Cassandra Peterson
Known for Acting · 138 credits
- Born
- 1951-09-17 (age 74)
- Place of birth
- Manhattan, Kansas, USA
- Also known as
- Cassandra Petersen · Elvira, Mistress of the Dark · Cassandra "Elvira" Peterson · Кассандра Ґей Петерсон
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.
Known For
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Elvira
RuPaul's Drag Race
2009
as Self - Special Honoree / Self - Guest Judge / Self - Judge (archive footage)
Hollywood Squares
1998
as Self - Panelist
The Goldbergs
2013
as Elvira
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
2012
as Ms. Campbell (voice)
TV Shows (53)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Elvira
RuPaul's Drag Race
2009
as Self - Special Honoree / Self - Guest Judge / Self - Judge (archive footage)
Hollywood Squares
1998
as Self - Panelist
The Goldbergs
2013
as Elvira
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
2012
as Ms. Campbell (voice)
Alice
1976
St. Elsewhere
1982
as Judy
Last Man Standing
2011
as Elvira
Tamron Hall
2019
as Self - Guest
Fantasy Island
1978
as Ftatateetah
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
2012
as Self - Guest Judge
The Tony Danza Show
2004
as Self - Guest (as Elvira)
Celebrity Ghost Stories
2009
as Self
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
1994
as Elvira
To Tell the Truth
2016
as Self - Elvira
thirtysomething
1987
CHiPs
1977
as Elvira
RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked
2010
as Self - Guest Judge
Parker Lewis Can't Lose
1990
as Elvira
DOTA: Dragon's Blood
2021
as Lirrak (voice)
Comic Book Men
2012
as Elvira
Elvira's Movie Macabre
1981
The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!
1989
as Elvira
Halloween Wars
2011
as Self - Guest Judge
Face Off
2011
as Elvira
Counting Cars
2012
as Self
Cinema Insomnia
as Self
John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in L.A.
2024
as Self
Beyond Westworld
1980
as Dance Hall Girl
The Boulet Brothers' Dragula: Titans
2022
as Self - Guest Judge
RuPaul Drives...
2013
as Self - Guest
Charles Band’s Full Moon Freakshow
2022
Pee-wee as Himself
2025
as Self
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
Elvira's Movie Macabre
2010
as Elvira
Dr. Jackie
2022
as Cassandra Peterson
Elvira's Thriller Theatre
1989
as Elvira
Heavy Metal Heaven Hosted by Elvira
1989
as Elvira
Elvira's Horror Classics
2004
as Elvira
Elvira's Movies to Die For
2004
as Elvira
Elvira's 10 Nights of Halloween
2014
as Elvira
Elvira's 40th Anniversary, Very Scary, Very Special Special
2021
as Elvira, Mistress of the Dark
Elvira's ThrillerVideo
1985
as Elvira
13 Nights of Elvira
2014
as Elvira
Raise the Dead Featuring Elvira
2000
as Elvira
Midnight Madness
1990
as Elvira
Elvira's Halloween Movie Schlock-A-Thon
1993
as Elvira
Elvira's Something Weird
2006
as Elvira
Monsterama
2004
as Elvira
The Search for the Next Elvira
2007
Netflix and Chills with Dr. Elvira
2021
as Elvira
EP Daily
1997
Movies (85)
Diamonds Are Forever
1971
as Shady Tree's Acorn (uncredited)
Elvira: Mistress of the Dark
1988
as Elvira / Aunt Morgana Talbot
Pee-wee's Big Adventure
1985
as Biker Mama
Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold
1986
as Sorais
Roma
1972
as (uncredited)
The Haunted World of El Superbeasto
2009
as Amber (voice)
Scooby-Doo! Return to Zombie Island
2019
as Elvira (voice)
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
2014
as Self - Actress
WrestleMania II
1986
as Elvira / Guest Commentator
Happy Halloween, Scooby-Doo!
2020
as Elvira, Mistress of the Dark (voice)
LEGO Scooby-Doo! Haunted Hollywood
2016
as Drella Diabolique (voice)
Famous T & A
1982
as Katya (archive footage)
The Munsters
2022
as Barbara Carr
Cheech & Chong's Next Movie
1980
as Hostage (Groundling)
Red Riding Hood
2006
as Hunter's Mom
In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween Takeover
2020
as Host - Elvira, Mistress of the Dark
The Sting II
1983
as O'Malley's Girl
Dear God
1996
as Cassandra Peterson (uncredited)
Stroker Ace
1983
as Girl with Lugs
In Search of Darkness: Part II
2020
as Self
Elvira's Haunted Hills
2002
as Elvira, Mistress of the Dark
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
2020
as (archive footage)
In Search of Darkness
2019
as Self
Ted & Venus
1991
as Lisa
It's My Party
1996
as Party Guest
Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz
1988
as Elvira
In Search of Darkness: Part III
2022
as Self
All About Evil
2010
as Linda
Commitment to Life
2023
as Self (archive footage)
The Boneyard Collection
2008
as Elvira (segment "Her Morbid Desires")
Making Fun: The Story of Funko
2018
as Self
Hollywood's Creepiest Creatures
2004
as Elvira
The Working Girls
1974
as Katya
Get Out of My Room
1985
Acting on Impulse
1993
as Roxy
Rewind This!
2013
as Self
Witch's Dungeon: 40 Years of Chills
2006
as Self
To Hell and Back: The Kane Hodder Story
2017
as Self
Too Macabre: The Making of Elvira, Mistress of the Dark
2018
as Self
The Best of Sex and Violence
1982
as (archive footage)
The Return of the Living Dead: The Decade of Darkness
2007
as Elvira, Mistress of the Dark
Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again
1982
as Busty Nurse
King of the Mountain
1981
as Neighbor
Echo Park
1985
as Sheri
The Horror Hall of Fame II
1991
as Elvira - Presenter
Hulkamania 6
1991
as Elvira - Commentator
The Crawling Hand
1991
as Elvira: Mistress of the Dark
Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors
1986
as Elvira
Last of the Great Survivors
1984
as Elvira
Vampira: The Movie
2006
as Herself
American Scary
2006
as Elvira (archive footage)
First Period
2013
as Ms. Glenn
Heartstoppers: Horror at the Movies
1992
as Elvira
Attack of the 50 Foot Monster Mania
1999
as Elvira
The SF Sketchfest Roast of Bruce Campbell
2023
as Elvira
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #1
2020
as Self
Balboa
1983
as Angie Stoddard
Coast to Coast
1980
as Dinner Party Guest
Scream Queens: Horror Heroines Exposed
2014
as Self
Bride of Monster Mania
2000
as Elvira, Mistress of the Dark
Monster Mania
1997
as Elvira
Let’s Spend the Night Together: Confessions of Rock’s Greatest Groupies
2010
as self
Cheeseball Presents
1984
as Elvira
The Elvira Show
1993
as Elvira, Mistress of the Dark
The Paragon of Comedy
1983
as Elvira
Bruno & Earlene Go to Vegas
2013
as Artie Duke
Filmgore
1983
as Elvira
Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun
1997
as Elvira
Metallica - Live at Hammersmith Odeon
1988
as Elvira
Elvira's Movie Macabre: Legacy of Blood
1982
as Elvira
Le Passeur immobile
2021
as Self
KCAL Halloween Scream
1997
as Elvira
Spooky World
1994
as Self
The Ketchup Vampires
1995
as Elvira, Mistress of the Dark
Elvira's Halloween Special
1986
as Elvira
Elvira’s Movie Macabre: Night Of The Living Dead
2010
as Elvira
Monsterama: A Tribute to Horror Hosts
2004
as Self
Superstition
1997
as Elvira
Encounter in the Third Dimension
1999
as Elvira
Elvira's Movie Macabre: The Satanic Rites Of Dracula
2010
as Elvira
Untitled KROQ Documentary
Attack of the Killer B-Movies
1995
as Elvira
Devil's Night
2011
as Elvira
Uncensored
1984
as Skit characters
The Ketchup Vampires II
1996
as Elvira
About Cassandra Peterson
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. With 138 credits spanning from 1962 to 2025, Cassandra Peterson has appeared in 85 films and 53 TV shows.
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Most Popular Cassandra Peterson Movies
- Diamonds Are Forever (1971) — as Shady Tree's Acorn (uncredited)
- Elvira: Mistress of the Dark (1988) — as Elvira / Aunt Morgana Talbot
- Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985) — as Biker Mama
- Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold (1986) — as Sorais
- Roma (1972) — as (uncredited)
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