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Cassandra Peterson

Acting

Born: 1951-09-17
From: Manhattan, Kansas, USA
Gender: Female
Popularity: 1.1

Also Known As

Cassandra PetersenElvira, Mistress of the DarkCassandra "Elvira" PetersonКассандра Ґей Петерсон

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.

Photos5

Awards & Nominations2 won · 1 nominated

🏆 Won

Bram Stoker Award for Lifetime Achievement

2023
🏆 Won

Out100

2021
Nominated

Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actress

Elvira, Mistress of the Dark

1989

Acting130 titles

The Ketchup Vampires
10.0
Cartoon

The Ketchup Vampires

1995Animation
Hulkamania 6
10.0
Movie

Hulkamania 6

1991Action
Elvira's Thriller Theatre
10.0
Series

Elvira's Thriller Theatre

1989-1990Sci-Fi
Elvira's Halloween Movie Schlock-A-Thon
10.0
Series

Elvira's Halloween Movie Schlock-A-Thon

1993 - ...Drama
Midnight Madness
10.0
Series

Midnight Madness

1990-1994Sci-Fi
Monster Mania
9.7
Movie

Monster Mania

1997Documentary
Attack of the Killer B-Movies
9.5
Movie

Attack of the Killer B-Movies

1995Comedy
Heartstoppers: Horror at the Movies
9.3
Movie

Heartstoppers: Horror at the Movies

1992Documentary
The Ketchup Vampires II
9.0
Cartoon

The Ketchup Vampires II

1996Animation
Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz
9.0
Movie

Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz

1988Comedy
Elvira's Halloween Special
9.0
Movie

Elvira's Halloween Special

1986Drama
Heavy Metal Heaven Hosted by Elvira
9.0
Series

Heavy Metal Heaven Hosted by Elvira

1989-1990Drama
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
8.3
Cartoon

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

2012-2017Action
E! True Hollywood Story
8.2
Series

E! True Hollywood Story

1996 - ...Documentary
Pee-wee as Himself
8.1
Series

Pee-wee as Himself

2025Documentary
Vampira: The Movie
8.0
Movie

Vampira: The Movie

2006Horror
Scream Queens: Horror Heroines Exposed
8.0
Movie

Scream Queens: Horror Heroines Exposed

2014Documentary
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #1
8.0
Movie

AGFA Mystery Mixtape #1

2020Horror
To Hell and Back: The Kane Hodder Story
7.9
Movie

To Hell and Back: The Kane Hodder Story

2017Documentary
Attack of the 50 Foot Monster Mania
7.8
Movie

Attack of the 50 Foot Monster Mania

1999Drama
Happy Halloween, Scooby-Doo!
7.8
Cartoon

Happy Halloween, Scooby-Doo!

2020Drama
Elvira's 40th Anniversary, Very Scary, Very Special Special
7.8
Series

Elvira's 40th Anniversary, Very Scary, Very Special Special

2021Sci-Fi
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
7.8
Cartoon

Space Ghost Coast to Coast

1994-2008Animation
Bride of Monster Mania
7.7
Movie

Bride of Monster Mania

2000Documentary
In Search of Darkness: Part II
7.7
Movie

In Search of Darkness: Part II

2020Documentary
DOTA: Dragon's Blood
7.7
Cartoon

DOTA: Dragon's Blood

2021-2022Sci-Fi
Elvira's Movie Macabre
7.6
Series

Elvira's Movie Macabre

2010-2012Drama
Hollywood Squares
7.6
Series

Hollywood Squares

1998-2004Drama
In Search of Darkness: Part III
7.5
Movie

In Search of Darkness: Part III

2022Documentary
Last of the Great Survivors
7.5
Movie

Last of the Great Survivors

1984Comedy
American Scary
7.5
Movie

American Scary

2006Documentary
Filmgore
7.5
Movie

Filmgore

1983Documentary
Too Macabre: The Making of Elvira, Mistress of the Dark
7.5
Movie

Too Macabre: The Making of Elvira, Mistress of the Dark

2018Documentary
In Search of Darkness
7.5
Movie

In Search of Darkness

2019Documentary
The Goldbergs
7.5
Series

The Goldbergs

2013-2023Drama
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
7.5
Series

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962-1992Documentary
RuPaul's Drag Race
7.5
Series

RuPaul's Drag Race

2009 - ...Documentary
Medium
7.5
Series

Medium

2005-2011Thriller
Parker Lewis Can't Lose
7.4
Series

Parker Lewis Can't Lose

1990-1993Comedy
Encounter in the Third Dimension
7.3
Movie

Encounter in the Third Dimension

1999Documentary
LEGO Scooby-Doo! Haunted Hollywood
7.3
Cartoon

LEGO Scooby-Doo! Haunted Hollywood

2016Animation
Last Man Standing
7.3
Series

Last Man Standing

2011-2021Comedy
Celebrity Ghost Stories
7.3
Series

Celebrity Ghost Stories

2009-2014Documentary
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
7.3
Series

RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars

2012 - ...Documentary
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
7.2
Movie

Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films

2014Documentary
Roma
7.2
Movie

Roma

1972Comedy
13 Nights of Elvira
7.2
Series

13 Nights of Elvira

2014Drama
In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween Takeover
7.1
Movie

In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween Takeover

2020Drama
Alice
7.1
Series

Alice

1976-1985Comedy
Netflix and Chills with Dr. Elvira
7.1
Series

Netflix and Chills with Dr. Elvira

2021 - ...Drama
The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!
7.1
Cartoon

The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!

1989Animation
Face Off
7.1
Series

Face Off

2011-2018Documentary
Hollywood's Creepiest Creatures
7.0
Movie

Hollywood's Creepiest Creatures

2004Documentary
Monsterama: A Tribute to Horror Hosts
7.0
Movie

Monsterama: A Tribute to Horror Hosts

2004Documentary
Scooby-Doo! Return to Zombie Island
7.0
Cartoon

Scooby-Doo! Return to Zombie Island

2019Sci-Fi
The Paragon of Comedy
7.0
Movie

The Paragon of Comedy

1983Comedy
The Search for the Next Elvira
7.0
Series

The Search for the Next Elvira

2007Documentary
Elvira's Movie Macabre
7.0
Series

Elvira's Movie Macabre

1981-1986Comedy
Charles Band’s Full Moon Freakshow
7.0
Series

Charles Band’s Full Moon Freakshow

2022 - ...Documentary
Rewind This!
6.9
Movie

Rewind This!

2013Documentary
CHiPs
6.9
Series

CHiPs

1977-1983Drama
Saturday Night Live
6.9
Series

Saturday Night Live

1975 - ...Comedy
Comic Book Men
6.8
Series

Comic Book Men

2012-2018Documentary
Elvira: Mistress of the Dark
6.7
Movie

Elvira: Mistress of the Dark

1988Comedy
Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors
6.7
Movie

Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors

1986Documentary
Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun
6.7
Movie

Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun

1997Documentary
The Elvira Show
6.6
Movie

The Elvira Show

1993Comedy
Making Fun: The Story of Funko
6.5
Movie

Making Fun: The Story of Funko

2018Documentary
Pee-wee's Big Adventure
6.5
Movie

Pee-wee's Big Adventure

1985Comedy
Counting Cars
6.5
Series

Counting Cars

2012 - ...Documentary
Fantasy Island
6.5
Series

Fantasy Island

1978-1984Sci-Fi
WrestleMania II
6.4
Movie

WrestleMania II

1986Action
Diamonds Are Forever
6.4
Movie

Diamonds Are Forever

1971Action
It's My Party
6.3
Movie

It's My Party

1996Drama
thirtysomething
6.3
Series

thirtysomething

1987-1991Drama
Superstition
6.0
Cartoon

Superstition

1997Animation
The Return of the Living Dead: The Decade of Darkness
6.0
Movie

The Return of the Living Dead: The Decade of Darkness

2007Horror
Cheech & Chong's Next Movie
6.0
Movie

Cheech & Chong's Next Movie

1980Action
Uncensored
6.0
Movie

Uncensored

1984Drama
Spooky World
6.0
Movie

Spooky World

1994Horror
Halloween Wars
6.0
Series

Halloween Wars

2011 - ...Documentary
RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked
6.0
Series

RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked

2010 - ...Documentary
The Haunted World of El Superbeasto
5.9
Cartoon

The Haunted World of El Superbeasto

2009Animation
All About Evil
5.9
Movie

All About Evil

2010Horror
King of the Mountain
5.9
Movie

King of the Mountain

1981Drama
Red Riding Hood
5.8
Movie

Red Riding Hood

2006Drama
St. Elsewhere
5.7
Series

St. Elsewhere

1982-1988Drama
To Tell the Truth
5.7
Series

To Tell the Truth

2016-2022Comedy
The Munsters
5.6
Movie

The Munsters

2022Comedy
John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in L.A.
5.6
Series

John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in L.A.

2024Comedy
Elvira's Haunted Hills
5.5
Movie

Elvira's Haunted Hills

2002Comedy
The Best of Sex and Violence
5.5
Movie

The Best of Sex and Violence

1982Horror
Famous T & A
5.4
Movie

Famous T & A

1982Documentary
Get Out of My Room
5.4
Movie

Get Out of My Room

1985Comedy
Dear God
5.4
Movie

Dear God

1996Comedy
Beyond Westworld
5.4
Series

Beyond Westworld

1980Sci-Fi
Echo Park
5.3
Movie

Echo Park

1985Comedy
The Boneyard Collection
5.3
Movie

The Boneyard Collection

2008Horror
First Period
5.2
Movie

First Period

2013Comedy
The Boulet Brothers' Dragula: Titans
5.1
Series

The Boulet Brothers' Dragula: Titans

2022 - ...Documentary
Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again
5.0
Movie

Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again

1982Comedy
Coast to Coast
5.0
Movie

Coast to Coast

1980Comedy
Elvira's ThrillerVideo
5.0
Series

Elvira's ThrillerVideo

1985 - ...Sci-Fi
Stroker Ace
4.9
Movie

Stroker Ace

1983Action
Acting on Impulse
4.8
Movie

Acting on Impulse

1993Comedy
Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold
4.8
Movie

Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold

1986Action
The Sting II
4.8
Movie

The Sting II

1983Comedy
The Working Girls
4.7
Movie

The Working Girls

1974Comedy
Balboa
4.7
Movie

Balboa

1983Drama
Tamron Hall
4.7
Series

Tamron Hall

2019-2024Documentary
Ted & Venus
4.5
Movie

Ted & Venus

1991Comedy
Bruno & Earlene Go to Vegas
4.2
Movie

Bruno & Earlene Go to Vegas

2013Action
Let’s Spend the Night Together: Confessions of Rock’s Greatest Groupies
4.0
Movie

Let’s Spend the Night Together: Confessions of Rock’s Greatest Groupies

2010Drama
Dr. Jackie
3.3
Series

Dr. Jackie

2022 - ...Comedy
Cheeseball Presents
2.8
Movie

Cheeseball Presents

1984Comedy
Elvira's Movie Macabre: The Satanic Rites Of Dracula
0
Movie

Elvira's Movie Macabre: The Satanic Rites Of Dracula

2010Horror
Le Passeur immobile
0
Movie

Le Passeur immobile

2021Documentary
Elvira’s Movie Macabre: Night Of The Living Dead
0
Movie

Elvira’s Movie Macabre: Night Of The Living Dead

2010Horror
Devil's Night
0
Movie

Devil's Night

2011Drama
KCAL Halloween Scream
0
Movie

KCAL Halloween Scream

1997Horror
Elvira's Movie Macabre: Legacy of Blood
0
Movie

Elvira's Movie Macabre: Legacy of Blood

1982Horror
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
0
Movie

The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault

2020Comedy
Commitment to Life
0
Movie

Commitment to Life

2023Documentary
EP Daily
0
Series

EP Daily

1997 - ...Documentary
Elvira's 10 Nights of Halloween
0
Series

Elvira's 10 Nights of Halloween

2014Sci-Fi
Elvira's Something Weird
0
Series

Elvira's Something Weird

2006 - ...Sci-Fi
Elvira's Horror Classics
0
Series

Elvira's Horror Classics

2004Sci-Fi
Raise the Dead Featuring Elvira
0
Series

Raise the Dead Featuring Elvira

2000Drama
Elvira's Movies to Die For
0
Series

Elvira's Movies to Die For

2004 - ...Drama
Monsterama
0
Series

Monsterama

2004 - ...Drama

Writing7 titles

Elvira's Halloween Special
9.0
Movie

Elvira's Halloween Special

1986Drama
Elvira's Movie Macabre
7.0
Series

Elvira's Movie Macabre

1981-1986Comedy
Elvira: Mistress of the Dark
6.7
Movie

Elvira: Mistress of the Dark

1988Comedy
The Elvira Show
6.6
Movie

The Elvira Show

1993Comedy
Elvira's Haunted Hills
5.5
Movie

Elvira's Haunted Hills

2002Comedy
Elvira’s Movie Macabre: Night Of The Living Dead
0
Movie

Elvira’s Movie Macabre: Night Of The Living Dead

2010Horror
Elvira's Movie Macabre: The Satanic Rites Of Dracula
0
Movie

Elvira's Movie Macabre: The Satanic Rites Of Dracula

2010Horror

Production3 titles

The Search for the Next Elvira
7.0
Series

The Search for the Next Elvira

2007Documentary
The Elvira Show
6.6
Movie

The Elvira Show

1993Comedy
Elvira's Movie Macabre: The Satanic Rites Of Dracula
0
Movie

Elvira's Movie Macabre: The Satanic Rites Of Dracula

2010Horror

Crew1 title

Sex Files: Portrait of the Soul
4.3
Movie

Sex Files: Portrait of the Soul

1998Thriller

Costume & Make-Up1 title

Kuso
5.5
Cartoon

Kuso

2017Animation

Creator2 titles

The Search for the Next Elvira
7.0
Series

The Search for the Next Elvira

2007Documentary
Elvira's Movie Macabre
7.0
Series

Elvira's Movie Macabre

1981-1986Comedy