
Rebecca De Mornay
Known for Acting · 70 credits
- Born
- 1959-08-29 (age 66)
- Place of birth
- Santa Rosa, California, USA
- Also known as
- Rebecca Jane Pearch · ربکا د مورنی
Biography
Rebecca De Mornay (born Rebecca Jane Pearch; August 29, 1959) is an American film and television actress. Her breakthrough film role came in 1983, when she played Lana in Risky Business opposite Tom Cruise. Her other notable film roles include Sara in Runaway Train in 1985, Helen McCaffrey in the thriller Backdraft in 1991 and her portrayal of the chillingly twisted nanny Peyton Flanders in the popular 1992 thriller The Hand That Rocks the Cradle.
Known For
TV Shows (18)

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Tessa McKellen

NCIS
2003
as Carla Marino

Lucifer
2016
as Penelope / Penelope Decker

Hawaii Five-0
2010
as Barbara Cotchin

ER
1994
as Elaine Nichols

NOVA
1974
as Narrator

The Practice
1997
as Hannah Rose

The Outer Limits
1995
as Woman

Marvel's Jessica Jones
2015
as Dorothy Walker

Celebrity Ghost Stories
2009
as Self

Tall Tales & Legends
1985
as Rose 'Slew Foot Sue' Peasley

Lo + plus
1995
as Self - Guest

The Shining
1997
as Wendy Torrance

Tanner '88
1988
as Self

John from Cincinnati
2007
as Cissy Yost

An Inconvenient Woman
1991
as Flo

A Girl Thing
2001
as Kim McCormack

Salem Witch Trials
2003
as Elizabeth Parris
Movies (52)

Flipped
2010
as Patsy Loski

Identity
2003
as Caroline Suzanne

American Reunion
2012
as Finch's Mom (uncredited)

The Three Musketeers
1993
as Milady de Winter

Wedding Crashers
2005
as Mrs. Kroeger

Risky Business
1983
as Lana

Backdraft
1991
as Helen McCaffrey

The Hand That Rocks the Cradle
1992
as Mrs. Mott / Peyton Flanders

Lords of Dogtown
2005
as Philaine

Runaway Train
1985
as Sara

I Am Wrath
2016
as Vivian Hill

Blind Side
1993
as Lynn Kaines

Testament
1983
as Cathy Pitkin

Raise Your Voice
2004
as Nina Fletcher

Mother's Day
2010
as Natalie 'Mother' Koffin

Saint Clare
2025
as Arlene 'Gigi' Newberry

Guilty as Sin
1993
as Jennifer Haines

One from the Heart
1982
as Understudy

Never Talk to Strangers
1995
as Dr. Sarah Alison Taylor

American Venus
2007
as Celia

Feds!
1988
as Ellis DeWitt

By Dawn's Early Light
1990
as Moreau

Getting Out
1994
as Arlene Holsclaw

The Winner
1996
as Louise

Apartment 1303 3D
2012
as Maddie Slate

And God Created Woman
1988
as Robin Shea

The Murders in the Rue Morgue
1986
as Claire Dupin

Salem Witch Trials
2002
as Elizabeth Parris

Music Within
2007
as Richard's Mom

The Trip to Bountiful
1985
as Thelma

She Ball
2020
as Aggie

The Slugger's Wife
1985
as Debby Palmer

Wicked Ways
1999
as Ruth Draper

The Con
1998
as Barbara Beaton / Nancy Thoroughgood

Peter Five Eight
2024
as Brenda

The Right Temptation
2000
as Derian McCall

Thick as Thieves
1999
as Petrone
The Up and Comer
Running on Empty: An Interview with Andrei Konchalovsky
2013
as Sara (archive footage)

The Dream Is Always the Same: The Story of Risky Business
2008
as Self

Giving Thanks
as Aunt Theodora

Off the Record
2025
as Kate

Dealers
1989
as Anna Schuman

Pecos Bill
1986
as Rose 'Slew Foot Sue' Peasley

Spinal Tap: The Final Tour
1981
as Hot Tub Groupie

Beauty and the Beast
1987
as Beauty

Periphery
2018
as Vi Warner

Collar
2015
as Ramona Billingsley

Range of Motion
2000
as Lainey Berman

Night Ride Home
1999
as Nora Mahler

Angel Baby
2023
as Maggie

Lost On Everest
2000
About Rebecca De Mornay
Rebecca De Mornay (born Rebecca Jane Pearch; August 29, 1959) is an American film and television actress. Her breakthrough film role came in 1983, when she played Lana in Risky Business opposite Tom Cruise. Her other notable film roles include Sara in Runaway Train in 1985, Helen McCaffrey in the thriller Backdraft in 1991 and her portrayal of the chillingly twisted nanny Peyton Flanders in the popular 1992 thriller The Hand That Rocks the Cradle. With 70 credits spanning from 1974 to 2025, Rebecca De Mornay has appeared in 52 films and 18 TV shows.
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Most Popular Rebecca De Mornay Movies
- Flipped (2010) — as Patsy Loski
- Identity (2003) — as Caroline Suzanne
- American Reunion (2012) — as Finch's Mom (uncredited)
- The Three Musketeers (1993) — as Milady de Winter
- Wedding Crashers (2005) — as Mrs. Kroeger
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