- Born
- Died
- Nickname
- Mare
- Height5′ 7″ (1.70 m)
- Mary Ellen Trainor was born in Chicago, Illinois. She appeared in many feature-films of the 1980s, notable characters include, Elaine, the kidnapped sister of Kathleen Turner and the catalyst for the entire plot in Romancing the Stone (1984), Dr. Stephanie Woods (LA Police Psychiatrist) in in all four Lethal Weapon (1987) films, Mrs. Walsh Mikey and Brand's (Sean Astinand Josh Brolin) mom in The Goonies (1985), news reporter Gail Wallens in Die Hard (1988) and Ricochet (1991).
- IMDb mini biography by: tony.r.vario@gmail.com
- SpouseRobert Zemeckis(July 26, 1980 - 2000) (divorced, 1 child)
- Children
- ParentsEdmond Francis TrainorJane Rita Irwin
- RelativesEdmond Francis "Ned" Trainor(Sibling)John Irwin "Jack" Trainor(Sibling)Barbara J. Trainor(Sibling)Carolyn Ann Trainor(Sibling)
- Frequently cast in Joel Silver productions.
- Frequently cast by Robert Zemeckis.
- Died from complications of pancreatic cancer at her home in Montecito, CA.
- She appeared in four films directed by her then husband Robert Zemeckis: Romancing the Stone (1984), Back to the Future Part II (1989), Death Becomes Her (1992) and Forrest Gump (1994).
- She appeared in all four films of the Lethal Weapon (1987) franchise.
- Although she played Stephen Geoffreys' mother in Moving Day (1987), she was only 12 years his senior in real life.
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