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Dee Wallace

Dee Wallace

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.

Known for

Ted Bunny

2026 • Catherine

Water Rites

2026 • Caroline

The Pitchfork Retreat

The Pitchfork Retreat

If It Bleeds

The Boy from Below

The Boy from Below

Butch Cassidy and the Wild Bunch

Butch Cassidy and the Wild Bunch

2025 • Alice Cassidy

The Lies We Bury

The Lies We Bury

2025 • Lynn Wright

Roswell Delirium

Roswell Delirium

Full filmography

Ted Bunny

2026 • Catherine

Water Rites

2026 • Caroline

The Pitchfork Retreat

The Pitchfork Retreat

2025 • Helen

If It Bleeds

2025 • Kelly

The Boy from Below

The Boy from Below

2025 • Sybil

Butch Cassidy and the Wild Bunch

Butch Cassidy and the Wild Bunch

2025 • Alice Cassidy

The Lies We Bury

The Lies We Bury

2025 • Lynn Wright

Roswell Delirium

Roswell Delirium

2025 • Betty

Stream

2024 • Linda Spring

Last Night on Earth

Last Night on Earth

2024 • Carla

The Legend of Catclaws Mountain

The Legend of Catclaws Mountain

2024 • Maggie Porter

House of Dolls

2023 • Celine Charles

Love by Design

2023 • Diane Yeardly

The Little Mermaid

The Little Mermaid

2023 • Sea Witch Revina (voice)

Lena's Dance

2023 • Lena Swain

Incubus: New Beginnings

Incubus: New Beginnings

2023 • Zura Valentine

In Search of Darkness: Part III

In Search of Darkness: Part III

2022 • Self

Nix

2022 • Donna

The Munsters

2022 • Good Morning Transylvania Host

Jeepers Creepers: Reborn

Jeepers Creepers: Reborn

2022 • Marie

Time Pirates

2022 • The Crone

Making I'm Dangerous Tonight

Making I'm Dangerous Tonight

2022 • Herself

Killer Design

2022 • Elana

In Search of Tomorrow

In Search of Tomorrow

2022 • Self - Interviewee

Every Time a Bell Rings

Every Time a Bell Rings

2021 • Donna

Courageous Warriors Beauty from the Ashes

Courageous Warriors Beauty from the Ashes

2021 • Narrator

13 Fanboy

2021 • Dee Wallace

The Nest

2021 • Marissa

Rondo and Bob

2020 • Self

Critters Attack!

Critters Attack!

2020 • Dee

The Gift of Christmas

The Gift of Christmas

2020 • Ellen Rodgers

Stay Home

2020 • Herself

Await the Dawn

2020 • Annie

Day 14

2020

Six feet of separation

Six feet of separation

2020 • Self

Christmas in Louisiana

Christmas in Louisiana

2019 • Doris

3 from Hell

2019 • Greta

To Hell and Back: The Making of 3 From Hell

To Hell and Back: The Making of 3 From Hell

2019 • Self

Renovation of the Heart

Renovation of the Heart

2019 • Diane Dover

The Wrong Mommy

The Wrong Mommy

2019 • Carol

Dolls

2019 • Margaret

Sunrise in Heaven

Sunrise in Heaven

2019 • Marion

The Wrong Teacher

The Wrong Teacher

2018 • Dr. Smith

2018

They Bite!: The Making of Critters

They Bite!: The Making of Critters

2018 • Self

Jingle Belle

2018 • Shelby

Every Other Holiday

Every Other Holiday

2018 • Mimi

Beyond The Sky

2018 • Lucille

Ouija House

2018 • Katherine Fields

Death House

2018 • Dr. Eileen Fletcher

This Old Machine

This Old Machine

2017 • Irene

Horror Movie: A Low Budget Nightmare

Horror Movie: A Low Budget Nightmare

2017 • Self

Ayla

2017 • Susan

The Fuzz

2017 • Dawn Lockwood

Charlie's Gift

2016

All Hallow's Eve

All Hallow's Eve

2016 • Haidy Hallow

Red Christmas

2016 • Diane

The Abundance Factor

The Abundance Factor

2015 • Herself

Flowers in December

2015 • Hannah

Love & Mercy

2015 • Rosemary (uncredited)

Zombie Killers: Elephant's Graveyard

Zombie Killers: Elephant's Graveyard

2015 • Sharon Sommers

Horror Icon: Inside Michael's Mask with Tony Moran

Horror Icon: Inside Michael's Mask with Tony Moran

2015 • Self

Ejecta

2014 • Ashley Winnington-Ball (uncredited)

Haunting of Cellblock 11

Haunting of Cellblock 11

2014 • Ms. Simon

2 Bedroom 1 Bath

2 Bedroom 1 Bath

2014 • Rose

Snow Moon: Cinderella Chronicles Saga

2014 • Gram Pearl

Bonnie & Clyde: Justified

Bonnie & Clyde: Justified

2013 • Emma

Grand Piano

2013 • Marjorie Green

My Stepbrother Is a Vampire!?!

My Stepbrother Is a Vampire!?!

2013 • Tabitha the Cat (voice)

RoboCroc

2013 • Dr. Riley

The Lords of Salem

The Lords of Salem

2013 • Sonny

As High as the Sky

As High as the Sky

2013 • Aunt Deborah (voice)

Hansel & Gretel

Hansel & Gretel

2013 • Lilith

Aliens from Uranus

Aliens from Uranus

2012 • Olga

I Heart Monster Movies

2012 • Herself

The 'E.T.' Journals

The 'E.T.' Journals

2012 • Self

The Boarder

2012 • Elizabeth

Sebastian

2012 • Barbara Sample

Fuzz Track City

Fuzz Track City

2012 • Dawn Lockwood

Margarine Wars

2012 • Madge Havershank

Collision Course

Collision Course

2012 • Polly

Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

2012 • (archive footage)

Sam Steele and the Crystal Chalice

Sam Steele and the Crystal Chalice

2011 • Ms. Jenkins

Exit Humanity

2011 • Eve

Stay Cool

2011 • Mrs. McCarthy

Pound of Flesh

2011 • Dean Jean Clark

Bad Actress

2011 • Dee Wallace

Between Heaven and Hell

2010 • Dr. Isabel Greenlee

2010 • Mom

Raven

2010 • LuAnne

2010 • Mrs. Conners

Extraordinary Measures

Extraordinary Measures

2010 • Sal

Bedrooms

2010 • Marnie

Babysitters Beware

Babysitters Beware

2009 • Ms. Greene

The House of the Devil

The House of the Devil

2009 • Landlady

Dark Fields

2009 • Jean Applebe

The Haunted World of El Superbeasto

The Haunted World of El Superbeasto

2009 • Trixie (voice)

The Mother of Invention

The Mother of Invention

2009 • Nancy Dooly

Stem Cell

2009 • The Healer

Happy in the Valley

Happy in the Valley

2009 • Gloria

Michael Lives: The Making of Halloween

Michael Lives: The Making of Halloween

2008 • Self

Matchmaker Mary

Matchmaker Mary

2008 • Aunt Karen

Little Red Devil

Little Red Devil

2008 • Mother

The Blue Rose

2007 • Mrs. Garrison

Dog Days: The Making of 'Cujo'

Dog Days: The Making of 'Cujo'

2007 • Self

Halloween

2007 • Cynthia Strode

The Return of the Living Dead: The Decade of Darkness

The Return of the Living Dead: The Decade of Darkness

2007 • Self

Bone Dry

2007 • Joanne

Curse of the Weeping Woman: J-ok'el

Curse of the Weeping Woman: J-ok'el

2007 • Helen Moret

The Plague

2006 • Nora

The Eden Formula

The Eden Formula

2006 • Rhonda

Voodoo Moon

2006 • Mary-Ann

Abominable

2006 • Ethel Hoss

Kalamazoo?

2006 • Susan

The Lost

2006 • Barbara Hanlon

Expiration Date

Expiration Date

2006 • Lucille

Witch's Dungeon: 40 Years of Chills

2006 • Self

Headspace

2005 • Dr. Denise Bell

Scar

2005 • Isabella

Boo

2005 • Nurse Russell

The Loch Ness Monster

The Loch Ness Monster

2005 • Elizabeth Horner

Dead End Road

2004 • Mrs. Makepiece

Welcome to Werewolfland

Welcome to Werewolfland

2004

The Perfect Husband: The Laci Peterson Story

The Perfect Husband: The Laci Peterson Story

2004 • Sharon Rocha

Illusion Infinity

Illusion Infinity

2004 • Patricia (as Dee Wallace Stone)

Looking Back at 'The Hills Have Eyes'

Looking Back at 'The Hills Have Eyes'

2003 • Self

Unleashing the Beast: Making ‘The Howling’

Unleashing the Beast: Making ‘The Howling’

2003

Fish Don't Blink

Fish Don't Blink

2002 • Dr. Roswell

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial 20th Anniversary Special

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial 20th Anniversary Special

2002 • Self

She's No Angel

2002 • Maureen Shawnessy

Sex and the Teenage Mind

Sex and the Teenage Mind

2002 • Francine Heitmeyer

A Month of Sundays

A Month of Sundays

2001 • Sarah McCabe

Out of the Black

Out of the Black

2001 • Penny Hart

Killer Instinct

Killer Instinct

2001 • Sarah Fairchild

Pirates of the Plain

Pirates of the Plain

1999 • Glenna (as Dee Wallace-Stone)

Invisible Mom II

Invisible Mom II

1999 • Laura Griffin (as Dee Wallace-Stone)

To Love, Honor, & Betray

To Love, Honor, & Betray

1999 • Julia Brennan (as Dee Wallace Stone)

The Making of 'The Frighteners'

The Making of 'The Frighteners'

1998 • Self

Bad As I Wanna Be: The Dennis Rodman Story

Bad As I Wanna Be: The Dennis Rodman Story

1998 • Rodman's stepmother

The Christmas Path

The Christmas Path

1998 • Jenny

Skeletons

1997 • Heather Crane

Nevada

1997 • Ruby (as Dee Wallace Stone)

Mutual Needs

1997 • Patricia

Love's Deadly Triangle: The Texas Cadet Murder

Love's Deadly Triangle: The Texas Cadet Murder

1997 • Linda Jones

The Perfect Mother

The Perfect Mother

1997 • Gina Mitrou

Black Circle Boys

Black Circle Boys

1997 • Barbara Sullivan

The Making of 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'

The Making of 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'

1996 • Self

The Frighteners

The Frighteners

1996 • Patricia Bradley

Invisible Mom

1996 • Laura Griffin

Subliminal Seduction

Subliminal Seduction

1996 • Sissy Bonner

The Phoenix and the Magic Carpet

The Phoenix and the Magic Carpet

1995 • Mother

Temptress

1995 • Allison Mackie

My Family Treasure

My Family Treasure

1995 • Alex Danieloff

Best of the Best 3: No Turning Back

Best of the Best 3: No Turning Back

1995 • Georgia

Here Come the Munsters

Here Come the Munsters

1995 • Mrs. Walker

Cops n Roberts

1995

The Skateboard Kid II

The Skateboard Kid II

1995 • Lois Curtis

Brothers' Destiny

Brothers' Destiny

1995 • Lucille Bastian

Vanishing Son IV

Vanishing Son IV

1994 • Megan

Runaway Daughters

Runaway Daughters

1994 • Mrs. Gordon

Discretion Assured

Discretion Assured

1994 • Kitten

Moment of Truth: Cradle of Conspiracy

Moment of Truth: Cradle of Conspiracy

1994 • Suzanne Guthrie (as Dee Wallace-Stone)

Search and Rescue

Search and Rescue

1994 • Morgan

Witness to the Execution

Witness to the Execution

1994 • Emily Dawson (as Dee Wallace-Stone)

Huck and the King of Hearts

Huck and the King of Hearts

1994 • Darlene

Prophet of Evil: The Ervil LeBaron Story

Prophet of Evil: The Ervil LeBaron Story

1993 • Jackie Fields (as Dee Wallace-Stone)

Lightning in a Bottle

Lightning in a Bottle

1993 • Jean Markley

Alone in the Dark

1993 • Linda Grant (as Dee Wallace Stone)

Rescue Me

1992 • Sarah Sweeney

Critters 3

1991 • Mom (archive footage)

Rock-A-Doodle

1991 • Dory (voice)

Alligator 2: The Mutation

Alligator 2: The Mutation

1991 • Christine Hodges

Popcorn

1991 • Suzanne

I'm Dangerous Tonight

I'm Dangerous Tonight

1990 • Wanda

Addicted to His Love

Addicted to His Love

1988 • Betty Ann Brennan

Stranger on My Land

Stranger on My Land

1988 • Annie Whitman

The Christmas Visitor

The Christmas Visitor

1987 • Elizabeth O'Day

Legend of the White Horse

Legend of the White Horse

1987 • Alta (as Dee Wallace-Stone)

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

1987 • Self

Shadow Play

1986 • Morgan Hanna

Critters

1986 • Helen Brown

Sin of Innocence

Sin of Innocence

1986 • Vicki McGary

Club Life

1986 • Tilly Francesca

Hostage Flight

1985 • Laura Kenrick

Suburban Beat

1985 • Joanna

Secret Admirer

1985 • Connie Ryan

The Sky's No Limit

The Sky's No Limit

1984 • Dr. Maureen Harris

1984

Happy

1983 • Marilyn

Cujo

1983 • Donna Trenton

Wait Till Your Mother Gets Home

Wait Till Your Mother Gets Home

1983 • Pat Peters

I Take These Men

I Take These Men

1983 • Elaine Zakarian

Skeezer

1982 • Lucille

Jimmy the Kid

1982 • May

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

1982 • Mary

Child Bride of Short Creek

Child Bride of Short Creek

1981 • Mary Jacobs

The Five of Me

1981 • Ann

A Whale for the Killing

A Whale for the Killing

1981 • Janet Landon

The Howling

1981 • Karen White

The Secret War of Jackie's Girls

The Secret War of Jackie's Girls

1980 • Maxine

Young Love, First Love

Young Love, First Love

1979 • Leslie

1979 • Mary Lewis

The Hills Have Eyes

The Hills Have Eyes

1977 • Lynne Wood

All the King's Horses

1977 • Sandy Benson

The Stepford Wives

The Stepford Wives

1975 • Nettie the Maid

Bits

Unknown year • Fallen One

Unknown year

Howl: Inside the Forest Hills

Unknown year • Self

Campfire

Unknown year • Mrs. Hallowell

25 Miles to Normal

25 Miles to Normal

Unknown year • Deborah

Godmother

Unknown year • Mrs. Martinson

Unhallowed

Unknown year • Rita Harrison

Curse of Vandor

Curse of Vandor

Unknown year • Ethel Gordon

The Licked Hand

The Licked Hand

Unknown year • Eleanor

Models vs. Werewolves

Models vs. Werewolves

Unknown year

Dee Wallace – Biography, Known For & Filmography