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Dee Wallace

Acting · Born 1948-12-14 · Kansas City, Kansas, USA

Biography

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

Filmography

2026Night of the Living Dead
202625 Miles to NormalDeborah
2026Models vs. Werewolves
2026The BoroughsGrace
2026Ted BunnyCatherine
2026Water RitesCaroline
2025The Pitchfork RetreatHelen
2025If It BleedsKelly
2025The Boy from BelowSybil
2025Butch Cassidy and the Wild BunchAlice Cassidy
2025The Lies We BuryLynn Wright
2025Roswell DeliriumBetty
2024StreamLinda Spring
2024Last Night on EarthCarla
2024The Legend of Catclaws MountainMaggie Porter
2023House of DollsCeline Charles
2023Love by DesignDiane Yeardly
2023The Little MermaidSea Witch Revina (voice)
2023Fatal AttractionEmma Rauch
2023Lena's DanceLena Swain
2023Incubus: New BeginningsZura Valentine
202390 Hari Sebelum Cinta Pergi
2023Paul T. GoldmanTerri Jay
2022In Search of Darkness: Part IIISelf
2022NixDonna
2022The MunstersGood Morning Transylvania Host
2022Jeepers Creepers: RebornMarie
2022Time PiratesThe Crone
2022Making I'm Dangerous TonightHerself
2022Killer DesignElana
2022In Search of TomorrowSelf - Interviewee
2021Every Time a Bell RingsDonna
2021Courageous Warriors Beauty from the AshesNarrator
202113 FanboyDee Wallace
2021The NestMarissa
2020Rondo and BobSelf
2020Critters Attack!Dee
2020The Gift of ChristmasEllen Rodgers
2020Stay HomeHerself
2020Await the DawnAnnie
2020Day 14
2020Six feet of separationSelf
2019Christmas in LouisianaDoris
20193 from HellGreta
2019To Hell and Back: The Making of 3 From HellSelf
2019Renovation of the HeartDiane Dover
2019The Wrong MommyCarol
2019DollsMargaret
2019The Very Very Best of the 70sSelf - Commentator
2019Sunrise in HeavenMarion
2018The Wrong TeacherDr. Smith
2018After Emma
2018They Bite!: The Making of CrittersSelf
2018Jingle BelleShelby
2018Every Other HolidayMimi
2018Beyond the SkyLucille
2018Ouija HouseKatherine Fields
2018Death HouseDr. Eileen Fletcher
2018ClosureThe Superior
20189-1-1Margaret Buckley
2017This Old MachineIrene
2017Horror Movie: A Low Budget NightmareSelf
2017AylaSusan
2017The FuzzDawn Lockwood
2017Midnight Madness: The Making of "Popcorn"Self
2016Charlie's Gift
2016ShooterKatherine Mayfield
2016All Hallow's EveHaidy Hallow
2016Red ChristmasDiane
2016Just Add MagicGrandma
2015The Abundance FactorHerself
2015Flowers in DecemberHannah
2015The WhispersWillie Starling (Grammy)
2015Love & MercyRosemary (uncredited)
2015Zombie Killers: Elephant's GraveyardSharon Sommers
2015Horror Icon: Inside Michael's Mask with Tony MoranSelf
2014EjectaAshley Winnington-Ball (uncredited)
2014You're the WorstGail
2014Haunting of Cellblock 11Ms. Simon
20142 Bedroom 1 BathRose
2014Snow Moon: Cinderella Chronicles SagaGram Pearl
2013Bonnie & Clyde: JustifiedEmma
2013Grand PianoMarjorie Green
2013My Stepbrother Is a Vampire!?!Tabitha the Cat (voice)
2013RoboCrocDr. Riley
2013The Lords of SalemSonny
2013As High as the SkyAunt Deborah (voice)
2013Hansel & GretelLilith
2012Aliens from UranusOlga
2012I Heart Monster MoviesSelf
2012The 'E.T.' JournalsSelf
2012The BoarderElizabeth
2012SebastianBarbara Sample
2012Fuzz Track CityDawn Lockwood
2012Margarine WarsMadge Havershank
2012Collision CoursePolly
2012Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen(archive footage)
2011Sam Steele and the Crystal ChaliceMs. Jenkins
2011GrimmAlice
2011Exit HumanityEve
2011Stay CoolMrs. McCarthy
2011Switched at BirthLorena McGowen
2011Pound of FleshDean Jean Clark
2011Bad ActressDee Wallace
2011The Junior Spy AgencyMs. Jenkins
2010Between Heaven and HellDr. Isabel Greenlee
2010The GuardianMom
2010Law & Order: LAEllen Powell
2010RavenLuAnne
2010SoupernaturalMrs. Conners
2010Extraordinary MeasuresSal
2010BedroomsMarnie
2009Babysitters BewareMs. Greene
2009The House of the DevilLandlady
2009Dark FieldsJean Applebe
2009Celebrity Ghost StoriesSelf
2009The Haunted World of El SuperbeastoTrixie (voice)
2009Warehouse 13Mrs. Garner
2009The Mother of InventionNancy Dooly
2009Stem CellThe Healer
2009Happy in the ValleyGloria
2008Michael Lives: The Making of HalloweenSelf
2008Matchmaker MaryAunt Karen
2008Little Red DevilMother
2007The Blue RoseMrs. Garrison
2007Dog Days: The Making of 'Cujo'Self
2007HalloweenCynthia Strode
2007Saving GraceJanice Shapiro
2007The Return of the Living Dead: The Decade of DarknessSelf
2007Bone DryJoanne
2007Curse of the Weeping Woman: J-ok'elHelen Moret
2006The PlagueNora
2006The Eden FormulaRhonda
2006Voodoo MoonMary-Ann
2006AbominableEthel Hoss
2006Kalamazoo?Susan
2006The LostBarbara Hanlon
2006Sons & DaughtersColleen Halbert
2006Witch's Dungeon: 40 Years of ChillsSelf
2006Expiration DateLucille
2005Ghost WhispererClaire Taylor
2005Criminal MindsDr. Jan Mohikian
2005Close to HomeJoan Monroe
2005My Name Is EarlGovernor Katherine Hazelwood
2005HeadspaceDr. Denise Bell
2005BonesSpecial Agent Callie Warner
2005SupernaturalMildred Baker
2005ScarIsabella
2005BooNurse Russell
2005The Loch Ness MonsterElizabeth Horner
2005Grey's AnatomyJoan Waring
2005The OfficeEllen Bernard
2004Dead End RoadMrs. Makepiece
2004Welcome to Werewolfland
2004The Perfect Husband: The Laci Peterson StorySharon Rocha
2004Illusion InfinityPatricia (as Dee Wallace Stone)
2003Cold CaseCharlotte Jones
2003Looking Back at 'The Hills Have Eyes'Self
2003NCISClaire Hall
2003Unleashing the Beast: Making ‘The Howling’
2002Without a TraceLara Duncan
2002She SpiesDaphne
2002Fish Don't BlinkDr. Roswell
2002E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial 20th Anniversary SpecialSelf
2002She's No AngelMaureen Shawnessy
2002Sex and the Teenage MindFrancine Heitmeyer
2001The AgencyDoris, Quinn's Sister
2001Crossing JordanLorraine Heeley
2001A Month of SundaysSarah McCabe
2001Out of the BlackPenny Hart
2001Killer InstinctSarah Fairchild
2001The DivisionPaula Meeks
1999Pirates of the PlainGlenna (as Dee Wallace-Stone)
1999Invisible Mom IILaura Griffin (as Dee Wallace-Stone)
1999To Love, Honor, & BetrayJulia Brennan (as Dee Wallace Stone)
1999Mutual NeedsPatricia
1998The Making of 'The Frighteners'Self
1998FelicityAllison Covington
1998Invasion America(Additional Voices)
1998Bad As I Wanna Be: The Dennis Rodman StoryRodman's stepmother
1998The Christmas PathJenny
1997Ally McBealGail Clarkson
1997SkeletonsHeather Crane
1997NevadaRuby (as Dee Wallace Stone)
1997Love's Deadly Triangle: The Texas Cadet MurderLinda Jones
1997The Perfect MotherGina Mitrou
1997Black Circle BoysBarbara Sullivan
1996The Making of 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'Self
1996The FrightenersPatricia Bradley
1996Nash BridgesSusan Martin
1996Invisible MomLaura Griffin
1996Subliminal SeductionSissy Bonner
1995The Phoenix and the Magic CarpetMother
1995TemptressAllison Mackie
1995JAGAdele DeLong
1995High Sierra Search and Rescue
1995My Family TreasureAlex Danieloff
1995Best of the Best 3: No Turning BackGeorgia
1995Here Come the MunstersMrs. Walker
1995The Skateboard Kid IILois Curtis
1995Brothers' DestinyLucille Bastian
1995Cops n Roberts
1994Vanishing Son IVMegan
1994Touched by an AngelSandra Browner
1994Runaway DaughtersMrs. Gordon
1994Discretion AssuredKitten
1994Rebel HighwayMrs. Gordon
1994Moment of Truth: Cradle of ConspiracySuzanne Guthrie (as Dee Wallace-Stone)
1994Search and RescueMorgan
1994Vanishing SonMegan
1994Witness to the ExecutionEmily Dawson (as Dee Wallace-Stone)
1994Huck and the King of HeartsDarlene
1993Prophet of Evil: The Ervil LeBaron StoryJackie Fields (as Dee Wallace-Stone)
1993Lightning in a BottleJean Markley
1993Alone in the DarkLinda Grant (as Dee Wallace Stone)
1992Rescue MeSarah Sweeney
1991Critters 3Mom (archive footage)
1991The Horror Hall of Fame IISelf - Presenter (as Dee Wallace Stone)
1991P.S. I Luv U
1991Rock-A-DoodleDory (voice)
1991Alligator 2: The MutationChristine Hodges
1991PopcornSuzanne
1990I'm Dangerous TonightWanda
1989The New LassieDee McCullough
1988Addicted to His LoveBetty Ann Brennan
1988Stranger on My LandAnnie Whitman
1987The Christmas VisitorElizabeth O'Day
1987Legend of the White HorseAlta (as Dee Wallace-Stone)
1987Happy 100th Birthday, HollywoodSelf
1986Together We StandLori Randall
1986Shadow PlayMorgan Hanna
1986L.A. LawElaine Weston
1986CrittersHelen Brown
1986Sin of InnocenceVicki McGary
1986Club LifeTilly Francesca
1985Hostage FlightLaura Kenrick
1985The Twilight Zone(segment "Wish Bank")
1985Suburban BeatJoanna
1985Secret AdmirerConnie Ryan
1984Murder, She WroteMildred Terhune
1984Finder of Lost LovesGail Aames
1984The Sky's No LimitDr. Maureen Harris
1984The Shepherd
1983HappyMarilyn
1983CujoDonna Trenton
1983Wait Till Your Mother Gets HomePat Peters
1983I Take These MenElaine Zakarian
1982SkeezerLucille
1982Jimmy the KidMay
1982Hotel
1982E.T. the Extra-TerrestrialMary
1981Child Bride of Short CreekMary Jacobs
1981Simon & Simon
1981The Five of MeAnn
1981A Whale for the KillingJanet Landon
1981The HowlingKaren White
1980The Secret War of Jackie's GirlsMaxine
1980Skag
1979Young Love, First LoveLeslie
197910Mary Lewis
1979Trapper John, M.D.
1979Hart to HartConnie
1979Mrs. Columbo
1978TaxiJoyce
1977Man from AtlantisHot Dog Stand Owner (as Dee Wallace-Stone)
1977Lou GrantPatti Oxley
1977The San Pedro Beach Bums
1977CHiPs
1977The Hills Have EyesLynne Wood
1977All the King's HorsesSandy Benson
1975Ellery Queen
1975Starsky & Hutch
1975The Stepford WivesNettie the Maid
1974Police Woman
1973Police Story
1972The Streets of San Francisco
—UnhallowedRita Harrison
—CampfireMrs. Hallowell
—BitsFallen One
—Curse of VandorEthel Gordon
—Howl: Inside the Forest HillsSelf
—American Blend
—The Licked HandEleanor
—GodmotherMrs. Martinson

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