Mary Chris Wall brings a wealth of acting experience to her role as Ellen Talbot in the Wishbone (1995) series, alongside her real-life son Jordan, who plays her character's son Joe Talbot. Mary Chris has appeared in such feature films as Blank Check (1994) and Ruby (1992). She also has appeared in the ABC movie Challenger (1990), the Walker, Texas Ranger (1993) television series and has more than 250 industrial films and commercials to her credit. Her stage experience includes the Broadway and national touring company of "42nd Street" and regional exposure in "Six Women with Brain Death Or Expiring Minds Want to Know", "Grease" and "Misalliance". She received her professional training from New York University, London University and the Image Theatre and Studio in New York.