Cassandra Peterson

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

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Self

St. Elsewhere

Tamron Hall

Self - Guest

Celebrity Ghost Stories

Self

RuPaul's Drag Race

Self - Special Honoree

RuPaul's Drag Race

Self - Guest Judge

RuPaul's Drag Race

Self - Judge (archive footage)

RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked

Self - Guest Judge

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
2025	The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault	Self
2023	The SF Sketchfest Roast of Bruce Campbell	Elvira
2022	In Search of Darkness: Part III	Self
2022	The Munsters	Barbara Carr
2021	Le Passeur immobile	Self
2020	AGFA MYSTERY MIXTAPE #1	Self
2020	Happy Halloween, Scooby-Doo!	Elvira, Mistress of the Dark (voice)
2020	In Search of Darkness: Part II	Self
2020	In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween Takeover	Host - Elvira, Mistress of the Dark
2019	In Search of Darkness	Self
2019	Scooby-Doo! Return to Zombie Island	Elvira (voice)
2018	Making Fun: The Story of Funko	Self
2018	Too Macabre: The Making of Elvira, Mistress of the Dark	Self
2017	To Hell and Back: The Kane Hodder Story	Self
2016	LEGO Scooby-Doo! Haunted Hollywood	Drella Diabolique (voice)
2014	Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films	Self - Actress
2014	Scream Queens: Horror Heroines Exposed	Self
2013	Rewind This!	Self
2013	Bruno & Earlene Go to Vegas	Artie Duke
2013	First Period	Ms. Glenn
2011	Devil's Night	Elvira
2010	All About Evil	Linda
2010	Elvira's Movie Macabre: The Satanic Rites Of Dracula	Elvira
2010	Elvira’s Movie Macabre: Night Of The Living Dead	Elvira
2010	Let’s Spend the Night Together: Confessions of Rock’s Greatest Groupies
2009	The Haunted World of El Superbeasto	Amber (voice)
2008	The Boneyard Collection	Elvira (segment "Her Morbid Desires")
2007	The Return of the Living Dead: The Decade of Darkness	Elvira, Mistress of the Dark
2006	Red Riding Hood	Hunter's Mom
2006	Vampira: The Movie	Herself
2006	Witch's Dungeon: 40 Years of Chills	Self
2006	American Scary	Elvira (archive footage)
2004	Hollywood's Creepiest Creatures	Elvira
2004	Monsterama: A Tribute to Horror Hosts	Self
2002	Elvira's Haunted Hills	Elvira, Mistress of the Dark
2000	Bride of Monster Mania	Elvira, Mistress of the Dark
1999	Encounter in the Third Dimension	Elvira
1999	Attack of the 50 Foot Monster Mania	Elvira
1997	Monster Mania	Elvira
1997	Superstition	Elvira
1997	KCAL Halloween Scream	Elvira
1997	Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun	Elvira
1996	The Ketchup Vampires II	Elvira
1996	It's My Party	Party Guest
1996	Dear God	Cassandra Peterson (uncredited)
1995	The Ketchup Vampires	Elvira, Mistress of the Dark
1995	Attack of the Killer B-Movies	Elvira
1994	Spooky World	Self
1993	Acting on Impulse	Roxy
1993	The Elvira Show	Elvira, Mistress of the Dark
1992	Heartstoppers: Horror at the Movies	Elvira
1991	The Crawling Hand	Elvira: Mistress of the Dark
1991	Ted & Venus	Lisa
1988	Elvira: Mistress of the Dark	Elvira / Aunt Morgana Talbot
1988	Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz	Elvira
1988	Metallica - Live at Hammersmith Odeon	Elvira
1986	WrestleMania II	Elvira / Guest Commentator
1986	Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold	Sorais
1986	Elvira's Halloween Special	Elvira
1986	Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors	Elvira
1986	WrestleMania 2	Elvira
1985	Get Out of My Room
1985	Echo Park	Sheri
1985	Pee-wee's Big Adventure	Biker Mama
1984	Last of the Great Survivors	Elvira
1984	Elvira's MTV Halloween Party	Elvira
1984	Uncensored	Skit characters
1984	Cheeseball Presents	Elvira
1983	Stroker Ace	Girl with Lugs
1983	Balboa	Angie Stoddard
1983	The Sting II	O'Malley's Girl
1983	Filmgore	Elvira
1983	The Paragon of Comedy	Elvira
1982	Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again	Busty Nurse
1982	The Best of Sex and Violence	(archive footage)
1982	Famous T & A	Katya (archive footage)
1982	Elvira's Movie Macabre: Legacy of Blood	Elvira
1981	King of the Mountain	Neighbor
1980	Coast to Coast	Dinner Party Guest
1980	Cheech & Chong's Next Movie	Hostage (Groundling)
1974	The Working Girls	Katya
1972	Roma	(uncredited)
1971	Diamonds Are Forever	Shady Tree's Acorn (uncredited)
	Untitled KROQ Documentary

Year	TV Show	Role
2025	Pee-wee as Himself	Self
2024	John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in L.A.	Self
2022	Dr. Jackie	Cassandra Peterson
2022	Charles Band’s Full Moon Freakshow
2022	The Boulet Brothers' Dragula: Titans	Self - Guest Judge
2021	DOTA: Dragon's Blood	Lirrak (voice)
2021	Elvira's 40th Anniversary, Very Scary, Very Special Special	Elvira, Mistress of the Dark
2021	Netflix and Chills with Dr. Elvira	Elvira
2019	Tamron Hall	Self - Guest
2016	To Tell the Truth	Self - Elvira
2014	Elvira's 10 Nights of Halloween	Elvira
2014	13 Nights of Elvira	Elvira
2013	The Goldbergs	Elvira
2013	RuPaul Drives...	Self - Guest
2012	Comic Book Men	Elvira
2012	Counting Cars	Self
2012	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles	Ms. Campbell (voice)
2011	Last Man Standing	Elvira
2011	Halloween Wars	Self - Guest Judge
2011	Face Off	Elvira
2010	Elvira's Movie Macabre	Elvira
2010	RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked	Self - Guest Judge
2009	Celebrity Ghost Stories	Self
2009	RuPaul's Drag Race	Self - Special Honoree
2009	RuPaul's Drag Race	Self - Guest Judge
2009	RuPaul's Drag Race	Self - Judge (archive footage)
2007	The Search for the Next Elvira
2006	Elvira's Something Weird	Elvira
2004	The Tony Danza Show	Elvira
2004	Elvira's Horror Classics	Elvira
2004	Elvira's Movies to Die For	Elvira
2004	Monsterama	Elvira
2000	Raise the Dead Featuring Elvira	Elvira
1997	EP Daily
1996	E! True Hollywood Story
1994	Space Ghost Coast to Coast	Elvira
1993	Elvira's Halloween Movie Schlock-A-Thon	Elvira
1990	Parker Lewis Can't Lose	Elvira
1990	Midnight Madness Hosted by Elvira	Elvira
1989	Heavy Metal Heaven Hosted by Elvira	Elvira
1989	Elvira's Thriller Theatre	Elvira
1989	The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!	Elvira
1987	thirtysomething
1985	Elvira's ThrillerVideo	Elvira
1982	St. Elsewhere
1981	Elvira's Movie Macabre
1980	Beyond Westworld	Dance Hall Girl
1977	CHiPs	Elvira
1976	Alice
1962	The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson	Self
	Cinema Insomnia	Self