American Actress. Trainor will best be remembered for her role as an LAPD psychiatrist in the "Lethal Weapon" franchise. She studied Broadcast Journalism at San Diego State, was discovered by a radio station manager, and asked to be an on-air personality for local television station KSDO. She soon landed a position at KCBS as Station Editor, which led the way to a career in acting. In 1980, she moved to Los Angeles where she married director Robert Zemeckis, with whom she had a son, and went on to appear in several of his films, beginning with "Romancing the Stone" (1984). Among her other films were "The Goonies" (1985), "Die Hard" (1988), "Scrooged" (1988), "Ghostbusters II" (1989), "Grand Canyon" (1991), "Death Becomes Her" (1992), "Forrest Gump" (1994), "Congo" (1995), "Freaky Friday" (2003), and all four "Lethal Weapon" movies (1987, 1989, 1992, and 1998) in the recurring role as Dr. Stephanie Woods. On television, she appeared in several made-for-TV movies and series such as "Cheers," "Remington Steele," "Crazy Like a Fox," "Tales from the Crypt," and "Rock Hudson" and had leading roles in "Parker Lewis Can't Lose," "Relativity," and "Roswell." Her marriage to Zemeckis ended in 2000, and her final on-screen appearance was in 2008. She became a philanthropist, supporting dozens of causes, from education and disaster relief to cancer research and safe water for developing countries. Trainor died of complications from pancreatic cancer.
American Actress. Trainor will best be remembered for her role as an LAPD psychiatrist in the "Lethal Weapon" franchise. She studied Broadcast Journalism at San Diego State, was discovered by a radio station manager, and asked to be an on-air personality for local television station KSDO. She soon landed a position at KCBS as Station Editor, which led the way to a career in acting. In 1980, she moved to Los Angeles where she married director Robert Zemeckis, with whom she had a son, and went on to appear in several of his films, beginning with "Romancing the Stone" (1984). Among her other films were "The Goonies" (1985), "Die Hard" (1988), "Scrooged" (1988), "Ghostbusters II" (1989), "Grand Canyon" (1991), "Death Becomes Her" (1992), "Forrest Gump" (1994), "Congo" (1995), "Freaky Friday" (2003), and all four "Lethal Weapon" movies (1987, 1989, 1992, and 1998) in the recurring role as Dr. Stephanie Woods. On television, she appeared in several made-for-TV movies and series such as "Cheers," "Remington Steele," "Crazy Like a Fox," "Tales from the Crypt," and "Rock Hudson" and had leading roles in "Parker Lewis Can't Lose," "Relativity," and "Roswell." Her marriage to Zemeckis ended in 2000, and her final on-screen appearance was in 2008. She became a philanthropist, supporting dozens of causes, from education and disaster relief to cancer research and safe water for developing countries. Trainor died of complications from pancreatic cancer.
Bio by: Louis du Mort
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