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Cassandra Peterson

Cassandra Peterson was born in Manhattan, Kansas, and grew up in Colorado Springs, Colorado. She began her career at age 17 as the youngest showgirl in Las Vegas history in the show "Vive Les Girls" at the Dunes Hotel. . In 1981, she auditioned for the role of a horror hostess on a local Los Angeles television station. Her show, Movie Macabre (1981), and her newly created character, Elvira, became an overnight sensation.

English

Diamonds Are Forever

1971
as Shady Tree's Acorn

Elvira, Mistress of the Dark

1988
as Elvira / Aunt Morgana Talbot

The Munsters

2022
as Barbara Carr

First Period

2013
as Ms. Glenn

Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors

1986
as Herself (as Elvira)

All About Evil

2010
as Linda

American Scary

2006
as Elvira (archive footage)

The Best of Sex and Violence

1981
as (archive footage)

Arias With a Twist

2010
as Cassandra Peterson

It's My Party

1996
as Party Guest

Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun

1997
as Cassandra Peterson

Stroker Ace

1983
as Girl with Lugs

Spooky World

1994
as Cassandra Peterson

Filmgore

1983
as Elvira

The Sting II

1983
as O'Malley's Girl

Famous T & A

1982
as Katya (archive footage)

13 Nights of Elvira: Puppetmaster

2014
as Elvira - Mistress of the Dark

Cheeseball Presents

1984
as Elvira (segment: Revenge of the Toys)

Monster Mania

1997
as Elvira

The Elvira Show

1993
as Elvira

The Decade of Darkness

2007
as Cassandra Peterson

Elvira's Haunted Hills

2002
as Elvira, Mistress of the Dark

Midnight Madness

1990
as Elvira - Host

Rewind This!

2013
as Herself

Writer

Movie Elvira, Mistress of the Dark 1988
Movie 13 Nights of Elvira: Trancers 2014
Movie Elvira's Halloween Special 1986
Movie 13 Nights of Elvira: Night of the Living Dead 2014
Movie 13 Nights of Elvira: Cannibal Women in the Avocado Jungle of Death 2014
Movie Elvira's MTV Halloween Party 1984
Movie 13 Nights of Elvira: Demonic Toys 2014
Movie 13 Nights of Elvira: Dollman 2014
Episode Elvira's Movie Macabre
The Terror
2010
Movie 13 Nights of Elvira: Hideous! 2014
Episode Elvira's Movie Macabre
Night of the Living Dead
2010
Movie 13 Nights of Elvira: Oblivion 2014
Movie 13 Nights of Elvira: Puppetmaster 2014
Movie 13 Nights of Elvira: Shrunken Heads 2014
Movie Elvira's Haunted Hills 2002
Movie Elvira's Haunted Hills 2002

Host

Episode Midnight Madness
Killers From Space
1991

Producer

Movie 13 Nights of Elvira: Trancers 2014
Movie 13 Nights of Elvira: Night of the Living Dead 2014
Movie 13 Nights of Elvira: Cannibal Women in the Avocado Jungle of Death 2014
Movie 13 Nights of Elvira: Demonic Toys 2014
Movie 13 Nights of Elvira: Dollman 2014
Movie 13 Nights of Elvira: Hideous! 2014
Movie 13 Nights of Elvira: Oblivion 2014
Movie 13 Nights of Elvira: Puppetmaster 2014
Movie 13 Nights of Elvira: Shrunken Heads 2014

Guest Star

Episode Halloween Wars
Witches vs. Warlocks
2016
Episode Halloween Wars
Undead Dinner Party
2015
Episode Halloween Wars
Trapped in a Nightmare
2019
Episode Space Ghost Coast to Coast
Switcheroo
1996
Episode Friday Night Videos
Elvira
1987
Episode The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
Jay Leno (guest host), Betty White, Elvira, The Spinners
1988
Episode Inside Of You
Elvira (Cassandra Peterson)
2019
Episode RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
Dynamic Drag Duos
2012
Episode Counting Cars
Satanic Mechanic
2012
Episode RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: Untucked!
Dynamic Drag Duos
2012
Episode Alice
Mel's Dream Car
1983
Episode Joe Bob's Drive-In Theater
Posed for Murder
1991
Episode Joe Bob's Drive-In Theater
The Blood on Satan's Claw
1991
Episode MonsterVision
Blood on Satan's Claws
1991
Episode MonsterVision
Posed For Murder
1991
Episode Charles Band's Full Moon Freakshow
Episode 7: Cassandra Peterson (aka Elvira) - Part 1
2022
Episode Charles Band's Full Moon Freakshow
Episode 7: Cassandra Peterson (aka Elvira) - Part 2
2022
Episode Fantasy Island
The Homecoming / The Sheikh
1978
Episode The Goldbergs (2013)
The Hunt for the Great Albino Pumpkin
2021
Episode The Boulet Brothers' Dragula: Titans
Halloween House Party
2022
Episode St. Elsewhere
Ties That Bind
1983
Episode The Fall Guy
October the 32nd
1985
Episode RuPaul's Drag Race
RuPocalypse Now!
2012
Episode The Fall Guy
October the 31st
1984
Episode Thirtysomething
Fathers and Lovers
1990
Episode Last Man Standing (2011)
Last Halloween Standing
2011
Episode Talking Dead
Swear
2016