Mary Chris Wall
Acting
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Acting Credits
Biography
Mary Chris Wall is an actress, who is best known for the role of Ellen Talbot, the mother of Joe Talbot, on the 1995-1998 children's television show Wishbone that aired on PBS. She has appeared in such feature films as Blank Check and Ruby, in which she played Jackie Kennedy. She also has appeared in the 1990 ABC movie Challenger, the Walker, Texas Ranger television series and has more than 250 industrial films and commercials to her credit. Her stage experience includes the Broadway and nation...
Known For
Filmography
What's the Story, Wishbone?
2026
as Self
Hometown Killer
2018
as Detective O'Connell
Burlap
2016
as Mom
Secrets and Lies
2015
as Angry Wife
Secrets and Lies
2015
as Paula
Scandal
2012
as Reporter Lanie
The Mentalist
2008
as Dr. Wendelyn McCormick
Dead Write
2007
as Ilene
Cory in the House
2007
as Professor Bushwick
Private Practice
2007
as Ellen Weston
Saving Grace
2007
as Parks' Lawyer
Home, James, and Don't Spare the Horses
2006
as Older Man’s Wife
Dexter
2006
as Carolyn Jillian
Ghost Whisperer
2005
as Mother Ghost
Criminal Minds
2005
as Melissa Hamilton
Summerland
2004
as Mary Ellen
Veronica Mars
2004
as Karen
Boston Legal
2004
as Elizabeth Tilley
Cold Case
2003
as Holly Beaudry
Monk
2002
as Home Shopping Salesperson
Without a Trace
2002
as Dr. Scotto
24
2001
as Reporter #2
Inspector Gadget
1999
as Snoopy News Anchor
Mr. Murder
1998
as Swimmer's Mother
Wishbone's Dog Days of the West
1998
as Ellen MacWilliam Talbot
Wishbone: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
1997
as Ellen MacWilliam Talbot
Ally McBeal
1997
as Sally Emerson
The Practice
1997
as A.D.A. Lisa Holton
Wishbone
1995
as Ellen Talbot
Walker, Texas Ranger
1993
as Elena Parsons
Walker, Texas Ranger
1993
as Claudia Carlson
Walker, Texas Ranger
1993
as Dana Brower
Ruby
1992
as Jackie Kennedy
Three Days to a Kill
1992
as Frank
Steele's Law
1991
as Waitress
Step by Step
1991
as Miss Crawford
Challenger
1990
as Barbara Morgan