Dee Wallace
Born: 1948-12-14 in Kansas City, Kansas, USA
Known For: Acting
Biography
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.
Filmography
2026
- The Boroughs as Grace
- Night of the Living Dead as Maggie
- Southern Scares as Myra
- Ted Bunny as Catherine
- Water Rites as Caroline
- Models vs. Werewolves
- 25 Miles to Normal as Deborah
2025
- The Boy from Below as Sybil
- The Pitchfork Retreat as Helen
- Butch Cassidy and the Wild Bunch as Alice Cassidy
- If It Bleeds as Kelly
- Roswell Delirium as Betty
- The Lies We Bury as Lynn Wright
2024
- Stream as Linda Spring
- The Legend of Catclaws Mountain as Maggie Porter
- Last Night on Earth as Carla
2023
- Fatal Attraction as Emma Rauch
- Paul T. Goldman as Terri Jay
- The Little Mermaid as Sea Witch Revina (voice)
- House of Dolls as Celine Charles
- Love by Design as Diane Yeardly
- Incubus: New Beginnings as Zura Valentine
- 90 Hari Sebelum Cinta Pergi
- Lena's Dance as Lena Swain
2022
- Jeepers Creepers: Reborn as Marie
- The Munsters as Good Morning Transylvania Host
- Time Pirates as The Crone
- In Search of Tomorrow as Self - Interviewee
- Nix as Donna
- In Search of Darkness: Part III as Self
- Making I'm Dangerous Tonight as Herself
- Killer Design as Elana
2021
- The Nest as Marissa
- Every Time a Bell Rings as Donna
- 13 Fanboy as Dee Wallace
- Courageous Warriors Beauty from the Ashes as Narrator
2020
- Critters Attack! as Dee
- Await the Dawn as Annie
- Rondo and Bob as Self
- The Gift of Christmas as Ellen Rodgers
- Six feet of separation as Self
- Stay Home as Herself
- Day 14
2019
- The Very Very Best of the 70s as Self - Commentator
- 3 from Hell as Greta
- The Wrong Mommy as Carol
- Sunrise in Heaven as Marion
- Dolls as Margaret
- To Hell and Back: The Making of 3 From Hell as Self
- Christmas in Louisiana as Doris
- Renovation of the Heart as Diane Dover
2018
- 9-1-1 as Margaret Buckley
- Jingle Belle as Shelby
- Beyond the Sky as Lucille
- The Wrong Teacher as Dr. Smith
- Ouija House as Katherine Fields
- Death House as Dr. Eileen Fletcher
- They Bite!: The Making of Critters as Self
- Every Other Holiday as Mimi
- After Emma
- Closure as The Superior
2017
- Ayla as Susan
- This Old Machine as Irene
- Horror Movie: A Low Budget Nightmare as Self
- Midnight Madness: The Making of "Popcorn" as Self
- The Fuzz as Dawn Lockwood
2016
- Shooter as Katherine Mayfield
- Just Add Magic as Grandma
- Red Christmas as Diane
- All Hallow's Eve as Haidy Hallow
- Charlie's Gift
2015
- The Whispers as Willie Starling (Grammy)
- Love & Mercy as Rosemary (uncredited)
- Zombie Killers: Elephant's Graveyard as Sharon Sommers
- Flowers in December as Hannah
- The Abundance Factor as Herself
- Horror Icon: Inside Michael's Mask with Tony Moran as Self
2014
- You're the Worst as Gail
- Ejecta as Ashley Winnington-Ball (uncredited)
- 2 Bedroom 1 Bath as Rose
- Haunting of Cellblock 11 as Ms. Simon
- Snow Moon: Cinderella Chronicles Saga as Gram Pearl
2013
- Grand Piano as Marjorie Green
- The Lords of Salem as Sonny
- RoboCroc as Dr. Riley
- Hansel & Gretel as Lilith
- Bonnie & Clyde: Justified as Emma
- My Stepbrother Is a Vampire!?! as Tabitha the Cat (voice)
- As High as the Sky as Aunt Deborah (voice)
2012
- Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen as (archive footage)
- I Heart Monster Movies as Self
- Collision Course as Polly
- The Boarder as Elizabeth
- The 'E.T.' Journals as Self
- Margarine Wars as Madge Havershank
- Sebastian as Barbara Sample
- Fuzz Track City as Dawn Lockwood
- Aliens from Uranus as Olga
2011
- Grimm as Alice
- Switched at Birth as Lorena McGowen
- Stay Cool as Mrs. McCarthy
- Bad Actress as Dee Wallace
- Exit Humanity as Eve
- Pound of Flesh as Dean Jean Clark
- Sam Steele and the Crystal Chalice as Ms. Jenkins
- Walk a Mile in My Pradas as Mary
- The Junior Spy Agency as Ms. Jenkins
2010
- Law & Order: LA as Ellen Powell
- Extraordinary Measures as Sal
- Raven as LuAnne
- Bedrooms as Marnie
- Soupernatural as Mrs. Conners
- The Guardian as Mom
- Between Heaven and Hell as Dr. Isabel Greenlee
2009
- Warehouse 13 as Mrs. Garner
- Celebrity Ghost Stories as Self
- The House of the Devil as Landlady
- The Haunted World of El Superbeasto as Trixie (voice)
- Babysitters Beware as Ms. Greene
- The Mother of Invention as Nancy Dooly
- Dark Fields as Jean Applebe
- Happy in the Valley as Gloria
- Stem Cell as The Healer
2008
- Matchmaker Mary as Aunt Karen
- Michael Lives: The Making of Halloween as Self
- Little Red Devil as Mother
2007
- Saving Grace as Janice Shapiro
- Halloween as Cynthia Strode
- Curse of the Weeping Woman: J-ok'el as Helen Moret
- Bone Dry as Joanne
- The Return of the Living Dead: The Decade of Darkness as Self
- The Blue Rose as Mrs. Garrison
- Dog Days: The Making of 'Cujo' as Self
2006
- American Blend as Jayme
- Sons & Daughters as Colleen Halbert
- Voodoo Moon as Mary-Ann
- The Plague as Nora
- Abominable as Ethel Hoss
- Expiration Date as Lucille
- The Lost as Barbara Hanlon
- Witch's Dungeon: 40 Years of Chills as Self
- Kalamazoo? as Susan
- The Eden Formula as Rhonda
2005
- Grey's Anatomy as Joan Waring
- Supernatural as Mildred Baker
- Criminal Minds as Dr. Jan Mohikian
- Bones as Special Agent Callie Warner
- The Office as Ellen Bernard
- Ghost Whisperer as Claire Taylor
- My Name Is Earl as Governor Katherine Hazelwood
- Close to Home as Joan Monroe
- Headspace as Dr. Denise Bell
- Boo as Nurse Russell
- Scar as Isabella
- The Loch Ness Monster as Elizabeth Horner
2004
- The Perfect Husband: The Laci Peterson Story as Sharon Rocha
- Illusion Infinity as Patricia (as Dee Wallace Stone)
- Dead End Road as Mrs. Makepiece
- Welcome to Werewolfland
2003
- NCIS as Claire Hall
- Cold Case as Charlotte Jones
- Looking Back at 'The Hills Have Eyes' as Self
- Unleashing the Beast: Making ‘The Howling’
2002
- Without a Trace as Lara Duncan
- She Spies as Daphne
- Sex and the Teenage Mind as Francine Heitmeyer
- She's No Angel as Maureen Shawnessy
- E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial 20th Anniversary Special as Self
- Fish Don't Blink as Dr. Roswell
2001
- Crossing Jordan as Lorraine Heeley
- The Division as Paula Meeks
- The Agency as Doris, Quinn's Sister
- Killer Instinct as Sarah Fairchild
- A Month of Sundays as Sarah McCabe
- Out of the Black as Penny Hart
1999
- To Love, Honor, & Betray as Julia Brennan (as Dee Wallace Stone)
- Invisible Mom II as Laura Griffin (as Dee Wallace-Stone)
- Pirates of the Plain as Glenna (as Dee Wallace-Stone)
- Mutual Needs as Patricia
1998
- Felicity as Allison Covington
- The Making of 'The Frighteners' as Self
- The Christmas Path as Jenny
- Bad As I Wanna Be: The Dennis Rodman Story as Rodman's stepmother
1997
- Ally McBeal as Gail Clarkson
- Nevada as Ruby (as Dee Wallace Stone)
- Black Circle Boys as Barbara Sullivan
- The Perfect Mother as Gina Mitrou
- Skeletons as Heather Crane
- Love's Deadly Triangle: The Texas Cadet Murder as Linda Jones
1996
- Nash Bridges as Susan Martin
- The Frighteners as Patricia Bradley
- Subliminal Seduction as Sissy Bonner
- Invisible Mom as Laura Griffin
- The Making of 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial' as Self
1995
- JAG as Adele DeLong
- Best of the Best 3: No Turning Back as Georgia
- High Sierra Search and Rescue
- Temptress as Allison Mackie
- Here Come the Munsters as Mrs. Walker
- My Family Treasure as Alex Danieloff
- Cops n Roberts
- Brothers' Destiny as Lucille Bastian
- The Phoenix and the Magic Carpet as Mother
- The Skateboard Kid II as Lois Curtis
1994
- Touched by an Angel as Sandra Browner
- Vanishing Son as Megan
- Rebel Highway as Mrs. Gordon
- Discretion Assured as Kitten
- Moment of Truth: Cradle of Conspiracy as Suzanne Guthrie (as Dee Wallace-Stone)
- Vanishing Son IV as Megan
- Runaway Daughters as Mrs. Gordon
- Witness to the Execution as Emily Dawson (as Dee Wallace-Stone)
- Huck and the King of Hearts as Darlene
- Search and Rescue as Morgan
1993
- Prophet of Evil: The Ervil LeBaron Story as Jackie Fields (as Dee Wallace-Stone)
- Lightning in a Bottle as Jean Markley
- Alone in the Dark as Linda Grant (as Dee Wallace Stone)
1992
- Rescue Me as Sarah Sweeney
1991
- Critters 3 as Mom (archive footage)
- Rock-A-Doodle as Dory (voice)
- P.S. I Luv U
- Alligator 2: The Mutation as Christine Hodges
- Popcorn as Suzanne
- The Horror Hall of Fame II as Self - Presenter (as Dee Wallace Stone)
1990
- I'm Dangerous Tonight as Wanda
1989
- The New Lassie as Dee McCullough
1988
- Addicted to His Love as Betty Ann Brennan
- Stranger on My Land as Annie Whitman
1987
- Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood as Self
- Legend of the White Horse as Alta (as Dee Wallace-Stone)
- The Christmas Visitor as Elizabeth O'Day
1986
- L.A. Law as Elaine Weston
- Critters as Helen Brown
- Together We Stand as Lori Randall
- Club Life as Tilly Francesca
- Sin of Innocence as Vicki McGary
- Shadow Play as Morgan Hanna
1985
- The Twilight Zone as (segment "Wish Bank")
- Secret Admirer as Connie Ryan
- Hostage Flight as Laura Kenrick
- Suburban Beat as Joanna
1984
- Murder, She Wrote as Mildred Terhune
- Finder of Lost Loves as Gail Aames
- The Sky's No Limit as Dr. Maureen Harris
- The Shepherd
1983
- Cujo as Donna Trenton
- Happy as Marilyn
- Wait Till Your Mother Gets Home as Pat Peters
- I Take These Men as Elaine Zakarian
1982
- Hotel
- E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial as Mary
- Jimmy the Kid as May
- Skeezer as Lucille
1981
- Simon & Simon
- The Howling as Karen White
- A Whale for the Killing as Janet Landon
- The Five of Me as Ann
- Child Bride of Short Creek as Mary Jacobs
1980
- Skag
- The Secret War of Jackie's Girls as Maxine
1979
- Hart to Hart as Connie
- Trapper John, M.D.
- Mrs. Columbo
- 10 as Mary Lewis
- Young Love, First Love as Leslie
1978
- Taxi as Joyce
1977
- Lou Grant as Patti Oxley
- Man from Atlantis as Hot Dog Stand Owner (as Dee Wallace-Stone)
- CHiPs
- The Hills Have Eyes as Lynne Wood
- The San Pedro Beach Bums
- All the King's Horses as Sandy Benson
1975
- Starsky & Hutch
- Ellery Queen
- The Stepford Wives as Nettie the Maid