
Melora Walters
Known for Acting · 94 credits
- Born
- 1959-10-21 (age 66)
- Place of birth
- Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
- Also known as
- Melora Walters Scotellaro · Melora Williams
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
TV Shows (23)

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Laurel Linwood

NCIS
2003
as Susan Elizabeth Lowe

The Mentalist
2008
as Amber

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
as Sage

Desperate Housewives
2004
as Sylvia Greene

FBI
2018
as Evelyn Adams

Seinfeld
1989
as Jane

Californication
2007
as Lisa

The Wonder Years
1988
as Waitress

Nash Bridges
1996
as Flo

Franklin & Bash
2011
as Joan Ackermann

Big Love
2006
as Wanda Henrickson

Walker, Texas Ranger
1993
as Star

Dear John
1988
as Maria

The OA
2016
as Melody

Dream On
1990
as Dina

Brooklyn South
1997
as Carly

L.A. Doctors
1998
as Felicity

Threat Matrix
2003
as Lia 'Lark' Larkin

PEN15
2019
as Kathy Kone

Roseanne
1988

American Gigolo
2022
as Maryanne Henderson

Bakersfield P.D.
1993
as Marnie Archer
Movies (71)

Dead Poets Society
1989
as Gloria

Venom
2018
as Homeless Woman Maria

The Butterfly Effect
2004
as Andrea Treborn

Magnolia
1999
as Claudia Wilson Gator

Boogie Nights
1997
as Jessie St. Vincent

Eraser
1996
as Darleen

Beethoven
1992
as Pet Shop Owner

Cold Mountain
2003
as Lila

The Master
2012
as Band (Voice)

Ed Wood
1994
as Secretary #2

Short Term 12
2013
as Dr. Hendler

Matchstick Men
2003
as Heather (uncredited)

Indiscretion
2016
as Dr. Harper

Hard Eight
1997
as Jimmy's Girl

Cam
2018
as Lynne

Robert the Bruce
2019
as Ylfa

Cabin Boy
1994
as Trina

Love Ranch
2010
as Janelle

Los Locos
1997
as Allison

Twenty Bucks
1993
as The Stripper / Funeral Director

Speaking of Sex
2001
as Melinda

The River Murders
2011
as Agent Glover

Desert Saints
2002
as Bennie Harper

Sugar Mountain
2016
as Tracey Huxley

The Lovers
2017
as Lucy

The Accursed
2021
as Naida

The Big Empty
2003
as Candy

How to Murder a Millionaire
1990
as Ginger

Pink Skies Ahead
2020
as Hayley

Telling Secrets
1993
as Karen Blake

Mary
2012
as Mary

Hard Luck Love Song
2021
as Gypsy Sally

The Pale Door
2020
as Maria

Midnight Run for Your Life
1994
as Lorna Bellstratton

Underdogs
2013
as Nancy Smith-Burkett

Beneath the Leaves
2019
as Rose

The Amaranth
2018
as Lily Kendrick

WiseGirls
2002
as Kate

Sacrifice
2015
as Enid

Case 219
2010
as Victoria Lash

Melvin Goes to Dinner
2003
as Trenice (uncredited)

Harrison Montgomery
2008
as Margo Fleming

Sex, Death and Bowling
2015
as Evie Flores

Twice Upon a Time
1998
as Alannah Merribone

Black Crescent Moon
2008
as Katelan Beacon

American Strays
1996
as Cindy

Rude Awakening
1989
as Punky (uncredited)

Offseason
2022
as Ava Aldrich

The Young Kieslowski
2014
as Barbara Kieslowski
Odious
2017
as Beatrice

In a Relationship
2018
as Mia Ziniti

Lonely Boy
2013
as Betsy

That Moment: Magnolia Diary
2000
as Self

Rain
2001
as Ellen

Hurt
2009
as Helen Coltrane

Dead Man's Revenge
1994
as Bunny

Where Are You
2022
as Edith

Good After Bad
2017
as Victoria Ackerman

Far More
2021
as Evie Flores

Shit Year
2010
as Shelly

Doubting Thomas
2018
as Kate

Drowning
2019
as Rose
Crooks
as Blanche

Missing Pieces
2012
as Delia Greenly

Brothers Three: An American Gothic
2007
as Loren

America's Deadliest Home Video
1993
as Gloria

All Tied Up
1994
as Bliss

Situations
2025
as Brianne

The Idea
2025

Adeline, the Great
2019

Staring at the Dark
1988
About Melora Walters
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. With 94 credits spanning from 1988 to 2025, Melora Walters has appeared in 71 films and 23 TV shows.
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Most Popular Melora Walters Movies
- Dead Poets Society (1989) — as Gloria
- Venom (2018) — as Homeless Woman Maria
- The Butterfly Effect (2004) — as Andrea Treborn
- Magnolia (1999) — as Claudia Wilson Gator
- Boogie Nights (1997) — as Jessie St. Vincent
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