7.5
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962· TV Series
Cassandra Peterson
Acting
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.
Known For
7.0
Saturday Night Live
1975· TV Series
7.5
The Goldbergs
2013· TV Series
7.5
RuPaul's Drag Race
2009· TV Series
7.5
RuPaul's Drag Race
2009· TV Series
7.5
RuPaul's Drag Race
2009· TV Series
7.3
Hollywood Squares
1998· TV Series
7.2
Last Man Standing
2011· TV Series
5.6
St. Elsewhere
1982· TV Series
4.9
Tamron Hall
2019· TV Series
8.3
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
2012· TV Series
7.1
Alice
1976· TV Series
Filmography
- 2025TVPee-wee as Himselfas Self
- 2024TVJohn Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in L.A.as Self
- 2023MovieCommitment to Lifeas Self (archive footage)
- 2022MovieIn Search of Darkness: Part IIIas Self
- 2022TVThe Boulet Brothers' Dragula: Titansas Self - Guest Judge
- 2022MovieThe Munstersas Barbara Carr
- 2022TVDr. Jackieas Cassandra Peterson
- 2022TVCharles Band’s Full Moon Freakshow
- 2021MovieLe Passeur immobileas Self
- 2021TVNetflix and Chills with Dr. Elviraas Elvira
- 2021TVElvira's 40th Anniversary, Very Scary, Very Special Specialas Elvira, Mistress of the Dark
- 2021TVDOTA: Dragon's Bloodas Lirrak (voice)
- 2020MovieIn Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween Takeoveras Host - Elvira, Mistress of the Dark
- 2020MovieHappy Halloween, Scooby-Doo!as Elvira, Mistress of the Dark (voice)
- 2020MovieIn Search of Darkness: Part IIas Self
- 2020MovieAGFA Mystery Mixtape #1as Self
- 2020MovieThe AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vaultas (archive footage)
- 2019TVTamron Hallas Self - Guest
- 2019MovieScooby-Doo! Return to Zombie Islandas Elvira (voice)
- 2019MovieIn Search of Darknessas Self
- 2018MovieToo Macabre: The Making of Elvira, Mistress of the Darkas Self
- 2018MovieMaking Fun: The Story of Funkoas Self
- 2017MovieTo Hell and Back: The Kane Hodder Storyas Self
- 2016TVTo Tell the Truthas Self - Elvira
- 2016MovieLEGO Scooby-Doo! Haunted Hollywoodas Drella Diabolique (voice)
- 2014TVElvira's 10 Nights of Halloweenas Elvira
- 2014TV13 Nights of Elviraas Elvira
- 2014MovieScream Queens: Horror Heroines Exposedas Self
- 2014MovieElectric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Filmsas Self - Actress
- 2013TVThe Goldbergsas Elvira
- 2013MovieRewind This!as Self
- 2013MovieFirst Periodas Ms. Glenn
- 2013MovieBruno & Earlene Go to Vegasas Artie Duke
- 2012TVRuPaul's Drag Race All Starsas Self - Guest Judge
- 2012TVTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtlesas Ms. Campbell (voice)
- 2012TVCounting Carsas Self
- 2012TVComic Book Menas Elvira
- 2011TVLast Man Standingas Elvira
- 2011TVHalloween Warsas Self - Guest Judge
- 2011TVFace Offas Elvira
- 2011MovieDevil's Nightas Elvira
- 2010MovieLet’s Spend the Night Together: Confessions of Rock’s Greatest Groupies
- 2010MovieElvira’s Movie Macabre: Night Of The Living Deadas Elvira
- 2010TVElvira's Movie Macabreas Elvira
- 2010MovieElvira's Movie Macabre: The Satanic Rites Of Draculaas Elvira
- 2010MovieAll About Evilas Linda
- 2010TVRuPaul's Drag Race: Untuckedas Self - Guest Judge
- 2009TVCelebrity Ghost Storiesas Self
- 2009MovieThe Haunted World of El Superbeastoas Amber (voice)
- 2009TVRuPaul's Drag Raceas Self - Special Honoree