Rebecca De Mornay (born August 29, 1959, height 5' 5½" (1,66 m)) is an American film and television actress. Her breakthrough film role came in 1983, when she played Lana in Risky Business opposite Tom Cruise. Her other notable film roles include Sara in Runaway Train in 1985, Helen McCaffrey in the thriller Backdraft in 1991 and her portrayal of the chillingly twisted nanny Peyton Flanders in the popular 1992 thriller The Hand That Rocks the Cradle.
Known For
American Reunion
(2012)
Finch's Mother
Identity
(2003)
Caroline Suzanne
Runaway Train
(1985)
Sara
Flipped
(2010)
Pasty Loski
The Three Musketeers
(1993)
Milady
Wedding Crashers
(2005)
Mrs. Kroeger
Backdraft
(1991)
Helen McCaffrey
The Hand that Rocks the Cradle
(1992)
Mrs. Mott / Peyton Flanders
Risky Business
(1983)
Lana
Raise Your Voice
(2004)
Nina Fletcher
I Am Wrath
(2016)
Vivian Hill
Lords of Dogtown
(2005)
Philaine
Guilty as Sin
(1993)
Jennifer Haines
Mother's Day
(2010)
Natalie 'Mother' Koffin
And the Oscar Goes To...
(2014)
Self (archive footage)
One from the Heart
(1982)
Understudy
Full Filmography
Acting
One from the Heart
(1982)
Understudy
Risky Business
(1983)
Lana
Testament
(1983)
Cathy Pitkin
Runaway Train
(1985)
Sara
The Trip to Bountiful
(1985)
Thelma
The Slugger's Wife
(1985)
Debby Palmer
The Murders in the Rue Morgue
(1986)
Claire Dupin
Pecos Bill
(1986)
Rose 'Slew Foot Sue' Peasley
Beauty and the Beast
(1987)
Beauty
Feds
(1988)
Ellis DeWitt
And God Created Woman
(1988)
Robin Shea
Dealers
(1989)
Anna Schuman
By Dawn's Early Light
(1990)
Moreau
Backdraft
(1991)
Helen McCaffrey
The Hand that Rocks the Cradle
(1992)
Mrs. Mott / Peyton Flanders
The Three Musketeers
(1993)
Milady
Guilty as Sin
(1993)
Jennifer Haines
Blind Side
(1993)
Lynn Kaines
Getting Out
(1994)
Arlene Holsclaw
Never Talk to Strangers
(1995)
Dr. Sarah Alison Taylor
The Winner
(1996)
Louise
The Con
(1998)
Barbara Beaton / Nancy Thoroughgood
Thick as Thieves
(1999)
Petrone
Wicked Ways
(1999)
Ruth Draper
Night Ride Home
(1999)
Nora Mahler
Range of Motion
(2000)
Lainey Berman
The Right Temptation
(2000)
Derian McCall
A Girl Thing
(2001)
Kim McCormack
Salem Witch Trials
(2002)
Elizabeth Parris
Identity
(2003)
Caroline Suzanne
Raise Your Voice
(2004)
Nina Fletcher
Wedding Crashers
(2005)
Mrs. Kroeger
Lords of Dogtown
(2005)
Philaine
Music Within
(2007)
Richard's Mom
American Venus
(2007)
Celia
The Dream is Always the Same: The Story of Risky Business
(2008)
Self
Flipped
(2010)
Pasty Loski
Mother's Day
(2010)
Natalie 'Mother' Koffin
American Reunion
(2012)
Finch's Mother
Apartment 1303 3D
(2012)
Maddie Slate
Running on Empty: An Interview with Andrei Konchalovsky
(2013)
Sara (archive footage)
And the Oscar Goes To...
(2014)
Self (archive footage)
Collar
(2015)
Ramona Billingsley
I Am Wrath
(2016)
Vivian Hill
Periphery
(2018)
Vi Warner
She Ball
(2020)
Aggie
Peter Five Eight
(2024)
Brenda
Production