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.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Diamonds are Forever | Dancer | Uncredited |
| 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 | |
| Filmgore | Elvira | ||
| 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 | |
| 1992 | The Ketchup Vampires | Elvira (voice) | |
| 1993 | Acting on Impulse | Roxy | |
| 1996 | It's My Party | Party Guest | Uncredited |
| The Ketchup Vampires II | Elvira (voice) | ||
| Dear God | Herself | Uncredited | |
| 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 Kitchen | Mary Mulders | Short | |
| Vampira: The Movie | Herself | Documentary | |
| 2007 | The Secret World of Superfans | Documentary | |
| 2008 | The Boneyard Collection | Elvira | Segment: "Her Morbid Desires" |
| 2009 | The Haunted World of El Superbeasto | Amber (voice) | |
| 2010 | All About Evil | Linda Thompson | |
| 2013 | Rewind This! | Herself | Documentary |
| Bruno & Earlene Go to Vegas | Artie Duke | ||
| First Period | Ms. Glenn | ||
| 2014 | Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films | Herself | Documentary |
| Vault of the Macabre | Narrator | Short | |
| 2016 | LEGO Scooby-Doo! Haunted Hollywood | Drella Diabolique (voice) | |
| 2019 | In Search of Darkness | Herself | Documentary |
| Scooby-Doo! Return to Zombie Island | Elvira (voice) | ||
| 2020 | Happy Halloween, Scooby-Doo! | ||
| In Search of Darkness: Part II | Herself | Documentary | |
| 2021 | Shoplifters of the World | Vintage Clerk | |
| 2022 | The Munsters | Barbara Carr | [8] [9] |
| In Search of Darkness: Part III | Herself | Documentary |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978–1983 | Fantasy Island | Ftatateetah/Esther | 3 episodes [10] |
| 1979 | Happy Days | Lola | Episode: "Burlesque" |
| Flying High | Hooker | Episode: "Ladies of the Night" | |
| 1980 | Beyond Westworld | Dance Hall Girl | Episode: "Westworld Destroyed" |
| 1981–1986 | Elvira's Movie Macabre | Elvira | 140 episodes |
| 1982 | Open All Night | Taffy | Episode: "Sitting Ducks" |
| Harper Valley PTA | Redhead | Episode: "Stella Rae" | |
| Counterattack: Crime in America | Blackjack Dealer | Episode: "March 28, 1982" | |
| New Wave Theatre | Elvira | Episode: "1.2" | |
| 1982–1983 | CHiPs | 2 episodes | |
| 1983 | The Paragon of Comedy | TV special | |
| Alice | Monique | Episode: "Mel's Dream Car" | |
| Balboa | Angie Stockard | TV movie | |
| St. Elsewhere | Judy | Episode: "Ties That Bind" | |
| Real People | Elvira | Episode: "October 26, 1983" | |
| Thicke of the Night | Episode: "November 30, 1983" | ||
| 1984 | Last of the Great Survivors | TV movie | |
| Cheeseball Presents | TV special | ||
| Uncensored | Various | TV special | |
| Elvira's MTV Halloween Party | Elvira | TV special | |
| 1984–1985 | The Fall Guy | 2 episodes | |
| 1985 | Bob Hope Lampoons Television | TV Special | |
| Bob Hope Buys NBC? | TV special | ||
| 1985–1987 | ThrillerVideo | 24 episodes | |
| 1986 | WrestleMania 2 | TV special | |
| Elvira's Halloween Special | TV special | ||
| 1987 | Saturday Night Live | Episode: "Dabney Coleman/The Cars" | |
| 1988 | Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz | TV special | |
| The Magical World of Disney | TV special | ||
| 1989 | Just Say Julie | Episode: "March 17, 1989" | |
| On The Television | Various | Episode: "The Not-so-Wonderful Years" | |
| The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! | Elvira | 2 episodes | |
| WCW Saturday Night | Episode: "September 30, 1989" | ||
| Totally Hidden Video | Episode: "October 31, 1989" | ||
| 1989–1990 | Elvira's Thriller Theatre | 19 episodes | |
| Heavy Metal Heaven | 6 episodes | ||
| 1990–1991 | Elvira's Midnight Madness | 15 episodes | |
| 1991 | The Horror Hall of Fame II | TV special | |
| Joe Bob's Drive-In Theater | Episode: "October 31, 1991" | ||
| 1992 | Parker Lewis Can't Lose | Episode: "Boy Meets Girl II" | |
| Heartstoppers: Horror at the Movies | TV special | ||
| Ring of the Musketeers | Jennifer | TV movie | |
| 1993 | The Elvira Show | Elvira | Unaired CBS pilot [11] [12] |
| Elvira's Halloween Movie Schlock-A-Thon | TV special | ||
| 1994 | Fox Halloween Bash | TV special | |
| 1995 | Attack of the Killer B-Movies | TV special | |
| 1996 | Space Ghost Coast to Coast | Episode: "Switcheroo" | |
| 1997 | Nash Bridges | Frankie | Episode: "Sniper" |
| Monster Mania | Elvira | TV special | |
| 1999 | Attack of the 50 Foot Monster Mania | TV special | |
| 2000 | Bride of Monster Mania | TV special | |
| 2001 | Scares & Dares | TV special | |
| 2004 | Monsterama: A Tribute to Horror Hosts | TV special | |
| Elvira's Horror Classics | 6 episodes | ||
| Hollywood's Creepiest Creatures | TV special | ||
| 2005 | Playboy Presents: Hef's Halloween Spooktacular | TV special | |
| Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go! | Severina (voice) | Episode: "Season of the Skull" | |
| 2007 | The Search for the Next Elvira | Herself/Elvira | 4 episodes |
| 2009 | The Scream | Elvira | Web 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/Herself | 3 episodes |
| 2013 | Written By a Kid | Mother | Episode: "Valentine's Day...That I Don't Believe" |
| Face Off | Elvira | Episode: "Living Art" | |
| 2013–2017 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | Mrs. Campbell/Computer Voice/Utrom Queen (voice) | 6 episodes |
| 2014 | 13 Nights of Elvira | Elvira | 13 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 Takeover | Elvira | TV 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. Elvira | Dr. Elvira | Netflix shorts | |
| 2021–2022 | Dota: Dragon's Blood | Lirrak (voice) | 3 episodes |
| 2022 | The Last Drive-in with Joe Bob Briggs | Herself | Episode: "Joe Bob's Haunted Halloween Hangout" |
| The Boulet Brothers' Dragula: Titans | Episode: "Halloween House Party" | ||
| 2024 | John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in LA | Self | 1 episode |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Elvira and the Party Monsters | Elvira | Pinball 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 |
| Year | Title | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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| Scooby-Doo! | |
| Games | |
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