Cassandra Peterson, Elvira's alter ego, was born in Manhattan, Kansas and raised in Colorado Springs, Colorado. She remembers always being a fan of Ann-Margret. Since Cassandra saw her in "Viva las Vegas" she wanted to be a dancer. Just days after graduating from high school, Cassandra went to Vegas where, at the age of 17, she became the youngest showgirl in Las Vegas history. When Elvis Presley saw her perform he encouraged her to pursue a singing career. Going to Europe, Cassandra toured extensively as lead singer for an Italian rock band. She settled in Rome, where she became fluent in Italian. Here Cassandra met Federico Fellini, who cast her in his classic film, "Fellini's Roma". Returning to the USA Cassandra formed her own nightclub review, "Mama's Boys", which toured the national club circuit. In the late 70's, she joined the satiric improvisational troupe, The Groundlings, which also produced such actors as Pee Wee Herman. There she honed her now renowned comedic skills as both a writer and performer. Film and television appearances such as "Cheech And Chong's Next Movie" and others followed, but Cassandra was just the typical struggling actress and spent years wondering where her next meal was coming from. It was the fall of 1981, with the birth of her character, Elvira, that it all changed. While she has since played herself in many film and television shows Cassandra Peterson ultimately combines her numerous talents into an intriguing persona which has not only become a Halloween icon, but a "vamp" for all seasons.

  Tomoko's Kitchen (2006) (post-production) .... Mary Mulders

"The E! True Hollywood Story"
- Scream Queens (2004) TV Episode .... Hostess
Scares & Dares (2001) (TV) .... Elvira
Elvira's Haunted Hills (2001) (as Elvira) .... Elvira, Mistress of the Dark/Lady Elura Hellsubus

Encounter in the Thrid Dimension (1999) .... Elvira, Mistress of the Dark
... aka Encounter in the Third Dimension (USA: orthographically correct title)
"The RuPaul Show"
- Episode dated 7 April 1998 (1998) TV Episode .... Elvira
"Nash Bridges"
... aka Bridges
- Sniper (1997) TV Episode (as Elvira) .... Frankie
Superstition (1997) .... Elvira
"Space Ghost Coast to Coast"
... aka SGC2C (USA: short title)
- Switcheroo (1996) TV Episode .... Elvira
It's My Party (1996) (uncredited) .... Party Guest
"Strange Universe"
- Episode dated 15 February 1996 (????) TV Episode .... Elvira
Attack of the Killer B-Movies (1995) (TV) .... Elvira
Acting On Impulse (1993) (TV) .... Roxy
... aka Eyes of a Stranger (USA)
... aka Roses Are Dead
... aka Secret Lies
... aka Secret Lives (USA)
"The Elvira Show" (1993) TV Series .... Elvira, Mistress of the Dark
Ring of the Musketeers (1992) (TV) .... Jennifer
... aka Ring der Musketiere, Der (Germany)
"Parker Lewis Can't Lose"
... aka Parker Lewis (USA: new title)
- Boy Meets Girl II (1992) TV Episode .... Elvira, Mistress of the Dark
Ted and Venus (1991) .... Lisa

"Totally Hidden Video"
- Episode dated 31 October 1989 (1989) TV Episode .... Elvira
"Just Say Julie"
- Episode dated 17 March 1989 (1989) TV Episode .... Elvira
"Heavy Metal Heaven" (1989) TV Series .... Elvira
Elvira, Mistress of the Dark (1988) .... Elvira/(Aunt) Morgana Talbot
Pledge Night (1988) .... Party Girl
... aka A Hazing in Hell (USA: video title)
"Saturday Night Live"
... aka NBC's Saturday Night (USA: original title)
... aka SNL
... aka SNL 25 (USA: new title)
... aka Saturday Night Live '80 (USA: new title)
- Episode #13.3 (1987) TV Episode .... Elvira
Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold (1987) .... Sorais
Echo Park (1986) .... Sheri
Wrestlemania 2 (1986) (V) .... Elvira
Balboa (1986) .... Angie Stoddard
"The Fall Guy"
- October the 32nd (1985) TV Episode .... Elvira
- October the 31st (1984) TV Episode .... Elvira
Bob Hope Buys NBC? (1985) (TV) .... Elvira, Mistress of the Dark
Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985) .... Biker Mama
Get Out of My Room (1985) (as Elvira) .... Elvira(segment "Born in East L.A.")
... aka Cheech and Chong: Get Out of My Room
Last of the Great Survivors (1984) (TV) .... Elvira
Uncensored (1984) (V) .... Various Characters
"The Richard Simmons Show"
- Episode dated October 1983 (1983) TV Episode .... Elvira
"Fantasy Island"
- God Child/Curtain Call (1983) TV Episode .... Esther
- The Sheikh/The Homecoming (1978) TV Episode .... Ptatateetah
"St. Elsewhere"
- Ties That Bind (1983) TV Episode .... Judy
Stroker Ace (1983) .... Girl with Lugs
"CHiPs"
... aka CHiPs Patrol (USA: syndication title)
- Things That Go Creep in the Night (1983) TV Episode .... Elvira
- Rock Devil Rock (1982) TV Episode .... Elvira
The Sting II (1983) .... O'Malley's Girl
"Alice"
- Mel's Dream Car (1983) TV Episode .... Monique
"Counterattack: Crime in America"
- Episode dated 29 March 1982 (1982) TV Episode .... Blackjack Dealer
Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again (1982) .... Busty Nurse
"Open All Night"
- Episode dated 19 August 1981 (1981) TV Episode .... Taffy
King of the Mountain (1981) .... Neighbor
"Movie Macabre" (1981) TV Series .... Elvira
... aka Elvira's Movie Macabre (USA: complete title)
Coast to Coast (1980) .... Dinner Party Guest
Cheech & Chong's Next Movie (1980) .... Hostage
... aka High Encounters of the Ultimate Kind

"Happy Days"
... aka Happy Days Again (USA: syndication title)
- Burlesque (1979) TV Episode .... Girl
The Working Girls (1974) .... Katya
... aka Elvira Naked (USA: video box title)
Roma (1972) (uncredited)
... aka Fellini Roma (France)
... aka Fellini's Roma (USA)