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