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.
Awards & recognition
- Bram Stoker Award — Lifetime Achievement · 2023
- Out100 · 2021
- Golden Raspberry Award — Worst Actress · 1989 · nominated
Filmography50+ titles
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Pee-wee as Himself
To Hell and Back: The Kane Hodder Story
Happy Halloween, Scooby-Doo!
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
Elvira's 40th Anniversary, Very Scary, Very Special Special
Dota: Dragon's Blood
In Search of Darkness Part II: The Journey Into '80s Horror Continues
Hollywood Squares
In Search of Darkness Part III: The Final Journey Into '80s Horror
In Search of Darkness
The Goldbergs
RuPaul's Drag Race
American Scary
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Parker Lewis Can't Lose
LEGO Scooby-Doo! Haunted Hollywood
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
Last Man Standing
Celebrity Ghost Stories
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
13 Nights of Elvira
Face Off
The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!
Alice
Scooby-Doo! Return to Zombie Island
Rewind This!
CHiPs
Saturday Night Live
Comic Book Men
Elvira: Mistress of the Dark
Counting Cars
Pee-wee's Big Adventure
Fantasy Island
Diamonds Are Forever
RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked!
Cheech and Chong's Next Movie
Halloween Wars
The Haunted World of El Superbeasto
King of the Mountain
To Tell the Truth
St. Elsewhere
John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in LA
The Munsters
Kuso
Elvira's Haunted Hills
Dear God
The Best of Sex and Violence
Get Out of My Room
Beyond Westworld