Cassandra Peterson
Acting
September 17, 1951
Manhattan, Kansas, USA
Biography
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.
Movies
Monsterama: A Tribute to Horror Hosts
2004
Diamonds Are Forever
1971
Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors
1986
Elvira's Movie Macabre: Legacy of Blood
1982
Elvira’s Movie Macabre: Night Of The Living Dead
2010
Encounter in the Third Dimension
1999
KCAL Halloween Scream
1997
Elvira: Mistress of the Dark
1988
Attack of the 50 Foot Monster Mania
1999
Dear God
1996
Roma
1972
All About Evil
2010
Elvira's Haunted Hills
2002
Stroker Ace
1983
Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun
1997
The Paragon of Comedy
1983
Hollywood's Creepiest Creatures
2004
Pee-wee's Big Adventure
1985
Happy Halloween, Scooby-Doo!
2020
Spooky World
1994
TV Shows
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
Saturday Night Live
1975
RuPaul's Drag Race
2009
RuPaul's Drag Race
2009
RuPaul's Drag Race
2009
The Goldbergs
2013
Last Man Standing
2011
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
2012
St. Elsewhere
1982
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
2012
Tamron Hall
2019
Alice
1976
thirtysomething
1987
RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked
2010
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
1994
The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!
1989
To Tell the Truth
2016
Parker Lewis Can't Lose
1990
Celebrity Ghost Stories
2009
DOTA: Dragon's Blood
2021