Melora Walters

Melora Walters (born October 21, 1960) is an American actress. She made her screen debut in a small role in the 1989 film Dead Poets Society, and appeared in subsequent films including Cabin Boy (1994), Hard Eight (1996), Boogie Nights (1997), Magnolia (1999), Desert Saints (2002), Cold Mountain (2003), The Butterfly Effect (2004), Hurt (2009), Short Term 12 (2013), and The Lovers (2017). On television, Walters starred as Wanda Henrickson in the HBO drama series Big Love from 2006 to 2010. In 2017, Walters made her film directing debut with Waterlily Jaguar. 2Personal life In June 2008, she married cinematographer Alex Vendler. In September 2010, she filed for divorce. Some of her filmmaking influences are Ingmar Bergman, Federico Fellini, François Truffaut, John Cassavetes, and Jean-Luc Godard. 2Career Cast several times by Paul Thomas Anderson, Walters has appeared in Hard Eight, Boogie Nights (as Jessie St. Vincent), Magnolia (as Claudia Wilson Gator), and had a voice role in The Master. She has also appeared on such television shows as Roseanne, Seinfeld, NYPD Blue and CSI. In 2003, Walters portrayed Lila in Cold Mountain, and in 2004, played Andrea Treborn in The Butterfly Effec