

“I went a little more ‘50s, but this is a dress that I found about five years ago, and when I saw it I was entirely unemployed and I said I’m gonna wear this to the SAG Awards,” Walter said, according to People. Hendrix donned a Marlene Dietrich tux, while Walter opted for a voluminous gown. Luckily for fans, it seemed like everything worked out in the end! They even managed to pull off coordinating outfits that channeled Old Hollywood glamour. She asked me to be her date, I showed up as her date.” Hendrix then chimed in and said: “I got here, and I was determined. “Well, I invited my date, but then my date flew, and it took her 19 hours to get here because of the weather, and a little diversion to Vegas, three other planes that were made late and she got here,” Walter said. The two spoke to ET Online about their special date night, sharing that their plan did experience a couple of small hiccups along the way. Annie, Hallie, Meredith, Chessy, Elizabeth, and even Martin all slayed with their wardrobe. One, I was never sure if her name was actually Jessie or Chessy. As '90s fashion has continued to come back, the outfits worn by the cast are now trendier than ever. Chessy from ‘The Parent Trap’ is Basically the Twins’ Jewish Mom By Hannah Dylan Pasternak JI never quite understood Chessy. Comfy Casual Demonstrated by Chessy, a Queen Clockwise from left: High Rise Crop Wide-Leg Pants, 36, Gap Cloth & Stone Split-Back Chambray Button-Down, 98, Anthropologie Clean Cami, 19.50.
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Of course, what ensued next was a series of playful moments between the two on the red carpet. Jul 29, 2022, 10:43 AM PDT Lindsay Lohan attends the premiere of 'The Parent Trap.' Rose Prouser/Reuters 'The Parent Trap' premiered on July 29, 1998. As proof, Walter - who is nominated alongside the cast of Abbott Elementary in the Comedy Series Ensemble category - brought Hendrix as her date to the 2023 SAG Awards. Offscreen, however, this couldn’t be further from the truth as the duo have been best friends for over 25 years. The Parent Trap’s Lisa Ann Walter Fought ‘Tooth and Nail’ Over Chessy’s Outfit: There Couldn’t Be ‘Sexual Energy’ With Dennis Quaid’s Character.

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Fans of the movie will recall that Hendrix and Walter played onscreen nemeses Meredith Blake and Chessy, respectively, in the 1998 comedy (which also featured a child-age Lindsay Lohan). “And the younger generation is now saying, ‘God, I love you because I want to be you.’” And given how she brought her back for a moment on TikTok, it seems that Hendrix is open to the idea of becoming Meredith Blake yet again.PSA: The Parent Trap actors Elaine Hendrix and Lisa Ann Walter just reunited at the 29th Screen Actors Guild Awards. “People, ‘God, I loved you because you were such a bitch,’” Hendrix told Vox in July 2018. In recent years, some fans have agreed with Hendrix’s sentiment, re-evaluating Meredith’s villainous reputation and reclaiming the character as a role model to be looked up to. “All of that I couldn't relate to, but how together she was and how ambitious she was - that I could definitely relate to.” "Clearly, Meredith Blake is not an average 26-year-old," she said. In fact, she thinks Meredith was wide beyond her years, given her career ambitions and penchant for elegant designer clothes. “One of the generalized differences between men and women is that boys mature later and girls mature earlier, so I think I was sort of an older 26," she explained, adding that Quaid was a "younger" 44.

To celebrate The Parent Trap’s 23rd anniversary in July 2021, Hendrix reflected on Meredith in an interview with Insider, saying that she and Quaid had “tremendous chemistry,” even with an 18-year age gap both on and offscreen. “She knows all my kids, and we don’t need anybody else. “Elaine is family,” Walter told Vanity Fair in an interview that year. They even attended the 2019 Tony Awards together.
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“You rang?” she dead-pans, full of contempt like in the original film, before both actors break character and smile.Īlthough their characters certainly weren’t friendly to each other, Hendrix and Walker ended up bonding on set, and their friendship is still going strong over 20 years later. “Chessy? It’s such a big house and all,” she says to the camera, before Walter comes out into the backyard.

In the new video, Hendrix brings back the iconic villain and rings that infamous bell to request the help of her new housekeeper. Walter plays Nick’s longtime housekeeper Chessy, who catches onto the twins’ switcharoo scheme faster than anyone. In the original 1998 classic, Hendrix played Meredith Blake, the trouble-making fiancé of Nick Parker (Dennis Quaid) and the one obstacle blocking twins Annie and Hallie (Lindsay Lohan) from reuniting their parents. 2, The Parent Trapstars Elaine Hendrix and Lisa Ann Walter reunited to reprise their famous characters and recreate one of the film’s most iconic scenes on TikTok.
