ACTOR
Mary Ellen Trainor
1952 - 2015

Mary Ellen Trainor
Mary Ellen Trainor (July 8, 1952 – May 20, 2015) was an American character actress best known for her roles as Irene Walsh in The Goonies, LAPD psychiatrist Dr. Stephanie Woods in the Lethal Weapon films, and newscaster Gail Wallens in Die Hard and Ricochet. Read more on Wikipedia
Her biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Mary Ellen Trainor is the 4,132nd most popular actor (up from 4,485th in 2024), the 6,637th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,571st in 2019) and the 1,911th most popular American Actor.
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Among ACTORS
Among actors, Mary Ellen Trainor ranks 4,132 out of 13,578. Before her are Bae Yong-joon, Ružica Sokić, Edward Woodward, Maria Canals-Barrera, Jeff Corey, and José Sacristán. After her are Paul Meurisse, Chin Han, Tania Mallet, Monica Guerritore, Nancy Kovack, and Linda Thorson.
Most Popular Actors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsBae Yong-joon
1972 - Present
HPI: 56.92
Rank: 4,126
Ružica Sokić
1934 - 2013
HPI: 56.92
Rank: 4,127
Edward Woodward
1930 - 2009
HPI: 56.92
Rank: 4,128
Maria Canals-Barrera
1966 - Present
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 4,129
Jeff Corey
1914 - 2002
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 4,130
José Sacristán
1937 - Present
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 4,131
Mary Ellen Trainor
1952 - 2015
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 4,132
Paul Meurisse
1912 - 1979
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 4,133
Chin Han
1969 - Present
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 4,134
Tania Mallet
1941 - 2019
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 4,135
Monica Guerritore
1958 - Present
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 4,136
Nancy Kovack
1935 - Present
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 4,137
Linda Thorson
1947 - Present
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 4,138
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1952, Mary Ellen Trainor ranks 347. Before her are Geoff Downes, Gregory David Roberts, Randy Crawford, Garry Chalk, Mimi Leder, and Abdul Aziz al-Hakim. After her are Anna Sui, Shelley McNamara, Karen Shakhnazarov, John Finn, Siegfried Stohr, and Jiří Paroubek. Among people deceased in 2015, Mary Ellen Trainor ranks 287. Before her are Lizabeth Scott, Malcolm Fraser, James Salter, Milorad Milutinović, Roger Rees, and Barbro Hiort af Ornäs. After her are Peter Gay, Zofia Kielan-Jaworowska, Jimmy Murray, Lynn Anderson, Edward Natapei, and Jaroslav Holík.
Others Born in 1952
Go to all RankingsGeoff Downes
MUSICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 57.03
Rank: 341
Gregory David Roberts
WRITER
1952 - Present
HPI: 57.01
Rank: 342
Randy Crawford
SINGER
1952 - Present
HPI: 56.98
Rank: 343
Garry Chalk
ACTOR
1952 - Present
HPI: 56.98
Rank: 344
Mimi Leder
FILM DIRECTOR
1952 - Present
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 345
Abdul Aziz al-Hakim
POLITICIAN
1952 - 2009
HPI: 56.92
Rank: 346
Mary Ellen Trainor
ACTOR
1952 - 2015
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 347
Anna Sui
FASHION DESIGNER
1952 - Present
HPI: 56.86
Rank: 348
Shelley McNamara
ARCHITECT
1952 - Present
HPI: 56.83
Rank: 349
Karen Shakhnazarov
FILM DIRECTOR
1952 - Present
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 350
John Finn
ACTOR
1952 - Present
HPI: 56.69
Rank: 351
Siegfried Stohr
RACING DRIVER
1952 - Present
HPI: 56.67
Rank: 352
Jiří Paroubek
POLITICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 56.67
Rank: 353
Others Deceased in 2015
Go to all RankingsLizabeth Scott
ACTOR
1922 - 2015
HPI: 57.05
Rank: 281
Malcolm Fraser
POLITICIAN
1930 - 2015
HPI: 57.03
Rank: 282
James Salter
WRITER
1925 - 2015
HPI: 56.98
Rank: 283
Milorad Milutinović
SOCCER PLAYER
1935 - 2015
HPI: 56.98
Rank: 284
Roger Rees
ACTOR
1944 - 2015
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 285
Barbro Hiort af Ornäs
ACTOR
1921 - 2015
HPI: 56.94
Rank: 286
Mary Ellen Trainor
ACTOR
1952 - 2015
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 287
Peter Gay
HISTORIAN
1923 - 2015
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 288
Zofia Kielan-Jaworowska
BIOLOGIST
1925 - 2015
HPI: 56.83
Rank: 289
Jimmy Murray
SOCCER PLAYER
1933 - 2015
HPI: 56.81
Rank: 290
Lynn Anderson
SINGER
1947 - 2015
HPI: 56.64
Rank: 291
Edward Natapei
POLITICIAN
1954 - 2015
HPI: 56.46
Rank: 292
Jaroslav Holík
ATHLETE
1942 - 2015
HPI: 56.45
Rank: 293
In United States
Among people born in United States, Mary Ellen Trainor ranks 6,638 out of 20,380. Before her are Diane Disney Miller (1933), Big Joe Turner (1911), Adele Goldberg (1945), Maria Canals-Barrera (1966), Frederick Moloney (1882), and Jeff Corey (1914). After her are Stephen Schneider (1945), Charles Bacon (1885), Arnie Robinson (1948), Lloyd Alexander (1924), Alvin Ailey (1931), and Nancy Kovack (1935).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsDiane Disney Miller
WRITER
1933 - 2013
HPI: 56.92
Rank: 6,632
Big Joe Turner
MUSICIAN
1911 - 1985
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 6,633
Adele Goldberg
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1945 - Present
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 6,634
Maria Canals-Barrera
ACTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 6,635
Frederick Moloney
ATHLETE
1882 - 1941
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 6,636
Jeff Corey
ACTOR
1914 - 2002
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 6,637
Mary Ellen Trainor
ACTOR
1952 - 2015
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 6,638
Stephen Schneider
BIOLOGIST
1945 - 2010
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 6,639
Charles Bacon
ATHLETE
1885 - 1968
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 6,640
Arnie Robinson
ATHLETE
1948 - 2020
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 6,641
Lloyd Alexander
WRITER
1924 - 2007
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 6,642
Alvin Ailey
DANCER
1931 - 1989
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 6,643
Nancy Kovack
ACTOR
1935 - Present
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 6,644
Among ACTORS In United States
Among actors born in United States, Mary Ellen Trainor ranks 1,911. Before her are Dorothy Gish (1898), Penelope Ann Miller (1964), Scott Eastwood (1986), Raoul Trujillo (1955), Maria Canals-Barrera (1966), and Jeff Corey (1914). After her are Nancy Kovack (1935), Gates McFadden (1949), Betty Hutton (1921), Neal McDonough (1966), Charles Martinet (1955), and Willie Garson (1964).
Dorothy Gish
1898 - 1968
HPI: 56.95
Rank: 1,905
Penelope Ann Miller
1964 - Present
HPI: 56.95
Rank: 1,906
Scott Eastwood
1986 - Present
HPI: 56.94
Rank: 1,907
Raoul Trujillo
1955 - Present
HPI: 56.93
Rank: 1,908
Maria Canals-Barrera
1966 - Present
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 1,909
Jeff Corey
1914 - 2002
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 1,910
Mary Ellen Trainor
1952 - 2015
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 1,911
Nancy Kovack
1935 - Present
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 1,912
Gates McFadden
1949 - Present
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 1,913
Betty Hutton
1921 - 2007
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 1,914
Neal McDonough
1966 - Present
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 1,915
Charles Martinet
1955 - Present
HPI: 56.88
Rank: 1,916
Willie Garson
1964 - 2021
HPI: 56.88
Rank: 1,917






















































