Dee Wallace
December 14, 1948 (77 years old) in Kansas City, Kansas, USA
Dee Wallace (born 14 December 1948) is an American actress and comedienne. She is perhaps best known for her roles in several popular films. These include the starring role as Elliot's mother in the Steven Spielberg film E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982), her most widely seen role. She also played key roles in popular cult films The Hills Have Eyes (1977) and The Howling (1981) and appeared in The Stepford Wives in 1975 and 10 (1979). In total, Wallace has appeared in more than 85 films.
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Credits
- 2025 · Butch Cassidy and the Wild Bunch as Alice Cassidy
- 2024 · Stream as Linda Spring
- 2024 · Last Night on Earth as Carla
- 2024 · The Legend of Catclaws Mountain as Maggie Porter
- 2023 · Fatal Attraction as Emma Rauch
- 2023 · Paul T. Goldman as Terri Jay
- 2022 · The Munsters as Good Morning Transylvania Host
- 2022 · Jeepers Creepers: Reborn as Marie
- 2021 · The Nest as Marissa
- 2020 · Critters Attack! as Dee
- 2020 · Await the Dawn as Annie
- 2019 · 3 from Hell as Greta
- 2019 · The Wrong Mommy as Carol
- 2019 · Dolls as Margaret
- 2019 · The Very Very Best of the 70s as Self - Commentator
- 2018 · The Wrong Teacher as Dr. Smith
- 2018 · Jingle Belle as Shelby
- 2018 · Beyond The Sky as Lucille
- 2018 · Death House as Dr. Eileen Fletcher
- 2018 · 9-1-1 as Margaret Buckley
- 2016 · Shooter as Katherine Mayfield
- 2016 · All Hallow's Eve as Haidy Hallow
- 2016 · Just Add Magic as Grandma
- 2015 · The Whispers as Willie Starling (Grammy)
- 2015 · Love & Mercy as Rosemary (uncredited)
- 2014 · You're the Worst as Gail
- 2013 · Grand Piano as Marjorie Green
- 2013 · RoboCroc as Dr. Riley
- 2013 · The Lords of Salem as Sonny
- 2012 · The 'E.T.' Journals as Self
- 2012 · Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen as (archive footage)
- 2011 · Grimm as Alice
- 2011 · Stay Cool as Mrs. McCarthy
- 2011 · Switched at Birth as Lorena McGowen
- 2011 · Pound of Flesh as Dean Jean Clark
- 2011 · Bad Actress as Dee Wallace
- 2010 · Law & Order: LA as Ellen Powell
- 2010 · Raven as LuAnne
- 2010 · Extraordinary Measures as Sal
- 2010 · Bedrooms as Marnie
- 2009 · The House of the Devil as Landlady
- 2009 · Celebrity Ghost Stories as Self
- 2009 · The Haunted World of El Superbeasto as Trixie (voice)
- 2009 · Warehouse 13 as Mrs. Garner
- 2009 · The Mother of Invention as Nancy Dooly
- 2009 · Happy in the Valley as Gloria
- 2008 · Michael Lives: The Making of Halloween as Self
- 2008 · Matchmaker Mary as Aunt Karen
- 2007 · Halloween as Cynthia Strode
- 2007 · Saving Grace as Janice Shapiro
- 2006 · Voodoo Moon as Mary-Ann
- 2006 · Abominable as Ethel Hoss
- 2006 · Kalamazoo? as Susan
- 2006 · The Lost as Barbara Hanlon
- 2006 · Sons & Daughters as Colleen Halbert
- 2005 · Ghost Whisperer as Claire Taylor
- 2005 · Criminal Minds as Dr. Jan Mohikian
- 2005 · My Name Is Earl as Governor Katherine Hazelwood
- 2005 · Close to Home as Joan Monroe
- 2005 · Headspace as Dr. Denise Bell
- 2005 · Supernatural as Mildred Baker
- 2005 · Bones as Special Agent Callie Warner
- 2005 · Boo as Nurse Russell
- 2005 · Grey's Anatomy as Joan Waring
- 2005 · The Office as Ellen Bernard
- 2004 · The Perfect Husband: The Laci Peterson Story as Sharon Rocha
- 2003 · Cold Case as Charlotte Jones
- 2003 · NCIS as Claire Hall
- 2002 · Without a Trace as Lara Duncan
- 2002 · She Spies as Daphne
- 2001 · The Agency as Doris, Quinn's Sister
- 2001 · Crossing Jordan as Lorraine Heeley
- 2001 · A Month of Sundays as Sarah McCabe
- 2001 · The Division as Paula Meeks
- 1999 · Pirates of the Plain as Glenna (as Dee Wallace-Stone)
- 1999 · To Love, Honor, & Betray as Julia Brennan (as Dee Wallace Stone)
- 1998 · The Making of 'The Frighteners' as Self
- 1998 · Felicity as Allison Covington
- 1998 · Bad As I Wanna Be: The Dennis Rodman Story as Rodman's stepmother
- 1998 · The Christmas Path as Jenny
- 1997 · Ally McBeal as Gail Clarkson
- 1997 · Skeletons as Heather Crane
- 1997 · Nevada as Ruby (as Dee Wallace Stone)
- 1996 · The Making of 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial' as Self
- 1996 · The Frighteners as Patricia Bradley
- 1996 · Nash Bridges as Susan Martin
- 1995 · JAG as Adele DeLong
- 1995 · High Sierra Search and Rescue as
- 1995 · Here Come the Munsters as Mrs. Walker
- 1995 · Temptress as Allison Mackie
- 1994 · Vanishing Son IV as Megan
- 1994 · Touched by an Angel as Sandra Browner
- 1994 · Runaway Daughters as Mrs. Gordon
- 1994 · Discretion Assured as Kitten
- 1994 · Rebel Highway as Mrs. Gordon
- 1994 · Vanishing Son as Megan
- 1992 · Rescue Me as Sarah Sweeney
- 1991 · Critters 3 as Mom (archive footage)
- 1991 · P.S. I Luv U as
- 1991 · Rock-A-Doodle as Dory (voice)
- 1991 · Popcorn as Suzanne
- 1990 · I'm Dangerous Tonight as Wanda
- 1989 · The New Lassie as Dee McCullough
- 1988 · Addicted to His Love as Betty Ann Brennan
- 1987 · Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood as Self
- 1986 · Together We Stand as Lori Randall
- 1986 · L.A. Law as Elaine Weston
- 1986 · Critters as Helen Brown
- 1986 · Sin of Innocence as Vicki McGary
- 1986 · Club Life as Tilly Francesca
- 1985 · The Twilight Zone as (segment "Wish Bank")
- 1985 · Secret Admirer as Connie Ryan
- 1984 · Murder, She Wrote as Mildred Terhune
- 1984 · Murder, She Wrote as Ellen Wicker
- 1984 · Finder of Lost Loves as Gail Aames
- 1983 · Happy as Marilyn
- 1983 · Cujo as Donna Trenton
- 1983 · I Take These Men as Elaine Zakarian
- 1982 · Hotel as
- 1982 · E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial as Mary
- 1981 · Simon & Simon as
- 1981 · The Howling as Karen White
- 1980 · Skag as
- 1979 · 10 as Mary Lewis
- 1979 · Trapper John, M.D. as
- 1979 · Hart to Hart as Connie
- 1979 · Mrs. Columbo as
- 1978 · Taxi as Joyce
- 1977 · Man from Atlantis as Hot Dog Stand Owner (as Dee Wallace-Stone)
- 1977 · Lou Grant as Patti Oxley
- 1977 · The San Pedro Beach Bums as
- 1977 · CHiPs as
- 1977 · The Hills Have Eyes as Lynne Wood
- 1975 · Ellery Queen as
- 1975 · Starsky & Hutch as
- 1975 · The Stepford Wives as Nettie the Maid
- 1974 · Police Woman as
- 1973 · Police Story as
- 1972 · The Streets of San Francisco as
- Future · Howl: Inside the Forest Hills as Self
- 2025 · The Pitchfork Retreat as Helen
- 2025 · If It Bleeds as Kelly
- 2023 · Love by Design as Diane Yeardly
- 2023 · The Little Mermaid as Sea Witch Revina (voice)
- 2022 · In Search of Darkness: Part III as Self
- 2022 · Nix as Donna
- 2022 · Time Pirates as The Crone
- 2020 · The Gift of Christmas as Ellen Rodgers
- 2019 · Sunrise in Heaven as Marion
- 2018 · Ouija House as Katherine Fields
- 2013 · Hansel & Gretel as Lilith
- 2012 · Sebastian as Barbara Sample
- 2012 · Margarine Wars as Madge Havershank
- 2008 · Little Red Devil as Mother
- 2007 · Curse of the Weeping Woman: J-ok'el as Helen Moret
- 2006 · The Plague as Nora
- 2006 · Witch's Dungeon: 40 Years of Chills as Self
- 2006 · Expiration Date as Lucille
- 2002 · She's No Angel as Maureen Shawnessy
- 2001 · Out of the Black as Penny Hart
- 1997 · The Perfect Mother as Gina Mitrou
- 1996 · Subliminal Seduction as Sissy Bonner
- 1995 · The Phoenix and the Magic Carpet as Mother
- 1995 · Best of the Best 3: No Turning Back as Georgia
- 1995 · Brothers' Destiny as Lucille Bastian
- 1995 · The Skateboard Kid II as Lois Curtis
- 1995 · Cops n Roberts as
- 1993 · Lightning in a Bottle as Jean Markley
- 1988 · Stranger on My Land as Annie Whitman
- 1985 · Hostage Flight as Laura Kenrick
- 1982 · Skeezer as Lucille
- 1982 · Jimmy the Kid as May
- 1981 · Child Bride of Short Creek as Mary Jacobs
- 1979 · Young Love, First Love as Leslie
- Future · Campfire as Mrs. Hallowell
- 2026 · Water Rites as Caroline
- 2025 · The Lies We Bury as Lynn Wright
- 2023 · House of Dolls as Celine Charles
- 2023 · Lena's Dance as Lena Swain
- 2023 · Incubus: New Beginnings as Zura Valentine
- 2022 · Killer Design as Elana
- 2022 · In Search of Tomorrow as Self - Interviewee
- 2020 · Stay Home as Herself
- 2020 · Six feet of separation as Self
- 2019 · Christmas in Louisiana as Doris
- 2018 · After Emma as
- 2018 · They Bite!: The Making of Critters as Self
- 2017 · This Old Machine as Irene
- 2017 · Ayla as Susan
- 2014 · Haunting of Cellblock 11 as Ms. Simon
- 2013 · Bonnie & Clyde: Justified as Emma
- 2012 · Collision Course as Polly
- 2010 · The Guardian as Mom
- 2007 · Dog Days: The Making of 'Cujo' as Self
- 2004 · Welcome to Werewolfland as
- 2003 · Looking Back at 'The Hills Have Eyes' as Self
- 2002 · Sex and the Teenage Mind as Francine Heitmeyer
- Future · Bits as Fallen One
- Future · 25 Miles to Normal as Deborah
- 2012 · I Heart Monster Movies as Herself
- 2010 · Soupernatural as Mrs. Conners
- 2007 · The Return of the Living Dead: The Decade of Darkness as Self
- 2004 · Illusion Infinity as Patricia (as Dee Wallace Stone)
- 1999 · Invisible Mom II as Laura Griffin (as Dee Wallace-Stone)
- 1997 · Mutual Needs as Patricia
- 1987 · The Christmas Visitor as Elizabeth O'Day
- 1986 · Shadow Play as Morgan Hanna
- 1984 · The Shepherd as
- 1980 · The Secret War of Jackie's Girls as Maxine
- Future · Godmother as Mrs. Martinson
- Future · The Licked Hand as Eleanor
- 2026 · Ted Bunny as Catherine
- 2025 · The Boy from Below as Sybil
- 2025 · Roswell Delirium as Betty
- 2022 · Making I'm Dangerous Tonight as Herself
- 2021 · Every Time a Bell Rings as Donna
- 2021 · Courageous Warriors Beauty from the Ashes as Narrator
- 2021 · 13 Fanboy as Dee Wallace
- 2020 · Rondo and Bob as Self
- 2020 · Day 14 as
- 2019 · To Hell and Back: The Making of 3 From Hell as Self
- 2019 · Renovation of the Heart as Diane Dover
- 2018 · Every Other Holiday as Mimi
- 2017 · Horror Movie: A Low Budget Nightmare as Self
- 2017 · The Fuzz as Dawn Lockwood
- 2016 · Charlie's Gift as
- 2016 · Red Christmas as Diane
- 2015 · The Abundance Factor as Herself
- 2015 · Flowers in December as Hannah
- 2015 · Zombie Killers: Elephant's Graveyard as Sharon Sommers
- 2015 · Horror Icon: Inside Michael's Mask with Tony Moran as Self
- 2014 · Ejecta as Ashley Winnington-Ball (uncredited)
- 2014 · 2 Bedroom 1 Bath as Rose
- 2014 · Snow Moon: Cinderella Chronicles Saga as Gram Pearl
- 2013 · My Stepbrother Is a Vampire!?! as Tabitha the Cat (voice)
- 2013 · As High as the Sky as Aunt Deborah (voice)
- 2012 · Aliens from Uranus as Olga
- 2012 · The Boarder as Elizabeth
- 2012 · Fuzz Track City as Dawn Lockwood
- 2011 · Sam Steele and the Crystal Chalice as Ms. Jenkins
- 2011 · Exit Humanity as Eve
- 2003 · Unleashing the Beast: Making ‘The Howling’ as
- 2001 · Killer Instinct as Sarah Fairchild
- 1995 · My Family Treasure as Alex Danieloff
- Future · Unhallowed as Rita Harrison
- 1994 · Search and Rescue as Morgan
- 1993 · Alone in the Dark as Linda Grant (as Dee Wallace Stone)
- Future · American Blend as
- Future · Curse of Vandor as Ethel Gordon
- 2010 · Between Heaven and Hell as Dr. Isabel Greenlee
- 2009 · Babysitters Beware as Ms. Greene
- 2009 · Dark Fields as Jean Applebe
- 2009 · Stem Cell as The Healer
- 2007 · The Blue Rose as Mrs. Garrison
- 2007 · Bone Dry as Joanne
- 2006 · The Eden Formula as Rhonda
- 2005 · Scar as Isabella
- 2005 · The Loch Ness Monster as Elizabeth Horner
- 2004 · Dead End Road as Mrs. Makepiece
- 2002 · Fish Don't Blink as Dr. Roswell
- 2002 · E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial 20th Anniversary Special as Self
- 1997 · Love's Deadly Triangle: The Texas Cadet Murder as Linda Jones
- 1997 · Black Circle Boys as Barbara Sullivan
- 1996 · Invisible Mom as Laura Griffin
- 1994 · Moment of Truth: Cradle of Conspiracy as Suzanne Guthrie (as Dee Wallace-Stone)
- 1994 · Witness to the Execution as Emily Dawson (as Dee Wallace-Stone)
- 1994 · Huck and the King of Hearts as Darlene
- 1993 · Prophet of Evil: The Ervil LeBaron Story as Jackie Fields (as Dee Wallace-Stone)
- 1991 · Alligator 2: The Mutation as Christine Hodges
- 1987 · Legend of the White Horse as Alta (as Dee Wallace-Stone)
- 1985 · Suburban Beat as Joanna
- 1984 · The Sky's No Limit as Dr. Maureen Harris
- 1983 · Wait Till Your Mother Gets Home as Pat Peters
- 1981 · The Five of Me as Ann
- 1981 · A Whale for the Killing as Janet Landon
- 1977 · All the King's Horses as Sandy Benson
- Future · Models vs. Werewolves as