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 · The Lies We Bury as Lynn Wright
- 2025 · Roswell Delirium as Betty
- 2024 · The Forest Hills as Angela
- 2024 · Stream as Linda Spring
- 2024 · Last Night on Earth as Carla
- 2024 · The Legend of Catclaws Mountain as Maggie Porter
- 2023 · House of Dolls as Celine Charles
- 2023 · Love By Design as Diane Yeardly
- 2023 · The Little Mermaid as Sea Witch Revina (voice)
- 2023 · Fatal Attraction as Emma Rauch
- 2023 · Butch Cassidy and the Wild Bunch as Alice Cassidy
- 2022 · Killer Design as Elana
- 2021 · Every Time a Bell Rings as Donna
- 2020 · The Gift of Christmas as Ellen Rodgers
- 2020 · Day 14 as
- 2019 · Christmas in Louisiana as Doris
- 2019 · To Hell and Back: The Making of 3 From Hell as Self
- 2019 · Renovation of the Heart as Diane Dover
- 2018 · They Bite!: The Making of Critters as Self
- 2018 · Every Other Holiday as Mimi
- 2017 · This Old Machine as Irene
- 2016 · All Hallow's Eve as Haidy Hallow
- 2016 · Red Christmas as Diane
- 2014 · Ejecta as Ashley Winnington-Ball (uncredited)
- 2014 · Haunting of Cellblock 11 as Ms. Simon
- 2014 · 2 Bedroom 1 Bath as Rose
- 2013 · My Stepbrother Is a Vampire!?! as Tabitha the Cat (voice)
- 2013 · As High as the Sky as Aunt Deborah (voice)
- 2012 · I Heart Monster Movies as Herself
- 2012 · The 'E.T.' Journals as Self
- 2011 · Sam Steele and the Crystal Chalice as Ms. Jenkins
- 2011 · Pound of Flesh as Dean Jean Clark
- 2011 · Bad Actress as Dee Wallace
- 2010 · Raven as LuAnne
- 2010 · Bedrooms as Marnie
- 2009 · Babysitters Beware as Ms. Greene
- 2009 · The Mother of Invention as Nancy Dooly
- 2008 · Michael Lives: The Making of Halloween as Self
- 2008 · Little Red Devil as Mother
- 2007 · Bone Dry as Joanne
- 2006 · The Eden Formula as Rhonda
- 2006 · Kalamazoo? as Susan
- 2006 · Witch's Dungeon: 40 Years of Chills as Self
- 2005 · Scar as Isabella
- 2003 · Looking Back at 'The Hills Have Eyes' as Self
- 2002 · Fish Don't Blink as Dr. Roswell
- 2002 · E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial 20th Anniversary Special as Self
- 2001 · Out of the Black as Penny Hart
- 1998 · The Making of 'The Frighteners' as Herself
- 1997 · Nevada as Ruby (as Dee Wallace Stone)
- 1997 · Mutual Needs as Patricia
- 1997 · Black Circle Boys as Barbara Sullivan
- 1996 · The Making of 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial' as Self
- 1995 · Temptress as Allison Mackie
- 1994 · Vanishing Son IV as Megan
- 1994 · Runaway Daughters as Mrs. Gordon
- 1994 · Moment of Truth: Cradle of Conspiracy as Suzanne Guthrie (as Dee Wallace-Stone)
- 1994 · Search and Rescue as Morgan
- 1994 · Witness to the Execution as Emily Dawson (as Dee Wallace-Stone)
- 1993 · Prophet of Evil: The Ervil LeBaron Story as Jackie Fields (as Dee Wallace-Stone)
- 1993 · Lightning in a Bottle as Jean Markley
- 1986 · Sin of Innocence as Vicki McGary
- 1986 · Club Life as Tilly Francesca
- 1983 · Happy as Marilyn
- 1981 · Child Bride of Short Creek as Mary Jacobs
- 1981 · The Five of Me as Ann
- 1980 · The Secret War of Jackie's Girls as Maxine
- Future · Bits as Fallen One
- 1995 · Brothers' Destiny as Lucille Bastian
- 1994 · Discretion Assured as
- 1988 · Addicted to His Love as Betty Ann Brennan
- 1983 · Wait Till Your Mother Gets Home as Pat Peters
- 1983 · I Take These Men as Elaine Zakarian
- 1979 · Young Love, First Love as Leslie
- Future · Campfire as Mrs. Hallowell
- 2023 · Incubus: New Beginnings as Zura Valentine
- 2020 · Rondo and Bob as Self
- 2020 · Stay Home as Herself
- 2017 · Horror Movie: A Low Budget Nightmare as Self
- 2016 · Charlie's Gift as
- 2015 · Zombie Killers: Elephant's Graveyard as Sharon Sommers
- 2014 · Snow Moon: Cinderella Chronicles Saga as Gram Pearl
- 2010 · The Guardian as Mom
- 2010 · Soupernatural as Mrs. Conners
- 2009 · Happy in the Valley as Gloria
- 2008 · Matchmaker Mary as Aunt Karen
- 2007 · The Blue Rose as Mrs. Garrison
- 2007 · The Return of the Living Dead: The Decade of Darkness as Self
- 2006 · Voodoo Moon as Mary-Ann
- 2006 · Expiration Date as Lucille
- 2004 · Dead End Road as Mrs. Makepiece
- 2004 · Illusion Infinity as Patricia (as Dee Wallace Stone)
- 2003 · Unleashing the Beast: Making ‘The Howling’ as
- 2001 · A Month of Sundays as Sarah McCabe (as Dee Wallace Stone)
- 1999 · Pirates of the Plain as Glenna (as Dee Wallace-Stone)
- 1999 · Invisible Mom II as Laura Griffin (as Dee Wallace-Stone)
- 1996 · Invisible Mom as Laura Griffin
- 1995 · The Phoenix and the Magic Carpet as Mother
- 1994 · Huck and the King of Hearts as Darlene
- 1986 · Shadow Play as Morgan Hanna
- 1982 · Jimmy the Kid as May
- Future · The Pitchfork Retreat as Helen
- 1985 · Hostage Flight as Laura Kenrick
- 1982 · Skeezer as Lucille
- Future · 25 Miles to Normal as Deborah
- 1984 · The Sky's No Limit as Dr. Maureen Harris
- Future · If It Bleeds as Kelly
- Future · Curse of Vandor as Ethel Gordon
- 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 · Time Pirates as The Crone
- 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 · After Emma as
- 2018 · Jingle Belle as Shelby
- 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
- 2017 · Ayla as Susan
- 2017 · The Fuzz as Dawn Lockwood
- 2016 · Shooter as Katherine Mayfield
- 2016 · Just Add Magic as Grandma
- 2015 · The Abundance Factor as Herself
- 2015 · Flowers in December as Hannah
- 2015 · The Whispers as Willie Starling (Grammy)
- 2014 · You're the Worst as Gail
- 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 · Hansel & Gretel as Lilith
- 2012 · Aliens from Uranus as Olga
- 2012 · The Boarder as Elizabeth
- 2012 · Sebastian as Barbara Sample
- 2012 · Fuzz Track City as Dawn Lockwood
- 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 · The House of the Devil as Landlady
- 2009 · Dark Fields as Jean Applebe
- 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
- 2009 · Stem Cell as The Healer
- 2007 · Dog Days: The Making of 'Cujo' as Self
- 2007 · Halloween as Cynthia Strode
- 2007 · Saving Grace as
- 2007 · Curse of the Weeping Woman: J-ok'el as Helen Moret
- 2006 · The Plague as Nora
- 2006 · Abominable as Ethel Hoss
- 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
- 2005 · Headspace as Dr. Denise Bell
- 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 · Welcome to Werewolfland as
- 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
- 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
- 1999 · To Love, Honor, & Betray as Julia Brennan (as Dee Wallace Stone)
- 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 · Love's Deadly Triangle: The Texas Cadet Murder as Linda Jones
- 1996 · The Frighteners as Patricia Bradley
- 1996 · Subliminal Seduction as Sissy Bonner
- 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 · The Skateboard Kid II as Lois Curtis
- 1995 · Cops n Roberts as
- 1994 · Touched by an Angel as Sandra Browner
- 1994 · Vanishing Son as Megan
- 1987 · Bushfire Moon as Elizabeth O'Day
- 1987 · Legend of the White Horse as Alta (as Dee Wallace-Stone)
- Future · The Boy from Below as Sybil
- 1985 · Suburban Beat as Joanna
- Future · American Blend as
- 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 · Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood as Self
- 1986 · Together We Stand as
- 1986 · L.A. Law as Elaine Weston
- 1986 · Critters as Helen Brown
- 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
- 1984 · The Shepherd as
- 1983 · Cujo as Donna Trenton
- 1982 · Hotel as
- 1982 · E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial as Mary
- 1981 · Simon & Simon as
- 1981 · A Whale for the Killing as Janet Landon
- 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
- 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 · Unhallowed as Rita Harrison
- Future · Howl: Inside the Forest Hills as Self