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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
September 17, 1951
Place of Birth
Manhattan, Kansas, USA
Also Known As
- Cassandra Petersen
- Elvira, Mistress of the Dark
- Cassandra "Elvira" Peterson
Cassandra Peterson
1.3 Popularity
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.
Known For
8.1
Self
Pee-wee as Himself
2025
5.8
Self
John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in L.A.
2024
🎬
0.0
Elvira
The SF Sketchfest Roast of Bruce Campbell
2023
7.5
Self
In Search of Darkness: Part III
2022
5.1
Self - Guest Judge
The Boulet Brothers' Dragula: Titans
2022
5.6
Barbara Carr
The Munsters
2022
3.3
Cassandra Peterson
Dr. Jackie
2022
7.0
Charles Band’s Full Moon Freakshow
2022
0.0
Self
Le Passeur immobile
2021
7.1
Elvira
Netflix and Chills with Dr. Elvira
2021
Credits
Pee-wee as Himself
as Self
2025
8.1
John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in L.A.
as Self
2024
5.8
🎬
The SF Sketchfest Roast of Bruce Campbell
as Elvira
2023
0.0
In Search of Darkness: Part III
as Self
2022
7.5
The Boulet Brothers' Dragula: Titans
as Self - Guest Judge
2022
5.1
The Munsters
as Barbara Carr
2022
5.6
Dr. Jackie
as Cassandra Peterson
2022
3.3
Charles Band’s Full Moon Freakshow
2022
7.0
Le Passeur immobile
as Self
2021
0.0
Netflix and Chills with Dr. Elvira
as Elvira
2021
7.1
Elvira's 40th Anniversary, Very Scary, Very Special Special
as Elvira, Mistress of the Dark
2021
7.9
DOTA: Dragon's Blood
as Lirrak (voice)
2021
7.8
In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween Takeover
as Host - Elvira, Mistress of the Dark
2020
7.1
Happy Halloween, Scooby-Doo!
as Elvira, Mistress of the Dark (voice)
2020
7.8
In Search of Darkness: Part II
as Self
2020
7.7
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #1
as Self
2020
8.0
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
as (archive footage)
2020
0.0
Tamron Hall
as Self - Guest
2019
4.9
Scooby-Doo! Return to Zombie Island
as Elvira (voice)
2019
7.0
In Search of Darkness
as Self
2019
7.6
Too Macabre: The Making of Elvira, Mistress of the Dark
as Self
2018
7.5
Making Fun: The Story of Funko
as Self
2018
6.5
To Hell and Back: The Kane Hodder Story
as Self
2017
7.9
To Tell the Truth
as Self - Elvira
2016
6.2
LEGO Scooby-Doo! Haunted Hollywood
as Drella Diabolique (voice)
2016
7.3
Elvira's 10 Nights of Halloween
as Elvira
2014
0.0
13 Nights of Elvira
as Elvira
2014
7.2
Scream Queens: Horror Heroines Exposed
as Self
2014
8.0
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
as Self - Actress
2014
7.2
The Goldbergs
as Elvira
2013
7.5
Rewind This!
as Self
2013
6.9
🎬
RuPaul Drives...
as Self - Guest
2013
5.0
First Period
as Ms. Glenn
2013
5.2
Bruno & Earlene Go to Vegas
as Artie Duke
2013
4.0
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
as Self - Guest Judge
2012
7.3
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
as Ms. Campbell (voice)
2012
8.3
Counting Cars
as Self
2012
6.5
Comic Book Men
as Elvira
2012
6.8
Last Man Standing
as Elvira
2011
7.3
Halloween Wars
as Self - Guest Judge
2011
6.4
Face Off
as Elvira
2011
7.1
Devil's Night
as Elvira
2011
0.0
Let’s Spend the Night Together: Confessions of Rock’s Greatest Groupies
2010
1.0
Elvira's Movie Macabre
as Elvira
2010
7.6
Elvira’s Movie Macabre: Night Of The Living Dead
as Elvira
2010
0.0
Elvira's Movie Macabre: The Satanic Rites Of Dracula
as Elvira
2010
0.0
All About Evil
as Linda
2010
5.9
RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked
as Self - Guest Judge
2010
6.1
Celebrity Ghost Stories
as Self
2009
7.3
The Haunted World of El Superbeasto
as Amber (voice)
2009
5.9
RuPaul's Drag Race
as Self - Special Honoree
2009
7.5
RuPaul's Drag Race
as Self - Guest Judge
2009
7.5
RuPaul's Drag Race
as Self - Judge (archive footage)
2009
7.5
The Boneyard Collection
as Elvira (segment "Her Morbid Desires")
2008
5.3
The Search for the Next Elvira
2007
7.0
The Return of the Living Dead: The Decade of Darkness
as Elvira, Mistress of the Dark
2007
6.0
Vampira: The Movie
as Herself
2006
8.0
American Scary
as Elvira (archive footage)
2006
7.6
Elvira's Something Weird
as Elvira
2006
0.0
Red Riding Hood
as Hunter's Mom
2006
5.7
🎬
Witch's Dungeon: 40 Years of Chills
as Self
2006
8.2
Monsterama
as Elvira
2004
0.0
Hollywood's Creepiest Creatures
as Elvira
2004
7.0
Elvira's Movies to Die For
as Elvira
2004
0.0
Elvira's Horror Classics
as Elvira
2004
0.0
🎬
The Tony Danza Show
as Elvira
2004
6.1
Monsterama: A Tribute to Horror Hosts
as Self
2004
0.0
Elvira's Haunted Hills
as Elvira, Mistress of the Dark
2002
5.5
Raise the Dead Featuring Elvira
as Elvira
2000
0.0
Bride of Monster Mania
as Elvira, Mistress of the Dark
2000
7.5
Encounter in the Third Dimension
as Elvira
1999
6.8
Attack of the 50 Foot Monster Mania
as Elvira
1999
7.8
KCAL Halloween Scream
as Elvira
1997
0.0
Superstition
as Elvira
1997
5.5
EP Daily
1997
8.5
Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun
as Elvira
1997
6.0
Monster Mania
as Elvira
1997
10.0
Dear God
as Cassandra Peterson (uncredited)
1996
5.5
The Ketchup Vampires II
as Elvira
1996
9.0
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
8.1
It's My Party
as Party Guest
1996
6.1
The Ketchup Vampires
as Elvira, Mistress of the Dark
1995
10.0
Attack of the Killer B-Movies
as Elvira
1995
10.0
Spooky World
as Self
1994
6.0
Spooky World
as Self
1994
0.0
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
as Elvira
1994
7.8
Elvira's Halloween Movie Schlock-A-Thon
as Elvira
1993
10.0
Acting on Impulse
as Roxy
1993
3.8
The Elvira Show
as Elvira, Mistress of the Dark
1993
6.5
Heartstoppers: Horror at the Movies
as Elvira
1992
10.0
Hulkamania 6
as Elvira - Commentator
1991
0.0
Ted & Venus
as Lisa
1991
4.0
🎬
The Crawling Hand
as Elvira: Mistress of the Dark
1991
0.0
Midnight Madness
as Elvira
1990
10.0
Parker Lewis Can't Lose
as Elvira
1990
7.2
Heavy Metal Heaven Hosted by Elvira
as Elvira
1989
10.0
The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!
as Elvira
1989
7.0
Elvira's Thriller Theatre
as Elvira
1989
10.0
🎬
Metallica - Live at Hammersmith Odeon
as Elvira
1988
0.0
Elvira: Mistress of the Dark
as Elvira / Aunt Morgana Talbot
1988
6.7
Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz
as Elvira
1988
0.0
thirtysomething
1987
6.1
Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold
as Sorais
1986
4.8
Elvira's Halloween Special
as Elvira
1986
9.0
WrestleMania II
as Elvira / Guest Commentator
1986
6.4
WrestleMania 2
as Elvira
1986
8.7
Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors
as Elvira
1986
6.2
Echo Park
as Sheri
1985
5.0
Get Out of My Room
1985
5.3
Pee-wee's Big Adventure
as Biker Mama
1985
6.5
Elvira's ThrillerVideo
as Elvira
1985
5.0
Cheeseball Presents
as Elvira
1984
2.8
Uncensored
as Skit characters
1984
5.0
Last of the Great Survivors
as Elvira
1984
7.0
Stroker Ace
as Girl with Lugs
1983
4.9
The Sting II
as O'Malley's Girl
1983
4.7
The Paragon of Comedy
as Elvira
1983
7.0
Balboa
as Angie Stoddard
1983
2.5
Filmgore
as Elvira
1983
7.0
Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again
as Busty Nurse
1982
4.7
St. Elsewhere
as Judy
1982
5.6
Elvira's Movie Macabre: Legacy of Blood
as Elvira
1982
0.0
The Best of Sex and Violence
as (archive footage)
1982
4.9
Famous T & A
as Katya (archive footage)
1982
4.9
Elvira's Movie Macabre
1981
6.9
King of the Mountain
as Neighbor
1981
5.5
Coast to Coast
as Dinner Party Guest
1980
4.5
Cheech & Chong's Next Movie
as Hostage (Groundling)
1980
6.0
Beyond Westworld
as Dance Hall Girl
1980
5.4
CHiPs
as Elvira
1977
6.8
Alice
1976
7.1
The Working Girls
as Katya
1974
4.2
Roma
as (uncredited)
1972
7.2
Diamonds Are Forever
as Shady Tree's Acorn (uncredited)
1971
6.4
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
1962
7.5
🎬
Cinema Insomnia
as Self
N/A
0.0
🎬
Untitled KROQ Documentary
N/A
0.0