Dee Wallace

Acting

Dee Wallace

Born December 14, 1948Kansas City, Kansas, USA276 credits

Dee Wallace (born 14 December 1948) is an American actress and comedienne. She is perhaps best known for her roles in several popular films. These include the starring role as Elliot's mother in the Steven Spielberg film E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982), her most widely seen role. She also played key roles in popular cult films The Hills Have Eyes (1977) and The Howling (1981) and appeared in The Stepford Wives in 1975 and 10 (1979). In total, Wallace has appeared in more than 85 films.

Known For

Ted Bunny

Ted Bunny

Movie

2026

Water Rites

Water Rites

Movie

2026

The Pitchfork Retreat

The Pitchfork Retreat

Movie

2025

If It Bleeds
10.0

If It Bleeds

Movie

2025

The Boy from Below

The Boy from Below

Movie

2025

Butch Cassidy and the Wild Bunch
1.5

Butch Cassidy and the Wild Bunch

Movie

2025

Filmography

Ted Bunny
2026Ted Bunnyas CatherineMovie
Water Rites
2026Water Ritesas CarolineMovie
The Pitchfork Retreat
2025The Pitchfork Retreatas HelenMovie
If It Bleeds
2025If It Bleedsas KellyMovie
The Boy from Below
2025The Boy from Belowas SybilMovie
Butch Cassidy and the Wild Bunch
2025Butch Cassidy and the Wild Bunchas Alice CassidyMovie
The Lies We Bury
2025The Lies We Buryas Lynn WrightMovie
Roswell Delirium
2025Roswell Deliriumas BettyMovie
Stream
2024Streamas Linda SpringMovie
Last Night on Earth
2024Last Night on Earthas CarlaMovie
The Legend of Catclaws Mountain
2024The Legend of Catclaws Mountainas Maggie PorterMovie
House of Dolls
2023House of Dollsas Celine CharlesMovie
Love by Design
2023Love by Designas Diane YeardlyMovie
The Little Mermaid
2023The Little Mermaidas Sea Witch Revina (voice)Movie
Fatal Attraction
2023Fatal Attractionas Emma RauchTV
Lena's Dance
2023Lena's Danceas Lena SwainMovie
Incubus: New Beginnings
2023Incubus: New Beginningsas Zura ValentineMovie
Paul T. Goldman
2023Paul T. Goldmanas Terri JayTV
In Search of Darkness: Part III
2022In Search of Darkness: Part IIIas SelfMovie
Nix
2022Nixas DonnaMovie
The Munsters
2022The Munstersas Good Morning Transylvania HostMovie
Jeepers Creepers: Reborn
2022Jeepers Creepers: Rebornas MarieMovie
Time Pirates
2022Time Piratesas The CroneMovie
Making I'm Dangerous Tonight
2022Making I'm Dangerous Tonightas HerselfMovie
Killer Design
2022Killer Designas ElanaMovie
In Search of Tomorrow
2022In Search of Tomorrowas Self - IntervieweeMovie
Every Time a Bell Rings
2021Every Time a Bell Ringsas DonnaMovie
Courageous Warriors Beauty from the Ashes
2021Courageous Warriors Beauty from the Ashesas NarratorMovie
13 Fanboy
202113 Fanboyas Dee WallaceMovie
The Nest
2021The Nestas MarissaMovie
Rondo and Bob
2020Rondo and Bobas SelfMovie
Critters Attack!
2020Critters Attack!as DeeMovie
The Gift of Christmas
2020The Gift of Christmasas Ellen RodgersMovie
Stay Home
2020Stay Homeas HerselfMovie
Await the Dawn
2020Await the Dawnas AnnieMovie
Day 14
2020Day 14Movie
Six feet of separation
2020Six feet of separationas SelfMovie
Christmas in Louisiana
2019Christmas in Louisianaas DorisMovie
3 from Hell
20193 from Hellas GretaMovie
To Hell and Back: The Making of 3 From Hell
2019To Hell and Back: The Making of 3 From Hellas SelfMovie
Renovation of the Heart
2019Renovation of the Heartas Diane DoverMovie
The Wrong Mommy
2019The Wrong Mommyas CarolMovie
Dolls
2019Dollsas MargaretMovie
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2019The Very Very Best of the 70sas Self - CommentatorTV
Sunrise in Heaven
2019Sunrise in Heavenas MarionMovie
The Wrong Teacher
2018The Wrong Teacheras Dr. SmithMovie
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2018After EmmaMovie
They Bite!: The Making of Critters
2018They Bite!: The Making of Crittersas SelfMovie
Jingle Belle
2018Jingle Belleas ShelbyMovie
Every Other Holiday
2018Every Other Holidayas MimiMovie
Beyond The Sky
2018Beyond The Skyas LucilleMovie
Ouija House
2018Ouija Houseas Katherine FieldsMovie
Death House
2018Death Houseas Dr. Eileen FletcherMovie
9-1-1
20189-1-1as Margaret BuckleyTV
This Old Machine
2017This Old Machineas IreneMovie
Horror Movie: A Low Budget Nightmare
2017Horror Movie: A Low Budget Nightmareas SelfMovie
Ayla
2017Aylaas SusanMovie
The Fuzz
2017The Fuzzas Dawn LockwoodMovie
Charlie's Gift
2016Charlie's GiftMovie
Shooter
2016Shooteras Katherine MayfieldTV
All Hallow's Eve
2016All Hallow's Eveas Haidy HallowMovie
Red Christmas
2016Red Christmasas DianeMovie
Just Add Magic
2016Just Add Magicas GrandmaTV
The Abundance Factor
2015The Abundance Factoras HerselfMovie
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2015Flowers in Decemberas HannahMovie
The Whispers
2015The Whispersas Willie Starling (Grammy)TV
Love & Mercy
2015Love & Mercyas Rosemary (uncredited)Movie
Zombie Killers: Elephant's Graveyard
2015Zombie Killers: Elephant's Graveyardas Sharon SommersMovie
Horror Icon: Inside Michael's Mask with Tony Moran
2015Horror Icon: Inside Michael's Mask with Tony Moranas SelfMovie
Ejecta
2014Ejectaas Ashley Winnington-Ball (uncredited)Movie
You're the Worst
2014You're the Worstas GailTV
Haunting of Cellblock 11
2014Haunting of Cellblock 11as Ms. SimonMovie
2 Bedroom 1 Bath
20142 Bedroom 1 Bathas RoseMovie
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2014Snow Moon: Cinderella Chronicles Sagaas Gram PearlMovie
Bonnie & Clyde: Justified
2013Bonnie & Clyde: Justifiedas EmmaMovie
Grand Piano
2013Grand Pianoas Marjorie GreenMovie
My Stepbrother Is a Vampire!?!
2013My Stepbrother Is a Vampire!?!as Tabitha the Cat (voice)Movie
RoboCroc
2013RoboCrocas Dr. RileyMovie
The Lords of Salem
2013The Lords of Salemas SonnyMovie
As High as the Sky
2013As High as the Skyas Aunt Deborah (voice)Movie
Hansel & Gretel
2013Hansel & Gretelas LilithMovie
Aliens from Uranus
2012Aliens from Uranusas OlgaMovie
I
2012I Heart Monster Moviesas HerselfMovie
The 'E.T.' Journals
2012The 'E.T.' Journalsas SelfMovie
The Boarder
2012The Boarderas ElizabethMovie
Sebastian
2012Sebastianas Barbara SampleMovie
Fuzz Track City
2012Fuzz Track Cityas Dawn LockwoodMovie
Margarine Wars
2012Margarine Warsas Madge HavershankMovie
Collision Course
2012Collision Courseas PollyMovie
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
2012Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemenas (archive footage)Movie
Sam Steele and the Crystal Chalice
2011Sam Steele and the Crystal Chaliceas Ms. JenkinsMovie
Grimm
2011Grimmas AliceTV
Exit Humanity
2011Exit Humanityas EveMovie
Stay Cool
2011Stay Coolas Mrs. McCarthyMovie
Switched at Birth
2011Switched at Birthas Lorena McGowenTV
Pound of Flesh
2011Pound of Fleshas Dean Jean ClarkMovie
Bad Actress
2011Bad Actressas Dee WallaceMovie
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2010Between Heaven and Hellas Dr. Isabel GreenleeMovie
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2010The Guardianas MomMovie
Law & Order: LA
2010Law & Order: LAas Ellen PowellTV
Raven
2010Ravenas LuAnneMovie
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2010Soupernaturalas Mrs. ConnersMovie
Extraordinary Measures
2010Extraordinary Measuresas SalMovie
Bedrooms
2010Bedroomsas MarnieMovie
Babysitters Beware
2009Babysitters Bewareas Ms. GreeneMovie
The House of the Devil
2009The House of the Devilas LandladyMovie
Dark Fields
2009Dark Fieldsas Jean ApplebeMovie
Celebrity Ghost Stories
2009Celebrity Ghost Storiesas SelfTV
The Haunted World of El Superbeasto
2009The Haunted World of El Superbeastoas Trixie (voice)Movie
Warehouse 13
2009Warehouse 13as Mrs. GarnerTV
The Mother of Invention
2009The Mother of Inventionas Nancy DoolyMovie
Stem Cell
2009Stem Cellas The HealerMovie
Happy in the Valley
2009Happy in the Valleyas GloriaMovie
Michael Lives: The Making of Halloween
2008Michael Lives: The Making of Halloweenas SelfMovie
Matchmaker Mary
2008Matchmaker Maryas Aunt KarenMovie
Little Red Devil
2008Little Red Devilas MotherMovie
The Blue Rose
2007The Blue Roseas Mrs. GarrisonMovie
Dog Days: The Making of 'Cujo'
2007Dog Days: The Making of 'Cujo'as SelfMovie
Halloween
2007Halloweenas Cynthia StrodeMovie
Saving Grace
2007Saving Graceas Janice ShapiroTV
The Return of the Living Dead: The Decade of Darkness
2007The Return of the Living Dead: The Decade of Darknessas SelfMovie
Bone Dry
2007Bone Dryas JoanneMovie
Curse of the Weeping Woman: J-ok'el
2007Curse of the Weeping Woman: J-ok'elas Helen MoretMovie
The Plague
2006The Plagueas NoraMovie
The Eden Formula
2006The Eden Formulaas RhondaMovie
Voodoo Moon
2006Voodoo Moonas Mary-AnnMovie
Abominable
2006Abominableas Ethel HossMovie
Kalamazoo?
2006Kalamazoo?as SusanMovie
The Lost
2006The Lostas Barbara HanlonMovie
Sons & Daughters
2006Sons & Daughtersas Colleen HalbertTV
W
2006Witch's Dungeon: 40 Years of Chillsas SelfMovie
Expiration Date
2006Expiration Dateas LucilleMovie
Ghost Whisperer
2005Ghost Whispereras Claire TaylorTV
Criminal Minds
2005Criminal Mindsas Dr. Jan MohikianTV
Close to Home
2005Close to Homeas Joan MonroeTV
My Name Is Earl
2005My Name Is Earlas Governor Katherine HazelwoodTV
Headspace
2005Headspaceas Dr. Denise BellMovie
Bones
2005Bonesas Special Agent Callie WarnerTV
Supernatural
2005Supernaturalas Mildred BakerTV
Scar
2005Scaras IsabellaMovie
Boo
2005Booas Nurse RussellMovie
The Loch Ness Monster
2005The Loch Ness Monsteras Elizabeth HornerMovie
Grey's Anatomy
2005Grey's Anatomyas Joan WaringTV
The Office
2005The Officeas Ellen BernardTV
Dead End Road
2004Dead End Roadas Mrs. MakepieceMovie
Welcome to Werewolfland
2004Welcome to WerewolflandMovie
The Perfect Husband: The Laci Peterson Story
2004The Perfect Husband: The Laci Peterson Storyas Sharon RochaMovie
Illusion Infinity
2004Illusion Infinityas Patricia (as Dee Wallace Stone)Movie
Cold Case
2003Cold Caseas Charlotte JonesTV
Looking Back at 'The Hills Have Eyes'
2003Looking Back at 'The Hills Have Eyes'as SelfMovie
NCIS
2003NCISas Claire HallTV
Unleashing the Beast: Making ‘The Howling’
2003Unleashing the Beast: Making ‘The Howling’Movie
Without a Trace
2002Without a Traceas Lara DuncanTV
She Spies
2002She Spiesas DaphneTV
Fish Don't Blink
2002Fish Don't Blinkas Dr. RoswellMovie
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial 20th Anniversary Special
2002E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial 20th Anniversary Specialas SelfMovie
She's No Angel
2002She's No Angelas Maureen ShawnessyMovie
Sex and the Teenage Mind
2002Sex and the Teenage Mindas Francine HeitmeyerMovie
The Agency
2001The Agencyas Doris, Quinn's SisterTV
Crossing Jordan
2001Crossing Jordanas Lorraine HeeleyTV
A Month of Sundays
2001A Month of Sundaysas Sarah McCabeMovie
Out of the Black
2001Out of the Blackas Penny HartMovie
Killer Instinct
2001Killer Instinctas Sarah FairchildMovie
The Division
2001The Divisionas Paula MeeksTV
Pirates of the Plain
1999Pirates of the Plainas Glenna (as Dee Wallace-Stone)Movie
Invisible Mom II
1999Invisible Mom IIas Laura Griffin (as Dee Wallace-Stone)Movie
To Love, Honor, & Betray
1999To Love, Honor, & Betrayas Julia Brennan (as Dee Wallace Stone)Movie
The Making of 'The Frighteners'
1998The Making of 'The Frighteners'as SelfMovie
Felicity
1998Felicityas Allison CovingtonTV
Bad As I Wanna Be: The Dennis Rodman Story
1998Bad As I Wanna Be: The Dennis Rodman Storyas Rodman's stepmotherMovie
The Christmas Path
1998The Christmas Pathas JennyMovie
Ally McBeal
1997Ally McBealas Gail ClarksonTV
Skeletons
1997Skeletonsas Heather CraneMovie
Mutual Needs
1997Mutual Needsas PatriciaMovie
Nevada
1997Nevadaas Ruby (as Dee Wallace Stone)Movie
Love's Deadly Triangle: The Texas Cadet Murder
1997Love's Deadly Triangle: The Texas Cadet Murderas Linda JonesMovie
The Perfect Mother
1997The Perfect Motheras Gina MitrouMovie
Black Circle Boys
1997Black Circle Boysas Barbara SullivanMovie
The Making of 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'
1996The Making of 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'as SelfMovie
The Frighteners
1996The Frightenersas Patricia BradleyMovie
Nash Bridges
1996Nash Bridgesas Susan MartinTV
Invisible Mom
1996Invisible Momas Laura GriffinMovie
Subliminal Seduction
1996Subliminal Seductionas Sissy BonnerMovie
The Phoenix and the Magic Carpet
1995The Phoenix and the Magic Carpetas MotherMovie
Temptress
1995Temptressas Allison MackieMovie
JAG
1995JAGas Adele DeLongTV
High Sierra Search and Rescue
1995High Sierra Search and RescueTV
My Family Treasure
1995My Family Treasureas Alex DanieloffMovie
Best of the Best 3: No Turning Back
1995Best of the Best 3: No Turning Backas GeorgiaMovie
Here Come the Munsters
1995Here Come the Munstersas Mrs. WalkerMovie
The Skateboard Kid II
1995The Skateboard Kid IIas Lois CurtisMovie
Brothers' Destiny
1995Brothers' Destinyas Lucille BastianMovie
Cops n Roberts
1995Cops n RobertsMovie
Vanishing Son IV
1994Vanishing Son IVas MeganMovie
Touched by an Angel
1994Touched by an Angelas Sandra BrownerTV
Runaway Daughters
1994Runaway Daughtersas Mrs. GordonMovie
Discretion Assured
1994Discretion Assuredas KittenMovie
Rebel Highway
1994Rebel Highwayas Mrs. GordonTV
Moment of Truth: Cradle of Conspiracy
1994Moment of Truth: Cradle of Conspiracyas Suzanne Guthrie (as Dee Wallace-Stone)Movie
Search and Rescue
1994Search and Rescueas MorganMovie
Vanishing Son
1994Vanishing Sonas MeganTV
Witness to the Execution
1994Witness to the Executionas Emily Dawson (as Dee Wallace-Stone)Movie
Huck and the King of Hearts
1994Huck and the King of Heartsas DarleneMovie
Prophet of Evil: The Ervil LeBaron Story
1993Prophet of Evil: The Ervil LeBaron Storyas Jackie Fields (as Dee Wallace-Stone)Movie
Lightning in a Bottle
1993Lightning in a Bottleas Jean MarkleyMovie
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1993Alone in the Darkas Linda Grant (as Dee Wallace Stone)Movie
Rescue Me
1992Rescue Meas Sarah SweeneyMovie
Critters 3
1991Critters 3as Mom (archive footage)Movie
P.S. I Luv U
1991P.S. I Luv UTV
Rock-A-Doodle
1991Rock-A-Doodleas Dory (voice)Movie
Alligator 2: The Mutation
1991Alligator 2: The Mutationas Christine HodgesMovie
Popcorn
1991Popcornas SuzanneMovie
I'm Dangerous Tonight
1990I'm Dangerous Tonightas WandaMovie
The New Lassie
1989The New Lassieas Dee McCulloughTV
Addicted to His Love
1988Addicted to His Loveas Betty Ann BrennanMovie
Stranger on My Land
1988Stranger on My Landas Annie WhitmanMovie
The Christmas Visitor
1987The Christmas Visitoras Elizabeth O'DayMovie
Legend of the White Horse
1987Legend of the White Horseas Alta (as Dee Wallace-Stone)Movie
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
1987Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywoodas SelfMovie
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1986Together We Standas Lori RandallTV
Shadow Play
1986Shadow Playas Morgan HannaMovie
L.A. Law
1986L.A. Lawas Elaine WestonTV
Critters
1986Crittersas Helen BrownMovie
Sin of Innocence
1986Sin of Innocenceas Vicki McGaryMovie
Club Life
1986Club Lifeas Tilly FrancescaMovie
Hostage Flight
1985Hostage Flightas Laura KenrickMovie
The Twilight Zone
1985The Twilight Zoneas (segment "Wish Bank")TV
Suburban Beat
1985Suburban Beatas JoannaMovie
Secret Admirer
1985Secret Admireras Connie RyanMovie
Murder, She Wrote
1984Murder, She Wroteas Mildred TerhuneTV
Finder of Lost Loves
1984Finder of Lost Lovesas Gail AamesTV
The Sky's No Limit
1984The Sky's No Limitas Dr. Maureen HarrisMovie
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1984The ShepherdMovie
Happy
1983Happyas MarilynMovie
Cujo
1983Cujoas Donna TrentonMovie
Wait Till Your Mother Gets Home
1983Wait Till Your Mother Gets Homeas Pat PetersMovie
I Take These Men
1983I Take These Menas Elaine ZakarianMovie
Skeezer
1982Skeezeras LucilleMovie
Jimmy the Kid
1982Jimmy the Kidas MayMovie
Hotel
1982HotelTV
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
1982E.T. the Extra-Terrestrialas MaryMovie
Child Bride of Short Creek
1981Child Bride of Short Creekas Mary JacobsMovie
Simon & Simon
1981Simon & SimonTV
The Five of Me
1981The Five of Meas AnnMovie
A Whale for the Killing
1981A Whale for the Killingas Janet LandonMovie
The Howling
1981The Howlingas Karen WhiteMovie
The Secret War of Jackie's Girls
1980The Secret War of Jackie's Girlsas MaxineMovie
S
1980SkagTV
Young Love, First Love
1979Young Love, First Loveas LeslieMovie
10
197910as Mary LewisMovie
Trapper John, M.D.
1979Trapper John, M.D.TV
Hart to Hart
1979Hart to Hartas ConnieTV
Mrs. Columbo
1979Mrs. ColumboTV
Taxi
1978Taxias JoyceTV
Man from Atlantis
1977Man from Atlantisas Hot Dog Stand Owner (as Dee Wallace-Stone)TV
Lou Grant
1977Lou Grantas Patti OxleyTV
The San Pedro Beach Bums
1977The San Pedro Beach BumsTV
CHiPs
1977CHiPsTV
The Hills Have Eyes
1977The Hills Have Eyesas Lynne WoodMovie
A
1977All the King's Horsesas Sandy BensonMovie
Ellery Queen
1975Ellery QueenTV
Starsky & Hutch
1975Starsky & HutchTV
The Stepford Wives
1975The Stepford Wivesas Nettie the MaidMovie
Police Woman
1974Police WomanTV
Police Story
1973Police StoryTV
The Streets of San Francisco
1972The Streets of San FranciscoTV
Unhallowed
—Unhallowedas Rita HarrisonMovie
Campfire
—Campfireas Mrs. HallowellMovie
Bits
—Bitsas Fallen OneMovie
Curse of Vandor
—Curse of Vandoras Ethel GordonMovie
H
—Howl: Inside the Forest Hillsas SelfMovie
25 Miles to Normal
—25 Miles to Normalas DeborahMovie
A
—American BlendMovie
The Licked Hand
—The Licked Handas EleanorMovie
Godmother
—Godmotheras Mrs. MartinsonMovie
Models vs. Werewolves
—Models vs. WerewolvesMovie