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
- 2022 · Jeepers Creepers: Reborn as Marie
- 2020 · Critters Attack! as Dee
- 2019 · Sunrise in Heaven as Marion
- 2018 · The Wrong Teacher as Dr. Smith
- 2018 · 9-1-1 as Margaret Buckley
- 2016 · Shooter as Katherine Mayfield
- 2016 · Red Christmas as Diane
- 2016 · Just Add Magic as Grandma
- 2014 · You're the Worst as Gail
- 2013 · The Lords of Salem as Sonny
- 2011 · Grimm as Alice
- 2011 · Switched at Birth as Lorena McGowen
- 2010 · Law & Order: LA as Ellen Powell
- 2009 · Celebrity Ghost Stories as Self
- 2009 · Warehouse 13 as Mrs. Garner
- 2007 · Halloween as Cynthia Strode
- 2007 · Saving Grace as
- 2007 · Bone Dry as Joanne
- 2006 · The Lost as Barbara Hanlon
- 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 Joan Monroe
- 2005 · Supernatural as Mildred Baker
- 2005 · Bones as Special Agent Callie Warner
- 2005 · Grey's Anatomy as Joan Waring
- 2005 · The Office as Ellen Bernard
- 2003 · Cold Case as Charlotte Jones
- 2003 · NCIS as Claire Hall
- 2002 · Without a Trace as Lara Duncan
- 2002 · She Spies as Daphne
- 2001 · Crossing Jordan as Lorraine Heeley
- 2001 · The Division as Paula Meeks
- 1998 · Felicity as Allison Covington
- 1998 · Bad As I Wanna Be: The Dennis Rodman Story as Rodman's stepmother
- 1997 · Ally McBeal as Gail Clarkson
- 1997 · The Perfect Mother as Gina Mitrou
- 1996 · The Frighteners as Patricia Bradley
- 1995 · The Phoenix and the Magic Carpet as Mother
- 1995 · JAG as Adele DeLong
- 1995 · Here Come the Munsters as Mrs. Walker
- 1995 · Brothers' Destiny as Lucille Bastian
- 1994 · Touched by an Angel as Sandra Browner
- 1991 · Rock-A-Doodle as Dory (voice)
- 1991 · Alligator 2: The Mutation as Christine Hodges
- 1986 · L.A. Law as Elaine Weston
- 1986 · Critters as Helen Brown
- 1985 · The Twilight Zone as (segment "Wish Bank")
- 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
- 1982 · Hotel as
- 1982 · E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial as Mary
- 1981 · Simon & Simon as
- 1979 · 10 as Mary Lewis
- 1979 · Trapper John, M.D. as
- 1979 · Hart to Hart as
- 1978 · Taxi as Joyce
- 1977 · Man from Atlantis as Hot Dog Stand Owner (as Dee Wallace-Stone)
- 1977 · CHiPs as
- 1977 · The Hills Have Eyes as Lynne Wood
- 1975 · Ellery Queen as
- 1975 · Starsky & Hutch as
- 1974 · Police Woman as
- 1973 · Police Story as
- 1972 · The Streets of San Francisco as
- Future · The Pitchfork Retreat as Helen
- 2024 · The Forest Hills as Angela
- 2024 · Stream as Linda Spring
- 2023 · Incubus: New Beginnings as Zura Valentine
- 2023 · Paul T. Goldman as Terri Jay
- 2022 · 1982: Greatest Geek Year Ever! as Self
- 2022 · Killer Design as Elana
- 2021 · The Nest as Marissa
- 2020 · The Gift of Christmas as Ellen Rodgers
- 2020 · Day 14 as
- 2020 · Six feet of separation as Self
- 2019 · The Wrong Mommy as Carol
- 2019 · The Very Very Best of the 70s as Self - Commentator
- 2017 · Ayla as Susan
- 2013 · Grand Piano as Marjorie Green
- 2012 · The Boarder as Elizabeth
- 2012 · Collision Course as Polly
- 2010 · Extraordinary Measures as Sal
- 2009 · Stay Cool as Mrs. McCarthy
- 2008 · Michael Lives: The Making of Halloween as Self
- 2006 · Sons & Daughters as Colleen Halbert
- 2005 · Headspace as Dr. Denise Bell
- 2004 · Illusion Infinity as Patricia (as Dee Wallace Stone)
- 1997 · Skeletons as Heather Crane
- 1996 · The Making of 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial' as Self
- 1996 · Invisible Mom as Laura Griffin
- 1994 · Runaway Daughters as Mrs. Gordon
- 1993 · Lightning in a Bottle as Jean Markley
- 1992 · Rescue Me as Sarah Sweeney
- 1986 · Shadow Play as Morgan Hanna
- Future · Howl: Inside the Forest Hills as Self
- Future · Campfire as Mrs. Hallowell
- 1989 · The New Lassie as Dee McCullough
- 1983 · Happy as Marilyn
- 1977 · The San Pedro Beach Bums as
- Future · The Boy from Below as Sybil
- 2023 · Butch Cassidy and the Wild Bunch as Alice Cassidy
- 2023 · Lena's Dance as Lena Swain
- 2022 · The Munsters as Good Morning Transylvania Host
- 2021 · Every Time a Bell Rings as Donna
- 2020 · Stay Home as Herself
- 2019 · Dolls as Margaret
- 2018 · Jingle Belle as Shelby
- 2014 · Haunting of Cellblock 11 as Ms. Simon
- 2012 · Sebastian as Barbara Sample
- 2011 · Pound of Flesh as Dean Jean Clark
- 2010 · Between Heaven and Hell as Dr. Isabel Greenlee
- 2007 · Curse of the Weeping Woman: J-ok'el as Helen Moret
- 2006 · The Eden Formula as Rhonda
- 2002 · She's No Angel as Maureen Shawnessy
- 1999 · Invisible Mom II as Laura Griffin (as Dee Wallace-Stone)
- 1999 · To Love, Honor, & Betray as Julia Brennan (as Dee Wallace Stone)
- 1997 · Mutual Needs as Patricia
- 1996 · Subliminal Seduction as Sissy Bonner
- 1995 · High Sierra Search and Rescue as
- 1995 · Best of the Best 3: No Turning Back as Georgia
- 1994 · Witness to the Execution as Emily Dawson (as Dee Wallace-Stone)
- 1990 · I'm Dangerous Tonight as Wanda
- 1988 · Addicted to His Love as Betty Ann Brennan
- 1987 · The Christmas Visitor as Elizabeth O'Day
- 1987 · Legend of the White Horse as Alta (as Dee Wallace-Stone)
- 1987 · Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood as Self
- 1986 · Together We Stand as
- 1985 · Suburban Beat as Joanna
- 1982 · Skeezer as Lucille
- 1980 · Skag as
- Future · If It Bleeds as Kelly
- Future · Bits as Fallen One
- Future · 25 Miles to Normal as Deborah
- 2025 · The Lies We Bury as Lynn Wright
- 2025 · Roswell Delirium as Betty
- 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
- 2022 · In Search of Darkness: Part III as Self
- 2022 · Nix as Donna
- 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
- 2020 · Rondo and Bob as Self
- 2020 · Await the Dawn as Annie
- 2019 · Christmas in Louisiana as Doris
- 2019 · To Hell and Back: The Making of 3 From Hell as Self
- 2019 · 3 from Hell as Greta
- 2019 · Renovation of the Heart as Diane Dover
- 2018 · After Emma as
- 2018 · They Bite!: The Making of Critters as Self
- 2018 · Every Other Holiday as Mimi
- 2018 · Beyond The Sky as Lucille
- 2018 · Ouija House as Katherine Fields
- 2018 · Death House as Dr. Eileen Fletcher
- 2017 · This Old Machine as Irene
- 2017 · Horror Movie: A Low Budget Nightmare as Self
- 2017 · The Fuzz as Dawn Lockwood
- 2016 · Charlie's Gift as
- 2016 · All Hallow's Eve as Haidy Hallow
- 2015 · The Abundance Factor as Herself
- 2015 · Flowers in December as Hannah
- 2015 · The Whispers as Willie Starling (Grammy)
- 2015 · Zombie Killers: Elephant's Graveyard as Sharon Sommers
- 2014 · Ejecta as Ashley Winnington-Ball (uncredited)
- 2014 · 2 Bedroom 1 Bath as Rose
- 2014 · Snow Moon: Cinderella Chronicles Saga as Gram Pearl
- 2013 · Bonnie & Clyde: Justified as Emma
- 2013 · My Stepbrother Is a Vampire!?! as Tabitha the Cat (voice)
- 2013 · RoboCroc as Dr. Riley
- 2013 · As High as the Sky as Aunt Deborah (voice)
- 2013 · Hansel & Gretel as Lilith
- 2012 · Aliens from Uranus as Olga
- 2012 · I Heart Monster Movies as Herself
- 2012 · The 'E.T.' Journals as Self
- 2012 · Fuzz Track City as Dawn Lockwood
- 2012 · Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen as (archive footage)
- 2012 · Margarine Wars as Madge Havershank
- 2011 · Sam Steele and the Crystal Chalice as Ms. Jenkins
- 2011 · Exit Humanity as Eve
- 2011 · Bad Actress as Dee Wallace
- 2010 · The Guardian as Mom
- 2010 · Raven as LuAnne
- 2010 · Soupernatural as Mrs. Conners
- 2010 · Bedrooms as Marnie
- 2009 · Babysitters Beware as Ms. Greene
- 2009 · The House of the Devil as Landlady
- 2009 · Dark Fields as Jean Applebe
- 2009 · The Haunted World of El Superbeasto as Trixie (voice)
- 2009 · The Mother of Invention as Nancy Dooly
- 2009 · Stem Cell as The Healer
- 2009 · Happy in the Valley as Gloria
- 2008 · Matchmaker Mary as Aunt Karen
- 2008 · Little Red Devil as Mother
- 2007 · The Blue Rose as Mrs. Garrison
- 2007 · Dog Days: The Making of 'Cujo' as Self
- 2007 · The Return of the Living Dead: The Decade of Darkness as Self
- 2006 · The Plague as Nora
- 2006 · Voodoo Moon as Mary-Ann
- 2006 · Abominable as Ethel Hoss
- 2006 · Kalamazoo? as Susan
- 2006 · Witch's Dungeon: 40 Years of Chills as Self
- 2006 · Expiration Date as Lucille
- 2005 · Scar as Isabella
- 2005 · Boo as Nurse Russell
- 2005 · The Loch Ness Monster as Elizabeth Horner
- 2004 · Dead End Road as Mrs. Makepiece
- 2004 · Welcome to Werewolfland as
- 2004 · The Perfect Husband: The Laci Peterson Story as Sharon Rocha
- 2003 · Looking Back at 'The Hills Have Eyes' as Self
- 2003 · Unleashing the Beast: Making ‘The Howling’ as
- 2002 · Fish Don't Blink as Dr. Roswell
- 2002 · E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial 20th Anniversary Special as Self
- 2002 · Sex and the Teenage Mind as Francine Heitmeyer
- 2001 · A Month of Sundays as Sarah McCabe
- 2001 · Out of the Black as Penny Hart
- 2001 · Killer Instinct as Sarah Fairchild
- 1999 · Pirates of the Plain as Glenna (as Dee Wallace-Stone)
- 1998 · The Making of 'The Frighteners' as Herself
- 1998 · The Christmas Path as Jenny
- 1997 · Nevada as Ruby (as Dee Wallace Stone)
- 1997 · Love's Deadly Triangle: The Texas Cadet Murder as Linda Jones
- 1997 · Black Circle Boys as Barbara Sullivan
- 1995 · My Family Treasure as Alex Danieloff
- 1995 · The Skateboard Kid II as Lois Curtis
- 1995 · Temptress as Allison Mackie
- Future · Water Rites as Caroline
- 1995 · Cops n Roberts as
- 1994 · Vanishing Son IV as Megan
- 1994 · Discretion Assured as Kitten
- 1994 · Moment of Truth: Cradle of Conspiracy as Suzanne Guthrie (as Dee Wallace-Stone)
- 1994 · Search and Rescue as Morgan
- 1994 · Vanishing Son as Megan
- 1994 · Huck and the King of Hearts as Darlene
- 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)
- 1991 · Critters 3 as Mom (archive footage)
- 1991 · P.S. I Luv U as
- 1991 · Popcorn as Suzanne
- 1988 · Stranger on My Land as Annie Whitman
- 1986 · Sin of Innocence as Vicki McGary
- 1986 · Club Life as Tilly Francesca
- 1985 · Hostage Flight as Laura Kenrick
- 1985 · Secret Admirer as Connie Ryan
- 1984 · The Sky's No Limit as Dr. Maureen Harris
- 1983 · Cujo as Donna Trenton
- 1983 · Wait Till Your Mother Gets Home as Pat Peters
- 1983 · I Take These Men as Elaine Zakarian
- 1982 · Jimmy the Kid as May
- 1981 · Child Bride of Short Creek as Mary Jacobs
- 1981 · The Five of Me as Ann
- 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
- 1979 · Young Love, First Love as Leslie
- 1979 · Mrs. Columbo as
- 1977 · All the King's Horses as Sandy Benson
- 1975 · The Stepford Wives as Nettie the Maid
- Future · Unhallowed as Rita Harrison
- Future · Curse of Vandor as Ethel Gordon
- Future · American Blend as