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Cassandra Peterson

Comedian / Television Presenter / Screenwriter / Television Actress / Film Actress | * 09/17/1951 (72) | Manhattan, Kansas (United States of America (USA))
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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. 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. The popularity of Elvira's Movie Macabre led to the 1988 film Elvira: Mistress of the Dark, and later the 2001 film Elvira's Haunted Hills, both starring Peterson as Elvira. The television show was revived in 2010, featuring Elvira hosting public domain films, and airing on This TV until 2011. Elvira returned as a horror hostess in 2014 with 13 Nights of Elvira"> ()
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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.

Most frequent genres for this person: Comedies | Documentaries | Horror

Known for these Movies & Shows

The eccentric and childish Pee-wee Herman embarks on a big adventure when his beloved bicycle is stolen. Armed with information from a fortune-teller and a relentless obsession with his prized possess ...

Pee-wee's Big Adventure

PG

1985 | 3.2/5 | 1h 31min
Comedy, Adventure
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When her great aunt dies, famed horror hostess Elvira heads for the uptight new England town of Falwell to claim her inheritance of a haunted house, a witch's cookbook and a punk rock poodle. But once ...

Elvira, Mistress of the Dark

PG-13

1988 | 3.3/5 | 1h 36min
Horror, Comedy
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The setting is Carpathia. The year is 1851. When Elvira gets kicked out of an Inn for a slight monetary discrepancy, she is rescued by a local who takes her to stay at the castle in the hills high abo ...

Elvira's Haunted Hills

PG-13

2002 | 2.7/5 | 1h 30min
Comedy, Horror
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Awards & Nominations for Cassandra Peterson

Out100 Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actress
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Movies with Cassandra Peterson as Actress(65)

2023 Untitled KROQ Documentary
as herself2022 In Search of Darkness: Part III
as Barbara Carr2022 The Munsters
as Elvira (voice)2020 Happy Halloween, Scooby-Doo!
as Elvira2020 In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween Takeover
as herself2020 In Search of Darkness: Part II
as herself2019 In Search of Darkness
as Elvira (voice)2019 Scooby-Doo! Return to Zombie Island
as herself2018 Making Fun: The Story of Funko
as herself2018 Too Macabre: The Making of Elvira, Mistress of the Dark
as herself2017 To Hell and Back: The Kane Hodder Story
as Drella Diabolique (voice)2016 Lego Scooby-Doo!: Haunted Hollywood
as herself2014 Scream Queens: Horror Heroines Exposed
as Self - Actress2014 Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
as Ms. Glenn2013 First Period
as Artie Duke2013 Bruno & Earlene Go to Vegas
as herself2013 Rewind This!
as Linda2010 All About Evil
as Amber (voice)2009 The Haunted World of El Superbeasto
as Elvira2009 Her Morbid Desires
as Elvira (segment "Her Morbid Desires")2008 The Boneyard Collection
as Elvira, Mistress of the Dark2007 The Return of the Living Dead: The Decade of Darkness
as Hunter's Mom2006 Red Riding Hood
as Elvira (archive footage)2006 American Scary
as herself2006 Vampira: The Movie
as herself2006 Witch's Dungeon: 40 Years of Chills
as Elvira2004 Hollywood's Creepiest Creatures
as Elvira, Mistress of the Dark2002 Elvira's Haunted Hills
as Elvira, Mistress of the Dark2000 Bride of Monster Mania
as Elvira1999 Encounter in the Third Dimension
as Elvira1999 Attack of the 50 Foot Monster Mania
as Elvira1997 Monster Mania
as herself1996 Dear God
as Elvira1996 The Ketchup Vampires II
as Party Guest1996 It's My Party
as Elvira1995 Attack of the Killer B-Movies
as Elvira, Mistress of the Dark1995 The Ketchup Vampires
as Roxy1993 Acting on Impulse
as Elvira1992 Heartstoppers: Horror at the Movies
as Jennifer1992 Ring of the Musketeers
as Lisa1991 Ted & Venus
as Elvira / Aunt Morgana Talbot1988 Elvira, Mistress of the Dark
as Elvira1986 Elvira's Halloween Special
as Angie Stoddard1986 Balboa
as Elvira / Guest Commentator1986 WrestleMania II
as Sorais1986 Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold
as Elvira1986 Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors
as Sheri1985 Echo Park
as Biker Mama1985 Pee-wee's Big Adventure
as Elvira1985 Get Out of My Room
1984 Cheeseball Presents
as Elvira1984 Elvira's MTV Halloween Party
as Skit characters1984 Uncensored
as O'Malley's Girl1983 The Sting II
as Girl with Lugs1983 Stroker Ace
as Elvira1983 The Paragon of Comedy
as Elvira1983 Filmgore
as Busty Nurse1982 Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again
as (archive footage)1982 The Best of Sex and Violence
as Katya (archive footage)1982 Famous T & A
as Neighbor1981 King of the Mountain
as Hostage1980 Cheech & Chong's Next Movie
as Katya1974 The Working Girls
as (uncredited)1972 Roma
as Shady Tree's Acorn (uncredited)1971 Diamonds Are Forever

TV Shows/Series with Cassandra Peterson as Actress(27)

as herself2022 Cinema Insomnia
2022 Charles Band’s Full Moon Freakshow
as Self - Judge2022 The Boulet Brothers' Dragula: Titans
as Lirrak (voice)2021 DOTA: Dragon's Blood
as Elvira, Mistress of the Dark2021 Elvira's 40th Anniversary, Very Scary, Very Special Special
as Self - Guest2019 Tamron Hall
as Elvira2014 13 Nights of Elvira
as Elvira2013 The Goldbergs
as Elvira2012 Comic Book Men
as Elvira2011 Last Man Standing
as Elvira2010 Elvira's Movie Macabre
as Herself - Judge2009 RuPaul's Drag Race
as Self - Judge2009 RuPaul's Drag Race
as Self - Judge (archive footage)2009 RuPaul's Drag Race
as herself2009 Celebrity Ghost Stories
2007 The Search for the Next Elvira
2004 The Tony Danza Show
1997 EP Daily
1996 E! True Hollywood Story
as Elvira1994 Space Ghost Coast to Coast
as Elvira1990 Parker Lewis Can't Lose
as Elvira1990 Midnight Madness Hosted by Elvira
1987 thirtysomething
1982 St. Elsewhere
as Dance Hall Girl1980 Beyond Westworld
as Elvira1977 CHiPs
1976 Alice

Movies with Cassandra Peterson as Crew(6)

Writing/Writer2002 Elvira's Haunted Hills
Writing/Characters2002 Elvira's Haunted Hills
Crew/Thanks1998 Sex Files: Portrait of the Soul
Writing/Writer1988 Elvira, Mistress of the Dark
Writing/Writer1986 Elvira's Halloween Special
Writing/Writer1984 Elvira's MTV Halloween Party

TV Shows/Series with Cassandra Peterson as Crew(2)

Production/Producer2007 The Search for the Next Elvira
Creator/Creator2007 The Search for the Next Elvira

Additional Information

Full Name: Cassandra Peterson
Born: Monday, 09/17 1951 (September) in Manhattan, Kansas (United States of America (USA)) (current age: 72 years + 219 days)
Zodiac sign: Virgo (Chinese zodiac sign: Rabbit)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: General William J. Palmer High School
Other names for Cassandra Peterson (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Cassandra Petersen"
"Elvira"
"Elvira, Mistress of the Dark"
Cassandra Peterson frequently works together with these people:
John Paragon (13x, Actor)
Dee Bradley Baker (12x, Actor)
Cheech Marin (8x, Actor)
Troy Baker (8x, Actor)
JB Blanc (8x, Actor)
Bill Moseley (7x, Actor)
Josh Keaton (7x, Actor)
Forrest J. Ackerman (7x, Actor)
Alaska Thunderfuck (7x, Actor)
Edward L. Plumb (7x, Crew)
Paul Reubens (6x, Actor)
Ken Dixon (6x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:292000, Added: 08/11/2018, Last updated: 04/16/2024