Melora Walters
Known for: Acting
Melora Walters (born October 21, 1959) is an American actress. She is best known for her starring roles as Wanda Henrickson in the television series Big Love and Kathy Kone in PEN15, and has appeared in several Paul Thomas Anderson films.
Filmography
Series
The Mentalist
Amber
2008
Series
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Laurel Linwood
1999
Series
NCIS
Susan Elizabeth Lowe
2003
Series
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Sage
2000
Series
Desperate Housewives
Sylvia Greene
2004
Series
FBI
Evelyn Adams
2018
Series
Seinfeld
Jane
1989
Series
Californication
Lisa
2007
Series
The Wonder Years
Waitress
1988
Film
Dead Poets Society
Gloria
1989
Series
Nash Bridges
Flo
1996
Series
Big Love
Wanda Henrickson
2006
Series
Walker, Texas Ranger
Star
1993
Film
Venom
Homeless Woman Maria
2018
Series
Franklin & Bash
Joan Ackermann
2011
Series
The OA
Melody
2016
Series
Dear John
Maria
1988
Film
The Butterfly Effect
Andrea Treborn
2004
Film
Boogie Nights
Jessie St. Vincent
1997
Series
Dream On
Dina
1990
Series
Brooklyn South
Carly
1997
Film
Cold Mountain
Lila
2003
Series
PEN15
Kathy Kone
2019
Film
Magnolia
Claudia Wilson Gator
1999
Film
The Master
Band (Voice)
2012
Film
Eraser
Darleen
1996
Series
Threat Matrix
Lia 'Lark' Larkin
2003
Series
L.A. Doctors
Felicity
1998
Series
American Gigolo
Maryanne Henderson
2022
Film
Beethoven
Pet Shop Owner
1992
Film
Matchstick Men
Heather (uncredited)
2003
Series
Bakersfield P.D.
Marnie Archer
1993
Film
Ed Wood
Secretary #2
1994
Series
Roseanne
1988
Film
Hard Eight
Jimmy's Girl
1997
Film
The Big Empty
Candy
2003
Film
Short Term 12
Dr. Hendler
2013
Film
Twenty Bucks
The Stripper / Funeral Director
1993
Film
Robert the Bruce
Ylfa
2019
Film
The Idea
2025
Film
Indiscretion
Dr. Harper
2016
Film
Speaking of Sex
Melinda
2001
Film
Harrison Montgomery
Margo Fleming
2008
Film
Cam
Lynne
2018
Film
Shit Year
Shelly
2010
Film
The Lovers
Lucy
2017
Film
Love Ranch
Janelle
2010
Film
The River Murders
Agent Glover
2011
Film
The Accursed
Naida
2021
Film
Sugar Mountain
Tracey Huxley
2016
Film
Desert Saints
Bennie Harper
2002
Film
That Moment: Magnolia Diary
Self
2000
Film
The Amaranth
Lily Kendrick
2018
Film
They Follow
Film
The Pale Door
Maria
2020
Film
In a Relationship
Mia Ziniti
2018
Film
Offseason
Ava Aldrich
2022
Film
Far More
Evie Flores
2021
Film
Hard Luck Love Song
Gypsy Sally
2021
Film
Situations
Brianne
2026
Film
All Tied Up
Bliss
1994
Film
Twice Upon a Time
Alannah Merribone
1998
Film
Melvin Goes to Dinner
Trenice (uncredited)
2003
Film
Telling Secrets
Karen Blake
1993
Film
Case 219
Victoria Lash
2010
Film
Cabin Boy
Trina
1994
Film
Mary
Mary
2012
Film
Drowning
Rose
2019
Film
Beneath the Leaves
Rose
2019
Film
American Strays
Cindy
1996
Film
Dead Man's Revenge
Bunny
1994
Odious
Beatrice
2017
Film
Rude Awakening
Punky (uncredited)
1989
Film
Brothers Three: An American Gothic
Loren
2007
Film
Midnight Run for Your Life
Lorna Bellstratton
1994
Film
How to Murder a Millionaire
Ginger
1990
Film
Pink Skies Ahead
Hayley
2020
Film
Los Locos
Allison
1997
Film
Adeline, the Great
2019
Film
Where Are You
Edith
2022
Film
The Young Kieslowski
Barbara Kieslowski
2014
Film
WiseGirls
Kate
2002
Film
Underdogs
Nancy Smith-Burkett
2013
Film
Sacrifice
Enid
2015
Film
Lonely Boy
Betsy
2013
Film
Doubting Thomas
Kate
2018
Film
Sex, Death and Bowling
Evie Flores
2015
Film
Good After Bad
Victoria Ackerman
2017
Film
Black Crescent Moon
Katelan Beacon
2008
Film
Hurt
Helen Coltrane
2009
Film
Rain
Ellen
2001
Film
Staring at the Dark
1988
Film
Missing Pieces
Delia Greenly
2012
Film
America's Deadliest Home Video
Gloria
1993
Film
Crooks
Blanche
2026