Cassandra Peterson

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.

Known For

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked

Tamron Hall

The Goldbergs

RuPaul's Drag Race

Last Man Standing

The Tony Danza Show

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Parker Lewis Can't Lose

Space Ghost Coast to Coast

Acting

2025

The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault as Self

2024

John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in L.A. as Self

2023

The SF Sketchfest Roast of Bruce Campbell as Elvira

2022

In Search of Darkness: Part III as Self

The Munsters as Barbara Carr

Dr. Jackie as Cassandra Peterson

Charles Band’s Full Moon Freakshow

The Boulet Brothers' Dragula: Titans as Self - Judge

2021

Le Passeur immobile as Self

DOTA: Dragon's Blood as Lirrak (voice)

Elvira's 40th Anniversary, Very Scary, Very Special Special as Elvira, Mistress of the Dark

Netflix and Chills with Dr. Elvira as Elvira

2020

AGFA MYSTERY MIXTAPE #1 as Self

Happy Halloween, Scooby-Doo! as Elvira, Mistress of the Dark (voice)

In Search of Darkness: Part II as Self

In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween Takeover as Host - Elvira, Mistress of the Dark

2019

In Search of Darkness as Self

Scooby-Doo! Return to Zombie Island as Elvira (voice)

Tamron Hall as Self - Guest

2018

Making Fun: The Story of Funko as Self

Too Macabre: The Making of Elvira, Mistress of the Dark as Self

2017

To Hell and Back: The Kane Hodder Story as Self

2016

LEGO Scooby-Doo! Haunted Hollywood as Drella Diabolique (voice)

To Tell the Truth as Self - Elvira

2014

Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films as Self - Actress

Scream Queens: Horror Heroines Exposed as Self

Elvira's 10 Nights of Halloween as Elvira

13 Nights of Elvira as Elvira

2013

Rewind This! as Self

Bruno & Earlene Go to Vegas as Artie Duke

First Period as Ms. Glenn

The Goldbergs as Elvira

RuPaul Drives... as Self - Guest

2012

Comic Book Men as Elvira

Counting Cars as Self

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles as Ms. Campbell (voice)

2011

Devil's Night as Elvira

Last Man Standing as Elvira

Halloween Wars as Self - Guest Judge

Face Off as Elvira

2010

All About Evil as Linda

Elvira's Movie Macabre: The Satanic Rites Of Dracula as Elvira

Elvira’s Movie Macabre: Night Of The Living Dead as Elvira

Let’s Spend the Night Together: Confessions of Rock’s Greatest Groupies

Elvira's Movie Macabre as Elvira

RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked as Self - Guest Judge

2009

The Haunted World of El Superbeasto as Amber (voice)

Celebrity Ghost Stories as Self

RuPaul's Drag Race as Self - Special Honoree

RuPaul's Drag Race as Self - Guest Judge

RuPaul's Drag Race as Self - Judge (archive footage)

2008

The Boneyard Collection as Elvira (segment "Her Morbid Desires")

2007

The Return of the Living Dead: The Decade of Darkness as Elvira, Mistress of the Dark

The Search for the Next Elvira

2006

Red Riding Hood as Hunter's Mom

Vampira: The Movie as Herself

Witch's Dungeon: 40 Years of Chills as Self

American Scary as Elvira (archive footage)

Elvira's Something Weird as Elvira

2004

Hollywood's Creepiest Creatures as Elvira

Monsterama: A Tribute to Horror Hosts as Self

The Tony Danza Show as Elvira

Elvira's Horror Classics as Elvira

Elvira's Movies to Die For as Elvira

Monsterama as Elvira

2002

Elvira's Haunted Hills as Elvira, Mistress of the Dark

2000

Bride of Monster Mania as Elvira, Mistress of the Dark

Raise the Dead Featuring Elvira as Elvira

1999

Encounter in the Third Dimension as Elvira

Attack of the 50 Foot Monster Mania as Elvira

1997

Monster Mania as Elvira

Superstition as Elvira

KCAL Halloween Scream as Elvira

EP Daily

1996

The Ketchup Vampires II as Elvira

It's My Party as Party Guest

Dear God as Cassandra Peterson (uncredited)

E! True Hollywood Story

1995

The Ketchup Vampires as Elvira, Mistress of the Dark

Attack of the Killer B-Movies as Elvira

1994

Spooky World as Self

Space Ghost Coast to Coast as Elvira

1993

Acting on Impulse as Roxy

The Elvira Show as Elvira, Mistress of the Dark

Elvira's Halloween Movie Schlock-A-Thon as Elvira

1992

Heartstoppers: Horror at the Movies as Elvira

1991

The Crawling Hand as Elvira: Mistress of the Dark

Ted & Venus as Lisa

1990

Parker Lewis Can't Lose as Elvira

Midnight Madness Hosted by Elvira as Elvira

1989

Heavy Metal Heaven Hosted by Elvira as Elvira

Elvira's Thriller Theatre as Elvira

The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! as Elvira

1988

Elvira: Mistress of the Dark as Elvira / Aunt Morgana Talbot

Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz as Elvira

Metallica - Live at Hammersmith Odeon as Elvira

1987

thirtysomething

1986

WrestleMania II as Elvira / Guest Commentator

Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold as Sorais

Elvira's Halloween Special as Elvira

Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors as Elvira

1985

Get Out of My Room

Echo Park as Sheri

Pee-wee's Big Adventure as Biker Mama

Elvira's ThrillerVideo as Elvira

1984

Last of the Great Survivors as Elvira

Elvira's MTV Halloween Party as Elvira

Uncensored as Skit characters

Cheeseball Presents

1983

Stroker Ace as Girl with Lugs

Balboa as Angie Stoddard

The Sting II as O'Malley's Girl

Filmgore as Elvira

The Paragon of Comedy as Elvira

1982

Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again as Busty Nurse

The Best of Sex and Violence as (archive footage)

Famous T & A as Katya (archive footage)

Elvira's Movie Macabre: Legacy of Blood as Elvira

St. Elsewhere

1981

King of the Mountain as Neighbor

Elvira's Movie Macabre

1980

Coast to Coast as Dinner Party Guest

Cheech & Chong's Next Movie as Hostage (Groundling)

Beyond Westworld as Dance Hall Girl

1977

CHiPs as Elvira

1976

Alice

1974

The Working Girls as Katya

1972

Roma as (uncredited)

1971

Diamonds Are Forever as Shady Tree's Acorn (uncredited)

1962

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self

Untitled KROQ Documentary

Cinema Insomnia as Self

Writing

2010

Elvira’s Movie Macabre: Night Of The Living Dead as Writer

Elvira's Movie Macabre: The Satanic Rites Of Dracula as Writer

2002

Elvira's Haunted Hills as Writer

Elvira's Haunted Hills as Characters

1993

The Elvira Show as Writer

1988

Elvira: Mistress of the Dark as Writer

1986

Elvira's Halloween Special as Writer

1984

Elvira's MTV Halloween Party as Writer

1981

Elvira's Movie Macabre as Writer

Crew

1998

Sex Files: Portrait of the Soul as Thanks

Production

2010

Elvira's Movie Macabre: The Satanic Rites Of Dracula as Executive Producer

Elvira's Movie Macabre: The Satanic Rites Of Dracula as Producer

2007

The Search for the Next Elvira as Producer

1993

The Elvira Show as Producer

Creator

2007

The Search for the Next Elvira as Creator

1981

Elvira's Movie Macabre as Creator

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Cassandra Peterson

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