Cassandra Peterson

Born: 1951-09-17, 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.

Filmography

• Saturday Night Live (1975)
• Medium (2005)
• St. Elsewhere (1982)
• Space Ghost Coast to Coast (1994)
• Parker Lewis Can't Lose (1990)
• thirtysomething (1987)
• The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! (1989)
• DOTA: Dragon's Blood (2021)
• Face Off (2011)
• Elvira's Movie Macabre (1981)
• Comic Book Men (2012)
• Diamonds Are Forever (1971)
• Elvira: Mistress of the Dark (1988)
• The Munsters (2022)
• Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold (1986)
• Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985)
• Happy Halloween, Scooby-Doo! (2020)
• The Haunted World of El Superbeasto (2009)
• The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault (2020)
• LEGO Scooby-Doo! Haunted Hollywood (2016)
• Scooby-Doo! Return to Zombie Island (2019)
• Dr. Jackie (2022)
• E! True Hollywood Story (1996)
• Elvira's ThrillerVideo (1985)
• Cheech & Chong's Next Movie (1980)
• All About Evil (2010)
• Get Out of My Room (1985)
• Elvira's Thriller Theatre (1989)
• It's My Party (1996)
• Elvira's Haunted Hills (2002)