Mary Ellen Trainor 80-yillarda "Romancing the Stone", "The Goonies", "Lethal Weapon" (va uning davomi), "The Monster Squad", "Action Jackson", "Die Hard", "Scrooged", "Ghostbusters II" va "Back to the Future 2" kabi turli filmlardagi rollari bilan tanilgan aktrisa edi. Uning eng mashhur rollaridan biri "Tales From the Crypt" serialining "And All Through the House" epizodida ochko'z xotin rolidir, bu epizodda qotil Santa haqida hikoya qilinadi.
