Melora Walters

Portrayed the mother to Ashton Kutcher's character in "The Butterfly Effect"

Became a regular on the series "Threat Matrix"

Played a woman who tries to seduce Jude Law in "Cold mountain"

Acted alongside Mira Sorvino and Mariah Carey in "Wise Girls"

Acted in the ensemble of "Speaking of Sex"; premiered at the Chicago Film Festival

Had leading role in the film "Rain"

Starred as a troubled drug addict who finds an unlikely romance with a policeman in "Magnolia"; Paul Thomas Anderson wrote the part specifically for her

Appeared as a rival to Molly Ringwald for the affections of George Newbern in the Lifetime movie "Twice Upon a Time"

Had regular role of Felicity, the office receptionist, on CBS' "L.A. Doctors"

First collaboration with writer-director Paul Thomas Anderson "Hard Eight/Sydney"; played Samuel L Jackson's girlfriend

Guest starred on CBS' "Brooklyn South", starring husband Dylan Walsh

Played the adult film performer wife of a black porn star in Anderson's "Boogie Nights"

Appeared in the Arnold Schwarzennegger vehicle "Eraser"

Played recurring role on ABC's "NYPD Blue"

Portrayed the love interest of Chris Elliott's "Cabin Boy"

Played a stripper in the independent feature "Twenty Bucks"

Had recurring role on the ABC sitcom "Roseanne"

Feature film debut, "Dead Poets Society"