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
- Ted Bunny as Catherine
- Southern Scares as Myra
- Water Rites as Caroline
- Godmother as Mrs. Martinson
- 25 Miles to Normal as Deborah
- Models vs. Werewolves
2025
- Butch Cassidy and the Wild Bunch as Alice Cassidy
- The Boy from Below as Sybil
- The Pitchfork Retreat as Helen
- Roswell Delirium as Betty
- The Lies We Bury as Lynn Wright
- If It Bleeds as Kelly
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
- Love by Design as Diane Yeardly
- The Little Mermaid as Sea Witch Revina (voice)
- House of Dolls as Celine Charles
- 90 Hari Sebelum Cinta Pergi
- Lena's Dance as Lena Swain
- Incubus: New Beginnings as Zura Valentine
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
- Killer Design as Elana
- Making I'm Dangerous Tonight as Herself
- In Search of Darkness: Part III as Self
2021
- Every Time a Bell Rings as Donna
- The Nest as Marissa
- 13 Fanboy as Dee Wallace
- Courageous Warriors Beauty from the Ashes as Narrator
2020
- Critters Attack! as Dee
- Six feet of separation as Self
- Await the Dawn as Annie
- The Gift of Christmas as Ellen Rodgers
- Rondo and Bob as Self
- Stay Home as Herself
- Day 14
2019
- The Very Very Best of the 70s as Self - Commentator
- 3 from Hell as Greta
- Sunrise in Heaven as Marion
- To Hell and Back: The Making of 3 From Hell as Self
- Dolls as Margaret
- The Wrong Mommy as Carol
- Renovation of the Heart as Diane Dover
- Christmas in Louisiana as Doris
2018
- 9-1-1 as Margaret Buckley
- Beyond the Sky as Lucille
- Ouija House as Katherine Fields
- The Wrong Teacher as Dr. Smith
- Jingle Belle as Shelby
- Every Other Holiday as Mimi
- Death House as Dr. Eileen Fletcher
- They Bite!: The Making of Critters as Self
- Closure as The Superior
- After Emma
2017
- This Old Machine as Irene
- Midnight Madness: The Making of "Popcorn" as Self
- Ayla as Susan
- Horror Movie: A Low Budget Nightmare as Self
- The Fuzz as Dawn Lockwood
2016
- Shooter as Katherine Mayfield
- Just Add Magic as Grandma
- All Hallow's Eve as Haidy Hallow
- Red Christmas as Diane
- Charlie's Gift
2015
- The Whispers as Willie Starling (Grammy)
- Love & Mercy as Rosemary (uncredited)
- Horror Icon: Inside Michael's Mask with Tony Moran as Self
- Zombie Killers: Elephant's Graveyard as Sharon Sommers
- Flowers in December as Hannah
- The Abundance Factor as Herself
2014
- You're the Worst as Gail
- 2 Bedroom 1 Bath as Rose
- Ejecta as Ashley Winnington-Ball (uncredited)
- 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
- Hansel & Gretel as Lilith
- Bonnie & Clyde: Justified as Emma
- My Stepbrother Is a Vampire!?! as Tabitha the Cat (voice)
- RoboCroc as Dr. Riley
- As High as the Sky as Aunt Deborah (voice)
2012
- Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen as (archive footage)
- The Boarder as Elizabeth
- The 'E.T.' Journals as Self
- Collision Course as Polly
- I Heart Monster Movies as Self
- Sebastian as Barbara Sample
- Margarine Wars as Madge Havershank
- 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
- Sam Steele and the Crystal Chalice as Ms. Jenkins
- Walk a Mile in My Pradas as Mary
- The Junior Spy Agency as Ms. Jenkins
- Pound of Flesh as Dean Jean Clark
2010
- Law & Order: LA as Ellen Powell
- Extraordinary Measures as Sal
- Raven as LuAnne
- Bedrooms as Marnie
- Between Heaven and Hell as Dr. Isabel Greenlee
- Soupernatural as Mrs. Conners
- The Guardian as Mom
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)
- The Mother of Invention as Nancy Dooly
- Happy in the Valley as Gloria
- Babysitters Beware as Ms. Greene
- Dark Fields as Jean Applebe
- 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
- The Return of the Living Dead: The Decade of Darkness as Self
- Dog Days: The Making of 'Cujo' as Self
- The Blue Rose as Mrs. Garrison
- Curse of the Weeping Woman: J-ok'el as Helen Moret
- Bone Dry as Joanne
2006
- Sons & Daughters as Colleen Halbert
- American Blend as Jayme
- The Plague as Nora
- Voodoo Moon as Mary-Ann
- Abominable as Ethel Hoss
- Witch's Dungeon: 40 Years of Chills as Self
- The Lost as Barbara Hanlon
- The Eden Formula as Rhonda
- Expiration Date as Lucille
- Kalamazoo? as Susan
2005
- The Office as Ellen Bernard
- Grey's Anatomy as Joan Waring
- Supernatural as Mildred Baker
- Criminal Minds as Dr. Jan Mohikian
- Bones as Special Agent Callie Warner
- Ghost Whisperer as Claire Taylor
- My Name Is Earl as Governor Katherine Hazelwood
- Close to Home as Joan Monroe
- Headspace as Dr. Denise Bell
- Scar as Isabella
- Boo as Nurse Russell
- 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)
- Welcome to Werewolfland
- Dead End Road as Mrs. Makepiece
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)
- Pirates of the Plain as Glenna (as Dee Wallace-Stone)
- Invisible Mom II as Laura Griffin (as Dee Wallace-Stone)
- Mutual Needs as Patricia
1998
- Felicity as Allison Covington
- Bad As I Wanna Be: The Dennis Rodman Story as Rodman's stepmother
- The Making of 'The Frighteners' as Self
- The Christmas Path as Jenny
1997
- Ally McBeal as Gail Clarkson
- Nevada as Ruby (as Dee Wallace Stone)
- Love's Deadly Triangle: The Texas Cadet Murder as Linda Jones
- Skeletons as Heather Crane
- The Perfect Mother as Gina Mitrou
- Black Circle Boys as Barbara Sullivan
1996
- Nash Bridges as Susan Martin
- The Frighteners as Patricia Bradley
- The Making of 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial' as Self
- Subliminal Seduction as Sissy Bonner
- Invisible Mom as Laura Griffin
1995
- JAG as Adele DeLong
- Best of the Best 3: No Turning Back as Georgia
- Here Come the Munsters as Mrs. Walker
- The Skateboard Kid II as Lois Curtis
- Cops n Roberts
- The Phoenix and the Magic Carpet as Mother
- Temptress as Allison Mackie
- Brothers' Destiny as Lucille Bastian
- My Family Treasure as Alex Danieloff
- High Sierra Search and Rescue
1994
- Touched by an Angel as Sandra Browner
- Rebel Highway as Mrs. Gordon
- Vanishing Son as Megan
- Huck and the King of Hearts as Darlene
- Moment of Truth: Cradle of Conspiracy as Suzanne Guthrie (as Dee Wallace-Stone)
- Witness to the Execution as Emily Dawson (as Dee Wallace-Stone)
- Discretion Assured as Kitten
- Runaway Daughters as Mrs. Gordon
- Vanishing Son IV as Megan
- Search and Rescue as Morgan
1993
- Prophet of Evil: The Ervil LeBaron Story as Jackie Fields (as Dee Wallace-Stone)
- Rescue Me as Sarah Sweeney
- Lightning in a Bottle as Jean Markley
- Alone in the Dark as Linda Grant (as Dee Wallace Stone)
1991
- P.S. I Luv U
- Critters 3 as Mom (archive footage)
- Rock-A-Doodle as Dory (voice)
- Alligator 2: The Mutation as Christine Hodges
- The Horror Hall of Fame II as Self - Presenter (as Dee Wallace Stone)
- Popcorn as Suzanne
1990
- I'm Dangerous Tonight as Wanda
1989
- The New Lassie as Dee McCullough
1988
- Stranger on My Land as Annie Whitman
- Addicted to His Love as Betty Ann Brennan
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
- I Take These Men as Elaine Zakarian
- Wait Till Your Mother Gets Home as Pat Peters
- Happy as Marilyn
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
- The Five of Me as Ann
- A Whale for the Killing as Janet Landon
- 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
- CHiPs
- Man from Atlantis as Hot Dog Stand Owner (as Dee Wallace-Stone)
- The San Pedro Beach Bums
- The Hills Have Eyes as Lynne Wood
- All the King's Horses as Sandy Benson
1975
- Starsky & Hutch
- Ellery Queen
- The Stepford Wives as Nettie the Maid