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.
2026R.L. Stine's Pumpkinhead 2Movieas Cassandra
2026Vincent Price: What Keeps Us AliveMovie
2025Celebrity Weakest LinkTV showas Self - Contestant · 1 episodes
2025Pee-wee as HimselfTV showas Self · 2 episodes
2024John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in L.A.TV showas Self · 1 episodes
2023Commitment to LifeMovieas Self (archive footage)
2022In Search of Darkness: Part IIIMovieas Self
2022The Boulet Brothers' Dragula: TitansTV showas Self - Guest Judge · 1 episodes2022The MunstersMovieas Barbara Carr
2022Dr. JackieTV showas Cassandra Peterson · 1 episodes
2022Charles Band’s Full Moon FreakshowTV show2 episodes
2021Le Passeur immobileMovieas Self
2021Netflix and Chills with Dr. ElviraTV showas Elvira · 5 episodes
2021Elvira's 40th Anniversary, Very Scary, Very Special SpecialTV showas Elvira, Mistress of the Dark · 4 episodes2021DOTA: Dragon's BloodTV showas Lirrak (voice) · 3 episodes
2020In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween TakeoverMovieas Host - Elvira, Mistress of the Dark2020Happy Halloween, Scooby-Doo!Movieas Elvira, Mistress of the Dark (voice)
2020In Search of Darkness: Part IIMovieas Self
2020AGFA Mystery Mixtape #1Movieas Self
2020The AGFA Mystery Mixtape VaultMovieas (archive footage)
2019The Tamron Hall ShowTV showas Self - Guest · 1 episodes2019Scooby-Doo! Return to Zombie IslandMovieas Elvira (voice)
2019In Search of DarknessMovieas Self
2018Too Macabre: The Making of Elvira, Mistress of the DarkMovieas Self
2018Making Fun: The Story of FunkoMovieas Self
2017To Hell and Back: The Kane Hodder StoryMovieas Self
2017KusoMovieWardrobe Assistant
2016To Tell the TruthTV showas Self - Elvira · 1 episodes2016LEGO Scooby-Doo! Haunted HollywoodMovieas Drella Diabolique (voice)
201413 Nights of ElviraTV showas Elvira · 13 episodes
2014Elvira's 10 Nights of HalloweenTV showas Elvira · 13 episodes
2014Scream Queens: Horror Heroines ExposedMovieas Self2014Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon FilmsMovieas Self - Actress2013The GoldbergsTV showas Elvira · 1 episodes
2013Rewind This!Movieas Self
2013First PeriodMovieas Ms. Glenn
2013Bruno & Earlene Go to VegasMovieas Artie Duke
2012RuPaul's Drag Race All StarsTV showas Self - Guest Judge · 1 episodes2012Teenage Mutant Ninja TurtlesTV showas Ms. Campbell (voice) · 1 episodes
2012Counting CarsTV showas Self · 1 episodes
2012Comic Book MenTV showas Elvira · 1 episodes2011Last Man StandingTV showas Elvira · 1 episodes
2011Halloween WarsTV showas Self - Guest Judge · 3 episodes
2011Face OffTV showas Elvira · 1 episodes
2011Devil's NightMovieas Elvira
2010Let’s Spend the Night Together: Confessions of Rock’s Greatest GroupiesMovieas self
2010Elvira's Movie MacabreTV showas Elvira · 26 episodes
2010All About EvilMovieas Linda
2010RuPaul's Drag Race: UntuckedTV showas Self - Guest Judge · 1 episodes
2009Celebrity Ghost StoriesTV showas Self · 1 episodes2009The Haunted World of El SuperbeastoMovieas Amber (voice)2009RuPaul's Drag RaceTV showas Self - Special Honoree · as Self - Guest Judge · as Self - Judge (archive footage) · 2 episodes
2008The Boneyard CollectionMovieas Elvira (segment "Her Morbid Desires")
2007The Search for the Next ElviraTV showProducer · Creator · 4 episodes
2007The Return of the Living Dead: The Decade of DarknessMovieas Elvira, Mistress of the Dark
2006Vampira: The MovieMovieas Herself
2006American ScaryMovieas Elvira (archive footage)
2006Elvira's Something WeirdTV showas Elvira · 7 episodes
2006Red Riding HoodMovieas Hunter's Mom2005MediumTV showas Elvira · 1 episodes
2004MonsteramaTV showas Elvira · 25 episodes
2004Hollywood's Creepiest CreaturesMovieas Elvira
2004Elvira's Movies to Die ForTV showas Elvira · 10 episodes
2004Elvira's Horror ClassicsTV showas Elvira · 6 episodes
2004Monsterama: A Tribute to Horror HostsMovieas Self2002Elvira's Haunted HillsMovieas Elvira, Mistress of the Dark · Writer · Characters
2000Raise the Dead Featuring ElviraTV showas Elvira · 8 episodes
2000Bride of Monster ManiaMovieas Elvira, Mistress of the Dark
1999Encounter in the Third DimensionMovieas Elvira
1999Attack of the 50 Foot Monster ManiaMovieas Elvira
1998Sex Files: Portrait of the SoulMovieThanks
1998Hollywood SquaresTV showas Self - Panelist · 2 episodes
1997KCAL Halloween ScreamMovieas Elvira
1997SuperstitionMovieas Elvira
1997EP DailyTV show1 episodes
1997Thrill Ride: The Science of FunMovieas Elvira
1997Monster ManiaMovieas Elvira
1996Dear GodMovieas Cassandra Peterson (uncredited)
1996The Ketchup Vampires IIMovieas Elvira
1996E! True Hollywood StoryTV show1 episodes
1996It's My PartyMovieas Party Guest
1995The Ketchup VampiresMovieas Elvira, Mistress of the Dark
1995Attack of the Killer B-MoviesMovieas Elvira
1994Spooky WorldMovieas Self
1994Space Ghost Coast to CoastTV showas Elvira · 1 episodes
1993Elvira's Halloween Movie Schlock-A-ThonTV showas Elvira · 7 episodes
1993Acting on ImpulseMovieas Roxy
1993The Elvira ShowMovieas Elvira · Writer
1992Heartstoppers: Horror at the MoviesMovieas Elvira
1992WrestleMania: The Greatest HitsMovieas Elvira
1991Hulkamania 6Movieas Elvira - Commentator
1991Ted & VenusMovieas Lisa
1990Midnight MadnessTV showas Elvira · 15 episodes
1990Parker Lewis Can't LoseTV showas Elvira · 1 episodes
1989Heavy Metal Heaven Hosted by ElviraTV showas Elvira · 6 episodes
1989The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!TV showas Elvira · 2 episodes
1989Elvira's Thriller TheatreTV showas Elvira · 20 episodes1988Elvira: Mistress of the DarkMovieas Elvira / Aunt Morgana Talbot · Writer
1988Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi AbromowitzMovieas Elvira
1987thirtysomethingTV show1 episodes1986Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of GoldMovieas Sorais
1986Elvira's Halloween SpecialMovieas Elvira · Writer
1986WrestleMania IIMovieas Elvira / Guest Commentator
1986Fangoria's Weekend of HorrorsMovieas Elvira
1985Echo ParkMovieas Sheri
1985Get Out of My RoomMovie1985Pee-wee's Big AdventureMovieas Biker Mama
1985Elvira's ThrillerVideoTV showas Elvira · 24 episodes
1984Cheeseball PresentsMovieas Elvira
1984Last of the Great SurvivorsMovieas Elvira
1984UncensoredMovieas Skit characters
1983Stroker AceMovieas Girl with Lugs
1983The Sting IIMovieas O'Malley's Girl
1983The Paragon of ComedyMovieas Elvira
1983BalboaMovieas Angie Stoddard
1983FilmgoreMovieas Elvira
1982Jekyll and Hyde... Together AgainMovieas Busty Nurse
1982St. ElsewhereTV showas Judy · 1 episodes
1982Elvira's Movie Macabre: Legacy of BloodMovieas Elvira
1982The Best of Sex and ViolenceMovieas (archive footage)
1982Famous T & AMovieas Katya (archive footage)
1981Elvira's Movie MacabreTV showas Elvira, Mistress of the Dark · Writer · Creator · 140 episodes
1981King of the MountainMovieas Neighbor
1980Coast to CoastMovieas Dinner Party Guest1980Cheech & Chong's Next MovieMovieas Hostage (Groundling)
1980Beyond WestworldTV showas Dance Hall Girl · 1 episodes
1978Fantasy IslandTV showas Ftatateetah · 1 episodes
1977CHiPsTV showas Elvira · 2 episodes
1976AliceTV show1 episodes1975Saturday Night LiveTV showas Elvira · 1 episodes
1974The Working GirlsMovieas Katya1972RomaMovieas (uncredited)1971Diamonds Are ForeverMovieas Shady Tree's Acorn (uncredited)
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonTV showas Self · 1 episodes