Dee Wallace
December 14, 1948 (76 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.
Known For
Credits
- 2025 · Roswell Delirium as Betty
- 2024 · The Forest Hills as Angela
- 2023 · Incubus: New Beginnings as Zura Valentine
- 2022 · Time Pirates as The Crone
- 2022 · Killer Design as Elana
- 2020 · The Gift of Christmas as Ellen Rodgers
- 2019 · Christmas in Louisiana as Doris
- 2019 · Renovation of the Heart as Diane Dover
- 2018 · They Bite!: The Making of Critters as Self
- 2018 · Jingle Belle as Shelby
- 2018 · Every Other Holiday as Mimi
- 2017 · Ayla as Susan
- 2017 · The Fuzz as Dawn Lockwood
- 2016 · All Hallow's Eve as Haidy Hallow
- 2016 · Red Christmas as Diane
- 2015 · Zombie Killers: Elephant's Graveyard as Sharon Sommers
- 2012 · The 'E.T.' Journals as Self
- 2012 · The Boarder as Elizabeth
- 2011 · Pound of Flesh as Dean Jean Clark
- 2011 · Bad Actress as Dee Wallace
- 2010 · Bedrooms as Marnie
- 2009 · The Mother of Invention as Nancy Dooly
- 2009 · Stem Cell as The Healer
- 2008 · Michael Lives: The Making of Halloween as Self
- 2007 · Dog Days: The Making of 'Cujo' as Self
- 2007 · Bone Dry as Joanne
- 2007 · Curse of the Weeping Woman: J-ok'el as Helen Moret
- 2005 · Headspace as Dr. Denise Bell
- 2005 · Scar as Isabella
- 2004 · Dead End Road as Mrs. Makepiece
- 2004 · Welcome to Werewolfland as
- 2003 · Looking Back at 'The Hills Have Eyes' as Self
- 2001 · A Month of Sundays as Sarah McCabe (as Dee Wallace Stone)
- 2001 · Out of the Black as Penny Hart
- 1999 · Pirates of the Plain as Glenna (as Dee Wallace-Stone)
- 1998 · The Making of 'The Frighteners' as Herself
- 1998 · Bad As I Wanna Be: The Dennis Rodman Story as Rodman's stepmother
- 1998 · The Christmas Path as Jenny
- 1997 · Skeletons as Heather Crane
- 1997 · Nevada as Ruby (as Dee Wallace Stone)
- 1997 · Mutual Needs as Patricia
- 1997 · Love's Deadly Triangle: The Texas Cadet Murder as Linda Jones
- 1996 · The Making of 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial' as Self
- 1996 · Invisible Mom as Laura Griffin
- 1996 · Subliminal Seduction as Sissy Bonner
- 1995 · Temptress as Allison Mackie
- 1995 · The Skateboard Kid II as Lois Curtis
- 1994 · Discretion Assured as
- 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 · Lightning in a Bottle as Jean Markley
- 1988 · Addicted to His Love as Betty Ann Brennan
- 1987 · Legend of the White Horse as Alta (as Dee Wallace-Stone)
- 1986 · Shadow Play as Morgan Hanna
- 1986 · Sin of Innocence as Vicki McGary
- 1986 · Club Life as Tilly Francesca
- 1983 · Happy as Marilyn
- 1983 · I Take These Men as Elaine Zakarian
- 1982 · Skeezer as Lucille
- 1981 · The Five of Me as Ann
- Future · Campfire as Mrs. Hallowell
- 1982 · Jimmy the Kid as May
- Future · The Pitchfork Retreat as Helen
- Future · Curse of Vandor as Ethel Gordon
- 2023 · House of Dolls as Celine Charles
- 2023 · Butch Cassidy and the Wild Bunch as Alice Cassidy
- 2021 · Every Time a Bell Rings as Donna
- 2020 · Rondo and Bob as Self
- 2020 · Stay Home as Herself
- 2020 · Day 14 as
- 2019 · To Hell and Back: The Making of 3 From Hell as Self
- 2018 · After Emma as
- 2017 · This Old Machine as Irene
- 2017 · Horror Movie: A Low Budget Nightmare as Self
- 2015 · The Abundance Factor as Herself
- 2014 · Haunting of Cellblock 11 as Ms. Simon
- 2013 · My Stepbrother Is a Vampire!?! as Tabitha the Cat (voice)
- 2012 · I Heart Monster Movies as Herself
- 2012 · Fuzz Track City as Dawn Lockwood
- 2011 · Sam Steele and the Crystal Chalice as Ms. Jenkins
- 2010 · Raven as LuAnne
- 2010 · Soupernatural as Mrs. Conners
- 2009 · Happy in the Valley as Gloria
- 2008 · Matchmaker Mary as Aunt Karen
- 2006 · The Eden Formula as Rhonda
- 1999 · Invisible Mom II as Laura Griffin (as Dee Wallace-Stone)
- Future · The Boy from Below as Sybil
- 2010 · The Guardian as Mom
- 2009 · Dark Fields as Jean Applebe
- 2008 · Little Red Devil as Mother
- 2006 · Voodoo Moon as Mary-Ann
- 2004 · Illusion Infinity as Patricia (as Dee Wallace Stone)
- 2002 · Fish Don't Blink as Dr. Roswell
- 1999 · To Love, Honor, & Betray as Julia Brennan (as Dee Wallace Stone)
- 1995 · The Phoenix and the Magic Carpet as Mother
- 1995 · Cops n Roberts as
- 1994 · Search and Rescue as Morgan
- Future · Unhallowed as Rita Harrison
- Future · If It Bleeds as Kelly
- Future · 25 Miles to Normal as Deborah
- Future · Bits as Fallen One
- 2025 · The Lies We Bury as Lynn Wright
- 2024 · Stream as Linda Spring
- 2024 · Last Night on Earth as Carla
- 2024 · The Legend of Catclaws Mountain as Maggie Porter
- 2023 · Love By Design as Diane Yeardly
- 2023 · The Little Mermaid as Sea Witch Revina (voice)
- 2023 · Fatal Attraction as Emma Rauch
- 2023 · Lena's Dance as Lena Swain
- 2023 · Paul T. Goldman as Terri Jay
- 2022 · In Search of Darkness: Part III as Self
- 2022 · 1982: Greatest Geek Year Ever! as Self
- 2022 · Nix as Donna
- 2022 · The Munsters as Good Morning Transylvania Host
- 2022 · Jeepers Creepers: Reborn as Marie
- 2022 · Making I'm Dangerous Tonight as Herself
- 2022 · In Search of Tomorrow as Self - Interviewee
- 2021 · Courageous Warriors Beauty from the Ashes as Narrator
- 2021 · 13 Fanboy as Dee Wallace
- 2021 · The Nest as Marissa
- 2020 · Critters Attack! as Dee
- 2020 · Await the Dawn as Annie
- 2020 · Six feet of separation as Self
- 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
- 2019 · Sunrise in Heaven as Marion
- 2018 · The Wrong Teacher as Dr. Smith
- 2018 · Beyond The Sky as Lucille
- 2018 · Ouija House as Katherine Fields
- 2018 · Death House as Dr. Eileen Fletcher
- 2018 · 9-1-1 as Margaret Buckley
- 2016 · Charlie's Gift as
- 2016 · Shooter as Katherine Mayfield
- 2016 · Just Add Magic as Grandma
- 2015 · Flowers in December as Hannah
- 2015 · The Whispers as Willie Starling (Grammy)
- 2014 · Ejecta as Ashley Winnington-Ball (uncredited)
- 2014 · You're the Worst as Gail
- 2014 · 2 Bedroom 1 Bath as Rose
- 2014 · Snow Moon: Cinderella Chronicles Saga as Gram Pearl
- 2013 · Bonnie & Clyde: Justified as Emma
- 2013 · Grand Piano as Marjorie Green
- 2013 · RoboCroc as Dr. Riley
- 2013 · The Lords of Salem as Sonny
- 2013 · As High as the Sky as Aunt Deborah (voice)
- 2013 · Hansel & Gretel as Lilith
- 2012 · Aliens from Uranus as Olga
- 2012 · Sebastian as Barbara Sample
- 2012 · Collision Course as Polly
- 2012 · Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen as (archive footage)
- 2012 · Margarine Wars as Madge Havershank
- 2011 · Grimm as Alice
- 2011 · Exit Humanity as Eve
- 2011 · Switched at Birth as Lorena McGowen
- 2010 · Between Heaven and Hell as Dr. Isabel Greenlee
- 2010 · Law & Order: LA as Ellen Powell
- 2010 · Extraordinary Measures as Sal
- 2009 · Babysitters Beware as Ms. Greene
- 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 · Stay Cool as Mrs. McCarthy
- 2007 · The Blue Rose as Mrs. Garrison
- 2007 · Halloween as Cynthia Strode
- 2007 · Saving Grace as
- 2007 · The Return of the Living Dead: The Decade of Darkness as Self
- 2006 · The Plague as Nora
- 2006 · Abominable as Ethel Hoss
- 2006 · Kalamazoo? as Susan
- 2006 · The Lost as Barbara Hanlon
- 2006 · Sons & Daughters as Colleen Halbert
- 2006 · Expiration Date as Lucille
- 2006 · Witch's Dungeon: 40 Years of Chills as Self
- 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
- 2005 · Supernatural as Mildred Baker
- 2005 · Bones as Special Agent Callie Warner
- 2005 · Boo as Nurse Russell
- 2005 · The Loch Ness Monster as Elizabeth Horner
- 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
- 2003 · Unleashing the Beast: Making ‘The Howling’ as
- 2002 · Without a Trace as Lara Duncan
- 2002 · She Spies as Daphne
- 2002 · E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial 20th Anniversary Special as Self
- 2002 · She's No Angel as Maureen Shawnessy
- 2002 · Sex and the Teenage Mind as Francine Heitmeyer
- 2001 · Crossing Jordan as Lorraine Heeley
- 2001 · Killer Instinct as Sarah Fairchild
- 2001 · The Division as Paula Meeks
- 1998 · Felicity as Allison Covington
- 1997 · Ally McBeal as Gail Clarkson
- 1997 · Black Circle Boys as Barbara Sullivan
- 1996 · The Frighteners as Patricia Bradley
- 1995 · JAG as Adele DeLong
- 1995 · High Sierra Search and Rescue as
- 1995 · My Family Treasure as Alex Danieloff
- 1995 · Best of the Best 3: No Turning Back as Georgia
- 1995 · Here Come the Munsters as Mrs. Walker
- 1995 · Brothers' Destiny as Lucille Bastian
- 1994 · Vanishing Son IV as Megan
- 1994 · Touched by an Angel as Sandra Browner
- 1994 · Runaway Daughters as Mrs. Gordon
- 1994 · Vanishing Son as Megan
- 1993 · Prophet of Evil: The Ervil LeBaron Story as Jackie Fields (as Dee Wallace-Stone)
- 1993 · Alone in the Dark as Linda Grant (as Dee Wallace Stone)
- 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 · Alligator 2: The Mutation as Christine Hodges
- 1991 · 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
- 1987 · Bushfire Moon as Elizabeth O'Day
- 1987 · Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood as Self
- 1986 · Together We Stand as
- 1986 · L.A. Law as Elaine Weston
- 1986 · Critters as Helen Brown
- 1985 · Hostage Flight as Laura Kenrick
- 1985 · The Twilight Zone as (segment "Wish Bank")
- 1985 · Suburban Beat as Joanna
- 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
- Future · Water Rites as Caroline
- 1984 · The Sky's No Limit as Dr. Maureen Harris
- 1984 · The Shepherd as
- 1983 · Cujo as Donna Trenton
- 1983 · Wait Till Your Mother Gets Home as Pat Peters
- 1982 · Hotel as
- 1982 · E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial as Mary
- 1981 · Child Bride of Short Creek as Mary Jacobs
- 1981 · Simon & Simon as
- 1981 · A Whale for the Killing as Janet Landon
- 1981 · The Howling as Karen White
- 1980 · The Secret War of Jackie's Girls as Maxine
- 1980 · Skag as
- 1979 · Young Love, First Love as Leslie
- 1979 · 10 as Mary Lewis
- 1979 · Trapper John, M.D. as
- 1979 · Hart to Hart as
- 1979 · Mrs. Columbo as
- 1978 · Taxi as Joyce
- 1977 · Man from Atlantis as Hot Dog Stand Owner (as Dee Wallace-Stone)
- 1977 · The San Pedro Beach Bums as
- 1977 · CHiPs as
- 1977 · The Hills Have Eyes as Lynne Wood
- 1977 · All the King's Horses as Sandy Benson
- 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
- Future · American Blend as