Cassandra Peterson filmography

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Cassandra Peterson, on the Elvira panel, at the Phoenix Comicon in Phoenix, Arizona

Cassandra Peterson is an American actress best known for her portrayal of the horror hostess character Elvira, Mistress of the Dark. Peterson gained fame on Los Angeles television station KHJ-TV in her stage persona as Elvira, hosting Elvira's Movie Macabre , a weekly B movie presentation. Peterson has made Elvira and non-Elvira appearances in a number of films and television programs.

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Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1971 Diamonds are Forever DancerUncredited
1972 Roma Uncredited
1974 The Working Girls Katya [1]
1980 Cheech and Chong's Next Movie Hostage [2]
Coast to Coast Dinner Party Guest [3]
1981 King of the Mountain Neighbor [4]
1982 Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again Busty Nurse [5]
1983 The Sting II O'Malley's Girl
FilmgoreElvira
Stroker Ace Girl with Lugs [6]
1985 Pee-wee's Big Adventure Biker Mama
Get Out of My Room Elvira
1986 Echo Park Sheri
Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold Sorais
1988 Elvira: Mistress of the Dark Elvira/Morgana Talbot
1991 Ted & Venus Lisa
1992The Ketchup VampiresElvira (voice)
1993 Acting on Impulse Roxy
1996 It's My Party Party GuestUncredited
The Ketchup Vampires IIElvira (voice)
Dear God HerselfUncredited
1999 Encounter in the Third Dimension Elvira
2001 Elvira's Haunted Hills Elvira/Lady Elura Hellsubus [7]
2006 Red Riding Hood Hunter's Mom
Tomoko's KitchenMary MuldersShort
Vampira: The MovieHerselfDocumentary
2007The Secret World of SuperfansDocumentary
2008The Boneyard CollectionElviraSegment: "Her Morbid Desires"
2009 The Haunted World of El Superbeasto Amber (voice)
2010 All About Evil Linda Thompson
2013 Rewind This! HerselfDocumentary
Bruno & Earlene Go to VegasArtie Duke
First PeriodMs. Glenn
2014 Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films HerselfDocumentary
Vault of the MacabreNarratorShort
2016 LEGO Scooby-Doo! Haunted Hollywood Drella Diabolique (voice)
2019 In Search of Darkness HerselfDocumentary
Scooby-Doo! Return to Zombie Island Elvira (voice)
2020 Happy Halloween, Scooby-Doo!
In Search of Darkness: Part II HerselfDocumentary
2021 Shoplifters of the World Vintage Clerk
2022 The Munsters Barbara Carr [8] [9]
In Search of Darkness: Part IIIHerselfDocumentary

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1978–1983 Fantasy Island Ftatateetah/Esther3 episodes [10]
1979 Happy Days LolaEpisode: "Burlesque"
Flying High HookerEpisode: "Ladies of the Night"
1980 Beyond Westworld Dance Hall GirlEpisode: "Westworld Destroyed"
1981–1986 Elvira's Movie Macabre Elvira140 episodes
1982 Open All Night TaffyEpisode: "Sitting Ducks"
Harper Valley PTA RedheadEpisode: "Stella Rae"
Counterattack: Crime in AmericaBlackjack DealerEpisode: "March 28, 1982"
New Wave Theatre ElviraEpisode: "1.2"
1982–1983 CHiPs 2 episodes
1983The Paragon of ComedyTV special
Alice MoniqueEpisode: "Mel's Dream Car"
BalboaAngie StockardTV movie
St. Elsewhere JudyEpisode: "Ties That Bind"
Real People ElviraEpisode: "October 26, 1983"
Thicke of the Night Episode: "November 30, 1983"
1984Last of the Great SurvivorsTV movie
Cheeseball PresentsTV special
UncensoredVariousTV special
Elvira's MTV Halloween PartyElviraTV special
1984–1985 The Fall Guy 2 episodes
1985 Bob Hope Lampoons TelevisionTV Special
Bob Hope Buys NBC?TV special
1985–1987 ThrillerVideo 24 episodes
1986 WrestleMania 2 TV special
Elvira's Halloween SpecialTV special
1987 Saturday Night Live Episode: "Dabney Coleman/The Cars"
1988 Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi AbromowitzTV special
The Magical World of DisneyTV special
1989 Just Say Julie Episode: "March 17, 1989"
On The TelevisionVariousEpisode: "The Not-so-Wonderful Years"
The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! Elvira2 episodes
WCW Saturday Night Episode: "September 30, 1989"
Totally Hidden Video Episode: "October 31, 1989"
1989–1990Elvira's Thriller Theatre19 episodes
Heavy Metal Heaven6 episodes
1990–1991 Elvira's Midnight Madness 15 episodes
1991 The Horror Hall of Fame II TV special
Joe Bob's Drive-In TheaterEpisode: "October 31, 1991"
1992 Parker Lewis Can't Lose Episode: "Boy Meets Girl II"
Heartstoppers: Horror at the MoviesTV special
Ring of the MusketeersJenniferTV movie
1993The Elvira ShowElviraUnaired CBS pilot [11] [12]
Elvira's Halloween Movie Schlock-A-ThonTV special
1994Fox Halloween BashTV special
1995Attack of the Killer B-MoviesTV special
1996 Space Ghost Coast to Coast Episode: "Switcheroo"
1997 Nash Bridges FrankieEpisode: "Sniper"
Monster ManiaElviraTV special
1999Attack of the 50 Foot Monster ManiaTV special
2000Bride of Monster ManiaTV special
2001Scares & DaresTV special
2004Monsterama: A Tribute to Horror HostsTV special
Elvira's Horror Classics6 episodes
Hollywood's Creepiest CreaturesTV special
2005 Playboy Presents: Hef's Halloween SpooktacularTV special
Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go! Severina (voice)Episode: "Season of the Skull"
2007 The Search for the Next Elvira Herself/Elvira4 episodes
2009The ScreamElviraWeb series
Medium Episode: "Bite Me"
2010–2011 Elvira's Movie Macabre 26 episodes
2011 Last Man Standing Episode: "Last Halloween Standing"
2012 RuPaul's Drag Race: All Stars Episode: "Dynamic Drag Duos"
2012–2024 RuPaul's Drag Race Elvira/Herself3 episodes
2013Written By a KidMotherEpisode: "Valentine's Day...That I Don't Believe"
Face Off ElviraEpisode: "Living Art"
2013–2017 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Mrs. Campbell/Computer Voice/Utrom Queen (voice)6 episodes
2014 13 Nights of Elvira Elvira13 episodes
2015–2019 Halloween Wars 3 episodes
2018 Storage Wars Episode: "Scariest Lockers"
2019 RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked Episode: "Monster Ball"
2020 JJ Villard's Fairy Tales Queen (voice)Episode: "Snow White"
In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween TakeoverElviraTV special
2021 Elvira's 40th Anniversary, Very Scary, Very Special Special 4 episodes
The Goldbergs Episode: "The Hunt for the Great Albino Pumpkin" [13]
Netflix and Chills with Dr. ElviraDr. Elvira Netflix shorts
2021–2022 Dota: Dragon's Blood Lirrak (voice)3 episodes
2022 The Last Drive-in with Joe Bob Briggs HerselfEpisode: "Joe Bob's Haunted Halloween Hangout"
The Boulet Brothers' Dragula: Titans Episode: "Halloween House Party"
2024 John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in LA Self1 episode
2025 Pee-wee as Himself Self

Video Games

YearTitleRoleNotes
1989 Elvira and the Party Monsters ElviraPinball game
1990 Elvira: Mistress of the Dark
1991 Elvira: The Arcade Game
1992 Elvira II: The Jaws of Cerberus
1996 Scared Stiff Pinball game
2007 Pain
2016 Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare "Attack of the Radioactive Thing!" DLC
2024 Killer Klowns from Outer Space: The Game DLC character

Music videos

YearTitleArtist
1980"Mondo Sinistro" Al Stewart
"Dangerous Man"Odds
1985"Born in East L.A." Cheech Marin
1986"My Mistake" Phantom, Rocker & Slick
2008"Zombie Killer" Leslie and the LY's
2009"Mistress of the Dark" Ghoultown
2010"What Can I Do?" The Black Belles
2012"Red" The 69 Eyes
"Glamazon" RuPaul
"Responsitrannity"
2014"Gimme Something Good" Ryan Adams

Footnotes

  1. "The Working Girls". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved May 9, 2024.
  2. "Cheech and Chong's Next Movie". catalog.afi.com. AFI|Catalog. Retrieved May 9, 2024.
  3. "Coast to Coast". catalog.afi.com. AFI|Catalog. Retrieved May 9, 2024.
  4. "King of the Mountain". AFI|Catalog. catalog.afi.com. Retrieved May 9, 2024.
  5. "Jekyll and Hyde...Together Again". AFI Catalog. catalog.afi.com. Retrieved May 9, 2024.
  6. "Stroker Ace". AFI. catalog.afi.com Catalog. Retrieved May 9, 2024.
  7. "Elvira's Haunted Hills". AFI|Catalog. catalog.afi.com. Retrieved May 9, 2024.
  8. Collis, Clark (March 11, 2022). "First look at Cassandra 'Elvira' Peterson in Rob Zombie's reboot of 'The Munsters'". EW.com.
  9. Squires, John (March 11, 2022). "Rob Zombie Shares First Look at Cassandra Peterson in 'The Munsters' Movie!".
  10. Hillis, Eric. "The Movie Waffler". www.themoviewaffler.com. Retrieved May 9, 2024.
  11. Vasquez, Felix Jr. (July 25, 2018). "[TV Terrors] "The Elvira Show" Was Cancelled By CBS Before It Even Aired". Bloody Disgusting!. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
  12. "A Look at "The Elvira Show" Pilot |". October 11, 2017. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
  13. Cavanaugh, Patrick (October 12, 2021). "The Goldbergs Halloween Episode to Feature Elvira as Guest Star". ComicBook. Retrieved October 25, 2021.