Cassandra Peterson
Known for: Acting
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.
Filmography
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
1962
Series
Saturday Night Live
Elvira
1975
Series
Hollywood Squares
Self - Panelist
1998
Series
RuPaul's Drag Race
Self - Special Honoree
2009
Series
RuPaul's Drag Race
Self - Guest Judge
2009
Series
RuPaul's Drag Race
Self - Judge (archive footage)
2009
Series
The Tamron Hall Show
Self - Guest
2019
Series
Medium
Elvira
2005
Series
The Goldbergs
Elvira
2013
Series
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Ms. Campbell (voice)
2012
Series
St. Elsewhere
Judy
1982
Series
Last Man Standing
Elvira
2011
Series
Alice
1976
The Tony Danza Show
Self - Guest (as Elvira)
2004
Series
Fantasy Island
Ftatateetah
1978
Series
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
Self - Guest Judge
2012
Series
RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked
Self - Guest Judge
2010
Series
To Tell the Truth
Self - Elvira
2016
Series
Celebrity Ghost Stories
Self
2009
Series
thirtysomething
1987
Series
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
Elvira
1994
Series
Parker Lewis Can't Lose
Elvira
1990
Series
The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!
Elvira
1989
Series
DOTA: Dragon's Blood
Lirrak (voice)
2021
Series
CHiPs
Elvira
1977
Series
Face Off
Elvira
2011
Series
Elvira's Movie Macabre
Elvira, Mistress of the Dark
1981
Series
Comic Book Men
Elvira
2012
Film
Diamonds Are Forever
Shady Tree's Acorn (uncredited)
1971
Series
Halloween Wars
Self - Guest Judge
2011
Series
Counting Cars
Self
2012
Series
Celebrity Weakest Link
Self - Contestant
2025
Film
Elvira: Mistress of the Dark
Elvira / Aunt Morgana Talbot
1988
Cinema Insomnia
Self
Series
John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in L.A.
Self
2024
Series
The Boulet Brothers' Dragula: Titans
Self - Guest Judge
2022
Series
Beyond Westworld
Dance Hall Girl
1980
Film
The Munsters
Barbara Carr
2022
Series
Pee-wee as Himself
Self
2025
Film
Happy Halloween, Scooby-Doo!
Elvira, Mistress of the Dark (voice)
2020
Series
Charles Band’s Full Moon Freakshow
2022
RuPaul Drives...
Self - Guest
2013
Film
Pee-wee's Big Adventure
Biker Mama
1985
Film
Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold
Sorais
1986
Film
Scooby-Doo! Return to Zombie Island
Elvira (voice)
2019
Film
LEGO Scooby-Doo! Haunted Hollywood
Drella Diabolique (voice)
2016
Series
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
Film
R.L. Stine's Pumpkinhead 2
Cassandra
2026
Series
Heavy Metal Heaven Hosted by Elvira
Elvira
1989
Series
Dr. Jackie
Cassandra Peterson
2022
Film
The Haunted World of El Superbeasto
Amber (voice)
2009
Film
Elvira's Haunted Hills
Elvira, Mistress of the Dark
2002
Film
Cheech & Chong's Next Movie
Hostage (Groundling)
1980
Film
The Sting II
O'Malley's Girl
1983
Film
It's My Party
Party Guest
1996
Film
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
Self - Actress
2014
Film
Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again
Busty Nurse
1982
Film
Roma
(uncredited)
1972
Film
Dear God
Cassandra Peterson (uncredited)
1996
Film
King of the Mountain
Neighbor
1981
Film
All About Evil
Linda
2010
Film
Get Out of My Room
1985
Film
Red Riding Hood
Hunter's Mom
2006
Series
Elvira's Thriller Theatre
Elvira
1989
Series
Elvira's Movie Macabre
Elvira
2010
Series
Midnight Madness
Elvira
1990
The Horror Hall of Fame II
Elvira - Presenter
1991
Series
13 Nights of Elvira
Elvira
2014
Film
Stroker Ace
Girl with Lugs
1983
Film
First Period
Ms. Glenn
2013
Film
Commitment to Life
Self (archive footage)
2023
Film
The Boneyard Collection
Elvira (segment "Her Morbid Desires")
2008
Film
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
(archive footage)
2020
Film
Vincent Price: What Keeps Us Alive
2026
Film
The Best of Sex and Violence
(archive footage)
1982
Film
The Working Girls
Katya
1974
Film
To Hell and Back: The Kane Hodder Story
Self
2017
Film
Acting on Impulse
Roxy
1993
Film
Ted & Venus
Lisa
1991
Film
Making Fun: The Story of Funko
Self
2018
Film
Scream Queens: Horror Heroines Exposed
Self
2014
Series
Monsterama
Elvira
2004
Film
In Search of Darkness: Part II
Self
2020
Series
Elvira's ThrillerVideo
Elvira
1985
Film
Famous T & A
Katya (archive footage)
1982
Series
Elvira's 40th Anniversary, Very Scary, Very Special Special
Elvira, Mistress of the Dark
2021
Film
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #1
Self
2020
Film
Heartstoppers: Horror at the Movies
Elvira
1992
Film
Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz
Elvira
1988
Film
The Paragon of Comedy
Elvira
1983
Series
Elvira's Movies to Die For
Elvira
2004
Film
In Search of Darkness
Self
2019
Film
Monster Mania
Elvira
1997
Film
Let’s Spend the Night Together: Confessions of Rock’s Greatest Groupies
self
2010
Film
The Return of the Living Dead: The Decade of Darkness
Elvira, Mistress of the Dark
2007
Series
Netflix and Chills with Dr. Elvira
Elvira
2021
Film
American Scary
Elvira (archive footage)
2006
Film
Hollywood's Creepiest Creatures
Elvira
2004
Film
Too Macabre: The Making of Elvira, Mistress of the Dark
Self
2018
Film
Coast to Coast
Dinner Party Guest
1980
Film
WrestleMania II
Elvira / Guest Commentator
1986
Film
Elvira's Halloween Special
Elvira
1986
Film
Bride of Monster Mania
Elvira, Mistress of the Dark
2000
Film
WrestleMania: The Greatest Hits
Elvira
1992
Series
Elvira's Horror Classics
Elvira
2004
Film
Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors
Elvira
1986
Witch's Dungeon: 40 Years of Chills
Self
2006
Film
Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun
Elvira
1997
Film
Encounter in the Third Dimension
Elvira
1999
Film
Attack of the 50 Foot Monster Mania
Elvira
1999
Film
Rewind This!
Self
2013
Film
Echo Park
Sheri
1985
Film
Cheeseball Presents
Elvira
1984
Series
Elvira's 10 Nights of Halloween
Elvira
2014
Series
Elvira's Something Weird
Elvira
2006
Film
Last of the Great Survivors
Elvira
1984
Film
Devil's Night
Elvira
2011
Series
Elvira's Halloween Movie Schlock-A-Thon
Elvira
1993
Film
Bruno & Earlene Go to Vegas
Artie Duke
2013
Series
The Search for the Next Elvira
2007
The SF Sketchfest Roast of Bruce Campbell
Elvira
2023
Film
Balboa
Angie Stoddard
1983
Series
Raise the Dead Featuring Elvira
Elvira
2000
Film
In Search of Darkness: Part III
Self
2022
Film
Vampira: The Movie
Herself
2006
Film
Elvira's Movie Macabre: Legacy of Blood
Elvira
1982
Film
In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween Takeover
Host - Elvira, Mistress of the Dark
2020
Metallica - Live at Hammersmith Odeon
Elvira
1988
The Crawling Hand
Elvira: Mistress of the Dark
1991
Film
Monsterama: A Tribute to Horror Hosts
Self
2004
Film
Elvira’s Movie Macabre: Night Of The Living Dead
Elvira
2010
Film
Uncensored
Skit characters
1984
Film
Elvira's Movie Macabre: The Satanic Rites Of Dracula
Elvira
2010
Film
Superstition
Elvira
1997
Film
KCAL Halloween Scream
Elvira
1997
Film
The Ketchup Vampires II
Elvira
1996
Film
The Ketchup Vampires
Elvira, Mistress of the Dark
1995
Untitled KROQ Documentary
Film
Attack of the Killer B-Movies
Elvira
1995
Film
Hulkamania 6
Elvira - Commentator
1991
Film
Le Passeur immobile
Self
2021
Halloween Jam II at Universal Studios
Elvira
1995
Film
The Elvira Show
Elvira
1993
Film
Filmgore
Elvira
1983
Film
Spooky World
Self
1994
Series
EP Daily
1997