Person
Melora Walters
Acting · Born 1959-10-21 · Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
Biography
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.
Known for
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Laurel Linwood
The Mentalist
Amber
NCIS
Susan Elizabeth Lowe
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Sage
FBI
Evelyn Adams
Seinfeld
Jane
Desperate Housewives
Sylvia Greene
Californication
Lisa
The Wonder Years
Waitress
Nash Bridges
Flo
Filmography
- 2026CrooksBlanche
- 2026SituationsBrianne
- 2025The Idea
- 2022Where Are YouEdith
- 2022American GigoloMaryanne Henderson
- 2022OffseasonAva Aldrich
- 2021The AccursedNaida
- 2021Hard Luck Love SongGypsy Sally
- 2021Far MoreEvie Flores
- 2020Pink Skies AheadHayley
- 2020The Pale DoorMaria
- 2019Adeline, the Great
- 2019DrowningRose
- 2019Robert the BruceYlfa
- 2019Beneath the LeavesRose
- 2019PEN15Kathy Kone
- 2018In a RelationshipMia Ziniti
- 2018The AmaranthLily Kendrick
- 2018The Lover in the Attic: A True StoryDirector
- 2018CamLynne
- 2018VenomHomeless Woman Maria
- 2018FBIEvelyn Adams
- 2018Waterlily JaguarProducer
- 2018Doubting ThomasKate
- 2017OdiousBeatrice
- 2017The LoversLucy
- 2017Good After BadVictoria Ackerman
- 2016The OAMelody
- 2016Sugar MountainTracey Huxley
- 2016IndiscretionDr. Harper
- 2015SacrificeEnid
- 2015Sex, Death and BowlingEvie Flores
- 2014The Young KieslowskiBarbara Kieslowski
- 2013Short Term 12Dr. Hendler
- 2013UnderdogsNancy Smith-Burkett
- 2013Lonely BoyBetsy
- 2012MaryMary
- 2012The MasterBand (Voice)
- 2012Missing PiecesDelia Greenly
- 2011The River MurdersAgent Glover
- 2011Franklin & BashJoan Ackermann
- 2010Love RanchJanelle
- 2010Shit YearShelly
- 2010Case 219Victoria Lash
- 2009HurtHelen Coltrane
- 2008The MentalistAmber
- 2008Black Crescent MoonKatelan Beacon
- 2008Harrison MontgomeryMargo Fleming
- 2007CalifornicationLisa
- 2007Brothers Three: An American GothicLoren
- 2006Big LoveWanda Henrickson
- 2004Desperate HousewivesSylvia Greene
- 2004The Butterfly EffectAndrea Treborn
- 2003Cold MountainLila
- 2003Melvin Goes to DinnerTrenice (uncredited)
- 2003NCISSusan Elizabeth Lowe
- 2003Threat MatrixLia 'Lark' Larkin
- 2003Matchstick MenHeather (uncredited)
- 2003The Big EmptyCandy
- 2002WiseGirlsKate
- 2002Desert SaintsBennie Harper
- 2001Speaking of SexMelinda
- 2001RainEllen
- 2000CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationSage
- 2000That Moment: Magnolia DiarySelf
- 1999MagnoliaClaudia Wilson Gator
- 1999Law & Order: Special Victims UnitLaurel Linwood
- 1998Twice Upon a TimeAlannah Merribone
- 1998L.A. DoctorsFelicity
- 1997Boogie NightsJessie St. Vincent
- 1997Brooklyn SouthCarly
- 1997Hard EightJimmy's Girl
- 1997Los LocosAllison
- 1996American StraysCindy
- 1996EraserDarleen
- 1996Nash BridgesFlo
- 1994Ed WoodSecretary #2
- 1994Midnight Run for Your LifeLorna Bellstratton
- 1994All Tied UpBliss
- 1994Dead Man's RevengeBunny
- 1994Cabin BoyTrina
- 1993Twenty BucksThe Stripper / Funeral Director
- 1993Bakersfield P.D.Marnie Archer
- 1993Walker, Texas RangerStar
- 1993Telling SecretsKaren Blake
- 1993America's Deadliest Home VideoGloria
- 1992BeethovenPet Shop Owner
- 1990Dream OnDina
- 1990How to Murder a MillionaireGinger
- 1989Rude AwakeningPunky (uncredited)
- 1989SeinfeldJane
- 1989Dead Poets SocietyGloria
- 1988Roseanne
- 1988Dear JohnMaria
- 1988Staring at the Dark
- 1988The Wonder YearsWaitress
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