Acting · Dhahran, Saudi Arabia · Born October 21, 1959
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.
MovieCrooks
2026
as Blanche
MovieSituations
2026
as Brianne
MovieThe Idea
2025
MovieWhere Are You
2022
as Edith
TVAmerican Gigolo
2022
as Maryanne Henderson
MovieOffseason
2022
as Ava Aldrich
MovieThe Accursed
2021
as Naida
MovieHard Luck Love Song
2021
as Gypsy Sally
MovieFar More
2021
as Evie Flores
MoviePink Skies Ahead
2020
as Hayley
MovieThe Pale Door
2020
as Maria
MovieAdeline, the Great
2019
MovieDrowning
2019
as Rose
MovieRobert the Bruce
2019
as Ylfa
MovieBeneath the Leaves
2019
as Rose
TVPEN15
2019
as Kathy Kone
MovieIn a Relationship
2018
as Mia Ziniti
MovieThe Amaranth
2018
as Lily Kendrick
MovieCam
2018
as Lynne
MovieVenom
2018
as Homeless Woman Maria
TVFBI
2018
as Evelyn Adams
MovieDoubting Thomas
2018
as Kate
Odious
2017
as Beatrice
MovieThe Lovers
2017
as Lucy
MovieGood After Bad
2017
as Victoria Ackerman
TVThe OA
2016
as Melody
MovieSugar Mountain
2016
as Tracey Huxley
MovieIndiscretion
2016
as Dr. Harper
MovieSacrifice
2015
as Enid
MovieSex, Death and Bowling
2015
as Evie Flores
MovieThe Young Kieslowski
2014
as Barbara Kieslowski
MovieShort Term 12
2013
as Dr. Hendler
MovieUnderdogs
2013
as Nancy Smith-Burkett
MovieLonely Boy
2013
as Betsy
MovieMary
2012
as Mary
MovieThe Master
2012
as Band (Voice)
MovieMissing Pieces
2012
as Delia Greenly
MovieThe River Murders
2011
as Agent Glover
TVFranklin & Bash
2011
as Joan Ackermann
MovieLove Ranch
2010
as Janelle
MovieShit Year
2010
as Shelly
MovieCase 219
2010
as Victoria Lash
MovieHurt
2009
as Helen Coltrane
TVThe Mentalist
2008
as Amber
MovieBlack Crescent Moon
2008
as Katelan Beacon
MovieHarrison Montgomery
2008
as Margo Fleming
TVCalifornication
2007
as Lisa
MovieBrothers Three: An American Gothic
2007
as Loren
TVBig Love
2006
as Wanda Henrickson
TVDesperate Housewives
2004
as Sylvia Greene
MovieThe Butterfly Effect
2004
as Andrea Treborn
MovieCold Mountain
2003
as Lila
MovieMelvin Goes to Dinner
2003
as Trenice (uncredited)
TVNCIS
2003
as Susan Elizabeth Lowe
TVThreat Matrix
2003
as Lia 'Lark' Larkin
MovieMatchstick Men
2003
as Heather (uncredited)
MovieThe Big Empty
2003
as Candy
MovieWiseGirls
2002
as Kate
MovieDesert Saints
2002
as Bennie Harper
MovieSpeaking of Sex
2001
as Melinda
MovieRain
2001
as Ellen
TVCSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
as Sage
MovieThat Moment: Magnolia Diary
2000
as Self
MovieMagnolia
1999
as Claudia Wilson Gator
TVLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Laurel Linwood
MovieTwice Upon a Time
1998
as Alannah Merribone
TVL.A. Doctors
1998
as Felicity
MovieBoogie Nights
1997
as Jessie St. Vincent
TVBrooklyn South
1997
as Carly
MovieHard Eight
1997
as Jimmy's Girl
MovieLos Locos
1997
as Allison
MovieAmerican Strays
1996
as Cindy
MovieEraser
1996
as Darleen
TVNash Bridges
1996
as Flo
MovieEd Wood
1994
as Secretary #2
MovieMidnight Run for Your Life
1994
as Lorna Bellstratton
MovieAll Tied Up
1994
as Bliss
MovieDead Man's Revenge
1994
as Bunny
MovieCabin Boy
1994
as Trina
MovieTwenty Bucks
1993
as The Stripper / Funeral Director
TVBakersfield P.D.
1993
as Marnie Archer
TVWalker, Texas Ranger
1993
as Star
MovieTelling Secrets
1993
as Karen Blake
MovieAmerica's Deadliest Home Video
1993
as Gloria
MovieBeethoven
1992
as Pet Shop Owner
TVDream On
1990
as Dina
MovieHow to Murder a Millionaire
1990
as Ginger
MovieRude Awakening
1989
as Punky (uncredited)
TVSeinfeld
1989
as Jane
MovieDead Poets Society
1989
as Gloria
TVRoseanne
1988
TVDear John
1988
as Maria
MovieStaring at the Dark
1988
TVThe Wonder Years
1988
as Waitress
MovieThey Follow
MoviePen15
as Kathy Kone
