Melora Walters

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

1.2145

Gender

Female

Birthday

21-Oct-1959

Age

(67 years old)

Place of Birth

Dhahran, Saudi Arabia

Also Known As
  • Melora Walters Scotellaro
  • Melora Williams
  • メローラ・ウォルターズ
  • ملورا والترز

Melora Walters

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.


Credits

The Idea The Idea (2025) Character: N/A
A bored couple's fascination with spying on their younger neighbors blurs the line between curiosity and intrusion.
Harrison Montgomery Harrison Montgomery (2008) Character: Margo Fleming
In a rundown apartment complex in San Francisco's Tenderloin, a septuagenarian seer is waiting for his final message. For decades the eccentric recluse has chronicled the phrases of the Wheel of Fortune and deciphered their hidden meaning - the details of a mission to save his neighbors from their troubles.
Case 219 Case 219 (2010) Character: Victoria Lash
A journalist tries to uncover the circumstances that led to a shocking episode of violence in this drama from director James Bruce. Leonard Grey was a troubled seventeen-year-old who one day went on a shooting spree, injuring several students at his high school and killing one before he took his own life. A reporter for the Los Angeles Times is assigned to research and write an investigative piece about Grey. The journalist studies interviews conducted by the police with the boy's friends and family as well as conducting several of her own as she tries to understand what turned a seemingly ordinary youngster into a killer. She finds an especially intriguing subject in Cameron Porter, Leonard's best friend, who may have been involved in the shootings though he carefully refuses to incriminate himself.
Mary Mary (2012) Character: Mary
An emergency room doctor is distressed when a familiar face is brought in for treatment.
Drowning Drowning (2019) Character: Rose
A mother deals with the grief associated with her son going off to war.
Odious Odious (2017) Character: Beatrice
When recovering alcoholic Joe McNeal's nephew is abducted, his personal investigation leads him to powerhouse undercover African American Detective Marcus Knight. Together, they take on LA's seedy underbelly of child sex trafficking.
Dead Poets: A Look Back Dead Poets: A Look Back (2006) Character: N/A
Documentary about the making of Dead Poets Society (1989) including interviews from various cast members.
Situations Situations (2025) Character: Brianne
Three months after a breakup, photographer Nick plunges back into L.A.’s dating scene, where party culture clashes with the search for real connection. Despite flaky friends, his ex’s obsessive spreadsheet, and slim odds, Nick’s still chasing love.
Staring at the Dark Staring at the Dark (1988) Character: N/A
Thesis film from Jack Perez for NYU. Guy stares at the dark until Melora Walters enters his life.
Rain Rain (2001) Character: Ellen Biddle
A tragedy that tells the story of murder, sex and redemption against the backdrop of a dead-end town.
Lonely Boy Lonely Boy (2013) Character: Betsy
While seeking answers to a past he cannot remember, a schizophrenic must find the strength to control his mental illness as he tries to build relationships with those he pushed away. Winner of multiple festival awards.
Twice Upon a Time Twice Upon a Time (1998) Character: Alannah Merribone
An unhappy woman makes a wish for a different life which whisks her to a parallel world where she falls back in love with her boyfriend.
Desert Saints Desert Saints (2002) Character: Bennie Harper
Banks is a hit man, the best, usually working for Latin American drug cartels. He picks up solitary women, uses them briefly for a job, then kills them. He's in the Southwest, headed toward Mexico, when he picks up Bennie, a woman leaving an abusive marriage, going to Paradise, Arizona. The film follows three tracks: Banks's slow recruitment of Bennie, the set-up for the hit at a swank resort in Mexico, and the FBI's close pursuit of Banks, whom they want alive in hopes he'll rat out his bosses. Bennie may not be who she seems, and there may be a chink in Banks's tough-guy armor. Guns, money, and a chance at Paradise.
All Tied Up All Tied Up (1994) Character: Bliss
Brian Hartley has finally found the girl of his dreams in Linda. Unfortunately, he can't convince her or himself that it's really true. When she catches him with another woman, she finally decides she's had enough and vows to never see him again. Frenzied from the loss, Brian breaks into her house to try to talk her into seeing him again, but Linda and her roommates Kim and Sharon instead bind him to the bed.
The Lovers The Lovers (2017) Character: Lucy
The separation of a long married couple goes awry when they fall for each other again.
Ed Wood Ed Wood (1994) Character: Secretary #2
The mostly true story of the legendary "worst director of all time", who, with the help of his strange friends, filmed countless B-movies without ever becoming famous or successful.
Where Are You Where Are You (2022) Character: Edith
A grieving fashion photographer searches for his missing girlfriend.
Hard Eight Hard Eight (1997) Character: Jimmy's Girl
A stranger mentors a young Reno gambler who weds a hooker and befriends a vulgar casino regular.
Robert the Bruce Robert the Bruce (2019) Character: Ylfa
In 1306, Scottish King Robert the Bruce turns a defeated outlaw when his country is invaded. But before to free his sacred land, he must manage to regain his will to fight back and survive the persecution of those who want take his head and the English gold.
How to Murder a Millionaire How to Murder a Millionaire (1990) Character: Ginger
A Beverly Hills housewife suspects that her husband of thirty years is trying to kill her.
Love Ranch Love Ranch (2010) Character: Janelle
Story of a couple that starts the first legal brothel in Nevada and a boxer they own a piece of.
Twenty Bucks Twenty Bucks (1993) Character: The Stripper / Funeral Director
A story about the life of a twenty dollar bill as it weaves in and out of the various lives of several people.
The Accursed The Accursed (2021) Character: Naida
Hana spends twenty years suppressing a maleficent curse that was placed upon her bloodline, only to have a family member knowingly release it forcing her to kill or to be killed.
Matchstick Men Matchstick Men (2003) Character: Heather (uncredited)
A phobic con artist and his protege are on the verge of pulling off a lucrative swindle when the con artist's teenage daughter arrives unexpectedly.
Shit Year Shit Year (2010) Character: Shelly
Renowned actress Colleen West abandons her successful career for a secluded life in the hills. But the peace and quiet she longed for is disrupted by the noisy construction of neighboring housing developments. Before long, Colleen discovers that she can’t stand herself now that she has given up the only thing she has ever truly been passionate about. As an alternative to isolation, she reluctantly befriends her jubilant, whimsical neighbor and reconnects with her estranged brother. Haunted by loneliness and past desires, Colleen begins to feel as if her life was lived through the characters she has played on stage and screen.
Eraser Eraser (1996) Character: Darleen
A Witness Protection specialist becomes suspicious of his co-workers when dealing with a case involving high-tech weapons.
The Amaranth The Amaranth (2018) Character: Lily Kendrick
Lily and Richard move to a luxurious and cult-like community, where Lily becomes unsettled by the transformation she observes in her older husband and in her own physiology, leading her to wonder if there's something more sinister at play.
Midnight Run for Your Life Midnight Run for Your Life (1994) Character: Lorna Bellstratton
When an accused murderer flees to Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, bounty hunter Jack Walsh is hired to bring her back, unaware that the police, a hitman and a dangerous drug lord are hot on his trail.
Boogie Nights Boogie Nights (1997) Character: Jessie St. Vincent
Set in 1977, back when sex was safe, pleasure was a business and business was booming, idealistic porn producer Jack Horner aspires to elevate his craft to an art form. Horner discovers Eddie Adams, a hot young talent working as a busboy in a nightclub, and welcomes him into the extended family of movie-makers, misfits and hangers-on that are always around. Adams' rise from nobody to a celebrity adult entertainer is meteoric, and soon the whole world seems to know his porn alter ego, "Dirk Diggler". Now, when disco and drugs are in vogue, fashion is in flux and the party never seems to stop, Adams' dreams of turning sex into stardom are about to collide with cold, hard reality.
Hurt Hurt (2009) Character: Helen Coltrane
There are terrible things happening in the desert...unexplainable, frightening things. Tragic, inexplicable incidents… ever since she arrived.
The Young Kieslowski The Young Kieslowski (2014) Character: Barbara Kieslowski
Grand romantic gestures need not apply in this comedic tale of star-crossed young love. Instead, freshman Brian Kieslowski displays endless reserves of bumbling awkwardness as he goes home with a girl for the first time... and then learns that he got her pregnant... with twins... all while she's going through a rather inconvenient Christianity phase. Could it be that being the good guy and doing what's right are two very different things?
That Moment: Magnolia Diary That Moment: Magnolia Diary (2000) Character: Self
A very in-depth documentary that follows the very over-worked director Paul Thomas Anderson through a gruelling 80+ days of shooting for the film Magnolia (1999), containing behind-the-scenes footage and interviews.
Underdogs Underdogs (2013) Character: Nancy Smith-Burkett
The story of a small-town high school football team in rural Ohio destined to play their cross-town rival, a perennial powerhouse, while standing up for an entire community.
Beethoven Beethoven (1992) Character: Pet Shop Owner
The Newton family live in their comfortable home, but there seems to something missing. This "hole" is filled by a small puppy, who walks into their home and their lives. Beethoven, as he is named, grows into a giant of a dog... a St Bernard. Doctor Varnick, the local vet has a secret and horrible sideline, which requires lots of dogs for experiments. Beethoven is on the bad doctor's list.
Sugar Mountain Sugar Mountain (2016) Character: Tracey Huxley
Two brothers, down on their luck, fake a disappearance in the Alaskan wilderness so they'll have a great survival story to sell, but the hoax turns out to be more real than they planned.
WiseGirls WiseGirls (2002) Character: Kate
Meg, Raychel and Kate are three waitresses at a restaurant frequented by mob bosses. Their lives become complicated when one of the women witnesses a crime, and the three friends suddenly find themselves entangled in their customers’ dangerous world.
Cabin Boy Cabin Boy (1994) Character: Trina
A foul-mouthed finishing school graduate mistakenly winds up on an ill-fated fishing boat, and faces the wrath of a crew that considers him bad luck.
Brothers Three: An American Gothic Brothers Three: An American Gothic (2007) Character: Loren
Three brothers reunite at a remote cabin in the woods, when beckoned by their father. The brothers are left to deal with the dark secrets and demons that have haunted them their whole lives. The resulting truths they must face, end in an explosive tragedy.
Los Locos Los Locos (1997) Character: Allison
In the Wild West of the 1800s, a gunman is hired to take a group of emotionally-challenged people across the desert.
Venom Venom (2018) Character: Homeless Woman Maria
Investigative journalist Eddie Brock attempts a comeback following a scandal, but accidentally becomes the host of Venom, a violent, super powerful alien symbiote. Soon, he must rely on his newfound powers to protect the world from a shadowy organization looking for a symbiote of their own.
Telling Secrets Telling Secrets (1993) Character: Karen Blake
Through a series of elaborate schemes, a wealthy woman arranges for the murder of her husband's mistress and then takes steps so that the crime won't be traced back to her. The detective investigating the murder soon realizes her role in it, and sets out to find a way to pin the murder on her.
Doubting Thomas Doubting Thomas (2018) Character: Kate
A white couple inexplicably gives birth to a black child, and the purest bonds of trust, love and friendship are put to the ultimate test.
More Than Enough More Than Enough (2017) Character: Victoria Ackerman
Wes Thorne and Shelly Ackerman — two people living in opposite worlds. Shelly’s mother is off her medication so her home life is in shambles and she’s being bullied at school. Wes is an eccentric, wealthy man who has deep-seated issues with women and no close friends. When Wes offers to be Shelly’s legal guardian, both of their lives take a dramatic turn.
Short Term 12 Short Term 12 (2013) Character: Dr. Hendler
Grace, a compassionate young supervisor at a foster care facility, helps at-risk teens. But when a new charge dredges up memories of her own troubled past, Grace's tough exterior begins eroding.
American Strays American Strays (1996) Character: Cindy
Somewhere on the fringe of society, ten dangerous strangers are on a road to Red's Desert Oasis Diner. Packing more fire power than the LA police force, two hitmen, two hoods, two outlaws, and a mixed bag of other quirky characters hilariously converge for the showdown of a lifetime.
Dead Man's Revenge Dead Man's Revenge (1994) Character: Bunny
Bitter and vengeful fugitive Luck Hatcher, dignified former slave turned bounty hunter Jessup Bush, and wily deputy U.S. Marshal Bodine all converge in a small town so they can hatch an intricate con in order to bring greedy and ruthless railroad speculator Payton McCay to justice.
Hard Luck Love Song Hard Luck Love Song (2021) Character: Gypsy Sally
Jesse, a charismatic but down on his luck troubadour, finds himself at an existential crossroads as bad choices catch up with him during an unexpected reunion with Carla, an old flame.
Magnolia Magnolia (1999) Character: Claudia Wilson Gator
On one random day in the San Fernando Valley, a dying father, a young wife, a male caretaker, a famous lost son, a police officer in love, a boy genius, an ex-boy genius, a game show host and an estranged daughter will each become part of a dazzling multiplicity of plots, but one story.
Offseason Offseason (2022) Character: Ava Aldrich
Upon receiving a mysterious letter that her mother's grave has been vandalized, Marie travels to the desolate island town where she's buried. Just as she arrives, the island closes for the season, leaving Marie trapped in a nightmare.
Cam Cam (2018) Character: Lynne
A young camgirl discovers that she’s inexplicably been replaced on her site with an exact replica of herself.
The Big Empty The Big Empty (2003) Character: Candy
Struggling actor John Person agrees to drive a blue suitcase from Los Angeles to the small town of Baker, Calif., and hand it over to a mysterious cowboy in return for having his credit card debt of $27,000 paid off. Upon his arrival, John can't find the cowboy but receives an ominously head-shaped package he's supposed to hang onto. While waiting, John gets close to Ruthie, whose psychotic boyfriend, Randy, keeps threatening to kill him.
Missing Pieces Missing Pieces (2012) Character: Delia Greenly
A heartbroken man kidnaps two strangers in hopes they will fall in love.
Sex, Death and Bowling Sex, Death and Bowling (2015) Character: Evie
Two brothers separated by one continent and two decades reunite when one of them becomes sick with cancer.
The River Murders The River Murders (2011) Character: Agent Glover
The sins of the past are not forgotten in this chilling suspense thriller. When the first body was discovered, it seemed a coincidence. But now homicide detective Jack Verdon has cause to worry: the victims of a series of brutal sex murders are all his former girlfriends. Suspected by the FBI agent who’s taken over the case and suspended by his captain, Jack must work outside the law if he’s to find the killer, save his future and protect what’s left of his past.
Far More Far More (2021) Character: Evie Flores
Adrian Grenier stars as Sean McAllister, a successful fashion designer who hasn't seen his family in years. He returns to his hometown for a painstaking family reunion that will take him back to his past only to rebuild his future.
The Pale Door The Pale Door (2020) Character: Maria
The Dalton gang escape to a nearby town after a train robbery goes south, but they are met by a coven of witches with sinister plans for the unsuspecting outlaws.
Indiscretion Indiscretion (2016) Character: Dr. Harper
A married woman's affair comes back to haunt her when her obsessed lover infiltrates every part of her life.
Melvin Goes to Dinner Melvin Goes to Dinner (2003) Character: Trenice (uncredited)
Four thirtysomethings convene for a wine-fueled dinner party that turns increasingly intimate as they discuss everything from religion and ghosts to relationships and sexual fetishes.
In a Relationship In a Relationship (2018) Character: Mia Ziniti
Long-term couple Owen and Hallie are breaking up—or maybe not?—and just as their relationship reaches a turning point, Matt and Willa embark on a romance of their own.
Black Crescent Moon Black Crescent Moon (2008) Character: Katelan Beacon
A small town sheriff who's investigating a murder at the local diner ends up finding more than he bargained for in the town and in himself.
Rude Awakening Rude Awakening (1989) Character: Punky (uncredited)
In the later 1960s, two hippies are forced to leave their friends as they are wanted by the FBI, who sees them as criminals. They hide in the jungle for 20 years, secluded from the outside world. In the later 1980s, the find out that a secret war is about to start in the US, and decide to return to New York to tell someone about it.
Adeline, the Great Adeline, the Great (2019) Character: N/A
A woke boarding school student questions her commitment to activism when she finds herself with no friends, countless enemies and facing some very serious accusations that threaten to get her expelled.
The Master The Master (2012) Character: Band (Voice)
Freddie, a volatile, heavy-drinking veteran who suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder, finds some semblance of a family when he stumbles onto the ship of Lancaster Dodd, the charismatic leader of a new "religion" he forms after World War II.
Speaking of Sex Speaking of Sex (2001) Character: Melinda
A counselor, an expert on depression, and two attorneys try to help a couple who have marital problems.
America's Deadliest Home Video America's Deadliest Home Video (1993) Character: Gloria
A man videotaping his road trip is taken hostage by three criminals and forced to tape their crime spree, including robberies and murder.
Cold Mountain Cold Mountain (2003) Character: Lila
In this classic story of love and devotion set against the backdrop of the American Civil War, a wounded Confederate soldier named W.P. Inman deserts his unit and travels across the South, aiming to return to his young wife, Ada, who he left behind to tend their farm. As Inman makes his perilous journey home, Ada struggles to keep their home intact with the assistance of Ruby, a mysterious drifter sent to help her by a kindly neighbor.
Dead Poets Society Dead Poets Society (1989) Character: Gloria
At an elite, old-fashioned boarding school in New England, a passionate English teacher inspires his students to rebel against convention and seize the potential of every day, courting the disdain of the stern headmaster.
The Butterfly Effect The Butterfly Effect (2004) Character: Andrea Treborn
A young man struggles to access sublimated childhood memories. He finds a technique that allows him to travel back into the past, to occupy his childhood body and change history. However, he soon finds that every change he makes has unexpected consequences.
Pink Skies Ahead Pink Skies Ahead (2020) Character: Hayley
A young woman struggles with an anxiety disorder after dropping out of school.
Sacrifice Sacrifice (2015) Character: Enid
Four teenagers from a small Texas town come face-to-face with their own consciences after a tragic accident.
Beneath the Leaves Beneath the Leaves (2019) Character: Rose
Four small-town boys are kidnapped by James Whitley, a warm-eyed psychopath. His grotesque pursuit to reunite orphaned children with their deceased birth parents is halted when the boys escape and he is arrested. Fifteen years later Whitley flees during a prison fire and decides to see his mission through. Detective Larson, once Whitley's prior victim, is removed from the case due to impartiality leaving his partner, and lover, Detective Shotwell to solve the case. Fueled by rage and a chance of redemption, Detective Larson chases the steadfast psychopath on his own only to fall back into the same trap he once escaped as a child.



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