Cassandra Peterson - Actor Profile

Cassandra Peterson

20Movies
10.0 Best Rating

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.

Top Rated Movies

★10.0
The Ketchup Vampires (1995) movie poster
★10.0

The Ketchup Vampires — Elvira, Mistress of the Dark, narrates this tale of a new breed of vegetarian vampires who prefer tomatoes to jugulars.

The Ketchup Vampires

1995•Animation
★10.0
Monster Mania (1997) movie poster
★10.0

Monster Mania — Monster Mania traces the evolution of horror films, featuring footage from classic and contemporary favorites.

Monster Mania

1997•Documentary
★10.0
Heartstoppers: Horror at the Movies (1992) movie poster
★10.0

Heartstoppers: Horror at the Movies — A Documentary on Horror and Sci-Fi movies from the past to today.

Heartstoppers: Horror at the Movies

1992•Documentary
★10.0
Attack of the Killer B-Movies (1995) movie poster
★10.0

Attack of the Killer B-Movies — An NBC prime time special that aired on Saturday, September 2, 1995 at 8pm. The special is hosted by Elvira, Mistress of

Attack of the Killer B-Movies

1995•Comedy
★9.0
The Ketchup Vampires II (1996) movie poster
★9.0

The Ketchup Vampires II — A tale of vegetarian vampires on this second direct to video release.

The Ketchup Vampires II

1996•Animation

Complete Filmography & Verdicts

YearMovieCharacterRatingVerdict
1995 The Ketchup Vampires Elvira, Mistress of the Dark ★ 10.0 HIT
1997 Monster Mania Elvira ★ 10.0 HIT
1992 Heartstoppers: Horror at the Movies Elvira ★ 10.0 HIT
1995 Attack of the Killer B-Movies Elvira ★ 10.0 HIT
1996 The Ketchup Vampires II Elvira ★ 9.0 HIT
1986 Elvira's Halloween Special Elvira ★ 9.0 HIT
1986 WrestleMania 2 (Duplicated) Elvira ★ 8.7 HIT
2006 Witch's Dungeon: 40 Years of Chills Self ★ 8.2 HIT
2006 Vampira: The Movie Herself ★ 8.0 HIT
2014 Scream Queens: Horror Heroines Exposed Self ★ 8.0 HIT
2020 AGFA Mystery Mixtape #1 Self ★ 8.0 HIT
2017 To Hell and Back: The Kane Hodder Story Self ★ 7.9 HIT
1999 Attack of the 50 Foot Monster Mania Elvira ★ 7.8 HIT
2020 Happy Halloween, Scooby-Doo! Elvira, Mistress of the Dark (voice) ★ 7.8 HIT
2020 In Search of Darkness: Part II Self ★ 7.8 HIT
2006 American Scary Elvira (archive footage) ★ 7.6 HIT
2019 In Search of Darkness Self ★ 7.6 HIT
2022 In Search of Darkness: Part III Self ★ 7.5 HIT
2000 Bride of Monster Mania Elvira, Mistress of the Dark ★ 7.5 HIT
2018 Too Macabre: The Making of Elvira, Mistress of the Dark Self ★ 7.5 HIT