Cassandra Peterson

Acting

Cassandra Peterson

Born September 17, 1951Manhattan, Kansas, USA135 credits

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

Pee-wee as Himself
8.1

Pee-wee as Himself

TV

2025

John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in L.A.
5.8

John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in L.A.

TV

2024

The SF Sketchfest Roast of Bruce Campbell

Movie

2023

In Search of Darkness: Part III
7.5

In Search of Darkness: Part III

Movie

2022

The Boulet Brothers' Dragula: Titans
5.1

The Boulet Brothers' Dragula: Titans

TV

2022

The Munsters
5.6

The Munsters

Movie

2022

Filmography

Pee-wee as Himself
2025Pee-wee as Himselfas SelfTV
John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in L.A.
2024John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in L.A.as SelfTV
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2023The SF Sketchfest Roast of Bruce Campbellas ElviraMovie
In Search of Darkness: Part III
2022In Search of Darkness: Part IIIas SelfMovie
The Boulet Brothers' Dragula: Titans
2022The Boulet Brothers' Dragula: Titansas Self - Guest JudgeTV
The Munsters
2022The Munstersas Barbara CarrMovie
Dr. Jackie
2022Dr. Jackieas Cassandra PetersonTV
Charles Band’s Full Moon Freakshow
2022Charles Band’s Full Moon FreakshowTV
Le Passeur immobile
2021Le Passeur immobileas SelfMovie
Netflix and Chills with Dr. Elvira
2021Netflix and Chills with Dr. Elviraas ElviraTV
Elvira's 40th Anniversary, Very Scary, Very Special Special
2021Elvira's 40th Anniversary, Very Scary, Very Special Specialas Elvira, Mistress of the DarkTV
DOTA: Dragon's Blood
2021DOTA: Dragon's Bloodas Lirrak (voice)TV
In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween Takeover
2020In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween Takeoveras Host - Elvira, Mistress of the DarkMovie
Happy Halloween, Scooby-Doo!
2020Happy Halloween, Scooby-Doo!as Elvira, Mistress of the Dark (voice)Movie
In Search of Darkness: Part II
2020In Search of Darkness: Part IIas SelfMovie
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #1
2020AGFA Mystery Mixtape #1as SelfMovie
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
2020The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vaultas (archive footage)Movie
Tamron Hall
2019Tamron Hallas Self - GuestTV
Scooby-Doo! Return to Zombie Island
2019Scooby-Doo! Return to Zombie Islandas Elvira (voice)Movie
In Search of Darkness
2019In Search of Darknessas SelfMovie
Too Macabre: The Making of Elvira, Mistress of the Dark
2018Too Macabre: The Making of Elvira, Mistress of the Darkas SelfMovie
Making Fun: The Story of Funko
2018Making Fun: The Story of Funkoas SelfMovie
To Hell and Back: The Kane Hodder Story
2017To Hell and Back: The Kane Hodder Storyas SelfMovie
To Tell the Truth
2016To Tell the Truthas Self - ElviraTV
LEGO Scooby-Doo! Haunted Hollywood
2016LEGO Scooby-Doo! Haunted Hollywoodas Drella Diabolique (voice)Movie
Elvira's 10 Nights of Halloween
2014Elvira's 10 Nights of Halloweenas ElviraTV
13 Nights of Elvira
201413 Nights of Elviraas ElviraTV
Scream Queens: Horror Heroines Exposed
2014Scream Queens: Horror Heroines Exposedas SelfMovie
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
2014Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Filmsas Self - ActressMovie
The Goldbergs
2013The Goldbergsas ElviraTV
Rewind This!
2013Rewind This!as SelfMovie
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2013RuPaul Drives...as Self - GuestTV
First Period
2013First Periodas Ms. GlennMovie
Bruno & Earlene Go to Vegas
2013Bruno & Earlene Go to Vegasas Artie DukeMovie
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
2012RuPaul's Drag Race All Starsas Self - Guest JudgeTV
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
2012Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtlesas Ms. Campbell (voice)TV
Counting Cars
2012Counting Carsas SelfTV
Comic Book Men
2012Comic Book Menas ElviraTV
Last Man Standing
2011Last Man Standingas ElviraTV
Halloween Wars
2011Halloween Warsas Self - Guest JudgeTV
Face Off
2011Face Offas ElviraTV
Devil's Night
2011Devil's Nightas ElviraMovie
Let’s Spend the Night Together: Confessions of Rock’s Greatest Groupies
2010Let’s Spend the Night Together: Confessions of Rock’s Greatest GroupiesMovie
Elvira’s Movie Macabre: Night Of The Living Dead
2010Elvira’s Movie Macabre: Night Of The Living Deadas ElviraMovie
Elvira's Movie Macabre
2010Elvira's Movie Macabreas ElviraTV
Elvira's Movie Macabre: The Satanic Rites Of Dracula
2010Elvira's Movie Macabre: The Satanic Rites Of Draculaas ElviraMovie
All About Evil
2010All About Evilas LindaMovie
RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked
2010RuPaul's Drag Race: Untuckedas Self - Guest JudgeTV
Celebrity Ghost Stories
2009Celebrity Ghost Storiesas SelfTV
The Haunted World of El Superbeasto
2009The Haunted World of El Superbeastoas Amber (voice)Movie
RuPaul's Drag Race
2009RuPaul's Drag Raceas Self - Special HonoreeTV
The Boneyard Collection
2008The Boneyard Collectionas Elvira (segment "Her Morbid Desires")Movie
The Search for the Next Elvira
2007The Search for the Next ElviraTV
The Return of the Living Dead: The Decade of Darkness
2007The Return of the Living Dead: The Decade of Darknessas Elvira, Mistress of the DarkMovie
Vampira: The Movie
2006Vampira: The Movieas HerselfMovie
American Scary
2006American Scaryas Elvira (archive footage)Movie
Elvira's Something Weird
2006Elvira's Something Weirdas ElviraTV
Red Riding Hood
2006Red Riding Hoodas Hunter's MomMovie
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2006Witch's Dungeon: 40 Years of Chillsas SelfMovie
Monsterama
2004Monsteramaas ElviraTV
Hollywood's Creepiest Creatures
2004Hollywood's Creepiest Creaturesas ElviraMovie
Elvira's Movies to Die For
2004Elvira's Movies to Die Foras ElviraTV
Elvira's Horror Classics
2004Elvira's Horror Classicsas ElviraTV
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2004The Tony Danza Showas ElviraTV
Monsterama: A Tribute to Horror Hosts
2004Monsterama: A Tribute to Horror Hostsas SelfMovie
Elvira's Haunted Hills
2002Elvira's Haunted Hillsas Elvira, Mistress of the DarkMovie
Raise the Dead Featuring Elvira
2000Raise the Dead Featuring Elviraas ElviraTV
Bride of Monster Mania
2000Bride of Monster Maniaas Elvira, Mistress of the DarkMovie
Encounter in the Third Dimension
1999Encounter in the Third Dimensionas ElviraMovie
Attack of the 50 Foot Monster Mania
1999Attack of the 50 Foot Monster Maniaas ElviraMovie
Hollywood Squares
1998Hollywood Squaresas Self - PanelistTV
KCAL Halloween Scream
1997KCAL Halloween Screamas ElviraMovie
Superstition
1997Superstitionas ElviraMovie
EP Daily
1997EP DailyTV
Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun
1997Thrill Ride: The Science of Funas ElviraMovie
Monster Mania
1997Monster Maniaas ElviraMovie
Dear God
1996Dear Godas Cassandra Peterson (uncredited)Movie
The Ketchup Vampires II
1996The Ketchup Vampires IIas ElviraMovie
E! True Hollywood Story
1996E! True Hollywood StoryTV
It's My Party
1996It's My Partyas Party GuestMovie
The Ketchup Vampires
1995The Ketchup Vampiresas Elvira, Mistress of the DarkMovie
Attack of the Killer B-Movies
1995Attack of the Killer B-Moviesas ElviraMovie
Spooky World
1994Spooky Worldas SelfMovie
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
1994Space Ghost Coast to Coastas ElviraTV
Elvira's Halloween Movie Schlock-A-Thon
1993Elvira's Halloween Movie Schlock-A-Thonas ElviraTV
Acting on Impulse
1993Acting on Impulseas RoxyMovie
The Elvira Show
1993The Elvira Showas Elvira, Mistress of the DarkMovie
Heartstoppers: Horror at the Movies
1992Heartstoppers: Horror at the Moviesas ElviraMovie
Hulkamania 6
1991Hulkamania 6as Elvira - CommentatorMovie
Ted & Venus
1991Ted & Venusas LisaMovie
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1991The Crawling Handas Elvira: Mistress of the DarkMovie
Midnight Madness
1990Midnight Madnessas ElviraTV
Parker Lewis Can't Lose
1990Parker Lewis Can't Loseas ElviraTV
Heavy Metal Heaven Hosted by Elvira
1989Heavy Metal Heaven Hosted by Elviraas ElviraTV
The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!
1989The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!as ElviraTV
Elvira's Thriller Theatre
1989Elvira's Thriller Theatreas ElviraTV
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1988Metallica - Live at Hammersmith Odeonas ElviraMovie
Elvira: Mistress of the Dark
1988Elvira: Mistress of the Darkas Elvira / Aunt Morgana TalbotMovie
Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz
1988Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitzas ElviraMovie
thirtysomething
1987thirtysomethingTV
Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold
1986Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Goldas SoraisMovie
Elvira's Halloween Special
1986Elvira's Halloween Specialas ElviraMovie
WrestleMania II
1986WrestleMania IIas Elvira / Guest CommentatorMovie
Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors
1986Fangoria's Weekend of Horrorsas ElviraMovie
Echo Park
1985Echo Parkas SheriMovie
Get Out of My Room
1985Get Out of My RoomMovie
Pee-wee's Big Adventure
1985Pee-wee's Big Adventureas Biker MamaMovie
Elvira's ThrillerVideo
1985Elvira's ThrillerVideoas ElviraTV
Cheeseball Presents
1984Cheeseball Presentsas ElviraMovie
Last of the Great Survivors
1984Last of the Great Survivorsas ElviraMovie
Uncensored
1984Uncensoredas Skit charactersMovie
Stroker Ace
1983Stroker Aceas Girl with LugsMovie
The Sting II
1983The Sting IIas O'Malley's GirlMovie
The Paragon of Comedy
1983The Paragon of Comedyas ElviraMovie
Balboa
1983Balboaas Angie StoddardMovie
Filmgore
1983Filmgoreas ElviraMovie
Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again
1982Jekyll and Hyde... Together Againas Busty NurseMovie
St. Elsewhere
1982St. Elsewhereas JudyTV
Elvira's Movie Macabre: Legacy of Blood
1982Elvira's Movie Macabre: Legacy of Bloodas ElviraMovie
The Best of Sex and Violence
1982The Best of Sex and Violenceas (archive footage)Movie
Famous T & A
1982Famous T & Aas Katya (archive footage)Movie
Elvira's Movie Macabre
1981Elvira's Movie MacabreTV
King of the Mountain
1981King of the Mountainas NeighborMovie
Coast to Coast
1980Coast to Coastas Dinner Party GuestMovie
Cheech & Chong's Next Movie
1980Cheech & Chong's Next Movieas Hostage (Groundling)Movie
Beyond Westworld
1980Beyond Westworldas Dance Hall GirlTV
CHiPs
1977CHiPsas ElviraTV
Alice
1976AliceTV
Saturday Night Live
1975Saturday Night Liveas ElviraTV
The Working Girls
1974The Working Girlsas KatyaMovie
Roma
1972Romaas (uncredited)Movie
Diamonds Are Forever
1971Diamonds Are Foreveras Shady Tree's Acorn (uncredited)Movie
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carsonas SelfTV
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—Untitled KROQ DocumentaryMovie
C
—Cinema Insomniaas SelfTV