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.
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Elvira's Movie Macabre The Terror |
2010 |
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Elvira's Movie Macabre Night of the Living Dead |
2010 |
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Midnight Madness Killers From Space |
1991 |
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Halloween Wars Witches vs. Warlocks |
2016 |
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Halloween Wars Undead Dinner Party |
2015 |
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Halloween Wars Trapped in a Nightmare |
2019 |
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Space Ghost Coast to Coast Switcheroo |
1996 |
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Friday Night Videos Elvira |
1987 |
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The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson Jay Leno (guest host), Betty White, Elvira, The Spinners |
1988 |
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Inside Of You Elvira (Cassandra Peterson) |
2019 |
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RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars Dynamic Drag Duos |
2012 |
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Counting Cars Satanic Mechanic |
2012 |
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RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: Untucked! Dynamic Drag Duos |
2012 |
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Alice Mel's Dream Car |
1983 |
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Joe Bob's Drive-In Theater Posed for Murder |
1991 |
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Joe Bob's Drive-In Theater The Blood on Satan's Claw |
1991 |
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MonsterVision Blood on Satan's Claws |
1991 |
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MonsterVision Posed For Murder |
1991 |
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Charles Band's Full Moon Freakshow Episode 7: Cassandra Peterson (aka Elvira) - Part 1 |
2022 |
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Charles Band's Full Moon Freakshow Episode 7: Cassandra Peterson (aka Elvira) - Part 2 |
2022 |
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Fantasy Island The Homecoming / The Sheikh |
1978 |
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The Goldbergs (2013) The Hunt for the Great Albino Pumpkin |
2021 |
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The Boulet Brothers' Dragula: Titans Halloween House Party |
2022 |
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St. Elsewhere Ties That Bind |
1983 |
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The Fall Guy October the 32nd |
1985 |
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RuPaul's Drag Race RuPocalypse Now! |
2012 |
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The Fall Guy October the 31st |
1984 |
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Thirtysomething Fathers and Lovers |
1990 |
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Last Man Standing (2011) Last Halloween Standing |
2011 |
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Talking Dead Swear |
2016 |