Cassandra Peterson

Known For	Acting
Birthday	Sep 17, 1951 (74)
Birthplace	Manhattan, Kansas, USA
Popularity	0.8 (history)
Updated	Aug 03, 2025
Entry Date	Apr 13, 2024
Links	TMDb IMDb

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 wic ... kedly vampish appearance is offset by her comical character, quirky/quick-witted personality, and valley girl-type speech.

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Filmography

The Munsters

2022

as Barbara Carr

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

2020

as Host - Elvira, Mistress of the Dark

Happy Halloween, Scooby-Doo!

2020

as Elvira, Mistress of the Dark (voice)

Scooby-Doo! Return to Zombie Island

2019

as Elvira (voice)

LEGO Scooby-Doo! Haunted Hollywood

2016

as Drella Diabolique (voice)

Bruno & Earlene Go to Vegas

2013

as Artie Duke

First Period

2013

as Ms. Glenn

All About Evil

2010

as Linda

The Haunted World of El Superbeasto

2009

as Amber (voice)

The Boneyard Collection

2008

as Elvira (segment "Her Morbid Desires")

The Return of the Living Dead: The Decade of Darkness

2007

as Elvira, Mistress of the Dark

Red Riding Hood

2006

as Hunter's Mom

American Scary

2006

as Elvira (archive footage)

Hollywood's Creepiest Creatures

2004

as Elvira

Elvira's Haunted Hills

2002

as Elvira, Mistress of the Dark

Bride of Monster Mania

2000

as Elvira, Mistress of the Dark

Encounter in the Third Dimension

1999

as Elvira

Attack of the 50 Foot Monster Mania

1999

as Elvira

The Ketchup Vampires II

1996

as Elvira

It's My Party

1996

as Party Guest

Dear God

1996

as Cassandra Peterson (uncredited)

Attack of the Killer B-Movies

1995

as Elvira

The Ketchup Vampires

1995

as Elvira, Mistress of the Dark

The Elvira Show

1993

as Elvira, Mistress of the Dark

Acting on Impulse

1993

as Roxy

Heartstoppers: Horror at the Movies

1992

as Elvira

Ring of the Musketeers

1992

as Jennifer

Ted & Venus

1991

as Lisa

Elvira: Mistress of the Dark

1988

as Elvira / Aunt Morgana Talbot

Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz

1988

as Elvira

Elvira's Halloween Special

1986

as Elvira

Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold

1986

as Sorais

Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors

1986

as Elvira

WrestleMania II

1986

as Elvira / Guest Commentator

Echo Park

1985

as Sheri

Pee-wee's Big Adventure

1985

as Biker Mama

Uncensored

1984

as Skit characters

Elvira's MTV Halloween Party

1984

as Elvira

Last of the Great Survivors

1984

as Elvira

Filmgore

1983

as Elvira

The Paragon of Comedy

1983

as Elvira

Stroker Ace

1983

as Girl with Lugs

Balboa

1983

as Angie Stoddard

The Sting II

1983

as O'Malley's Girl

Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again

1982

as Busty Nurse

Famous T & A

1982

as Katya (archive footage)

The Best of Sex and Violence

1982

as (archive footage)

King of the Mountain

1981

as Neighbor

Coast to Coast

1980

as Dinner Party Guest

Cheech & Chong's Next Movie

1980

as Hostage (Groundling)

The Working Girls

1974

as Katya

Diamonds Are Forever

1971

as Shady Tree's Acorn (uncredited)

Elvira's Haunted Hills

2002

Writer, Characters

Sex Files: Portrait of the Soul

1998

Thanks

The Elvira Show

1993

Writer

Elvira: Mistress of the Dark

1988

Writer

Elvira's Halloween Special

1986

Writer

Elvira's MTV Halloween Party

1984

Writer

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The Elvira Show

1993

Producer

Organization	Category	Movie

Elvira's Movie Macabre

as Elvira

Episodes: 26

First Aired: Sep 25, 2010

Monsterama

as Elvira

Episodes: 25

First Aired: Dec 01, 2004

Elvira's ThrillerVideo

as Elvira

Episodes: 24

First Aired: Feb 25, 1985

Elvira's Thriller Theatre

as Elvira

Episodes: 18

First Aired: Mar 08, 1989

Midnight Madness Hosted by Elvira

as Elvira

Episodes: 15

First Aired: Oct 13, 1990

Elvira's 10 Nights of Halloween

as Elvira

Episodes: 13

First Aired: Oct 19, 2014

13 Nights of Elvira

as Elvira

Episodes: 13

First Aired: Oct 19, 2014

Elvira's Movies to Die For

as Elvira

Episodes: 10

First Aired: Oct 29, 2004

Raise the Dead Featuring Elvira

as Elvira

Episodes: 8

First Aired: Oct 28, 2000

Elvira's Something Weird

as Elvira

Episodes: 7

First Aired: Oct 15, 2006

Elvira's Halloween Movie Schlock-A-Thon

as Elvira

Episodes: 7

First Aired: Oct 30, 1993

Elvira's Horror Classics

as Elvira

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Oct 01, 2004

Heavy Metal Heaven Hosted by Elvira

as Elvira

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Dec 29, 1989

Netflix and Chills with Dr. Elvira

as Elvira

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Oct 03, 2021

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

as Elvira, Mistress of the Dark

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Sep 25, 2021

DOTA: Dragon's Blood

as Lirrak (voice)

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Mar 25, 2021

CHiPs

as Elvira

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 15, 1977

The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!

as Elvira

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 04, 1989

The Tony Danza Show

as Elvira

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 2004

Comic Book Men

as Elvira

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 12, 2012

Last Man Standing

as Elvira

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 11, 2011

Dr. Jackie

as Cassandra Peterson

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 19, 2022

The Goldbergs

as Elvira

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 24, 2013

Parker Lewis Can't Lose

as Elvira

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 02, 1990

Space Ghost Coast to Coast

as Elvira

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 15, 1994

Face Off

as Elvira

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 26, 2011

Beyond Westworld

as Dance Hall Girl

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 05, 1980

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

as Ms. Campbell (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 28, 2012

Elvira's Movie Macabre

Episodes: 140

First Aired: Sep 26, 1981

The Search for the Next Elvira

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Oct 13, 2007

Halloween Wars

as Self - Guest Judge

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Oct 02, 2011

Charles Band’s Full Moon Freakshow

Episodes: 2

First Aired: May 24, 2022

RuPaul's Drag Race

as Self - Guest Judge

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Feb 02, 2009

St. Elsewhere

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 26, 1982

Alice

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 31, 1976

EP Daily

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1997

thirtysomething

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 29, 1987

E! True Hollywood Story

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 21, 1996

Tamron Hall

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 09, 2019

RuPaul Drives...

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 20, 2013

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 01, 1962

Counting Cars

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 13, 2012

Celebrity Ghost Stories

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 03, 2009

To Tell the Truth

as Self - Elvira

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 14, 2016

RuPaul's Drag Race

as Self - Special Honoree

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 02, 2009

RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked

as Self - Guest Judge

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 01, 2010

The Boulet Brothers' Dragula: Titans

as Self - Judge

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 25, 2022

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

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: May 03, 2024

RuPaul's Drag Race

as Self - Judge (archive footage)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 02, 2009

Cinema Insomnia

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Unknown

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