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.
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.
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Filmography (Movies)
Water Rites
Character:Caroline
Release Date:08/01/2026
If It Bleeds
Character:Kelly
Release Date:17/10/2025
The Boy from Below
Character:Sybil
Release Date:05/09/2025
Butch Cassidy and the Wild Bunch
Character:Alice Cassidy
Release Date:20/02/2025
The Lies We Bury
Character:Lynn Wright
Release Date:17/01/2025
Roswell Delirium
Character:Betty
Release Date:10/01/2025
The Forest Hills
Character:Angela
Release Date:04/10/2024
Stream
Character:Linda Spring
Release Date:21/08/2024
Last Night on Earth
Character:Carla
Release Date:31/05/2024
The Legend of Catclaws Mountain
Character:Maggie Porter
Release Date:27/05/2024
House of Dolls
Character:Celine Charles
Release Date:03/10/2023
Love by Design
Character:Diane Yeardly
Release Date:07/09/2023
The Little Mermaid
Character:Sea Witch Revina (voice)
Release Date:30/05/2023
Lena's Dance
Character:Lena Swain
Release Date:01/03/2023
Incubus: New Beginnings
Character:Zura Valentine
Release Date:17/01/2023
In Search of Darkness: Part III
Character:Self
Release Date:25/11/2022
1982: Greatest Geek Year Ever!
Character:Self
Release Date:08/10/2022
Nix
Character:Donna
Release Date:30/09/2022
The Munsters
Character:Good Morning Transylvania Host
Release Date:27/09/2022
Jeepers Creepers: Reborn
Character:Marie
Release Date:15/09/2022
Time Pirates
Character:The Crone
Release Date:09/09/2022
Making I'm Dangerous Tonight
Character:Herself
Release Date:26/07/2022
Killer Design
Character:Elana
Release Date:15/04/2022
In Search of Tomorrow
Character:Self - Interviewee
Release Date:19/02/2022
Every Time a Bell Rings
Character:Donna
Release Date:18/11/2021
Courageous Warriors Beauty from the Ashes
Character:Narrator
Release Date:24/10/2021
13 Fanboy
Character:Dee Wallace
Release Date:22/10/2021
The Nest
Character:Marissa
Release Date:02/08/2021
Rondo and Bob
Character:Self
Release Date:14/11/2020
Critters Attack!
Character:Dee
Release Date:06/11/2020
The Gift of Christmas
Character:Ellen Rodgers
Release Date:01/11/2020
Stay Home
Character:Herself
Release Date:09/10/2020
Await the Dawn
Character:Annie
Release Date:18/09/2020
Day 14
Character:
Release Date:01/04/2020
Six feet of separation
Character:Self
Release Date:05/03/2020
Christmas in Louisiana
Character:Doris
Release Date:16/11/2019
3 from Hell
Character:Greta
Release Date:16/09/2019
To Hell and Back: The Making of 3 From Hell
Character:Self
Release Date:16/09/2019
Renovation of the Heart
Character:Diane Dover
Release Date:01/09/2019
The Wrong Mommy
Character:Carol
Release Date:19/07/2019
Dolls
Character:Margaret
Release Date:02/07/2019
Sunrise in Heaven
Character:Marion
Release Date:09/04/2019
The Wrong Teacher
Character:Dr. Smith
Release Date:28/12/2018
After Emma
Character:
Release Date:12/12/2018
They Bite!: The Making of Critters
Character:Self
Release Date:27/11/2018
Jingle Belle
Character:Shelby
Release Date:25/11/2018
Every Other Holiday
Character:Mimi
Release Date:23/11/2018
Beyond The Sky
Character:Lucille
Release Date:21/09/2018
Ouija House
Character:Katherine Fields
Release Date:05/05/2018
Death House
Character:Dr. Eileen Fletcher
Release Date:28/02/2018
This Old Machine
Character:Irene
Release Date:14/11/2017
Horror Movie: A Low Budget Nightmare
Character:Self
Release Date:13/10/2017
Ayla
Character:Susan
Release Date:21/09/2017
The Fuzz
Character:Dawn Lockwood
Release Date:02/05/2017
Charlie's Gift
Character:
Release Date:12/12/2016
All Hallow's Eve
Character:Haidy Hallow
Release Date:27/09/2016
Red Christmas
Character:Diane
Release Date:17/06/2016
The Abundance Factor
Character:Herself
Release Date:08/09/2015
Flowers in December
Character:Hannah
Release Date:16/08/2015
Zombie Killers: Elephant's Graveyard
Character:Sharon Sommers
Release Date:03/02/2015
Horror Icon: Inside Michael's Mask with Tony Moran
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/2015
Ejecta
Character:Ashley Winnington-Ball (uncredited)
Release Date:24/09/2014
Haunting of Cellblock 11
Character:Ms. Simon
Release Date:01/07/2014
2 Bedroom 1 Bath
Character:Rose
Release Date:13/03/2014
Snow Moon: Cinderella Chronicles Saga
Character:Gram Pearl
Release Date:08/01/2014
Bonnie & Clyde: Justified
Character:Emma
Release Date:05/11/2013
Grand Piano
Character:Marjorie Green
Release Date:11/10/2013
My Stepbrother Is a Vampire!?!
Character:Tabitha the Cat (voice)
Release Date:01/10/2013
RoboCroc
Character:Dr. Riley
Release Date:14/09/2013
The Lords of Salem
Character:Sonny
Release Date:18/04/2013
As High as the Sky
Character:Aunt Deborah (voice)
Release Date:10/01/2013
Hansel & Gretel
Character:Lilith
Release Date:07/01/2013
Aliens from Uranus
Character:Olga
Release Date:14/12/2012
I Heart Monster Movies
Character:Herself
Release Date:12/10/2012
The 'E.T.' Journals
Character:Self
Release Date:09/10/2012
The Boarder
Character:Elizabeth
Release Date:25/07/2012
Sebastian
Character:Barbara Sample
Release Date:14/04/2012
Fuzz Track City
Character:Dawn Lockwood
Release Date:06/04/2012
Margarine Wars
Character:Madge Havershank
Release Date:29/03/2012
Collision Course
Character:Polly
Release Date:27/03/2012
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
Character:(archive footage)
Release Date:04/02/2012
Sam Steele and the Crystal Chalice
Character:Ms. Jenkins
Release Date:21/11/2011
Exit Humanity
Character:Eve
Release Date:16/10/2011
Stay Cool
Character:Mrs. McCarthy
Release Date:16/09/2011
Pound of Flesh
Character:Dean Jean Clark
Release Date:29/04/2011
Bad Actress
Character:Dee Wallace
Release Date:06/03/2011
Between Heaven and Hell
Character:Dr. Isabel Greenlee
Release Date:13/10/2010
The Guardian
Character:Mom
Release Date:01/10/2010
Raven
Character:LuAnne
Release Date:14/08/2010
Soupernatural
Character:Mrs. Conners
Release Date:12/04/2010
Extraordinary Measures
Character:Sal
Release Date:21/01/2010
Bedrooms
Character:Marnie
Release Date:01/01/2010
Babysitters Beware
Character:Ms. Greene
Release Date:03/12/2009
The House of the Devil
Character:Landlady
Release Date:30/10/2009
Dark Fields
Character:Jean Applebe
Release Date:25/10/2009
The Haunted World of El Superbeasto
Character:Trixie (voice)
Release Date:12/09/2009
The Mother of Invention
Character:Nancy Dooly
Release Date:02/05/2009
Stem Cell
Character:The Healer
Release Date:19/04/2009
Happy in the Valley
Character:Gloria
Release Date:01/01/2009
Michael Lives: The Making of Halloween
Character:Self
Release Date:07/10/2008
Matchmaker Mary
Character:Aunt Karen
Release Date:31/08/2008
Little Red Devil
Character:Mother
Release Date:01/01/2008
The Blue Rose
Character:Mrs. Garrison
Release Date:09/09/2007
Dog Days: The Making of 'Cujo'
Character:Self
Release Date:01/09/2007
Halloween
Character:Cynthia Strode
Release Date:31/08/2007
The Return of the Living Dead: The Decade of Darkness
Character:Self
Release Date:11/07/2007
Bone Dry
Character:Joanne
Release Date:17/05/2007
Curse of the Weeping Woman: J-ok'el
Character:Helen Moret
Release Date:02/03/2007
The Plague
Character:Nora
Release Date:05/09/2006
The Eden Formula
Character:Rhonda
Release Date:01/09/2006
Voodoo Moon
Character:Mary-Ann
Release Date:04/06/2006
Abominable
Character:Ethel Hoss
Release Date:10/04/2006
Kalamazoo?
Character:Susan
Release Date:07/04/2006
The Lost
Character:Barbara Hanlon
Release Date:11/03/2006
Witch's Dungeon: 40 Years of Chills
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/2006
Expiration Date
Character:Lucille
Release Date:01/01/2006
Headspace
Character:Dr. Denise Bell
Release Date:18/09/2005
Scar
Character:Isabella
Release Date:20/07/2005
Boo
Character:Nurse Russell
Release Date:13/05/2005
The Loch Ness Monster
Character:Elizabeth Horner
Release Date:05/05/2005
Dead End Road
Character:Mrs. Makepiece
Release Date:26/11/2004
Welcome to Werewolfland
Character:
Release Date:23/03/2004
The Perfect Husband: The Laci Peterson Story
Character:Sharon Rocha
Release Date:01/01/2004
Illusion Infinity
Character:Patricia (as Dee Wallace Stone)
Release Date:01/01/2004
Looking Back at 'The Hills Have Eyes'
Character:Self
Release Date:24/09/2003
Unleashing the Beast: Making ‘The Howling’
Character:
Release Date:01/01/2003
Fish Don't Blink
Character:Dr. Roswell
Release Date:13/04/2002
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial 20th Anniversary Special
Character:Self
Release Date:16/03/2002
She's No Angel
Character:Maureen Shawnessy
Release Date:04/03/2002
Sex and the Teenage Mind
Character:Francine Heitmeyer
Release Date:01/01/2002
A Month of Sundays
Character:Sarah McCabe
Release Date:17/09/2001
Out of the Black
Character:Penny Hart
Release Date:25/07/2001
Killer Instinct
Character:Sarah Fairchild
Release Date:20/01/2001
Pirates of the Plain
Character:Glenna (as Dee Wallace-Stone)
Release Date:18/11/1999
Invisible Mom II
Character:Laura Griffin (as Dee Wallace-Stone)
Release Date:31/08/1999
To Love, Honor, & Betray
Character:Julia Brennan (as Dee Wallace Stone)
Release Date:12/05/1999
The Making of 'The Frighteners'
Character:Herself
Release Date:24/11/1998
Bad As I Wanna Be: The Dennis Rodman Story
Character:Rodman's stepmother
Release Date:08/02/1998
The Christmas Path
Character:Jenny
Release Date:30/01/1998
Skeletons
Character:Heather Crane
Release Date:04/04/1997
Mutual Needs
Character:Patricia
Release Date:31/03/1997
Nevada
Character:Ruby (as Dee Wallace Stone)
Release Date:31/03/1997
Love's Deadly Triangle: The Texas Cadet Murder
Character:Linda Jones
Release Date:20/02/1997
The Perfect Mother
Character:Gina Mitrou
Release Date:18/02/1997
Black Circle Boys
Character:Barbara Sullivan
Release Date:16/01/1997
The Making of 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'
Character:Self
Release Date:01/10/1996
The Frighteners
Character:Patricia Bradley
Release Date:19/07/1996
Invisible Mom
Character:Laura Griffin
Release Date:29/02/1996
Subliminal Seduction
Character:Sissy Bonner
Release Date:28/01/1996
The Phoenix and the Magic Carpet
Character:Mother
Release Date:21/11/1995
My Family Treasure
Character:Alex Danieloff
Release Date:23/05/1995
Best of the Best 3: No Turning Back
Character:Georgia
Release Date:17/05/1995
Here Come the Munsters
Character:Mrs. Walker
Release Date:11/01/1995
The Skateboard Kid II
Character:Lois Curtis
Release Date:01/01/1995
Temptress
Character:Allison Mackie
Release Date:01/01/1995
Brothers' Destiny
Character:Lucille Bastian
Release Date:01/01/1995
Cops n Roberts
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1995
Vanishing Son IV
Character:Megan
Release Date:15/10/1994
Runaway Daughters
Character:Mrs. Gordon
Release Date:12/08/1994
Discretion Assured
Character:Kitten
Release Date:03/08/1994
Moment of Truth: Cradle of Conspiracy
Character:Suzanne Guthrie (as Dee Wallace-Stone)
Release Date:02/05/1994
Search and Rescue
Character:Morgan
Release Date:27/03/1994
Witness to the Execution
Character:Emily Dawson (as Dee Wallace-Stone)
Release Date:13/02/1994
Huck and the King of Hearts
Character:Darlene
Release Date:02/02/1994
Prophet of Evil: The Ervil LeBaron Story
Character:Jackie Fields (as Dee Wallace-Stone)
Release Date:04/05/1993
Lightning in a Bottle
Character:Jean Markley
Release Date:07/01/1993
Alone in the Dark
Character:Linda Grant (as Dee Wallace Stone)
Release Date:01/01/1993
Rescue Me
Character:Sarah Sweeney
Release Date:11/09/1992
Critters 3
Character:Mom (archive footage)
Release Date:11/12/1991
Rock-A-Doodle
Character:Dory (voice)
Release Date:02/08/1991
Alligator 2: The Mutation
Character:Christine Hodges
Release Date:05/07/1991
Popcorn
Character:Suzanne
Release Date:01/02/1991
I'm Dangerous Tonight
Character:Wanda
Release Date:08/08/1990
Addicted to His Love
Character:Betty Ann Brennan
Release Date:27/03/1988
Stranger on My Land
Character:Annie Whitman
Release Date:17/01/1988
The Christmas Visitor
Character:Elizabeth O'Day
Release Date:10/12/1987
Legend of the White Horse
Character:Alta (as Dee Wallace-Stone)
Release Date:13/07/1987
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
Character:Self
Release Date:18/05/1987
Shadow Play
Character:Morgan Hanna
Release Date:20/09/1986
Critters
Character:Helen Brown
Release Date:11/04/1986
Sin of Innocence
Character:Vicki McGary
Release Date:26/03/1986
Club Life
Character:Tilly Francesca
Release Date:20/02/1986
Hostage Flight
Character:Laura Kenrick
Release Date:17/11/1985
Suburban Beat
Character:Joanna
Release Date:17/08/1985
Secret Admirer
Character:Connie Ryan
Release Date:14/06/1985
The Sky's No Limit
Character:Dr. Maureen Harris
Release Date:07/02/1984
The Shepherd
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1984
Happy
Character:Marilyn
Release Date:26/10/1983
Cujo
Character:Donna Trenton
Release Date:10/08/1983
Wait Till Your Mother Gets Home
Character:Pat Peters
Release Date:17/01/1983
I Take These Men
Character:Elaine Zakarian
Release Date:05/01/1983
Skeezer
Character:Lucille
Release Date:27/12/1982
Jimmy the Kid
Character:May
Release Date:12/11/1982
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
Character:Mary
Release Date:11/06/1982
Child Bride of Short Creek
Character:Mary Jacobs
Release Date:07/12/1981
The Five of Me
Character:Ann
Release Date:12/05/1981
A Whale for the Killing
Character:Janet Landon
Release Date:01/02/1981
The Howling
Character:Karen White
Release Date:21/01/1981
The Secret War of Jackie's Girls
Character:Maxine
Release Date:29/11/1980
Young Love, First Love
Character:Leslie
Release Date:20/11/1979
10
Character:Mary Lewis
Release Date:05/10/1979
The Hills Have Eyes
Character:Lynne Wood
Release Date:22/07/1977
All the King's Horses
Character:Sandy Benson
Release Date:01/01/1977
The Stepford Wives
Character:Nettie the Maid
Release Date:12/02/1975
Television Appearances
Fatal Attraction
Character:Emma Rauch
Paul T. Goldman
Character:Terri Jay
The Very Very Best of the 70s
Character:Self - Commentator
9-1-1
Character:Margaret Buckley
Shooter
Character:Katherine Mayfield
Just Add Magic
Character:Grandma
The Whispers
Character:Willie Starling (Grammy)
You're the Worst
Character:Gail
Grimm
Character:Alice
Switched at Birth
Character:Lorena McGowen
Law & Order: LA
Character:Ellen Powell
Celebrity Ghost Stories
Character:Self
Warehouse 13
Character:Mrs. Garner
Saving Grace
Character:Janice Shapiro
Sons & Daughters
Character:Colleen Halbert
Ghost Whisperer
Character:Claire Taylor
Criminal Minds
Character:Dr. Jan Mohikian
Close to Home
Character:Joan Monroe
My Name Is Earl
Character:Governor Katherine Hazelwood
Bones
Character:Special Agent Callie Warner
Supernatural
Character:Mildred Baker
Grey's Anatomy
Character:Joan Waring
The Office
Character:Ellen Bernard
Cold Case
Character:Charlotte Jones
NCIS
Character:Claire Hall
Without a Trace
Character:Lara Duncan
She Spies
Character:Daphne
The Agency
Character:Doris, Quinn's Sister
Crossing Jordan
Character:Lorraine Heeley
The Division
Character:Paula Meeks
Felicity
Character:Allison Covington
Ally McBeal
Character:Gail Clarkson
Nash Bridges
Character:Susan Martin
JAG
Character:Adele DeLong
High Sierra Search and Rescue
Character:
Touched by an Angel
Character:Sandra Browner
Vanishing Son
Character:Megan
P.S. I Luv U
Character:
The New Lassie
Character:Dee McCullough
Together We Stand
Character:Lori Randall
L.A. Law
Character:Elaine Weston
The Twilight Zone
Character:(segment "Wish Bank")
Murder, She Wrote
Character:Mildred Terhune
Murder, She Wrote
Character:Ellen Wicker
Finder of Lost Loves
Character:Gail Aames
Hotel
Character:
Simon & Simon
Character:
Skag
Character:
Trapper John, M.D.
Character:
Hart to Hart
Character:
Mrs. Columbo
Character:
Taxi
Character:Joyce
Man from Atlantis
Character:Hot Dog Stand Owner (as Dee Wallace-Stone)
The San Pedro Beach Bums
Character:
CHiPs
Character:
Ellery Queen
Character:
Starsky & Hutch
Character:
Police Woman
Character:
Police Story
Character:
The Streets of San Francisco
Character:
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