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
Diamonds Are Forever
(1971)
Shady Tree's Acorn (uncredited)
The Munsters
(2022)
Barbara Carr
Happy Halloween, Scooby-Doo!
(2020)
Elvira, Mistress of the Dark (voice)
Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold
(1986)
Sorais
Elvira: Mistress of the Dark
(1988)
Elvira / Aunt Morgana Talbot
Scooby-Doo! Return to Zombie Island
(2019)
Elvira (voice)
The Haunted World of El Superbeasto
(2009)
Amber (voice)
LEGO Scooby-Doo! Haunted Hollywood
(2016)
Drella Diabolique (voice)
Pee-wee's Big Adventure
(1985)
Biker Mama
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
(2014)
Self - Actress
Roma
(1972)
(uncredited)
Elvira's Haunted Hills
(2002)
Elvira, Mistress of the Dark
Rewind This!
(2013)
Self
Stroker Ace
(1983)
Girl with Lugs
Cheech & Chong's Next Movie
(1980)
Hostage
Dear God
(1996)
Cassandra Peterson (uncredited)
Full Filmography
Acting
Diamonds Are Forever
(1971)
Shady Tree's Acorn (uncredited)
Roma
(1972)
(uncredited)
The Working Girls
(1974)
Katya
Coast to Coast
(1980)
Dinner Party Guest
Cheech & Chong's Next Movie
(1980)
Hostage
King of the Mountain
(1981)
Neighbor
The Best of Sex and Violence
(1982)
(archive footage)
Famous T & A
(1982)
Katya (archive footage)
Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again
(1982)
Busty Nurse
Filmgore
(1983)
Elvira
The Sting II
(1983)
O'Malley's Girl
Balboa
(1983)
Angie Stoddard
Stroker Ace
(1983)
Girl with Lugs
The Paragon of Comedy
(1983)
Elvira
Elvira's MTV Halloween Party
(1984)
Elvira
Cheeseball Presents
(1984)
Last of the Great Survivors
(1984)
Elvira
Uncensored
(1984)
Skit characters
Get Out of My Room
(1985)
Pee-wee's Big Adventure
(1985)
Biker Mama
Echo Park
(1985)
Sheri
Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors
(1986)
Elvira
Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold
(1986)
Sorais
WrestleMania II
(1986)
Elvira / Guest Commentator
Elvira's Halloween Special
(1986)
Elvira
Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz
(1988)
Elvira
Elvira: Mistress of the Dark
(1988)
Elvira / Aunt Morgana Talbot
The Crawling Hand
(1991)
Elvira: Mistress of the Dark
Ted & Venus
(1991)
Lisa
Heartstoppers: Horror at the Movies
(1992)
Elvira
Ring of the Musketeers
(1992)
Jennifer
Acting on Impulse
(1993)
Roxy
The Elvira Show
(1993)
Elvira, Mistress of the Dark
The Ketchup Vampires
(1995)
Elvira, Mistress of the Dark
Attack of the Killer B-Movies
(1995)
Elvira
The Ketchup Vampires II
(1996)
Elvira
Dear God
(1996)
Cassandra Peterson (uncredited)
It's My Party
(1996)
Party Guest
Monster Mania
(1997)
Elvira
Superstition
(1997)
Elvira
Encounter in the Third Dimension
(1999)
Elvira
Attack of the 50 Foot Monster Mania
(1999)
Elvira
Bride of Monster Mania
(2000)
Elvira, Mistress of the Dark
Elvira's Haunted Hills
(2002)
Elvira, Mistress of the Dark
Hollywood's Creepiest Creatures
(2004)
Elvira
Monsterama: A Tribute to Horror Hosts
(2004)
Self
American Scary
(2006)
Elvira (archive footage)
Witch's Dungeon: 40 Years of Chills
(2006)
Herself
Vampira: The Movie
(2006)
Herself
Red Riding Hood
(2006)
Hunter's Mom
The Return of the Living Dead: The Decade of Darkness
(2007)
Elvira, Mistress of the Dark
The Boneyard Collection
(2008)
Elvira (segment "Her Morbid Desires")
The Haunted World of El Superbeasto
(2009)
Amber (voice)
Elvira’s Movie Macabre: Night Of The Living Dead
(2010)
Elvira
Let’s Spend the Night Together: Confessions of Rock’s Greatest Groupies
(2010)
All About Evil
(2010)
Linda
Devil's Night
(2011)
Elvira
First Period
(2013)
Ms. Glenn
Bruno & Earlene Go to Vegas
(2013)
Artie Duke
Rewind This!
(2013)
Self
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
(2014)
Self - Actress
Scream Queens: Horror Heroines Exposed
(2014)
Self
LEGO Scooby-Doo! Haunted Hollywood
(2016)
Drella Diabolique (voice)
To Hell and Back: The Kane Hodder Story
(2017)
Self
Making Fun: The Story of Funko
(2018)
Self
Too Macabre: The Making of Elvira, Mistress of the Dark
(2018)
Self
Scooby-Doo! Return to Zombie Island
(2019)
Elvira (voice)
In Search of Darkness
(2019)
Self
In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween Takeover
(2020)
Elvira
In Search of Darkness: Part II
(2020)
Self
AGFA MYSTERY MIXTAPE #1
(2020)
Self
Happy Halloween, Scooby-Doo!
(2020)
Elvira, Mistress of the Dark (voice)
Le Passeur immobile
(2021)
Self
In Search of Darkness: Part III
(2022)
Self
The Munsters
(2022)
Barbara Carr
Writing
Elvira's MTV Halloween Party
(1984)
Writer
Elvira's Halloween Special
(1986)
Writer
Elvira: Mistress of the Dark
(1988)
Writer
The Elvira Show
(1993)
Writer
Elvira's Haunted Hills
(2002)
Characters and Writer
Elvira’s Movie Macabre: Night Of The Living Dead
(2010)
Writer
Production
Crew