- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- August 15, 1962
- Place of Birth
- Wappingers Falls, New York, USA
Mary Chris Wall
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 national touring company of "42nd Street" and regional exposure in Six Women with Brain Death or Expiring Minds Want to Know, Grease and Misalliance. She received her professional training from New York University, London University and the Image Theatre and Studio in New York. She can now be seen in "Get a Mac" commercials as a spokeswoman for "PC." Also has been in a back to school commercial for Wal…
Filmography
movieWhat's the Story, Wishbone?
2026 · Self
movieHometown Killer
2018 · Detective O'Connell
Burlap
movieBurlap
2016 · Mom
tvSecrets and Lies
2015 · Angry Wife, Paula
tvScandal
2012 · Reporter Lanie
tvThe Mentalist
2008 · Dr. Wendelyn McCormick
tvPrivate Practice
2007 · Ellen Weston
tvSaving Grace
2007 · Parks' Lawyer
Dead Write
movieDead Write
2007 · Ilene
tvCory in the House
2007 · Professor Bushwick
tvDexter
2006 · Carolyn Jillian
Home, James, and Don't Spare the Horses
movieHome, James, and Don't Spare the Horses
2006 · Older Man’s Wife
tvGhost Whisperer
2005 · Mother Ghost
tvCriminal Minds
2005 · Melissa Hamilton
tvBoston Legal
2004 · Elizabeth Tilley
tvVeronica Mars
2004 · Karen
tvSummerland
2004 · Mary Ellen
tvCold Case
2003 · Holly Beaudry
tvWithout a Trace
2002 · Dr. Scotto
tvMonk
2002 · Home Shopping Salesperson
tv24
2001 · Reporter #2
movieInspector Gadget
1999 · Snoopy News Anchor
movieMr. Murder
1998 · Swimmer's Mother
movieWishbone's Dog Days of the West
1998 · Ellen MacWilliam Talbot
movieWishbone: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
1997 · Ellen MacWilliam Talbot
tvAlly McBeal
1997 · Sally Emerson
tvThe Practice
1997 · A.D.A. Lisa Holton
tvWishbone
1995 · Ellen Talbot
tvWalker, Texas Ranger
1993 · Elena Parsons, Claudia Carlson, Dana Brower
movieThree Days to a Kill
1992 · Frank
movieRuby
1992 · Jackie Kennedy
tvStep by Step
1991 · Miss Crawford
movieSteele's Law
1991 · Waitress
movieChallenger
1990 · Barbara Morgan