Rebecca De Mornay

Acting

Rebecca De Mornay

Born August 29, 1959Santa Rosa, California, USA70 credits

Rebecca De Mornay (born 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

Saint Clare
4.8

Saint Clare

Movie

2025

Off the Record
5.8

Off the Record

Movie

2025

Peter Five Eight
4.3

Peter Five Eight

Movie

2024

Angel Baby
3.5

Angel Baby

Movie

2023

She Ball
6.4

She Ball

Movie

2020

Periphery

Periphery

Movie

2018

Filmography

Saint Clare
2025Saint Clareas Arlene 'Gigi' NewberryMovie
Off the Record
2025Off the Recordas KateMovie
Peter Five Eight
2024Peter Five Eightas BrendaMovie
Angel Baby
2023Angel Babyas MaggieMovie
She Ball
2020She Ballas AggieMovie
Periphery
2018Peripheryas Vi WarnerMovie
I Am Wrath
2016I Am Wrathas Vivian HillMovie
Lucifer
2016Luciferas PenelopeTV
Marvel's Jessica Jones
2015Marvel's Jessica Jonesas Dorothy WalkerTV
Collar
2015Collaras Ramona BillingsleyMovie
R
2013Running on Empty: An Interview with Andrei Konchalovskyas Sara (archive footage)Movie
Apartment 1303 3D
2012Apartment 1303 3Das Maddie SlateMovie
American Reunion
2012American Reunionas Finch's Mom (uncredited)Movie
Mother's Day
2010Mother's Dayas Natalie 'Mother' KoffinMovie
Hawaii Five-0
2010Hawaii Five-0as Barbara CotchinTV
Flipped
2010Flippedas Patsy LoskiMovie
Celebrity Ghost Stories
2009Celebrity Ghost Storiesas SelfTV
The Dream is Always the Same: The Story of Risky Business
2008The Dream is Always the Same: The Story of Risky Businessas SelfMovie
American Venus
2007American Venusas CeliaMovie
John from Cincinnati
2007John from Cincinnatias Cissy YostTV
Music Within
2007Music Withinas Richard's MomMovie
Wedding Crashers
2005Wedding Crashersas Mrs. KroegerMovie
Lords of Dogtown
2005Lords of Dogtownas PhilaineMovie
Raise Your Voice
2004Raise Your Voiceas Nina FletcherMovie
NCIS
2003NCISas Carla MarinoTV
Identity
2003Identityas Caroline SuzanneMovie
Salem Witch Trials
2003Salem Witch Trialsas Elizabeth ParrisTV
Salem Witch Trials
2002Salem Witch Trialsas Elizabeth ParrisMovie
A Girl Thing
2001A Girl Thingas Kim McCormackTV
Range of Motion
2000Range of Motionas Lainey BermanMovie
The Right Temptation
2000The Right Temptationas Derian McCallMovie
Lost On Everest
2000Lost On EverestMovie
Wicked Ways
1999Wicked Waysas Ruth DraperMovie
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999Law & Order: Special Victims Unitas Tessa McKellenTV
Thick as Thieves
1999Thick as Thievesas PetroneMovie
Night Ride Home
1999Night Ride Homeas Nora MahlerMovie
The Con
1998The Conas Barbara Beaton / Nancy ThoroughgoodMovie
The Shining
1997The Shiningas Wendy TorranceTV
The Practice
1997The Practiceas Hannah RoseTV
The Winner
1996The Winneras LouiseMovie
Never Talk to Strangers
1995Never Talk to Strangersas Dr. Sarah Alison TaylorMovie
Lo + plus
1995Lo + plusas Self - GuestTV
The Outer Limits
1995The Outer Limitsas WomanTV
ER
1994ERas Elaine NicholsTV
Getting Out
1994Getting Outas Arlene HolsclawMovie
The Three Musketeers
1993The Three Musketeersas MiladyMovie
Guilty as Sin
1993Guilty as Sinas Jennifer HainesMovie
Blind Side
1993Blind Sideas Lynn KainesMovie
The Hand That Rocks the Cradle
1992The Hand That Rocks the Cradleas Mrs. Mott / Peyton FlandersMovie
Backdraft
1991Backdraftas Helen McCaffreyMovie
An Inconvenient Woman
1991An Inconvenient Womanas FloTV
By Dawn's Early Light
1990By Dawn's Early Lightas MoreauMovie
Dealers
1989Dealersas Anna SchumanMovie
Feds!
1988Feds!as Ellis DeWittMovie
And God Created Woman
1988And God Created Womanas Robin SheaMovie
Tanner '88
1988Tanner '88as SelfTV
Beauty and the Beast
1987Beauty and the Beastas BeautyMovie
The Murders in the Rue Morgue
1986The Murders in the Rue Morgueas Claire DupinMovie
Pecos Bill
1986Pecos Billas Rose 'Slew Foot Sue' PeasleyMovie
The Trip to Bountiful
1985The Trip to Bountifulas ThelmaMovie
Runaway Train
1985Runaway Trainas SaraMovie
Tall Tales & Legends
1985Tall Tales & Legendsas Rose 'Slew Foot Sue' PeasleyTV
The Slugger's Wife
1985The Slugger's Wifeas Debby PalmerMovie
Testament
1983Testamentas Cathy PitkinMovie
Risky Business
1983Risky Businessas LanaMovie
One from the Heart
1982One from the Heartas UnderstudyMovie
Spinal Tap: The Final Tour
1981Spinal Tap: The Final Touras Hot Tub GroupieMovie
NOVA
1974NOVAas NarratorTV
Giving Thanks
—Giving Thanksas Aunt TheodoraMovie
T
—The Up and ComerMovie