Cassandra Peterson

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.

Career Overview

Cassandra Peterson has 107 screen credits in a career dating back to 1962. Their work spans 11 cinematic universes — most prominently In Search of Darkness Collection with 3 titles. Signature works include Elvira: Mistress of the Dark, Encounter in the Third Dimension, The Boneyard Collection. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For: Acting
Gender: female
Known Credits: 107
Birth Date: 1951-09-17 00:00:00
Birth Place: Manhattan, Kansas, USA

Known For

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 11 universes

In Search of Darkness Collection (3 titles)
Elvira Collection (2 titles)
Cheech & Chong Collection (2 titles)
Scooby-Doo! Zombie Island Collection (1 titles)
LEGO Scooby-Doo Collection (1 titles)
3D Mania (1 titles)
Allan Quatermain Collection (1 titles)
Pee-wee's Collection (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

Daniel Greene (2 collaborations)
Ira Heiden (2 collaborations)
Kris Kamm (2 collaborations)
Kurt Fuller (2 collaborations)
William Morgan Sheppard (1 collaborations)
Edie McClurg (1 collaborations)
Susan Kellermann (1 collaborations)
Jeff Conaway (1 collaborations)
Ellen Dunning (1 collaborations)
Scott Morris (1 collaborations)

Credits

actors (98 credits)
- Untitled KROQ Documentary
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2026
- Commitment to Life
  Self (archive footage)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2023
- The SF Sketchfest Roast of Bruce Campbell
  Elvira
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2023
- In Search of Darkness: Part III
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2022
- The Munsters
  Barbara Carr
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2022
- Charles Band’s Full Moon Freakshow
  
  - Episode 7: Cassandra Peterson (aka Elvira) - Part 2 (2022) ... actor actors
  
  - Episode 7: Cassandra Peterson (aka Elvira) - Part 1 (2022) ... actor actors
  
  2022
- The Boulet Brothers' Dragula: Titans
  
  - Halloween House Party (2022) ... Self - Guest Judge actor actors
  
  2022
- Le Passeur immobile
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2021
- In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween Takeover
  Host - Elvira, Mistress of the Dark
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2020
- In Search of Darkness: Part II
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2020
- Happy Halloween, Scooby-Doo!
  Elvira, Mistress of the Dark (voice)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2020
- AGFA Mystery Mixtape #1
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2020
- The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
  (archive footage)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2020
- Scooby-Doo! Return to Zombie Island
  Elvira (voice)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2019
- In Search of Darkness
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2019
- Tamron Hall
  
  - Cassandra Peterson, Logic, and Aly Raisman (2021) ... Self - Guest actor actors
  
  2019
- Too Macabre: The Making of Elvira, Mistress of the Dark
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2018
- Making Fun: The Story of Funko
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2018
- To Hell and Back: The Kane Hodder Story
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2017
- LEGO Scooby-Doo! Haunted Hollywood
  Drella Diabolique (voice)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2016
- Scream Queens: Horror Heroines Exposed
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2014
- Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
  Self - Actress
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2014
- Rewind This!
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2013
- First Period
  Ms. Glenn
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2013
- Bruno & Earlene Go to Vegas
  Artie Duke
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2013
- The Goldbergs
  
  - The Hunt for the Great Albino Pumpkin (2021) ... Elvira actor actors
  
  2013
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
  
  - Battle for New York (2) (2015) ... Ms. Campbell (voice) actor actors
  
  2012
- RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
  
  - Dynamic Drag Duos (2012) ... Self - Guest Judge actor actors
  
  2012
- Devil's Night
  Elvira
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2011
- Last Man Standing
  
  - Last Halloween Standing (2011) ... Elvira actor actors
  
  2011
- Let’s Spend the Night Together: Confessions of Rock’s Greatest Groupies
  self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2010
- Elvira’s Movie Macabre: Night Of The Living Dead
  Elvira
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2010
- Elvira's Movie Macabre: The Satanic Rites Of Dracula
  Elvira
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2010
- All About Evil
  Linda
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2010
- RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked
  
  - Monster Ball (2019) ... Self - Guest Judge actor actors
  
  2010
- The Haunted World of El Superbeasto
  Amber (voice)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2009
- RuPaul's Drag Race
  
  - Grand Finale (2024) ... Self - Special Honoree actor actors
  
  - Monster Ball (2019) ... Self - Guest Judge actor actors
  
  - Reunited (2013) ... Self - Judge (archive footage) actor actors
  
  - RuPocalypse Now! (2012) ... Self - Guest Judge actor actors
  
  2009
- The Boneyard Collection
  Elvira (segment "Her Morbid Desires")
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2008
- The Return of the Living Dead: The Decade of Darkness
  Elvira, Mistress of the Dark
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2007
- Vampira: The Movie
  Herself
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2006
- American Scary
  Elvira (archive footage)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2006
- Red Riding Hood
  Hunter's Mom
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2006
- Witch's Dungeon: 40 Years of Chills
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2006
- Hollywood's Creepiest Creatures
  Elvira
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2004
- Monsterama: A Tribute to Horror Hosts
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2004
- The Tony Danza Show
  
  - Episode 34 (2004) ... Self - Guest (as Elvira) actor actors
  
  2004
- Elvira's Haunted Hills
  Elvira, Mistress of the Dark
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2002
- Bride of Monster Mania
  Elvira, Mistress of the Dark
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2000
- Encounter in the Third Dimension
  Elvira
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1999
- Attack of the 50 Foot Monster Mania
  Elvira
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1999
- Hollywood Squares
  
  - Episode 42 (2000) ... Self - Panelist actor actors
  
  - Episode 41 (2000) ... Self - Panelist actor actors
  
  1998
- KCAL Halloween Scream
  Elvira
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1997
- Superstition
  Elvira
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1997
- Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun
  Elvira
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1997
- Monster Mania
  Elvira
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1997
- Dear God
  Cassandra Peterson (uncredited)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1996
- The Ketchup Vampires II
  Elvira
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1996
- It's My Party
  Party Guest
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1996
- The Ketchup Vampires
  Elvira, Mistress of the Dark
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1995
- Attack of the Killer B-Movies
  Elvira
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1995
- Spooky World
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1994
- The Elvira Show
  Elvira, Mistress of the Dark
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1993
- Heartstoppers: Horror at the Movies
  Elvira
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1992
- Hulkamania 6
  Elvira - Commentator
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1991
- The Horror Hall of Fame II
  Elvira - Presenter
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1991
- Ted & Venus
  Lisa
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1991
- The Crawling Hand
  Elvira: Mistress of the Dark
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1991
- Metallica - Live at Hammersmith Odeon
  Elvira
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1988
- Elvira: Mistress of the Dark
  Elvira / Aunt Morgana Talbot
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1988
- Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz
  Elvira
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1988
- Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold
  Sorais
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1986
- Elvira's Halloween Special
  Elvira
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1986
- WrestleMania II
  Elvira / Guest Commentator
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1986
- Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors
  Elvira
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1986
- Echo Park
  Sheri
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1985
- Get Out of My Room
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1985
- Pee-wee's Big Adventure
  Biker Mama
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1985
- Cheeseball Presents
  Elvira
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1984
- Last of the Great Survivors
  Elvira
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1984
- Uncensored
  Skit characters
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1984
- Stroker Ace
  Girl with Lugs
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1983
- The Sting II
  O'Malley's Girl
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1983
- The Paragon of Comedy
  Elvira
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1983
- Balboa
  Angie Stoddard
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1983
- Filmgore
  Elvira
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1983
- Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again
  Busty Nurse
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1982
- Elvira's Movie Macabre: Legacy of Blood
  Elvira
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1982
- The Best of Sex and Violence
  (archive footage)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1982
- St. Elsewhere
  
  - Ties That Bind (1983) ... Judy actor actors
  
  1982
- King of the Mountain
  Neighbor
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1981
- Cheech & Chong's Next Movie
  Hostage (Groundling)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1980
- Fantasy Island
  
  - Homecoming / The Sheikh (1978) ... Ftatateetah actor actors
  
  1978
- Alice
  
  - Mel's Dream Car (1983) ... actor actors
  
  1976
- Saturday Night Live
  
  - Dabney Coleman/The Cars (1987) ... Elvira actor actors
  
  1975
- The Working Girls
  Katya
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1974
- Roma
  (uncredited)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1972
- Diamonds Are Forever
  Shady Tree's Acorn (uncredited)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1971
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
  
  - Episode 153 (1985) ... Self actor actors
  
  1962
costume & make-up (1 credits)
- Kuso
  
  wardrobe assistant
  
  costume & make-up
  
  2017
writing (6 credits)
- Elvira’s Movie Macabre: Night Of The Living Dead
  
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2010
- Elvira's Movie Macabre: The Satanic Rites Of Dracula
  
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2010
- Elvira's Haunted Hills
  
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2002
- The Elvira Show
  
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1993
- Elvira: Mistress of the Dark
  
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1988
- Elvira's Halloween Special
  
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1986
production (2 credits)
- Elvira's Movie Macabre: The Satanic Rites Of Dracula
  
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2010
- The Elvira Show
  
  producer
  
  production
  
  1993