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Cassandra Peterson

ACTING

1951-09-17 (74)

Manhattan, Kansas, USA

Biography

Cassandra Peterson is an American actress best known for her on-screen horror hostess character Elvira, Mistress of the Dark. She gained fame on Los Angeles television station KHJ wearing a black, gothic, cleavage-enhancing gown as host of Movie Macabre, a weekly horror movie presentation. Her wickedly vampish appearance is offset by her comical character, quirky/quick-witted personality, and valley girl-type speech.

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Biography

Cassandra Peterson is an American actress best known for her on-screen horror hostess character Elvira, Mistress of the Dark. She gained fame on Los Angeles television station KHJ wearing a black, gothic, cleavage-enhancing gown as host of Movie Macabre, a weekly horror movie presentation. Her wickedly vampish appearance is offset by her comical character, quirky/quick-witted personality, and valley girl-type speech.

Best known for:

Filmography:

Diamonds Are Forever poster

Diamonds Are Forever(1971)

Shady Tree's Acorn (uncredited)

Roma poster

Roma(1972)

(uncredited)

The Working Girls poster

The Working Girls(1974)

Katya

CHiPs poster

CHiPs(1977)

Elvira

Fantasy Island poster

Fantasy Island(1978)

Ftatateetah

Beyond Westworld poster

Beyond Westworld(1980)

Dance Hall Girl

Cheech & Chong's Next Movie poster

Cheech & Chong's Next Movie(1980)

Hostage (Groundling)

Coast to Coast poster

Coast to Coast(1980)

Dinner Party Guest

King of the Mountain poster

King of the Mountain(1981)

Neighbor

St. Elsewhere poster

St. Elsewhere(1982)

Judy

Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again poster

Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again(1982)

Busty Nurse

The Best of Sex and Violence poster

The Best of Sex and Violence(1982)

(archive footage)

Famous T & A poster

Famous T & A(1982)

Katya (archive footage)

Elvira's Movie Macabre: Legacy of Blood poster

Elvira's Movie Macabre: Legacy of Blood(1982)

Elvira

Stroker Ace poster

Stroker Ace(1983)

Girl with Lugs

The Sting II poster

The Sting II(1983)

O'Malley's Girl

Filmgore poster

Filmgore(1983)

Elvira

Balboa poster

Balboa(1983)

Angie Stoddard

The Paragon of Comedy poster

The Paragon of Comedy(1983)

Elvira

Last of the Great Survivors poster

Last of the Great Survivors(1984)

Elvira

Uncensored poster

Uncensored(1984)

Skit characters

Cheeseball Presents poster

Cheeseball Presents(1984)

Elvira

Pee-wee's Big Adventure poster

Pee-wee's Big Adventure(1985)

Biker Mama

Echo Park poster

Echo Park(1985)

Sheri

Elvira's ThrillerVideo poster

Elvira's ThrillerVideo(1985)

Elvira

Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold poster

Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold(1986)

Sorais

WrestleMania II poster

WrestleMania II(1986)

Elvira / Guest Commentator

Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors poster

Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors(1986)

Elvira

Elvira's Halloween Special poster

Elvira's Halloween Special(1986)

Elvira

Writer

Elvira: Mistress of the Dark poster

Elvira: Mistress of the Dark(1988)

Elvira / Aunt Morgana Talbot

Writer

Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz poster

Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz(1988)

Elvira

The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! poster

The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!(1989)

Elvira

Heavy Metal Heaven Hosted by Elvira poster

Heavy Metal Heaven Hosted by Elvira(1989)

Elvira

Elvira's Thriller Theatre poster

Elvira's Thriller Theatre(1989)

Elvira

Parker Lewis Can't Lose poster

Parker Lewis Can't Lose(1990)

Elvira

Midnight Madness poster

Midnight Madness(1990)

Elvira

Ted & Venus poster

Ted & Venus(1991)

Lisa

Hulkamania 6 poster

Hulkamania 6(1991)

Elvira - Commentator

Heartstoppers: Horror at the Movies poster

Heartstoppers: Horror at the Movies(1992)

Elvira

Acting on Impulse poster

Acting on Impulse(1993)

Roxy

Elvira's Halloween Movie Schlock-A-Thon poster

Elvira's Halloween Movie Schlock-A-Thon(1993)

Elvira

The Elvira Show poster

The Elvira Show(1993)

Elvira, Mistress of the Dark

Producer, Writer

Space Ghost Coast to Coast poster

Space Ghost Coast to Coast(1994)

Elvira

The Ketchup Vampires poster

The Ketchup Vampires(1995)

Elvira, Mistress of the Dark

Attack of the Killer B-Movies poster

Attack of the Killer B-Movies(1995)

Elvira

It's My Party poster

It's My Party(1996)

Party Guest

Dear God poster

Dear God(1996)

Cassandra Peterson (uncredited)

The Ketchup Vampires II poster

The Ketchup Vampires II(1996)

Elvira

Monster Mania poster

Monster Mania(1997)

Elvira

Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun poster

Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun(1997)

Elvira

Superstition poster

Superstition(1997)

Elvira

KCAL Halloween Scream poster

KCAL Halloween Scream(1997)

Elvira

Sex Files: Portrait of the Soul poster

Sex Files: Portrait of the Soul(1998)

Thanks

Encounter in the Third Dimension poster

Encounter in the Third Dimension(1999)

Elvira

Attack of the 50 Foot Monster Mania poster

Attack of the 50 Foot Monster Mania(1999)

Elvira

Raise the Dead Featuring Elvira poster

Raise the Dead Featuring Elvira(2000)

Elvira

Bride of Monster Mania poster

Bride of Monster Mania(2000)

Elvira, Mistress of the Dark

Elvira's Haunted Hills poster

Elvira's Haunted Hills(2002)

Elvira, Mistress of the Dark

Characters, Writer

Hollywood's Creepiest Creatures poster

Hollywood's Creepiest Creatures(2004)

Elvira

Elvira's Horror Classics poster

Elvira's Horror Classics(2004)

Elvira

Elvira's Movies to Die For poster

Elvira's Movies to Die For(2004)

Elvira

Monsterama poster

Monsterama(2004)

Elvira

Red Riding Hood poster

Red Riding Hood(2006)

Hunter's Mom

American Scary poster

American Scary(2006)

Elvira (archive footage)

Elvira's Something Weird poster

Elvira's Something Weird(2006)

Elvira

The Return of the Living Dead: The Decade of Darkness poster

The Return of the Living Dead: The Decade of Darkness(2007)

Elvira, Mistress of the Dark

The Boneyard Collection poster

The Boneyard Collection(2008)

Elvira (segment "Her Morbid Desires")

The Haunted World of El Superbeasto poster

The Haunted World of El Superbeasto(2009)

Amber (voice)

Elvira's Movie Macabre poster

Elvira's Movie Macabre(2010)

Elvira

All About Evil poster

All About Evil(2010)

Linda

Elvira's Movie Macabre: The Satanic Rites Of Dracula poster

Elvira's Movie Macabre: The Satanic Rites Of Dracula(2010)

Elvira

Writer, Executive Producer, Producer

Elvira’s Movie Macabre: Night Of The Living Dead poster

Elvira’s Movie Macabre: Night Of The Living Dead(2010)

Elvira

Writer

Face Off poster

Face Off(2011)

Elvira

Last Man Standing poster

Last Man Standing(2011)

Elvira

Devil's Night poster

Devil's Night(2011)

Elvira

Comic Book Men poster

Comic Book Men(2012)

Elvira

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles poster

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles(2012)

Ms. Campbell (voice)

The Goldbergs poster

The Goldbergs(2013)

Elvira

Bruno & Earlene Go to Vegas poster

Bruno & Earlene Go to Vegas(2013)

Artie Duke

First Period poster

First Period(2013)

Ms. Glenn

13 Nights of Elvira poster

13 Nights of Elvira(2014)

Elvira

Elvira's 10 Nights of Halloween poster

Elvira's 10 Nights of Halloween(2014)

Elvira

LEGO Scooby-Doo! Haunted Hollywood poster

LEGO Scooby-Doo! Haunted Hollywood(2016)

Drella Diabolique (voice)

Kuso poster

Kuso(2017)

Wardrobe Assistant

Scooby-Doo! Return to Zombie Island poster

Scooby-Doo! Return to Zombie Island(2019)

Elvira (voice)

Happy Halloween, Scooby-Doo! poster

Happy Halloween, Scooby-Doo!(2020)

Elvira, Mistress of the Dark (voice)

In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween Takeover poster

In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween Takeover(2020)

Host - Elvira, Mistress of the Dark

The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault poster

The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault(2020)

(archive footage)

DOTA: Dragon's Blood poster

DOTA: Dragon's Blood(2021)

Lirrak (voice)

Elvira's 40th Anniversary, Very Scary, Very Special Special poster

Elvira's 40th Anniversary, Very Scary, Very Special Special(2021)

Elvira, Mistress of the Dark

Netflix and Chills with Dr. Elvira poster

Netflix and Chills with Dr. Elvira(2021)

Elvira

Dr. Jackie poster

Dr. Jackie(2022)

Cassandra Peterson

The Munsters poster

The Munsters(2022)

Barbara Carr