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