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 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. After receiving advice from "The King" himself, Elvis Presley, she traveled to Europe where she pursued a career as a singer and actor. She worked in several Italian films, including Federico Fellini's Roma (1972) and performed throughout Europe as lead singer of an Italian rock band.Upon returning to the United States, she toured the country as star of her own musical-comedy show, "Mama's Boys". She eventually settled in Hollywood, where she spent four and a half years with L.A.'s foremost improvisational comedy group, The Groundlings. In 1981, she auditioned for the role of horror hostess on a local Los Angeles television station. Her show, Elvira's Movie Macabre (1981), and her newly created character, Elvira, became an overnight sensation.Cassandra has used Elvira's celebrity status to bring attention to many worthy causes and organizations over the years, including her well-known work for animal welfare and raising money and awareness for the prevention of HIV/AIDS. In addition to co-writing and performing in both the local L.A. and nationally syndicated television versions of "Movie Macabre", she co-wrote, produced and starred in two feature films, Elvira: Mistress of the Dark (1988) and Elvira's Haunted Hills (2001). Her latest endeavors include producing, writing and starring in the reality series The Search for the Next Elvira (2007) on Fox Reality and the nationally syndicated series Elvira's Movie Macabre (2010).Cassandra Peterson has spent over three decades solidifying the Elvira brand and building it into an international cult icon that has become synonymous with Halloween and the horror genre.
Bio:
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. After receiving advice from "The King" himself, Elvis Presley, she traveled to Europe where she pursued a career as a singer and actor. She worked in several Italian films, including Federico Fellini's Roma (1972) and performed throughout Europe as lead singer of an Italian rock band.Upon returning to the United States, she toured the country as star of her own musical-comedy show, "Mama's Boys". She eventually settled in Hollywood, where she spent four and a half years with L.A.'s foremost improvisational comedy group, The Groundlings. In 1981, she auditioned for the role of horror hostess on a local Los Angeles television station. Her show, Elvira's Movie Macabre (1981), and her newly created character, Elvira, became an overnight sensation.Cassandra has used Elvira's celebrity status to bring attention to many worthy causes and organizations over the years, including her well-known work for animal welfare and raising money and awareness for the prevention of HIV/AIDS. In addition to co-writing and performing in both the local L.A. and nationally syndicated television versions of "Movie Macabre", she co-wrote, produced and starred in two feature films, Elvira: Mistress of the Dark (1988) and Elvira's Haunted Hills (2001). Her latest endeavors include producing, writing and starring in the reality series The Search for the Next Elvira (2007) on Fox Reality and the nationally syndicated series Elvira's Movie Macabre (2010).Cassandra Peterson has spent over three decades solidifying the Elvira brand and building it into an international cult icon that has become synonymous with Halloween and the horror genre.
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The Pentagon named a Stealth computer system "Elvira" inspired by her.Was scalded by boiling water when she was five years old. Underwent 17 skin grafting operations over the course of her childhood to repair the scar tissue. Now covers some of her remaining scars (around neck and shoulders) with make-up or clothing.Was close friends with Vincent Price.Owns a production company in Los Angeles called Queen B Productions. She merchandises Elvira products.Although she has appeared in nude layouts, she has never appeared nude as Elvira, Mistress of the Dark.She was the stripper in the background on the cover of Tom Waits' album "Small Change" (1976). She has since described it as a "giant mystery" claiming that while she has no memory of the event, the cover looks enough like her that she feels "pretty sure" that it is her.Ranked #1 of Sci-Fi's Sexiest B-Queens, by Femme Fatales magazine (1997).Maila Nurmi, the original Vampira, once sued her for stealing her character without consulting her. However, Peterson claimed that Elvira was nothing like Vampira aside from the basic design of the black dress and black hair.Her favorite movies are Plan 9 from Outer Space (1957) and Attack of the Killer Tomatoes! (1978).Is the first woman who had done a music video in 3D ("Superstition").In 1981, she auditioned for the role of Ginger Grant for the third "Gilligan's Island" television movie, shortly before KHJ-TV offered her the horror-host position. She was also a personality on the Los Angeles radio station KROQ-FM 106.7 from 1982 - 1983.In 1989, she licensed the name and likeness of Elvira to Midway Manufacturing (a division of WMS Gaming) for the pinball game "Elvira and the Party Monsters".Has hosted the Halloween themed amusement park Knott's Scary Farm in Buena Park, California, from 1982 - 2001.In 2002, she licensed the name and likeness of Elvira to International Game Technologies for use in an Elvira-themed video slot machine.In 2012, she became an investor in Comikaze Entertainment Inc., which hosts Comikaze Expo, one of the largest popular culture conventions of the United States. She was also inducted into the Horror Host Hall of Fame, as her character Elvira, Mistress of the Dark.Former member of the improvisational comedy group The Groundlings.In 1996, she licensed the name and likeness of Elvira to Midway Manufacturing (a division of WMS Gaming) for the pinball game "Scared Stiff".Is a huge fan of Vincent Price, Edward D. Wood Jr. and Roger Corman.Attended and graduated from Palmer High School in Colorado Springs, Colorado (1969).Is close friends with heavy metal musician Rob Zombie.Has one daughter: Sadie Pierson (born October 12, 1994).In 2022, Cassandra Peterson - "Elvira" was a runner up in the category of Favorite Horror Host of 2021 in the 20th Annual Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards.In a romantic relationship with Teresa Wierson since 2002. She wrote about this in her book "Yours Cruelly, Elvira" (2021).In 1968, she was hired as a dancer and showgirl in Las Vegas when she was age 17. She quit when her contract was done a year later.Released a coffee table book of photos taken through her career titled "Elvira, Mistress of the Dark" on October 5, 2016.Released her autobiography, "Yours Cruelly, Elvira: Memoirs of the Mistress of the Dark", on September 21, 2021, after its initial release in October 2020 was delayed.She served as the inspiration for the character Barbara "Booberella" Lelavinsky on The Simpsons.She is a lifelong Democrat. |
| Name: |
Cassandra Peterson |
Type: |
Actress,Producer,Writer (IMDB) |
| Area: |
All World |
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IMDB |
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Business scope: |
Actress,Producer,Writer |
| Products for sale: |
Actress,Producer,Writer |
| Model rank: |
224 |
| Last update: |
2024-07-01 04:15:26 |
Cassandra Peterson profile
| Height: |
5' 7' (1.70 m) |
| Biography: |
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. After receiving advice f |
| Trivia: |
The Pentagon named a Stealth computer system "Elvira" inspired by her.Was scalded by boiling water when she was five years old. Underwent 17 skin grafting operations over the course of her childhood to repair the scar tissue. Now covers some of her remaining scars (around neck and shoulders) with make-up or clothing.Was close friends with Vincent Price.Owns a production company in Los Angeles called Queen B Productions. She merchandises Elvira products.Although she has appeared in nude layouts, she has never appeared nude as Elvira, Mistress of the Dark.She was the stripper in the background on the cover of Tom Waits' album "Small Change" (1976). She has since described it as a "giant mystery" claiming that while she has no memory of the event, the cover looks enough like her that she feels "pretty sure" that it is her.Ranked #1 of Sci-Fi's Sexiest B-Queens, by Femme Fatales magazine (1997).Maila Nurmi, the original Vampira, once sued her for stealing her character without consulting her. However, Peterson claimed that Elvira was nothing like Vampira aside from the basic design of the black dress and black hair.Her favorite movies are Plan 9 from Outer Space (1957) and Attack of the Killer Tomatoes! (1978).Is the first woman who had done a music video in 3D ("Superstition").In 1981, she auditioned for the role of Ginger Grant for the third "Gilligan's Island" television movie, shortly before KHJ-TV offered her the horror-host position. She was also a personality on the Los Angeles radio station KROQ-FM 106.7 from 1982 - 1983.In 1989, she licensed the name and likeness of Elvira to Midway Manufacturing (a division of WMS Gaming) for the pinball game "Elvira and the Party Monsters".Has hosted the Halloween themed amusement park Knott's Scary Farm in Buena Park, California, from 1982 - 2001.In 2002, she licensed the name and likeness of Elvira to International Game Technologies for use in an Elvira-themed video slot machine.In 2012, she became an investor in Comikaze Entertainment Inc., which hosts Comikaze Expo, one of the largest popular culture conventions of the United States. She was also inducted into the Horror Host Hall of Fame, as her character Elvira, Mistress of the Dark.Former member of the improvisational comedy group The Groundlings.In 1996, she licensed the name and likeness of Elvira to Midway Manufacturing (a division of WMS Gaming) for the pinball game "Scared Stiff".Is a huge fan of Vincent Price, Edward D. Wood Jr. and Roger Corman.Attended and graduated from Palmer High School in Colorado Springs, Colorado (1969).Is close friends with heavy metal musician Rob Zombie.Has one daughter: Sadie Pierson (born October 12, 1994).In 2022, Cassandra Peterson - "Elvira" was a runner up in the category of Favorite Horror Host of 2021 in the 20th Annual Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards.In a romantic relationship with Teresa Wierson since 2002. She wrote about this in her book "Yours Cruelly, Elvira" (2021).In 1968, she was hired as a dancer and showgirl in Las Vegas when she was age 17. She quit when her contract was done a year later.Released a coffee table book of photos taken through her career titled "Elvira, Mistress of the Dark" on October 5, 2016.Released her autobiography, "Yours Cruelly, Elvira: Memoirs of the Mistress of the Dark", on September 21, 2021, after its initial release in October 2020 was delayed.She served as the inspiration for the character Barbara "Booberella" Lelavinsky on The Simpsons.She is a lifelong Democrat. |
| Trademarks: |
As Elvira: Beauty mark (mole) under her right eye, black dress with the plunging neckline and slit on the right side, ruby ring, snake-shapped earrings, black fingernails, black pumps, the dagger she stores on her belt, and her bouffant hairstyle.
Voluptuous bombshell figure
Double entendre sense of humor
Seductive deep voice |
| Quotes: |
[In 1998, reacting to being told that Monica Lewinsky liked to compare herself to Elvira] At least, I get my little black dress cleaned once in a while.
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[on her career before she landed her "Elvira" job in 1981] I was your typical struggling actress. I went to every audition, took a million acting, dancing and singing lessons, and spent years wondering where my next meal was coming from.
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[In 2014, on her dream date with Elvis Presley] I was a big groupie. I loved music. I got to realize the dream of actually meeting Elvis and actually going out on a date with Elvis, so that was a dream come true for me. There was a lot of making out going on. We had a great time.
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[In 2014, on Elvis Presley giving her some advice] He is one hundred percent responsible for me getting out of Vegas and going on with my career. Elvis said to me, "You don't want to stay here. This is not a town you should be in." And I don't think if that would've come from anybody but Elvis, I would've done it.
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[her legacy] How do I want to be remembered? I'd ideally love for Elvira to remain a Halloween icon. But as Cassandra, I'd like to be remembered as someone who had time to be a good mother. |
| Salaries: |
Elvira's Movie Macabre (1981) - $350 per week |
| Job title: |
Actress,Producer,Writer |
| Others works: |
(1996) Released her own brand of beer, "Elvira's Night Brew".
(1990) Released her own brand of perfume, "Evil".
TV commercials: Coors Light beer, shown on Halloween of each year.
(1997) Book (as "Elvira"): "Trans |
| Spouse: |
Mark Pierson (July 4, 1981 - February 14, 2003) (divorced, 1 child) |
| Children: |
Sadie Pierson |
| Parents: |
Dale Warren August Peterson
Phyllis Arlene Schmidt |
| Relatives: |
Robin Dawn Peterson (Sibling)
Melody Lynn Peterson (Sibling) |
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