Cassandra Peterson

Known for: Acting
Born: September 17, 1951, Manhattan, Kansas, USA
Movies: 94

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.

Upcoming Cassandra Peterson Movies

Vincent Price: What Keeps Us Alive

2026

October 30, 2026

Best-Known Movies

6.4

Diamonds Are Forever

1971

7.0

Scooby-Doo! Return to Zombie Island

2019

6.5

Pee-wee's Big Adventure

1985

6.7

Elvira: Mistress of the Dark

1988

7.3

Roma

1972

4.9

Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold

1986

5.9

Cheech & Chong's Next Movie

1980

5.6

The Munsters

2022

7.7

Happy Halloween, Scooby-Doo!

2020

7.2

LEGO Scooby-Doo! Haunted Hollywood

2016

Filmography

2026	Vincent Price: What Keeps Us Alive
2026	R.L. Stine's Pumpkinhead 2	Cassandra
2023	Commitment to Life	Self (archive footage)
2023	The SF Sketchfest Roast of Bruce Campbell	Elvira
2022	In Search of Darkness: Part III	Self
2022	The Munsters	Barbara Carr
2021	Le Passeur immobile	Self
2020	In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween Takeover	Host - Elvira, Mistress of the Dark
2020	Happy Halloween, Scooby-Doo!	Elvira, Mistress of the Dark (voice)
2020	In Search of Darkness: Part II	Self
2020	AGFA Mystery Mixtape #1	Self
2020	The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault	(archive footage)
2019	Scooby-Doo! Return to Zombie Island	Elvira (voice)
2019	In Search of Darkness	Self
2018	Too Macabre: The Making of Elvira, Mistress of the Dark	Self
2018	Making Fun: The Story of Funko	Self
2017	To Hell and Back: The Kane Hodder Story	Self
2016	LEGO Scooby-Doo! Haunted Hollywood	Drella Diabolique (voice)
2014	Scream Queens: Horror Heroines Exposed	Self
2014	Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films	Self - Actress
2013	Rewind This!	Self
2013	First Period	Ms. Glenn
2013	Bruno & Earlene Go to Vegas	Artie Duke
2011	Devil's Night	Elvira
2010	Let’s Spend the Night Together: Confessions of Rock’s Greatest Groupies	self
2010	Elvira’s Movie Macabre: Night Of The Living Dead	Elvira
2010	Elvira's Movie Macabre: The Satanic Rites Of Dracula	Elvira
2010	All About Evil	Linda
2009	The Haunted World of El Superbeasto	Amber (voice)
2008	The Boneyard Collection	Elvira (segment "Her Morbid Desires")
2007	The Return of the Living Dead: The Decade of Darkness	Elvira, Mistress of the Dark
2006	Vampira: The Movie	Herself
2006	American Scary	Elvira (archive footage)
2006	Red Riding Hood	Hunter's Mom
2006	Witch's Dungeon: 40 Years of Chills	Self
2004	Hollywood's Creepiest Creatures	Elvira
2004	Monsterama: A Tribute to Horror Hosts	Self
2002	Elvira's Haunted Hills	Elvira, Mistress of the Dark
2000	Bride of Monster Mania	Elvira, Mistress of the Dark
1999	Encounter in the Third Dimension	Elvira
1999	Attack of the 50 Foot Monster Mania	Elvira
1997	KCAL Halloween Scream	Elvira
1997	Superstition	Elvira
1997	Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun	Elvira
1997	Monster Mania	Elvira
1996	Dear God	Cassandra Peterson (uncredited)
1996	The Ketchup Vampires II	Elvira
1996	It's My Party	Party Guest
1995	Halloween Jam II at Universal Studios	Elvira
1995	The Ketchup Vampires	Elvira, Mistress of the Dark
1995	Attack of the Killer B-Movies	Elvira
1994	Spooky World	Self
1993	Acting on Impulse	Roxy
1993	The Elvira Show	Elvira
1992	Heartstoppers: Horror at the Movies	Elvira
1992	WrestleMania: The Greatest Hits	Elvira
1991	Hulkamania 6	Elvira - Commentator
1991	The Horror Hall of Fame II	Elvira - Presenter
1991	Ted & Venus	Lisa
1991	The Crawling Hand	Elvira: Mistress of the Dark
1988	Metallica - Live at Hammersmith Odeon	Elvira
1988	Elvira: Mistress of the Dark	Elvira / Aunt Morgana Talbot
1988	Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz	Elvira
1986	Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold	Sorais
1986	Elvira's Halloween Special	Elvira
1986	WrestleMania II	Elvira / Guest Commentator
1986	Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors	Elvira
1985	Echo Park	Sheri
1985	Get Out of My Room
1985	Pee-wee's Big Adventure	Biker Mama
1984	Cheeseball Presents	Elvira
1984	Last of the Great Survivors	Elvira
1984	Uncensored	Skit characters
1983	Stroker Ace	Girl with Lugs
1983	The Sting II	O'Malley's Girl
1983	The Paragon of Comedy	Elvira
1983	Balboa	Angie Stoddard
1983	Filmgore	Elvira
1982	Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again	Busty Nurse
1982	Elvira's Movie Macabre: Legacy of Blood	Elvira
1982	The Best of Sex and Violence	(archive footage)
1982	Famous T & A	Katya (archive footage)
1981	King of the Mountain	Neighbor
1980	Coast to Coast	Dinner Party Guest
1980	Cheech & Chong's Next Movie	Hostage (Groundling)
1974	The Working Girls	Katya
1972	Roma	(uncredited)
1971	Diamonds Are Forever	Shady Tree's Acorn (uncredited)

Directing, Writing & Producing

2010	Elvira’s Movie Macabre: Night Of The Living Dead	Writer
2010	Elvira's Movie Macabre: The Satanic Rites Of Dracula	Writer, Producer
2002	Elvira's Haunted Hills	Writer
1993	The Elvira Show	Writer
1988	Elvira: Mistress of the Dark	Writer
1986	Elvira's Halloween Special	Writer

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