Cassandra Peterson
American actress · United States · On the map · Actors · Born 1951 · age 75
Cassandra Gay Peterson is an American actress best known for her portrayal of the horror hostess character Elvira, Mistress of the Dark. Peterson gained fame on Los Angeles television station KHJ-TV in her stage persona as Elvira, hosting Elvira's Movie Macabre, a weekly B movie presentation.
Cassandra Peterson is read about 4,509 times a day, in 25 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 6 November 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 400 days, one point a day.
Something wrong?A life in dates
R.L. Stine's Pumpkinhead 2Film, Cassandra2023Bram Stoker Award for Lifetime AchievementAward2021Out100Award
DOTA: Dragon's BloodSeries, 2021Lirrak (voice)2020
Happy Halloween, Scooby-Doo!Film, Elvira, Mistress of the Dark (voice)2018
Making Fun: The Story of FunkoFilm2016
To Tell the TruthSeries
LEGO Scooby-Doo! Haunted HollywoodFilm, 2016Drella Diabolique (voice)2014
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon FilmsFilm2012
RuPaul's Drag Race All StarsSeries2010
All About EvilFilm, Linda2009
Celebrity Ghost StoriesSeries2006
Red Riding HoodFilm, Hunter's Mom2004The Tony Danza ShowSeries1996
Dear GodFilm, Cassandra Peterson (uncredited)1994
Space Ghost Coast to CoastSeries, Elvira1989
The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!Series, Elvira1988
Elvira: Mistress of the DarkFilm, Writer1985
Echo ParkFilm, Sheri1983
Stroker AceFilm, Girl with Lugs1981
King of the MountainFilm, Neighbor1978
Fantasy IslandSeries, Ftatateetah1976
AliceSeries1974
The Working GirlsFilm, Katya1971
Diamonds Are ForeverFilm, Shady Tree's Acorn (uncredited)1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSeries1951Born17 September 1951People around Cassandra
Close ties
- John Paragon Also in Pee-wee's Big Adventure and Echo Park
Rob Zombie Directed The Haunted World of El Superbeasto (2009)
Sam Irvin Directed Elvira's Haunted Hills (2001)
Paul Reubens Produced Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985)
Matthew Lillard Also in LEGO Scooby-Doo! Haunted Hollywood (2016)
Edie McClurg Also in Elvira, Mistress of the Dark (1989)
Cheech Marin Also in Echo Park and Ring of the Musketeers
Daniel Roebuck Also in The Haunted World of El Superbeasto (2009)
Randal Kleiser Directed Red Riding Hood (2006)
Kate Micucci Also in LEGO Scooby-Doo! Haunted Hollywood (2016)
Lynne Marie Stewart Also in Ring of the Musketeers (1992)
Peaches Christ Directed All About Evil (2010)
Federico Fellini Directed Roma (1972)
Tim Burton Directed Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985)
Dee Wallace Also in The Haunted World of El Superbeasto (2009)
Tress MacNeille Also in Elvira, Mistress of the Dark (1989)
Mr. Lawrence Directed The Haunted World of El Superbeasto (2009)
Lawrence Gordon Produced Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again (1982)- Pat Crawford Brown Cassandra wrote Elvira, Mistress of the Dark (1989)
Robert Dornhelm Directed Echo Park (1986)
Ed Peck Also in Happy Days
Turi Vasile Produced Roma (1972)
Diane Salinger Also in Pee-wee's Big Adventure and First Period
Larry "Flash" Jenkins Directed Elvira: Mistress of the Dark (1988)
Known for
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Happy Halloween, Scooby-Doo! 2020
In Search of Darkness 2019
Roma 1972
LEGO Scooby-Doo! Haunted Hollywood 2016
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films 2014
Filmography 40
161 credits on file
Television 24
Media & music
Awards
About this person
A member of the Los Angeles-based improvisational and sketch comedy troupe The Groundlings, Peterson based her Elvira persona in part on a "Valley girl"-type character she created while a member of the troupe.
