Person

Cassandra Peterson

Acting · Born 1951-09-17 · Manhattan, Kansas, USA

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.

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  The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

  Self

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  Saturday Night Live

  Elvira

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  RuPaul's Drag Race

  Self - Special Honoree

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  Medium

  Elvira

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  The Goldbergs

  Elvira

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  Tamron Hall

  Self - Guest

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  Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

  Ms. Campbell (voice)

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  Last Man Standing

  Elvira

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  Hollywood Squares

  Self - Panelist

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  St. Elsewhere

  Judy

• 2025Pee-wee as HimselfSelf
• 2024John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in L.A.Self
• 2023Commitment to LifeSelf (archive footage)
• 2023The SF Sketchfest Roast of Bruce CampbellElvira
• 2022In Search of Darkness: Part IIISelf
• 2022The Boulet Brothers' Dragula: TitansSelf - Guest Judge
• 2022The MunstersBarbara Carr
• 2022Dr. JackieCassandra Peterson
• 2022Charles Band’s Full Moon Freakshow
• 2021Le Passeur immobileSelf
• 2021Netflix and Chills with Dr. ElviraElvira
• 2021Elvira's 40th Anniversary, Very Scary, Very Special SpecialElvira, Mistress of the Dark
• 2021DOTA: Dragon's BloodLirrak (voice)
• 2020In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween TakeoverHost - Elvira, Mistress of the Dark
• 2020Happy Halloween, Scooby-Doo!Elvira, Mistress of the Dark (voice)
• 2020In Search of Darkness: Part IISelf
• 2020AGFA Mystery Mixtape #1Self
• 2020The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault(archive footage)
• 2019Tamron HallSelf - Guest
• 2019Scooby-Doo! Return to Zombie IslandElvira (voice)
• 2019In Search of DarknessSelf
• 2018Too Macabre: The Making of Elvira, Mistress of the DarkSelf
• 2018Making Fun: The Story of FunkoSelf
• 2017To Hell and Back: The Kane Hodder StorySelf
• 2017KusoWardrobe Assistant
• 2016To Tell the TruthSelf - Elvira
• 2016LEGO Scooby-Doo! Haunted HollywoodDrella Diabolique (voice)
• 2014Elvira's 10 Nights of HalloweenElvira
• 201413 Nights of ElviraElvira
• 2014Scream Queens: Horror Heroines ExposedSelf
• 2014Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon FilmsSelf - Actress
• 2013The GoldbergsElvira
• 2013Rewind This!Self
• 2013RuPaul Drives...Self - Guest
• 2013First PeriodMs. Glenn
• 2013Bruno & Earlene Go to VegasArtie Duke
• 2012RuPaul's Drag Race All StarsSelf - Guest Judge
• 2012Teenage Mutant Ninja TurtlesMs. Campbell (voice)
• 2012Counting CarsSelf
• 2012Comic Book MenElvira
• 2011Last Man StandingElvira
• 2011Halloween WarsSelf - Guest Judge
• 2011Face OffElvira
• 2011Devil's NightElvira
• 2010Let’s Spend the Night Together: Confessions of Rock’s Greatest Groupiesself
• 2010Elvira’s Movie Macabre: Night Of The Living DeadElvira
• 2010Elvira's Movie MacabreElvira
• 2010Elvira's Movie Macabre: The Satanic Rites Of DraculaElvira
• 2010All About EvilLinda
• 2010RuPaul's Drag Race: UntuckedSelf - Guest Judge
• 2009Celebrity Ghost StoriesSelf
• 2009The Haunted World of El SuperbeastoAmber (voice)
• 2009RuPaul's Drag RaceSelf - Special Honoree
• 2008The Boneyard CollectionElvira (segment "Her Morbid Desires")
• 2007The Search for the Next Elvira
• 2007The Return of the Living Dead: The Decade of DarknessElvira, Mistress of the Dark
• 2006Vampira: The MovieHerself
• 2006American ScaryElvira (archive footage)
• 2006Elvira's Something WeirdElvira
• 2006Red Riding HoodHunter's Mom
• 2006Witch's Dungeon: 40 Years of ChillsSelf
• 2005MediumElvira
• 2004MonsteramaElvira
• 2004Hollywood's Creepiest CreaturesElvira
• 2004Elvira's Movies to Die ForElvira
• 2004Elvira's Horror ClassicsElvira
• 2004The Tony Danza ShowSelf - Guest (as Elvira)
• 2004Monsterama: A Tribute to Horror HostsSelf
• 2002Elvira's Haunted HillsElvira, Mistress of the Dark
• 2000Raise the Dead Featuring ElviraElvira
• 2000Bride of Monster ManiaElvira, Mistress of the Dark
• 1999Encounter in the Third DimensionElvira
• 1999Attack of the 50 Foot Monster ManiaElvira
• 1998Sex Files: Portrait of the SoulThanks
• 1998Hollywood SquaresSelf - Panelist
• 1997KCAL Halloween ScreamElvira
• 1997SuperstitionElvira
• 1997EP Daily
• 1997Thrill Ride: The Science of FunElvira
• 1997Monster ManiaElvira
• 1996Dear GodCassandra Peterson (uncredited)
• 1996The Ketchup Vampires IIElvira
• 1996E! True Hollywood Story
• 1996It's My PartyParty Guest
• 1995The Ketchup VampiresElvira, Mistress of the Dark
• 1995Attack of the Killer B-MoviesElvira
• 1994Spooky WorldSelf
• 1994Space Ghost Coast to CoastElvira
• 1993Elvira's Halloween Movie Schlock-A-ThonElvira
• 1993Acting on ImpulseRoxy
• 1993The Elvira ShowElvira, Mistress of the Dark
• 1992Heartstoppers: Horror at the MoviesElvira
• 1991Hulkamania 6Elvira - Commentator
• 1991The Horror Hall of Fame IIElvira - Presenter
• 1991Ted & VenusLisa
• 1991The Crawling HandElvira: Mistress of the Dark
• 1990Midnight MadnessElvira
• 1990Parker Lewis Can't LoseElvira
• 1989Heavy Metal Heaven Hosted by ElviraElvira
• 1989The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!Elvira
• 1989Elvira's Thriller TheatreElvira
• 1988Metallica - Live at Hammersmith OdeonElvira
• 1988Elvira: Mistress of the DarkElvira / Aunt Morgana Talbot
• 1988Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi AbromowitzElvira
• 1987thirtysomething
• 1986Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of GoldSorais
• 1986Elvira's Halloween SpecialElvira
• 1986WrestleMania IIElvira / Guest Commentator
• 1986Fangoria's Weekend of HorrorsElvira
• 1985Echo ParkSheri
• 1985Get Out of My Room
• 1985Pee-wee's Big AdventureBiker Mama
• 1985Elvira's ThrillerVideoElvira
• 1984Cheeseball PresentsElvira
• 1984Last of the Great SurvivorsElvira
• 1984UncensoredSkit characters
• 1983Stroker AceGirl with Lugs
• 1983The Sting IIO'Malley's Girl
• 1983The Paragon of ComedyElvira
• 1983BalboaAngie Stoddard
• 1983FilmgoreElvira
• 1982Jekyll and Hyde... Together AgainBusty Nurse
• 1982St. ElsewhereJudy
• 1982Elvira's Movie Macabre: Legacy of BloodElvira
• 1982The Best of Sex and Violence(archive footage)
• 1982Famous T & AKatya (archive footage)
• 1981Elvira's Movie MacabreElvira, Mistress of the Dark
• 1981King of the MountainNeighbor
• 1980Coast to CoastDinner Party Guest
• 1980Cheech & Chong's Next MovieHostage (Groundling)
• 1980Beyond WestworldDance Hall Girl
• 1978Fantasy IslandFtatateetah
• 1977CHiPsElvira
• 1976Alice
• 1975Saturday Night LiveElvira
• 1974The Working GirlsKatya
• 1972Roma(uncredited)
• 1971Diamonds Are ForeverShady Tree's Acorn (uncredited)
• 1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelf
• —Untitled KROQ Documentary
• —Cinema InsomniaSelf