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.
Known For
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
The Mentalist
2008
NCIS
2003
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
FBI
2018
Desperate Housewives
2004
Seinfeld
1989
The Wonder Years
1988
Californication
2007
Nash Bridges
1996
Walker, Texas Ranger
1993
Big Love
2006
Filmography
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Laurel Linwood · 1999
The Mentalist
as Amber · 2008
NCIS
as Susan Elizabeth Lowe · 2003
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Sage · 2000
FBI
as Evelyn Adams · 2018
Desperate Housewives
as Sylvia Greene · 2004
Seinfeld
as Jane · 1989
The Wonder Years
as Waitress · 1988
Californication
as Lisa · 2007
Nash Bridges
as Flo · 1996
Walker, Texas Ranger
as Star · 1993
Big Love
as Wanda Henrickson · 2006
Franklin & Bash
as Joan Ackermann · 2011
Dead Poets Society
as Gloria · 1989
Dear John
as Maria · 1988
Venom
as Homeless Woman Maria · 2018
Dream On
as Dina · 1990
PEN15
as Kathy Kone · 2019
The OA
as Melody · 2016
Brooklyn South
as Carly · 1997
The Butterfly Effect
as Andrea Treborn · 2004
L.A. Doctors
as Felicity · 1998
Boogie Nights
as Jessie St. Vincent · 1997
Threat Matrix
as Lia 'Lark' Larkin · 2003
American Gigolo
as Maryanne Henderson · 2022
Magnolia
as Claudia Wilson Gator · 1999
Cold Mountain
as Lila · 2003
Roseanne
· 1988
The Master
as Band (Voice) · 2012
Bakersfield P.D.
as Marnie Archer · 1993
Eraser
as Darleen · 1996
Matchstick Men
as Heather (uncredited) · 2003
Beethoven
as Pet Shop Owner · 1992
Short Term 12
as Dr. Hendler · 2013
Ed Wood
as Secretary #2 · 1994
Hard Eight
as Jimmy's Girl · 1997
The Big Empty
as Candy · 2003
Robert the Bruce
as Ylfa · 2019
Speaking of Sex
as Melinda · 2001
Cam
as Lynne · 2018
The River Murders
as Agent Glover · 2011
Twenty Bucks
as Stripper / Funeral Director · 1993
In a Relationship
as Mia Ziniti · 2018
The Lovers
as Lucy · 2017
Harrison Montgomery
as Margo Fleming · 2008
Desert Saints
as Bennie Harper · 2002
Indiscretion
as Harper · 2016
Hard Luck Love Song
as Gypsy Sally · 2021
Pink Skies Ahead
as Hayley · 2020
The Accursed
as Naida · 2021
Sugar Mountain
as Tracey Huxley · 2016
Cabin Boy
as Trina · 1994
Offseason
as Ava Aldrich · 2022
Melvin Goes to Dinner
as Trenice (uncredited) · 2003
Drowning
as Rose · 2019
Dead Man's Revenge
as Bunny · 1994
Love Ranch
as Janelle · 2010
Situations
as Brianne · 2026
Sex, Death and Bowling
as Evie Flores · 2015
The Pale Door
as Maria · 2020
That Moment: Magnolia Diary
as Self · 2000
Midnight Run for Your Life
as Lorna Bellstratton · 1994
Beneath the Leaves
as Rose · 2019
Mary
as Mary · 2012
American Strays
as Cindy · 1996
The Amaranth
as Lily Kendrick · 2018
They Follow
All Tied Up
as Bliss · 1994
Twice Upon a Time
as Alannah Merribone · 1998
How to Murder a Millionaire
as Ginger · 1990
The Idea
· 2025
Far More
as Evie Flores · 2021
Where Are You
as Edith · 2022
Doubting Thomas
as Kate · 2018
WiseGirls
as Kate · 2002
Shit Year
as Shelly · 2010
Brothers Three: An American Gothic
as Loren · 2007
Odious
as Beatrice · 2017
Underdogs
as Nancy Smith-Burkett · 2013
Good After Bad
as Victoria Ackerman · 2017
Telling Secrets
as Karen Blake · 1993
The Young Kieslowski
as Barbara Kieslowski · 2014
Case 219
as Victoria Lash · 2010
Hurt
as Helen Coltrane · 2009
Black Crescent Moon
as Katelan Beacon · 2008
Los Locos
as Allison · 1997
Rude Awakening
as Punky (uncredited) · 1989
Adeline, the Great
· 2019
Rain
as Ellen · 2001
Staring at the Dark
· 1988
America's Deadliest Home Video
as Gloria · 1993
Lonely Boy
as Betsy · 2013
Sacrifice
as Enid · 2015
Crooks
as Blanche · 2026
Missing Pieces
as Delia Greenly · 2012