Dee Wallace
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.
Known For
All Movies (219)
- 25 Miles to Normal2026 · as Deborah
- Models vs. Werewolves2026
- Ted Bunny2026 · as Catherine
- Water Rites2026 · as Caroline
- The Pitchfork Retreat2025 · as Helen
- If It Bleeds2025 · as Kelly
- The Boy from Below2025 · as Sybil
- Butch Cassidy and the Wild Bunch2025 · as Alice Cassidy
- The Lies We Bury2025 · as Lynn Wright
- Roswell Delirium2025 · as Betty
- Stream2024 · as Linda Spring
- Last Night on Earth2024 · as Carla
- The Legend of Catclaws Mountain2024 · as Maggie Porter
- House of Dolls2023 · as Celine Charles
- Love by Design2023 · as Diane Yeardly
- The Little Mermaid2023 · as Sea Witch Revina (voice)
- Lena's Dance2023 · as Lena Swain
- Incubus: New Beginnings2023 · as Zura Valentine
- In Search of Darkness: Part III2022 · as Self
- Nix2022 · as Donna
- The Munsters2022 · as Good Morning Transylvania Host
- Jeepers Creepers: Reborn2022 · as Marie
- Time Pirates2022 · as The Crone
- Making I'm Dangerous Tonight2022 · as Herself
- Killer Design2022 · as Elana
- In Search of Tomorrow2022 · as Self - Interviewee
- Every Time a Bell Rings2021 · as Donna
- Courageous Warriors Beauty from the Ashes2021 · as Narrator
- 13 Fanboy2021 · as Dee Wallace
- The Nest2021 · as Marissa
- Rondo and Bob2020 · as Self
- Critters Attack!2020 · as Dee
- The Gift of Christmas2020 · as Ellen Rodgers
- Stay Home2020 · as Herself
- Await the Dawn2020 · as Annie
- Day 142020
- Six feet of separation2020 · as Self
- Christmas in Louisiana2019 · as Doris
- 3 from Hell2019 · as Greta
- To Hell and Back: The Making of 3 From Hell2019 · as Self
- Renovation of the Heart2019 · as Diane Dover
- The Wrong Mommy2019 · as Carol
- Dolls2019 · as Margaret
- Sunrise in Heaven2019 · as Marion
- The Wrong Teacher2018 · as Dr. Smith
- After Emma2018
- They Bite!: The Making of Critters2018 · as Self
- Jingle Belle2018 · as Shelby
- Every Other Holiday2018 · as Mimi
- Beyond The Sky2018 · as Lucille
- Ouija House2018 · as Katherine Fields
- Death House2018 · as Dr. Eileen Fletcher
- Closure2018 · as The Superior
- This Old Machine2017 · as Irene
- Horror Movie: A Low Budget Nightmare2017 · as Self
- Ayla2017 · as Susan
- The Fuzz2017 · as Dawn Lockwood
- Midnight Madness: The Making of "Popcorn"2017 · as Self
- Charlie's Gift2016
- All Hallow's Eve2016 · as Haidy Hallow
- Red Christmas2016 · as Diane
- The Abundance Factor2015 · as Herself
- Flowers in December2015 · as Hannah
- Love & Mercy2015 · as Rosemary (uncredited)
- Zombie Killers: Elephant's Graveyard2015 · as Sharon Sommers
- Horror Icon: Inside Michael's Mask with Tony Moran2015 · as Self
- Ejecta2014 · as Ashley Winnington-Ball (uncredited)
- Haunting of Cellblock 112014 · as Ms. Simon
- 2 Bedroom 1 Bath2014 · as Rose
- Snow Moon: Cinderella Chronicles Saga2014 · as Gram Pearl
- Bonnie & Clyde: Justified2013 · as Emma
- Grand Piano2013 · as Marjorie Green
- My Stepbrother Is a Vampire!?!2013 · as Tabitha the Cat (voice)
- RoboCroc2013 · as Dr. Riley
- The Lords of Salem2013 · as Sonny
- As High as the Sky2013 · as Aunt Deborah (voice)
- Hansel & Gretel2013 · as Lilith
- Aliens from Uranus2012 · as Olga
- I Heart Monster Movies2012 · as Self
- The 'E.T.' Journals2012 · as Self
- The Boarder2012 · as Elizabeth
- Sebastian2012 · as Barbara Sample
- Fuzz Track City2012 · as Dawn Lockwood
- Margarine Wars2012 · as Madge Havershank
- Collision Course2012 · as Polly
- Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen2012 · as (archive footage)
- Sam Steele and the Crystal Chalice2011 · as Ms. Jenkins
- Exit Humanity2011 · as Eve
- Stay Cool2011 · as Mrs. McCarthy
- Pound of Flesh2011 · as Dean Jean Clark
- Bad Actress2011 · as Dee Wallace
- Between Heaven and Hell2010 · as Dr. Isabel Greenlee
- The Guardian2010 · as Mom
- Raven2010 · as LuAnne
- Soupernatural2010 · as Mrs. Conners
- Extraordinary Measures2010 · as Sal
- Bedrooms2010 · as Marnie
- Babysitters Beware2009 · as Ms. Greene
- The House of the Devil2009 · as Landlady
- Dark Fields2009 · as Jean Applebe
- The Haunted World of El Superbeasto2009 · as Trixie (voice)
- The Mother of Invention2009 · as Nancy Dooly
- Stem Cell2009 · as The Healer
- Happy in the Valley2009 · as Gloria
- Michael Lives: The Making of Halloween2008 · as Self
- Matchmaker Mary2008 · as Aunt Karen
- Little Red Devil2008 · as Mother
- The Blue Rose2007 · as Mrs. Garrison
- Dog Days: The Making of 'Cujo'2007 · as Self
- Halloween2007 · as Cynthia Strode
- The Return of the Living Dead: The Decade of Darkness2007 · as Self
- Bone Dry2007 · as Joanne
- Curse of the Weeping Woman: J-ok'el2007 · as Helen Moret
- The Plague2006 · as Nora
- The Eden Formula2006 · as Rhonda
- Voodoo Moon2006 · as Mary-Ann
- Abominable2006 · as Ethel Hoss
- Kalamazoo?2006 · as Susan
- The Lost2006 · as Barbara Hanlon
- Witch's Dungeon: 40 Years of Chills2006 · as Self
- Expiration Date2006 · as Lucille
- Headspace2005 · as Dr. Denise Bell
- Scar2005 · as Isabella
- Boo2005 · as Nurse Russell
- The Loch Ness Monster2005 · as Elizabeth Horner
- Dead End Road2004 · as Mrs. Makepiece
- Welcome to Werewolfland2004
- The Perfect Husband: The Laci Peterson Story2004 · as Sharon Rocha
- Illusion Infinity2004 · as Patricia (as Dee Wallace Stone)
- Looking Back at 'The Hills Have Eyes'2003 · as Self
- Unleashing the Beast: Making ‘The Howling’2003
- Fish Don't Blink2002 · as Dr. Roswell
- E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial 20th Anniversary Special2002 · as Self
- She's No Angel2002 · as Maureen Shawnessy
- Sex and the Teenage Mind2002 · as Francine Heitmeyer
- A Month of Sundays2001 · as Sarah McCabe
- Out of the Black2001 · as Penny Hart
- Killer Instinct2001 · as Sarah Fairchild
- Pirates of the Plain1999 · as Glenna (as Dee Wallace-Stone)
- Invisible Mom II1999 · as Laura Griffin (as Dee Wallace-Stone)
- To Love, Honor, & Betray1999 · as Julia Brennan (as Dee Wallace Stone)
- Mutual Needs1999 · as Patricia
- The Making of 'The Frighteners'1998 · as Self
- Invasion America1998 · as (Additional Voices)
- Bad As I Wanna Be: The Dennis Rodman Story1998 · as Rodman's stepmother
- The Christmas Path1998 · as Jenny
- Skeletons1997 · as Heather Crane
- Nevada1997 · as Ruby (as Dee Wallace Stone)
- Love's Deadly Triangle: The Texas Cadet Murder1997 · as Linda Jones
- The Perfect Mother1997 · as Gina Mitrou
- Black Circle Boys1997 · as Barbara Sullivan
- The Making of 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'1996 · as Self
- The Frighteners1996 · as Patricia Bradley
- Invisible Mom1996 · as Laura Griffin
- Subliminal Seduction1996 · as Sissy Bonner
- The Phoenix and the Magic Carpet1995 · as Mother
- Temptress1995 · as Allison Mackie
- My Family Treasure1995 · as Alex Danieloff
- Best of the Best 3: No Turning Back1995 · as Georgia
- Here Come the Munsters1995 · as Mrs. Walker
- The Skateboard Kid II1995 · as Lois Curtis
- Brothers' Destiny1995 · as Lucille Bastian
- Cops n Roberts1995
- Vanishing Son IV1994 · as Megan
- Runaway Daughters1994 · as Mrs. Gordon
- Discretion Assured1994 · as Kitten
- Moment of Truth: Cradle of Conspiracy1994 · as Suzanne Guthrie (as Dee Wallace-Stone)
- Search and Rescue1994 · as Morgan
- Witness to the Execution1994 · as Emily Dawson (as Dee Wallace-Stone)
- Huck and the King of Hearts1994 · as Darlene
- Prophet of Evil: The Ervil LeBaron Story1993 · as Jackie Fields (as Dee Wallace-Stone)
- Lightning in a Bottle1993 · as Jean Markley
- Alone in the Dark1993 · as Linda Grant (as Dee Wallace Stone)
- Rescue Me1992 · as Sarah Sweeney
- Critters 31991 · as Mom (archive footage)
- The Horror Hall of Fame II1991 · as Self - Presenter (as Dee Wallace Stone)
- Rock-A-Doodle1991 · as Dory (voice)
- Alligator 2: The Mutation1991 · as Christine Hodges
- Popcorn1991 · as Suzanne
- I'm Dangerous Tonight1990 · as Wanda
- Addicted to His Love1988 · as Betty Ann Brennan
- Stranger on My Land1988 · as Annie Whitman
- The Christmas Visitor1987 · as Elizabeth O'Day
- Legend of the White Horse1987 · as Alta (as Dee Wallace-Stone)
- Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood1987 · as Self
- Shadow Play1986 · as Morgan Hanna
- Critters1986 · as Helen Brown
- Sin of Innocence1986 · as Vicki McGary
- Club Life1986 · as Tilly Francesca
- Hostage Flight1985 · as Laura Kenrick
- Suburban Beat1985 · as Joanna
- Secret Admirer1985 · as Connie Ryan
- The Sky's No Limit1984 · as Dr. Maureen Harris
- The Shepherd1984
- Happy1983 · as Marilyn
- Cujo1983 · as Donna Trenton
- Wait Till Your Mother Gets Home1983 · as Pat Peters
- I Take These Men1983 · as Elaine Zakarian
- Skeezer1982 · as Lucille
- Jimmy the Kid1982 · as May
- E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial1982 · as Mary
- Child Bride of Short Creek1981 · as Mary Jacobs
- The Five of Me1981 · as Ann
- A Whale for the Killing1981 · as Janet Landon
- The Howling1981 · as Karen White
- The Secret War of Jackie's Girls1980 · as Maxine
- Young Love, First Love1979 · as Leslie
- 101979 · as Mary Lewis
- The Hills Have Eyes1977 · as Lynne Wood
- All the King's Horses1977 · as Sandy Benson
- The Stepford Wives1975 · as Nettie the Maid
- Unhallowed— · as Rita Harrison
- Campfire— · as Mrs. Hallowell
- Bits— · as Fallen One
- Curse of Vandor— · as Ethel Gordon
- Howl: Inside the Forest Hills— · as Self
- American Blend—
- The Licked Hand— · as Eleanor
- Godmother— · as Mrs. Martinson
All TV Shows (63)
- The Boroughs2026 · as Grace
- Fatal Attraction2023 · as Emma Rauch
- Paul T. Goldman2023 · as Terri Jay
- The Very Very Best of the 70s2019 · as Self - Commentator
- 9-1-12018 · as Margaret Buckley
- Shooter2016 · as Katherine Mayfield
- Just Add Magic2016 · as Grandma
- The Whispers2015 · as Willie Starling (Grammy)
- You're the Worst2014 · as Gail
- Grimm2011 · as Alice
- Switched at Birth2011 · as Lorena McGowen
- Law & Order: LA2010 · as Ellen Powell
- Celebrity Ghost Stories2009 · as Self
- Warehouse 132009 · as Mrs. Garner
- Saving Grace2007 · as Janice Shapiro
- Sons & Daughters2006 · as Colleen Halbert
- Ghost Whisperer2005 · as Claire Taylor
- Criminal Minds2005 · as Dr. Jan Mohikian
- Close to Home2005 · as Joan Monroe
- My Name Is Earl2005 · as Governor Katherine Hazelwood
- Bones2005 · as Special Agent Callie Warner
- Supernatural2005 · as Mildred Baker
- Grey's Anatomy2005 · as Joan Waring
- The Office2005 · as Ellen Bernard
- Cold Case2003 · as Charlotte Jones
- NCIS2003 · as Claire Hall
- Without a Trace2002 · as Lara Duncan
- She Spies2002 · as Daphne
- The Agency2001 · as Doris, Quinn's Sister
- Crossing Jordan2001 · as Lorraine Heeley
- The Division2001 · as Paula Meeks
- Felicity1998 · as Allison Covington
- Ally McBeal1997 · as Gail Clarkson
- Nash Bridges1996 · as Susan Martin
- JAG1995 · as Adele DeLong
- High Sierra Search and Rescue1995
- Touched by an Angel1994 · as Sandra Browner
- Rebel Highway1994 · as Mrs. Gordon
- Vanishing Son1994 · as Megan
- P.S. I Luv U1991
- The New Lassie1989 · as Dee McCullough
- Together We Stand1986 · as Lori Randall
- L.A. Law1986 · as Elaine Weston
- The Twilight Zone1985 · as (segment "Wish Bank")
- Murder, She Wrote1984 · as Mildred Terhune
- Murder, She Wrote1984 · as Ellen Wicker
- Finder of Lost Loves1984 · as Gail Aames
- Hotel1982
- Simon & Simon1981
- Skag1980
- Trapper John, M.D.1979
- Hart to Hart1979 · as Connie
- Mrs. Columbo1979
- Taxi1978 · as Joyce
- Man from Atlantis1977 · as Hot Dog Stand Owner (as Dee Wallace-Stone)
- Lou Grant1977 · as Patti Oxley
- The San Pedro Beach Bums1977
- CHiPs1977
- Ellery Queen1975
- Starsky & Hutch1975
- Police Woman1974
- Police Story1973
- The Streets of San Francisco1972