'South Philly, they have embraced me and that they're like, 'Melissa is one of us,' there is nothing better to hear. Thank you,' said actress Lisa Ann Walter.
Lisa Ann Walter, who plays second-grade teacher Melissa Schemmenti in ABC's beloved "Abbott Elementary," sat down with GMA.Lisa Ann Walter, who plays second-grade teacher Melissa Schemmenti in ABC's beloved "Abbott Elementary," sat down with GMA on Wednesday and couldn't help but break out in her South Philly accent.
"What you talkin' bout, hun," she joked as Michael Strahan described her character as a tough one to play. "She's gettin' the work done.""I'm from Maryland, so I've got that part of it, right," Walter said in her Maryland accent. "But then with Philly, you just shove it all to the front of your mouth...you don't ever say a consonant."Walter said the love and support from Philadelphians means a lot.
"South Philly, they have embraced me and that they're like, 'Melissa is one of us,' there is nothing better to hear. Thank you," she said.Copyright © 2023 WPVI-TV. All Rights Reserved.
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