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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

Writer

Episode Elvira's Movie Macabre
The Terror
2010
Episode Elvira's Movie Macabre
Night of the Living Dead
2010

Host

Episode Midnight Madness
Killers From Space
1991

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