Cast & creator
Cassandra Peterson
Best known for The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, Saturday Night Live, Hollywood Squares
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.
Also known as: Cassandra Petersen, Elvira, Mistress of the Dark, Cassandra "Elvira" Peterson, Кассандра Ґей Петерсон, Elvira
101
film credits
61
television credits
147
1962–2026 · acting roles
6.7
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (162)
Showing 162 of 162 credits
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
1962
Saturday Night Live
Elvira
1975
Hollywood Squares
Self - Panelist
1998
RuPaul's Drag Race
Self - Special Honoree
2009RuPaul's Drag Race
Self - Guest Judge
2009RuPaul's Drag Race
Self - Judge (archive footage)
2009
Medium
Elvira
2005
The Goldbergs
Elvira
2013
The Tamron Hall Show
Self - Guest
2019
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Ms. Campbell (voice)
2012
St. Elsewhere
Judy
1982
Last Man Standing
Elvira
2011
Alice
1976The Tony Danza Show
Self - Guest (as Elvira)
2004
Fantasy Island
Ftatateetah
1978
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
Self - Guest Judge
2012
RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked
Self - Guest Judge
2010
Celebrity Ghost Stories
Self
2009
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
Elvira
1994
thirtysomething
1987
To Tell the Truth
Self - Elvira
2016
The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!
Elvira
1989
Parker Lewis Can't Lose
Elvira
1990
DOTA: Dragon's Blood
Lirrak (voice)
2021
CHiPs
Elvira
1977
Comic Book Men
Elvira
2012
Face Off
Elvira
2011
Elvira's Movie Macabre
Elvira, Mistress of the Dark
1981Elvira's Movie Macabre
Writer
1981Elvira's Movie Macabre
Creator
1981
Halloween Wars
Self - Guest Judge
2011
Diamonds Are Forever
Shady Tree's Acorn (uncredited)
1971
Counting Cars
Self
2012
Celebrity Weakest Link
Self - Contestant
2025
Charles Band’s Full Moon Freakshow
2022Cinema Insomnia
Self
Elvira: Mistress of the Dark
Elvira / Aunt Morgana Talbot
1988Elvira: Mistress of the Dark
Writer
1988
John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in L.A.
Self
2024RuPaul Drives...
Self - Guest
2013
Beyond Westworld
Dance Hall Girl
1980
The Boulet Brothers' Dragula: Titans
Self - Guest Judge
2022
Pee-wee as Himself
Self
2025
Happy Halloween, Scooby-Doo!
Elvira, Mistress of the Dark (voice)
2020
The Munsters
Barbara Carr
2022
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
Scooby-Doo! Return to Zombie Island
Elvira (voice)
2019
LEGO Scooby-Doo! Haunted Hollywood
Drella Diabolique (voice)
2016
Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold
Sorais
1986
Pee-wee's Big Adventure
Biker Mama
1985
Heavy Metal Heaven Hosted by Elvira
Elvira
1989
It's My Party
Party Guest
1996
Cheech & Chong's Next Movie
Hostage (Groundling)
1980
Dr. Jackie
Cassandra Peterson
2022
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
Self - Actress
2014
Elvira's Haunted Hills
Elvira, Mistress of the Dark
2002Elvira's Haunted Hills
Writer
2002Elvira's Haunted Hills
Characters
2002
Roma
(uncredited)
1972
Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again
Busty Nurse
1982
The Haunted World of El Superbeasto
Amber (voice)
2009
R.L. Stine's Pumpkinhead 2
Cassandra
2026
Monster Mania
Elvira
1997
All About Evil
Linda
2010
The Sting II
O'Malley's Girl
1983
Get Out of My Room
1985
Commitment to Life
Self (archive footage)
2023
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
(archive footage)
2020
Dear God
Cassandra Peterson (uncredited)
1996
Monsterama
Elvira
2004
King of the Mountain
Neighbor
1981The Horror Hall of Fame II
Elvira - Presenter
1991
Elvira's Thriller Theatre
Elvira
1989
The Best of Sex and Violence
(archive footage)
1982
Red Riding Hood
Hunter's Mom
2006
Midnight Madness
Elvira
1990
WrestleMania II
Elvira / Guest Commentator
1986
To Hell and Back: The Kane Hodder Story
Self
2017
Echo Park
Sheri
1985
Sex Files: Portrait of the Soul
Thanks
1998
Scream Queens: Horror Heroines Exposed
Self
2014
Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz
Elvira
1988
Elvira's Movie Macabre
Elvira
2010
Elvira's ThrillerVideo
Elvira
1985Vincent Price: What Keeps Us Alive
2026
Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors
Elvira
1986
Making Fun: The Story of Funko
Self
2018
Heartstoppers: Horror at the Movies
Elvira
1992
Stroker Ace
Girl with Lugs
1983
Elvira's MTV Halloween Party
Elvira - Hostess
1984
Elvira's 40th Anniversary, Very Scary, Very Special Special
Elvira, Mistress of the Dark
2021
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #1
Self
2020
In Search of Darkness: Part III
Self
2022
Acting on Impulse
Roxy
1993Witch's Dungeon: 40 Years of Chills
Self
2006
Kuso
Wardrobe Assistant
2017
First Period
Ms. Glenn
2013
In Search of Darkness: Part II
Self
2020
13 Nights of Elvira
Elvira
2014
Elvira's Movies to Die For
Elvira
2004
WrestleMania: The Greatest Hits
Elvira
1992
The Boneyard Collection
Elvira (segment "Her Morbid Desires")
2008
Balboa
Angie Stoddard
1983
The Return of the Living Dead: The Decade of Darkness
Elvira, Mistress of the Dark
2007
Famous T & A
Katya (archive footage)
1982
Too Macabre: The Making of Elvira, Mistress of the Dark
Self
2018
Ted & Venus
Lisa
1991
Superstition
Elvira
1997
Netflix and Chills with Dr. Elvira
Elvira
2021
The Working Girls
Katya
1974
In Search of Darkness
Self
2019
Hollywood's Creepiest Creatures
Elvira
2004
Elvira's Horror Classics
Elvira
2004
Last of the Great Survivors
Elvira
1984
Vampira: The Movie
Herself
2006
Let’s Spend the Night Together: Confessions of Rock’s Greatest Groupies
self
2010The SF Sketchfest Roast of Bruce Campbell
Elvira
2023
Elvira's 10 Nights of Halloween
Elvira
2014
Encounter in the Third Dimension
Elvira
1999
Elvira's Something Weird
Elvira
2006
Elvira's Halloween Special
Elvira
1986Elvira's Halloween Special
Writer
1986
The Paragon of Comedy
Elvira
1983
Coast to Coast
Dinner Party Guest
1980
Raise the Dead Featuring Elvira
Elvira
2000
Rewind This!
Self
2013
Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun
Elvira
1997
Bruno & Earlene Go to Vegas
Artie Duke
2013Metallica - Live at Hammersmith Odeon
Elvira
1988
In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween Takeover
Host - Elvira, Mistress of the Dark
2020
Bride of Monster Mania
Elvira, Mistress of the Dark
2000
Elvira's Movie Macabre: Legacy of Blood
Elvira
1982
The Search for the Next Elvira
2007The Search for the Next Elvira
Producer
2007The Search for the Next Elvira
Creator
2007Untitled KROQ Documentary
Monsterama: A Tribute to Horror Hosts
Self
2004
Uncensored
Skit characters
1984The Crawling Hand
Elvira: Mistress of the Dark
1991
Attack of the 50 Foot Monster Mania
Elvira
1999
Cheeseball Presents
Elvira
1984
American Scary
Elvira (archive footage)
2006Halloween Jam II at Universal Studios
Elvira
1995
Elvira’s Movie Macabre: Night Of The Living Dead
Elvira
2010Elvira’s Movie Macabre: Night Of The Living Dead
Writer
2010
Elvira's Halloween Movie Schlock-A-Thon
Elvira
1993
The Ketchup Vampires II
Elvira
1996
KCAL Halloween Scream
Elvira
1997
Elvira's Movie Macabre: The Satanic Rites Of Dracula
Elvira
2010Elvira's Movie Macabre: The Satanic Rites Of Dracula
Writer
2010Elvira's Movie Macabre: The Satanic Rites Of Dracula
Executive Producer
2010Elvira's Movie Macabre: The Satanic Rites Of Dracula
Producer
2010
Devil's Night
Elvira
2011
Hulkamania 6
Elvira - Commentator
1991
Attack of the Killer B-Movies
Elvira
1995
Filmgore
Elvira
1983
The Ketchup Vampires
Elvira, Mistress of the Dark
1995
Le Passeur immobile
Self
2021
Spooky World
Self
1994
EP Daily
1997
The Elvira Show
Elvira
1993The Elvira Show
Writer
1993