Dee Wallace
Known for: Acting
Dee Wallace (born 14 December 1948) is an American actress and comedienne. She is perhaps best known for her roles in several popular films. These include the starring role as Elliot's mother in the Steven Spielberg film E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982), her most widely seen role. She also played key roles in popular cult films The Hills Have Eyes (1977) and The Howling (1981) and appeared in The Stepford Wives in 1975 and 10 (1979). In total, Wallace has appeared in more than 85 films.
Filmography
Series
NCIS
Claire Hall
2003
Series
Grey's Anatomy
Joan Waring
2005
Series
Criminal Minds
Dr. Jan Mohikian
2005
Series
Supernatural
Mildred Baker
2005
Series
The Office
Ellen Bernard
2005
Series
Bones
Special Agent Callie Warner
2005
Series
JAG
Adele DeLong
1995
Series
9-1-1
Margaret Buckley
2018
Series
Without a Trace
Lara Duncan
2002
Series
Grimm
Alice
2011
Series
Cold Case
Charlotte Jones
2003
Series
Murder, She Wrote
Mildred Terhune
1984
Series
Murder, She Wrote
Ellen Wicker
1984
Series
Touched by an Angel
Sandra Browner
1994
Series
Ghost Whisperer
Claire Taylor
2005
Series
L.A. Law
Elaine Weston
1986
Series
Crossing Jordan
Lorraine Heeley
2001
Series
My Name Is Earl
Governor Katherine Hazelwood
2005
Series
Warehouse 13
Mrs. Garner
2009
Series
Nash Bridges
Susan Martin
1996
Series
Hotel
1982
Series
Taxi
Joyce
1978
Series
Simon & Simon
1981
Series
The Twilight Zone
(segment "Wish Bank")
1985
Series
The Division
Paula Meeks
2001
Series
Police Woman
1974
Series
Hart to Hart
Connie
1979
Series
Switched at Birth
Lorena McGowen
2011
Series
Starsky & Hutch
1975
Series
Felicity
Allison Covington
1998
Series
Trapper John, M.D.
1979
Series
Lou Grant
Patti Oxley
1977
Series
Celebrity Ghost Stories
Self
2009
Series
Close to Home
Joan Monroe
2005
Series
The Streets of San Francisco
1972
Series
Shooter
Katherine Mayfield
2016
Series
Saving Grace
Janice Shapiro
2007
Series
Law & Order: LA
Ellen Powell
2010
Series
Ally McBeal
Gail Clarkson
1997
Series
The Agency
Doris, Quinn's Sister
2001
Series
Police Story
1973
Film
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
Mary
1982
Series
Ellery Queen
1975
Series
She Spies
Daphne
2002
Series
You're the Worst
Gail
2014
Series
The Boroughs
Grace
2026
Series
Rebel Highway
Mrs. Gordon
1994
Series
CHiPs
1977
Series
Finder of Lost Loves
Gail Aames
1984
Series
Fatal Attraction
Emma Rauch
2023
Series
Vanishing Son
Megan
1994
Series
Just Add Magic
Grandma
2016
Series
Man from Atlantis
Hot Dog Stand Owner (as Dee Wallace-Stone)
1977
Film
Halloween
Cynthia Strode
2007
Film
Night of the Living Dead
Maggie
2026
Film
The Frighteners
Patricia Bradley
1996
Film
Jeepers Creepers: Reborn
Marie
2022
Series
Mrs. Columbo
1979
Series
The Whispers
Willie Starling (Grammy)
2015
Series
P.S. I Luv U
1991
Film
The Howling
Karen White
1981
Film
Critters
Helen Brown
1986
Film
Rock-A-Doodle
Dory (voice)
1991
Film
Cujo
Donna Trenton
1983
Series
Sons & Daughters
Colleen Halbert
2006
Series
The San Pedro Beach Bums
1977
Film
3 from Hell
Greta
2019
Film
Love & Mercy
Rosemary (uncredited)
2015
The Very Very Best of the 70s
Self - Commentator
2019
Series
Paul T. Goldman
Terri Jay
2023
Film
Critters 3
Mom (archive footage)
1991
Film
The Lords of Salem
Sonny
2013
Film
The Hills Have Eyes
Lynne Wood
1977
Film
The House of the Devil
Landlady
2009
Film
Secret Admirer
Connie Ryan
1985
Film
Grand Piano
Marjorie Green
2013
Film
Critters Attack!
Dee
2020
Together We Stand
Lori Randall
1986
Film
Best of the Best 3: No Turning Back
Georgia
1995
Film
The Munsters
Good Morning Transylvania Host
2022
Film
Extraordinary Measures
Sal
2010
Film
10
Mary Lewis
1979
Film
Beyond the Sky
Lucille
2018
Film
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
(archive footage)
2012
Film
The Haunted World of El Superbeasto
Trixie (voice)
2009
Film
Ouija House
Katherine Fields
2018
Series
The New Lassie
Dee McCullough
1989
Film
The Stepford Wives
Nettie the Maid
1975
Film
Alligator 2: The Mutation
Christine Hodges
1991
Film
I'm Dangerous Tonight
Wanda
1990
Film
The Nest
Marissa
2021
Film
Stream
Linda Spring
2024
Film
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
Self
1987
Film
Ted Bunny
Catherine
2026
Skag
1980
Film
Stay Cool
Mrs. McCarthy
2011
Film
Southern Scares
Myra
2026
Film
The Boarder
Elizabeth
2012
Film
Rescue Me
Sarah Sweeney
1993
Film
The Wrong Teacher
Dr. Smith
2018
Film
The Legend of Catclaws Mountain
Maggie Porter
2024
Film
Godmother
Mrs. Martinson
2026
Film
Here Come the Munsters
Mrs. Walker
1995
Film
Popcorn
Suzanne
1991
Film
Water Rites
Caroline
2026
Film
Last Night on Earth
Carla
2024
Film
The Making of 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'
Self
1996
Film
Abominable
Ethel Hoss
2006
Film
Matchmaker Mary
Aunt Karen
2008
Film
The Plague
Nora
2006
Film
Headspace
Dr. Denise Bell
2005
Film
Haunting of Cellblock 11
Ms. Simon
2014
Film
Bad Actress
Dee Wallace
2011
Film
Jingle Belle
Shelby
2018
Film
Every Other Holiday
Mimi
2018
Film
Michael Lives: The Making of Halloween
Self
2008
Film
The Little Mermaid
Sea Witch Revina (voice)
2023
Film
She's No Angel
Maureen Shawnessy
2002
Film
In Search of Darkness: Part III
Self
2022
Film
Subliminal Seduction
Sissy Bonner
1996
Film
Every Time a Bell Rings
Donna
2021
Film
The Mother of Invention
Nancy Dooly
2009
Film
The Wrong Mommy
Carol
2019
Film
Club Life
Tilly Francesca
1986
Film
Dolls
Margaret
2019
Film
Sunrise in Heaven
Marion
2019
Film
The Perfect Husband: The Laci Peterson Story
Sharon Rocha
2004
American Blend
Jayme
2006
Film
Time Pirates
The Crone
2022
Film
Voodoo Moon
Mary-Ann
2006
Film
Discretion Assured
Kitten
1994
Film
Hansel & Gretel
Lilith
2013
Film
Raven
LuAnne
2010
Film
Stranger on My Land
Annie Whitman
1988
Film
Nevada
Ruby (as Dee Wallace Stone)
1997
Film
Boo
Nurse Russell
2005
Film
Happy
Marilyn
1983
Film
Sex and the Teenage Mind
Francine Heitmeyer
2002
Film
In Search of Tomorrow
Self - Interviewee
2022
The Horror Hall of Fame II
Self - Presenter (as Dee Wallace Stone)
1991
Film
The 'E.T.' Journals
Self
2012
Film
Runaway Daughters
Mrs. Gordon
1994
Film
Legend of the White Horse
Alta (as Dee Wallace-Stone)
1987
Film
The Five of Me
Ann
1981
Film
Exit Humanity
Eve
2011
Film
The Making of 'The Frighteners'
Self
1998
Film
To Hell and Back: The Making of 3 From Hell
Self
2019
Film
A Month of Sundays
Sarah McCabe
2001
Film
Lightning in a Bottle
Jean Markley
1993
Film
Killer Instinct
Sarah Fairchild
2001
Film
Child Bride of Short Creek
Mary Jacobs
1981
Film
Closure
The Superior
2018
Film
Huck and the King of Hearts
Darlene
1994
Film
Bad As I Wanna Be: The Dennis Rodman Story
Rodman's stepmother
1998
Film
Collision Course
Polly
2012
Film
Prophet of Evil: The Ervil LeBaron Story
Jackie Fields (as Dee Wallace-Stone)
1993
Film
Fish Don't Blink
Dr. Roswell
2002
Film
Addicted to His Love
Betty Ann Brennan
1988
Film
Bedrooms
Marnie
2010
Film
Expiration Date
Lucille
2006
Film
Young Love, First Love
Leslie
1979
Film
Renovation of the Heart
Diane Dover
2019
Film
I Take These Men
Elaine Zakarian
1983
Film
The Boy from Below
Sybil
2025
Film
To Love, Honor, & Betray
Julia Brennan (as Dee Wallace Stone)
1999
Film
Witness to the Execution
Emily Dawson (as Dee Wallace-Stone)
1994
Film
A Whale for the Killing
Janet Landon
1981
Film
Dark Fields
Jean Applebe
2009
Film
Wait Till Your Mother Gets Home
Pat Peters
1983
Film
All Hallow's Eve
Haidy Hallow
2016
Film
The Eden Formula
Rhonda
2006
Film
The Gift of Christmas
Ellen Rodgers
2020
Film
Walk a Mile in My Pradas
Mary
2011
Film
The Pitchfork Retreat
Helen
2025
Film
The Skateboard Kid II
Lois Curtis
1995
Film
Roswell Delirium
Betty
2025
Film
Death House
Dr. Eileen Fletcher
2018
Film
The Return of the Living Dead: The Decade of Darkness
Self
2007
Film
Love's Deadly Triangle: The Texas Cadet Murder
Linda Jones
1997
Film
The Secret War of Jackie's Girls
Maxine
1980
Film
Bone Dry
Joanne
2007
Film
Nix
Donna
2022
Film
RoboCroc
Dr. Riley
2013
Film
Pirates of the Plain
Glenna (as Dee Wallace-Stone)
1999
Film
House of Dolls
Celine Charles
2023
Film
Butch Cassidy and the Wild Bunch
Alice Cassidy
2025
Film
Scar
Isabella
2005
Film
Await the Dawn
Annie
2020
Film
My Family Treasure
Alex Danieloff
1995
Film
Babysitters Beware
Ms. Greene
2009
Film
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial 20th Anniversary Special
Self
2002
Film
Moment of Truth: Cradle of Conspiracy
Suzanne Guthrie (as Dee Wallace-Stone)
1994
Film
Invisible Mom
Laura Griffin
1996
Witch's Dungeon: 40 Years of Chills
Self
2006
Film
Out of the Black
Penny Hart
2001
Film
Happy in the Valley
Gloria
2009
Film
Killer Design
Elana
2022
Film
Temptress
Allison Mackie
1995
Film
Love by Design
Diane Yeardly
2023
Film
2 Bedroom 1 Bath
Rose
2014
Film
Six feet of separation
Self
2020
Film
The Lost
Barbara Hanlon
2006
Film
Cops n Roberts
1995
Film
Red Christmas
Diane
2016
Film
Sin of Innocence
Vicki McGary
1986
Film
My Stepbrother Is a Vampire!?!
Tabitha the Cat (voice)
2013
I Heart Monster Movies
Self
2012
Film
Black Circle Boys
Barbara Sullivan
1997
Film
They Bite!: The Making of Critters
Self
2018
Film
25 Miles to Normal
Deborah
2026
Film
Skeletons
Heather Crane
1997
Film
Dog Days: The Making of 'Cujo'
Self
2007
Film
The Sky's No Limit
Dr. Maureen Harris
1984
Film
The Christmas Path
Jenny
1998
Film
Pound of Flesh
Dean Jean Clark
2011
Film
Horror Icon: Inside Michael's Mask with Tony Moran
Self
2015
Film
The Phoenix and the Magic Carpet
Mother
1995
Howl: Inside the Forest Hills
Self
Film
Bonnie & Clyde: Justified
Emma
2013
Film
13 Fanboy
Dee Wallace
2021
Film
Models vs. Werewolves
2026
Film
Zombie Killers: Elephant's Graveyard
Sharon Sommers
2015
Film
Unleashing the Beast: Making ‘The Howling’
2003
Film
Making I'm Dangerous Tonight
Herself
2022
Film
Illusion Infinity
Patricia (as Dee Wallace Stone)
2004
Film
Midnight Madness: The Making of "Popcorn"
Self
2017
Film
The Junior Spy Agency
Ms. Jenkins
2011
Film
Vanishing Son IV
Megan
1994
Film
As High as the Sky
Aunt Deborah (voice)
2013
Film
Unhallowed
Rita Harrison
Series
High Sierra Search and Rescue
1995
Film
Jimmy the Kid
May
1982
Film
The Christmas Visitor
Elizabeth O'Day
1987
Film
Curse of the Weeping Woman: J-ok'el
Helen Moret
2007
Film
Ejecta
Ashley Winnington-Ball (uncredited)
2014
Film
This Old Machine
Irene
2017
Film
The Blue Rose
Mrs. Garrison
2007
Film
The Perfect Mother
Gina Mitrou
1997
Film
Campfire
Mrs. Hallowell
Film
Looking Back at 'The Hills Have Eyes'
Self
2003
Film
Shadow Play
Morgan Hanna
1986
Film
Invisible Mom II
Laura Griffin (as Dee Wallace-Stone)
1999
Film
Kalamazoo?
Susan
2006
Film
If It Bleeds
Kelly
2025
Film
Sam Steele and the Crystal Chalice
Ms. Jenkins
2011
Film
The Licked Hand
Eleanor
Film
Ayla
Susan
2017
Film
Rondo and Bob
Self
2020
Film
Dead End Road
Mrs. Makepiece
2004
Film
Little Red Devil
Mother
2008
Film
Mutual Needs
Patricia
1999
Film
Margarine Wars
Madge Havershank
2012
Film
Stay Home
Herself
2020
Film
Sebastian
Barbara Sample
2012
Film
90 Hari Sebelum Cinta Pergi
2023
Film
Bits
Fallen One
Film
Hostage Flight
Laura Kenrick
1985
Film
Fuzz Track City
Dawn Lockwood
2012
Film
Skeezer
Lucille
1982
Film
Christmas in Louisiana
Doris
2019
Film
The Lies We Bury
Lynn Wright
2025
Film
Stem Cell
The Healer
2009
Film
The Fuzz
Dawn Lockwood
2017
Alone in the Dark
Linda Grant (as Dee Wallace Stone)
1993
Film
Horror Movie: A Low Budget Nightmare
Self
2017
Film
Suburban Beat
Joanna
1985
Film
Day 14
2020
Film
Brothers' Destiny
Lucille Bastian
1995
All the King's Horses
Sandy Benson
1977
Film
Welcome to Werewolfland
2004
Film
The Loch Ness Monster
Elizabeth Horner
2005
Film
Incubus: New Beginnings
Zura Valentine
2023
Film
Lena's Dance
Lena Swain
2023
Soupernatural
Mrs. Conners
2010
Snow Moon: Cinderella Chronicles Saga
Gram Pearl
2014
Film
Courageous Warriors Beauty from the Ashes
Narrator
2021
Between Heaven and Hell
Dr. Isabel Greenlee
2010
Film
Charlie's Gift
2016
Film
Curse of Vandor
Ethel Gordon
Film
Aliens from Uranus
Olga
2012
After Emma
2018
Film
The Abundance Factor
Herself
2015
Flowers in December
Hannah
2015
The Shepherd
1984
The Guardian
Mom
2010
Film
Search and Rescue
Morgan
1994