in Paul Thomas Anderson's films, including Hard Eight, Boogie Nights, Magnolia and The Master.
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, François Truffaut, John Cassavetes, and Jean-Luc Godard.[2]
Career
Walters has starred in several of Paul Thomas Anderson's films, including Hard Eight, Boogie Nights, Magnolia and The Master.[3] She also appeared on such television shows, such as Roseanne, Seinfeld, NYPD Blue and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Nash Bridges. In 2003, Walters played Lila in Cold Mountain, and in 2004, played Andrea Treborn in 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 from 2006 to 2010.
In 2017, it was announced that Walters would write for her directorial debut film Waterlily Jaguar, about a struggling novelist attempting to write a more serious book. James LeGros also stars in the film.[4] Walters played the suspected victim in the episode "Something Happened" for the NBC series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.[5][6]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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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 | Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Cast Nominated — Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture |
1999 | Magnolia | Claudia Wilson Gator | Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Cast Nominated — Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture |
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 | Phoenix Film Festival Award for Best Ensemble Acting |
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 | Not a Stranger | Jill Madden | Nominated — Golden Door Film Festival Award for Best Actress in a Feature Film |
2016 | Indiscretion | Harper | |
2017 | The Lovers | Lucy | |
2018 | In a Relationship | Mia Ziniti | |
2018 | Venom | Maria |
Television
Year | Title | 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" Season 4 Episode 8
"Something's Coming" Season 4 Episode 9 |
2012 | Californication | Tyler's Mom | |
2014 | Rake | Jan Falcon | |
2015 | Criminal Minds | Paige | Episodes: "Protection" and "The Hunt" |
2017 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Laurel | Episode: "Something Happened" |
References
- ↑ "Big Love' Actress Melora Walters Files For Divorce". 16 September 2010. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
- ↑ "Melora Walters". Retrieved 25 February 2017.
- ↑ Staff, Hollywood.com (3 February 2015). "Melora Walters - Biography and Filmography - 1960". Retrieved 10 December 2017.
- ↑ McNary, Dave (2017-01-25). "James Le Gros to Star in Melora Walters Drama 'Waterlily Jaguar'". Variety. Retrieved 2017-06-13.
- ↑ "'Law & Order: SVU' Taps 'Big Love' and 'Kingdom' Alums for Special Episode (Exclusive)". Retrieved 10 December 2017.
- ↑ "Mariska Hargitay Reflects on Hollywood's Harassment Culture, Emotional 'Law & Order: SVU' Episode". Retrieved 10 December 2017.