Cassandra Peterson is an American actress best known for her portrayal of the horror hostess character Elvira, Mistress of the Dark. Peterson gained fame on Los Angeles television station KHJ-TV in her stage persona as Elvira, hosting Elvira's Movie Macabre, a weekly B movie presentation. Peterson has made Elvira and non-Elvira appearances in a number of films and television programs.
Filmography +Key Denotes works that have not yet been released Film Year Title Role Notes 1971 Diamonds are Forever Dancer Uncredited 1972 Roma Uncredited 1974 The Working Girls Katya1980 Cheech and Chong's Next Movie Hostage Coast to Coast Dinner Party Guest 1981 King of the Mountain Neighbor1982 Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again Busty Nurse1983 The Sting II O'Malley's GirlFilmgore Elvira Stroker Ace Girl with Lugs1985 Pee-wee's Big Adventure Biker Mama Get Out of My RoomElvira1986 Echo Park Sheri Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold Sorais 1988 Elvira: Mistress of the Dark Elvira/Morgana Talbot 1991 Ted & Venus Lisa1992 The Ketchup Vampires Elvira (voice)1993Acting on ImpulseRoxy1996 It's My Party Party Guest Uncredited The Ketchup Vampires IIElvira (voice)Dear GodHerselfUncredited1999Encounter in the Third DimensionElvira2001 Elvira's Haunted Hills Elvira/Lady Elura Hellsubus2006 Red Riding Hood Hunter's Mom Tomoko's Kitchen Mary Mulders Short Vampira: The MovieHerself Documentary 2007 The Secret World of Superfans Documentary 2008 The Boneyard CollectionElviraSegment: "Her Morbid Desires" 2009 The Haunted World of El Superbeasto Amber (voice) 2010 All About Evil Linda Thompson2013 Rewind This! Herself Documentary Bruno & Earlene Go to Vegas Artie Duke First Period Ms. Glenn 2014 Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films Herself Documentary Vault of the MacabreNarratorShort2016 LEGO Scooby-Doo! Haunted Hollywood Drella Diabolique (voice)2019 In Search of Darkness Herself Documentary Scooby-Doo! Return to Zombie IslandElvira (voice) 2020 Happy Halloween, Scooby-Doo! In Search of Darkness: Part II Herself Documentary2021Shoplifters of the WorldVintage Clerk 2022 The Munsters Barbara Carr In Search of Darkness: Part III Herself Documentary 2026 Cassandra
Television Year Title Role Notes 1978–1983 Fantasy Island Ftatateetah/Esther 3 episodes 1979 Happy Days Lola Episode: "Burlesque" Flying High Hooker Episode: "Ladies of the Night" 1980 Beyond Westworld Dance Hall Girl Episode: "Westworld Destroyed" 1981–1986 Elvira's Movie Macabre Elvira 140 episodes1982 Open All Night Taffy Episode: "Sitting Ducks" Harper Valley PTA Redhead Episode: "Stella Rae" Counterattack: Crime in America Blackjack Dealer Episode: "March 28, 1982" New Wave TheatreElvira Episode: "1.2" 1982–1983 CHiPs 2 episodes1983 The Paragon of Comedy TV special Alice Monique Episode: "Mel's Dream Car" Balboa Angie Stockard TV movie St. Elsewhere Judy Episode: "Ties That Bind" Real PeopleElvira Episode: "October 26, 1983" Thicke of the Night Episode: "November 30, 1983"1984 Last of the Great Survivors TV movie Cheeseball Presents TV special Uncensored Various TV special Elvira's MTV Halloween PartyElvira TV special1984–1985The Fall Guy2 episodes1985 Bob Hope Lampoons Television TV Special Bob Hope Buys NBC? TV special1985–1987 ThrillerVideo 24 episodes1986 WrestleMania 2 TV special Elvira's Halloween Special TV special1987Saturday Night LiveEpisode: "Dabney Coleman/The Cars"1988Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi AbromowitzTV special The Magical World of DisneyTV special1989 Just Say Julie Episode: "March 17, 1989" On The Television Various Episode: "The Not-so-Wonderful Years" The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!Elvira 2 episodes WCW Saturday Night Episode: "September 30, 1989" Totally Hidden Video Episode: "October 31, 1989"1989–1990 Elvira's Thriller Theatre 19 episodesHeavy Metal Heaven 6 episodes1990–1991Elvira's Midnight Madness15 episodes1991The Horror Hall of Fame IITV specialJoe Bob's Drive-In TheaterEpisode: "October 31, 1991"1992 Parker Lewis Can't Lose Episode: "Boy Meets Girl II" Heartstoppers: Horror at the Movies TV special Ring of the Musketeers Jennifer TV movie1993 The Elvira Show Elvira Unaired CBS pilotElvira's Halloween Movie Schlock-A-ThonTV special1994Fox Halloween Bash TV special1995Attack of the Killer B-Movies TV special1996 Space Ghost Coast to Coast Episode: "Switcheroo"1997 Nash Bridges Frankie Episode: "Sniper" Monster ManiaElvira TV special1999 Attack of the 50 Foot Monster Mania TV special 2000 Bride of Monster Mania TV special2001 Scares & Dares TV special2004 Monsterama: A Tribute to Horror Hosts TV special Elvira's Horror Classics 6 episodesHollywood's Creepiest Creatures TV special2005 Playboy Presents: Hef's Halloween Spooktacular TV special Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go! Severina (voice)Episode: "Season of the Skull" 2007 The Search for the Next Elvira Herself/Elvira 4 episodes2009 The ScreamElvira Web series Medium Episode: "Bite Me" 2010–2011 Elvira's Movie Macabre 26 episodes2011 Last Man Standing Episode: "Last Halloween Standing"2012 RuPaul's Drag Race: All Stars Episode: "Dynamic Drag Duos"2012–2024 RuPaul's Drag Race Elvira/Herself 3 episodes2013 Written By a Kid Mother Episode: "Valentine's Day...That I Don't Believe" Face Off Elvira Episode: "Living Art" 2013–2017 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Mrs. Campbell/Computer Voice/Utrom Queen (voice) 6 episodes2014 13 Nights of ElviraElvira 13 episodes 2015–2019 Halloween Wars 3 episodes2018 Storage Wars Episode: "Scariest Lockers" 2019 RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked Episode: "Monster Ball"2020 JJ Villard's Fairy Tales Queen (voice) Episode: "Snow White" In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween TakeoverElvira TV special 2021 Elvira's 40th Anniversary, Very Scary, Very Special Special 4 episodes The Goldbergs Episode: "The Hunt for the Great Albino Pumpkin" Netflix and Chills with Dr. Elvira Dr. Elvira Netflix shorts 2021–2022 Dota: Dragon's Blood Lirrak (voice) 3 episodes2022 The Last Drive-in with Joe Bob BriggsHerself Episode: "Joe Bob's Haunted Halloween Hangout" The Boulet Brothers' Dragula: Titans Episode: "Halloween House Party" 2024 John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in LA Self 1 episode 2025 Pee-wee as Himself Self Documentary
Video Games Year Title Role Notes1989Elvira and the Party MonstersElviraPinball machine1990Elvira: Mistress of the Dark1991 Elvira: The Arcade Game1992Elvira II: The Jaws of Cerberus1996Scared StiffPinball machine2007Pain2016Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare"Attack of the Radioactive Thing!" DLC2019Elvira's House of HorrorsPinball machine2024Killer Klowns from Outer Space: The GameDLC character
Music videos Year Title Artist1980 "Mondo Sinistro" Al Stewart "Dangerous Man" Odds 1985 "Born in East L.A." Cheech Marin 1986 "My Mistake" Phantom, Rocker & Slick 2008 "Zombie Killer" Leslie and the LY's 2009 "Mistress of the Dark" Ghoultown 2010 "What Can I Do?" The Black Belles2012 "Red" The 69 Eyes "Glamazon"RuPaul"Responsitrannity" 2014 "Gimme Something Good" Ryan Adams
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