Cassandra Peterson

Known for: Acting

Born: 1951-09-17 (age 74)

From: 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.

Filmography (139)

TV★ 8.0
Pee-wee as Himself
2025
as Self
TV★ 5.9
John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in L.A.
2024
as Self
MOVIE
Commitment to Life
2023
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE
The SF Sketchfest Roast of Bruce Campbell
2023
as Elvira
MOVIE★ 7.5
In Search of Darkness: Part III
2022
as Self
TV★ 5.1
The Boulet Brothers' Dragula: Titans
2022
as Self - Guest Judge
MOVIE★ 5.6
The Munsters
2022
as Barbara Carr
TV★ 3.3
Dr. Jackie
2022
as Cassandra Peterson
TV★ 7.0
Charles Band’s Full Moon Freakshow
2022
MOVIE
Le Passeur immobile
2021
as Self
TV★ 7.1
Netflix and Chills with Dr. Elvira
2021
as Elvira
TV★ 7.8
Elvira's 40th Anniversary, Very Scary, Very Special Special
2021
as Elvira, Mistress of the Dark
TV★ 7.7
DOTA: Dragon's Blood
2021
as Lirrak (voice)
MOVIE★ 7.1
In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween Takeover
2020
as Host - Elvira, Mistress of the Dark
MOVIE★ 7.8
Happy Halloween, Scooby-Doo!
2020
as Elvira, Mistress of the Dark (voice)
MOVIE★ 7.7
In Search of Darkness: Part II
2020
as Self
MOVIE★ 8.0
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #1
2020
as Self
MOVIE
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
2020
as (archive footage)
TV★ 4.7
Tamron Hall
2019
as Self - Guest
MOVIE★ 7.0
Scooby-Doo! Return to Zombie Island
2019
as Elvira (voice)
MOVIE★ 7.6
In Search of Darkness
2019
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.5
Too Macabre: The Making of Elvira, Mistress of the Dark
2018
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.5
Making Fun: The Story of Funko
2018
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.9
To Hell and Back: The Kane Hodder Story
2017
as Self
TV★ 5.7
To Tell the Truth
2016
as Self - Elvira
MOVIE★ 7.3
LEGO Scooby-Doo! Haunted Hollywood
2016
as Drella Diabolique (voice)
TV
Elvira's 10 Nights of Halloween
2014
as Elvira
TV★ 7.2
13 Nights of Elvira
2014
as Elvira
MOVIE★ 8.0
Scream Queens: Horror Heroines Exposed
2014
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.2
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
2014
as Self - Actress
TV★ 7.4
The Goldbergs
2013
as Elvira
MOVIE★ 6.9
Rewind This!
2013
as Self
TV★ 5.0
RuPaul Drives...
2013
as Self - Guest
MOVIE★ 5.2
First Period
2013
as Ms. Glenn
MOVIE★ 4.2
Bruno & Earlene Go to Vegas
2013
as Artie Duke
TV★ 7.3
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
2012
as Self - Guest Judge
TV★ 8.3
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
2012
as Ms. Campbell (voice)
TV★ 6.5
Counting Cars
2012
as Self
TV★ 6.9
Comic Book Men
2012
as Elvira
TV★ 7.2
Last Man Standing
2011
as Elvira
TV★ 6.0
Halloween Wars
2011
as Self - Guest Judge
TV★ 7.1
Face Off
2011
as Elvira
MOVIE
Devil's Night
2011
as Elvira
MOVIE★ 4.0
Let’s Spend the Night Together: Confessions of Rock’s Greatest Groupies
2010
as self
MOVIE
Elvira’s Movie Macabre: Night Of The Living Dead
2010
as Elvira
TV★ 7.6
Elvira's Movie Macabre
2010
as Elvira
MOVIE
Elvira's Movie Macabre: The Satanic Rites Of Dracula
2010
as Elvira
MOVIE★ 5.9
All About Evil
2010
as Linda
TV★ 6.0
RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked
2010
as Self - Guest Judge
TV★ 7.3
Celebrity Ghost Stories
2009
as Self
MOVIE★ 5.9
The Haunted World of El Superbeasto
2009
as Amber (voice)
TV★ 7.5
RuPaul's Drag Race
2009
as Self - Special Honoree
MOVIE★ 5.3
The Boneyard Collection
2008
as Elvira (segment "Her Morbid Desires")
TV★ 7.0
The Search for the Next Elvira
2007
MOVIE★ 6.0
The Return of the Living Dead: The Decade of Darkness
2007
as Elvira, Mistress of the Dark
MOVIE★ 8.0
Vampira: The Movie
2006
as Herself
MOVIE★ 7.5
American Scary
2006
as Elvira (archive footage)
TV
Elvira's Something Weird
2006
as Elvira
MOVIE★ 5.8
Red Riding Hood
2006
as Hunter's Mom
MOVIE★ 8.2
Witch's Dungeon: 40 Years of Chills
2006
as Self
TV★ 7.5
Medium
2005
as Elvira
TV
Monsterama
2004
as Elvira
MOVIE★ 7.0
Hollywood's Creepiest Creatures
2004
as Elvira
TV
Elvira's Movies to Die For
2004
as Elvira
TV
Elvira's Horror Classics
2004
as Elvira
TV★ 6.4
The Tony Danza Show
2004
as Self - Guest (as Elvira)
MOVIE★ 7.0
Monsterama: A Tribute to Horror Hosts
2004
as Self
MOVIE★ 5.5
Elvira's Haunted Hills
2002
as Elvira, Mistress of the Dark
TV
Raise the Dead Featuring Elvira
2000
as Elvira
MOVIE★ 7.7
Bride of Monster Mania
2000
as Elvira, Mistress of the Dark
MOVIE★ 7.3
Encounter in the Third Dimension
1999
as Elvira
MOVIE★ 7.8
Attack of the 50 Foot Monster Mania
1999
as Elvira
TV★ 7.6
Hollywood Squares
1998
as Self - Panelist
MOVIE
KCAL Halloween Scream
1997
as Elvira
MOVIE★ 6.0
Superstition
1997
as Elvira
TV
EP Daily
1997
MOVIE★ 6.7
Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun
1997
as Elvira
MOVIE★ 9.7
Monster Mania
1997
as Elvira
MOVIE★ 5.4
Dear God
1996
as Cassandra Peterson (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 9.0
The Ketchup Vampires II
1996
as Elvira
TV★ 8.2
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
MOVIE★ 6.2
It's My Party
1996
as Party Guest
MOVIE★ 10.0
The Ketchup Vampires
1995
as Elvira, Mistress of the Dark
MOVIE★ 9.5
Attack of the Killer B-Movies
1995
as Elvira
MOVIE★ 6.0
Spooky World
1994
as Self
TV★ 7.8
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
1994
as Elvira
TV★ 10.0
Elvira's Halloween Movie Schlock-A-Thon
1993
as Elvira
MOVIE★ 4.8
Acting on Impulse
1993
as Roxy
MOVIE★ 6.6
The Elvira Show
1993
as Elvira, Mistress of the Dark
MOVIE★ 9.3
Heartstoppers: Horror at the Movies
1992
as Elvira
MOVIE★ 10.0
Hulkamania 6
1991
as Elvira - Commentator
MOVIE★ 2.0
The Horror Hall of Fame II
1991
as Elvira - Presenter
MOVIE★ 4.5
Ted & Venus
1991
as Lisa
MOVIE
The Crawling Hand
1991
as Elvira: Mistress of the Dark
TV★ 10.0
Midnight Madness
1990
as Elvira
TV★ 7.4
Parker Lewis Can't Lose
1990
as Elvira
TV★ 9.0
Heavy Metal Heaven Hosted by Elvira
1989
as Elvira
TV★ 7.1
The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!
1989
as Elvira
TV★ 10.0
Elvira's Thriller Theatre
1989
as Elvira
MOVIE
Metallica - Live at Hammersmith Odeon
1988
as Elvira
MOVIE★ 6.7
Elvira: Mistress of the Dark
1988
as Elvira / Aunt Morgana Talbot
MOVIE★ 9.0
Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz
1988
as Elvira
TV★ 6.3
thirtysomething
1987
MOVIE★ 4.8
Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold
1986
as Sorais
MOVIE★ 9.0
Elvira's Halloween Special
1986
as Elvira
MOVIE★ 6.4
WrestleMania II
1986
as Elvira / Guest Commentator
MOVIE★ 6.7
Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors
1986
as Elvira
MOVIE★ 5.3
Echo Park
1985
as Sheri
MOVIE★ 5.4
Get Out of My Room
1985
MOVIE★ 6.5
Pee-wee's Big Adventure
1985
as Biker Mama
TV★ 5.0
Elvira's ThrillerVideo
1985
as Elvira
MOVIE★ 2.8
Cheeseball Presents
1984
as Elvira
MOVIE★ 7.5
Last of the Great Survivors
1984
as Elvira
MOVIE★ 6.0
Uncensored
1984
as Skit characters
MOVIE★ 4.9
Stroker Ace
1983
as Girl with Lugs
MOVIE★ 4.8
The Sting II
1983
as O'Malley's Girl
MOVIE★ 7.0
The Paragon of Comedy
1983
as Elvira
MOVIE★ 4.7
Balboa
1983
as Angie Stoddard
MOVIE★ 7.5
Filmgore
1983
as Elvira
MOVIE★ 5.0
Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again
1982
as Busty Nurse
TV★ 5.7
St. Elsewhere
1982
as Judy
MOVIE
Elvira's Movie Macabre: Legacy of Blood
1982
as Elvira
MOVIE★ 5.5
The Best of Sex and Violence
1982
as (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 5.5
Famous T & A
1982
as Katya (archive footage)
TV★ 7.0
Elvira's Movie Macabre
1981
as Elvira, Mistress of the Dark
MOVIE★ 5.9
King of the Mountain
1981
as Neighbor
MOVIE★ 5.0
Coast to Coast
1980
as Dinner Party Guest
MOVIE★ 6.0
Cheech & Chong's Next Movie
1980
as Hostage (Groundling)
TV★ 5.4
Beyond Westworld
1980
as Dance Hall Girl
TV★ 6.5
Fantasy Island
1978
as Ftatateetah
TV★ 6.9
CHiPs
1977
as Elvira
TV★ 7.0
Alice
1976
TV★ 6.9
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Elvira
MOVIE★ 4.7
The Working Girls
1974
as Katya
MOVIE★ 7.2
Roma
1972
as (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.4
Diamonds Are Forever
1971
as Shady Tree's Acorn (uncredited)
TV★ 7.5
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
TV★ 10.0
Cinema Insomnia
—
as Self
MOVIE
Untitled KROQ Documentary
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