Rebecca De Mornay

Acting

Rebecca De Mornay

Born 29 August 1959 · Santa Rosa, California, USA · 67

Rebecca De Mornay (born Rebecca Jane Pearch; August 29, 1959) is an American film and television actress. Her breakthrough film role came in 1983, when she played Lana in Risky Business opposite Tom Cruise. Her other notable film roles include Sara in Runaway Train in 1985, Helen McCaffrey in the thriller Backdraft in 1991 and her portrayal of the chillingly twisted nanny Peyton Flanders in the popular 1992 thriller The Hand That Rocks the Cradle.

Known for

Highlights

Lucifer2016 · Series · Penelope
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit1999 · Series · Tessa McKellen
Flipped2010 · Film · Patsy Loski
Identity2003 · Film · Caroline Suzanne
NCIS2003 · Series · Carla Marino
Marvel's Jessica Jones2015 · Series · Dorothy Walker

Filmography

Movies

48 films

The Gentleman Thief2026 · Film · Odessa
Saint Clare2025 · Film · Arlene 'Gigi' Newberry
Off the Record2025 · Film · Kate
Peter Five Eight2024 · Film · Brenda
Angel Baby2023 · Film · Maggie
She Ball2020 · Film · Aggie
Periphery2018 · Film · Vi Warner
I Am Wrath2016 · Film · Vivian Hill
Collar2015 · Film · Ramona Billingsley
Apartment 1303 3D2012 · Film · Maddie Slate
American Reunion2012 · Film · Finch's Mom (uncredited)
Mother's Day2010 · Film · Natalie 'Mother' Koffin
Flipped2010 · Film · Patsy Loski
American Venus2007 · Film · Celia
Music Within2007 · Film · Richard's Mom
Wedding Crashers2005 · Film · Mrs. Kroeger
Lords of Dogtown2005 · Film · Philaine
Raise Your Voice2004 · Film · Nina Fletcher
Identity2003 · Film · Caroline Suzanne
Range of Motion2000 · Film · Lainey Berman
The Right Temptation2000 · Film · Derian McCall
Lost On Everest2000 · Film
Wicked Ways1999 · Film · Ruth Draper
Thick as Thieves1999 · Film · Petrone
Night Ride Home1999 · Film · Nora Mahler
The Con1998 · Film · Barbara Beaton / Nancy Thoroughgood
The Winner1996 · Film · Louise
Never Talk to Strangers1995 · Film · Dr. Sarah Alison Taylor
Getting Out1994 · Film · Arlene Holsclaw
The Three Musketeers1993 · Film · Milady de Winter
Guilty as Sin1993 · Film · Jennifer Haines
Blind Side1993 · Film · Lynn Kaines
The Hand That Rocks the Cradle1992 · Film · Mrs. Mott / Peyton Flanders
Backdraft1991 · Film · Helen McCaffrey
By Dawn's Early Light1990 · Film · Moreau
Dealers1989 · Film · Anna Schuman
Feds!1988 · Film · Ellis DeWitt
And God Created Woman1988 · Film · Robin Shea
Beauty and the Beast1987 · Film · Beauty
The Murders in the Rue Morgue1986 · Film · Claire Dupin
Pecos Bill1986 · Film · Rose 'Slew Foot Sue' Peasley
The Trip to Bountiful1985 · Film · Thelma
Runaway Train1985 · Film · Sara
The Slugger's Wife1985 · Film · Debby Palmer
Testament1983 · Film · Cathy Pitkin
Risky Business1983 · Film · Lana
One from the Heart1982 · Film · Understudy
Spinal Tap: The Final Tour1981 · Film · Hot Tub Groupie

Filmography

Series

16 shows

Blind Channel: After Dark Side2024 · Series · Lynn Kaines
Lucifer2016 · Series · Penelope
Marvel's Jessica Jones2015 · Series · Dorothy Walker
Hawaii Five-02010 · Series · Barbara Cotchin
John from Cincinnati2007 · Series · Cissy Yost
NCIS2003 · Series · Carla Marino
Salem Witch Trials2003 · Series · Elizabeth Parris
A Girl Thing2001 · Series · Kim McCormack
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit1999 · Series · Tessa McKellen
The Shining1997 · Series · Wendy Torrance
The Practice1997 · Series · Hannah Rose
The Outer Limits1995 · Series · Woman
ER1994 · Series · Elaine Nichols
An Inconvenient Woman1991 · Series · Flo
Tall Tales & Legends1985 · Series · Rose 'Slew Foot Sue' Peasley
American Playhouse1982 · Series · Cathy Pitkin