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 (19)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Tessa McKellen
NCIS
2003
as Carla Marino
Hawaii Five-0
2010
as Barbara Cotchin
Lucifer
2016
as Penelope / Penelope Decker
NOVA
1974
as Narrator
ER
1994
as Elaine Nichols
The Practice
1997
as Hannah Rose
American Playhouse
1982
as Cathy Pitkin
The Outer Limits
1995
as Woman
Marvel's Jessica Jones
2015
as Dorothy Walker
Celebrity Ghost Stories
2009
as Self
Lo + plus
1995
as Self - Guest
Tall Tales & Legends
1985
as Rose 'Slew Foot Sue' Peasley
The Shining
1997
as Wendy Torrance
Tanner '88
1988
as Self
John from Cincinnati
2007
as Cissy Yost
A Girl Thing
2001
as Kim McCormack
An Inconvenient Woman
1991
as Flo
Salem Witch Trials
2003
as Elizabeth Parris
Movies (51)
American Reunion
2012
as Finch's Mom (uncredited)
Identity
2003
as Caroline Suzanne
Flipped
2010
as Patsy Loski
Wedding Crashers
2005
as Mrs. Kroeger
The Three Musketeers
1993
as Milady de Winter
Backdraft
1991
as Helen McCaffrey
Risky Business
1983
as Lana
Lords of Dogtown
2005
as Philaine
The Hand That Rocks the Cradle
1992
as Mrs. Mott / Peyton Flanders
I Am Wrath
2016
as Vivian Hill
Runaway Train
1985
as Sara
Thick as Thieves
1999
as Petrone
Mother's Day
2010
as Natalie 'Mother' Koffin
Raise Your Voice
2004
as Nina Fletcher
And God Created Woman
1988
as Robin Shea
Testament
1983
as Cathy Pitkin
Periphery
2018
as Vi Warner
Never Talk to Strangers
1995
as Dr. Sarah Alison Taylor
Apartment 1303 3D
2012
as Maddie Slate
Saint Clare
2025
as Arlene 'Gigi' Newberry
By Dawn's Early Light
1990
as Moreau
Guilty as Sin
1993
as Jennifer Haines
The Right Temptation
2000
as Derian McCall
One from the Heart
1982
as Understudy
The Winner
1996
as Louise
Dealers
1989
as Anna Schuman
Blind Side
1993
as Lynn Kaines
The Slugger's Wife
1985
as Debby Palmer
Off the Record
2025
as Kate
Music Within
2007
as Richard's Mom
Lost On Everest
2000
She Ball
2020
as Aggie
Pecos Bill
1986
as Rose 'Slew Foot Sue' Peasley
The Trip to Bountiful
1985
as Thelma
Wicked Ways
1999
as Ruth Draper
Range of Motion
2000
as Lainey Berman
Getting Out
1994
as Arlene Holsclaw
Spinal Tap: The Final Tour
1981
as Hot Tub Groupie
Night Ride Home
1999
as Nora Mahler
Feds!
1988
as Ellis DeWitt
The Murders in the Rue Morgue
1986
as Claire Dupin
Peter Five Eight
2024
as Brenda
The Con
1998
as Barbara Beaton / Nancy Thoroughgood
Collar
2015
as Ramona Billingsley
American Venus
2007
as Celia
Beauty and the Beast
1987
as Beauty
The Dream Is Always the Same: The Story of Risky Business
2008
as Self
Angel Baby
2023
as Maggie
The Up and Comer
Giving Thanks
as Aunt Theodora
Running on Empty: An Interview with Andrei Konchalovsky
2013
as Sara (archive footage)
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 51 films and 19 TV shows.
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Most Popular Rebecca De Mornay Movies
- American Reunion (2012) — as Finch's Mom (uncredited)
- Identity (2003) — as Caroline Suzanne
- Flipped (2010) — as Patsy Loski
- Wedding Crashers (2005) — as Mrs. Kroeger
- The Three Musketeers (1993) — as Milady de Winter
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