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Cassandra Peterson

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Cassandra Peterson

Born Sep 17, 1951 · 74 years141 titles 87 movies · 54 TV
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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.

Also known as

Cassandra Petersen · Elvira, Mistress of the Dark · Cassandra "Elvira" Peterson · Кассандра Ґей Петерсон

Born

Sep 17, 1951

Manhattan, Kansas, USA

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Roles across career

Titles counted once; a person can act and direct on the same film (roles merged).

139

Acting credits

0

Directing

7

Writing

6

Other crew

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Highest TMDB vote count (attention / reach proxy; not box office)

Career timeline

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Undated 2 title(s)