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‘Abbott Elementary’ Star Lisa Ann Walter Talks Melissa’s Vulnerable Side and Mother-Daughter Dynamic with Talia Shire in Christmas Special
'Abbott Elementary' star Lisa Ann Walter on working with Talia Shire and the drama among the Schemmenti family in the show's holiday special.
Lisa Ann Walter is at the center of the “Abbott Elementary” Christmas episode “Winter Break,” which gives fans a nuanced lens into her character, the stubborn, pull-no-punches Melissa Schemmenti. The Melissa-focused episode reveals the fraught family dynamics created by her overbearing mother, played by “Godfather” actor Talia Shire. Melissa’s sister Kristin Marie (Lauren Weedman) is a recurring character “Abbott Elementary,” having first appeared in the Season 2 episode “Wrong Delivery” — but the rest of her extended family was new to the show.
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