Dee Wallace

Acting

Dee Wallace

Born 14 December 1948 · Kansas City, Kansas, USA · 77

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

Highlights

Grey's Anatomy2005 · Series · Joan Waring
Supernatural2005 · Series · Mildred Baker
The Office2005 · Series · Ellen Bernard
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial1982 · Film · Mary
Criminal Minds2005 · Series · Dr. Jan Mohikian
Grimm2011 · Series · Alice

Filmography

Movies

181 films

Godmother2026 · Film · Mrs. Martinson
Night of the Rising Dead2026 · Film · Maggie
Night of the Living Dead2026 · Film · Maggie
25 Miles to Normal2026 · Film · Deborah
Models vs. Werewolves2026 · Film · Judith Barnard Dixon
Ted Bunny2026 · Film · Catherine
Southern Scares2026 · Film · Myra
Water Rites2026 · Film · Caroline
The Pitchfork Retreat2025 · Film · Helen
If It Bleeds2025 · Film · Kelly
The Boy from Below2025 · Film · Sybil
Butch Cassidy and the Wild Bunch2025 · Film · Alice Cassidy
The Lies We Bury2025 · Film · Lynn Wright
Roswell Delirium2025 · Film · Betty
Stream2024 · Film · Linda Spring
Last Night on Earth2024 · Film · Carla
The Legend of Catclaws Mountain2024 · Film · Maggie Porter
House of Dolls2023 · Film · Celine Charles
Love by Design2023 · Film · Diane Yeardly
The Little Mermaid2023 · Film · Sea Witch Revina (voice)
Lena's Dance2023 · Film · Lena Swain
Incubus: New Beginnings2023 · Film · Zura Valentine
90 Hari Sebelum Cinta Pergi2023 · Film
Nix2022 · Film · Donna
The Munsters2022 · Film · Good Morning Transylvania Host
Jeepers Creepers: Reborn2022 · Film · Marie
Time Pirates2022 · Film · The Crone
Killer Design2022 · Film · Elana
Every Time a Bell Rings2021 · Film · Donna
13 Fanboy2021 · Film · Dee Wallace
The Nest2021 · Film · Marissa
Critters Attack!2020 · Film · Dee
The Gift of Christmas2020 · Film · Ellen Rodgers
Await the Dawn2020 · Film · Annie
Day 142020 · Film
Christmas in Louisiana2019 · Film · Doris
3 from Hell2019 · Film · Greta
Renovation of the Heart2019 · Film · Diane Dover
The Wrong Mommy2019 · Film · Carol
Dolls2019 · Film · Margaret
Sunrise in Heaven2019 · Film · Marion
The Wrong Teacher2018 · Film · Dr. Smith
Jingle Belle2018 · Film · Shelby
Every Other Holiday2018 · Film · Mimi
Beyond the Sky2018 · Film · Lucille
Ouija House2018 · Film · Katherine Fields
Death House2018 · Film · Dr. Eileen Fletcher
Closure2018 · Film · The Superior
This Old Machine2017 · Film · Irene
Ayla2017 · Film · Susan
The Fuzz2017 · Film · Dawn Lockwood
Charlie's Gift2016 · Film
All Hallow's Eve2016 · Film · Haidy Hallow
Red Christmas2016 · Film · Diane
Love & Mercy2015 · Film · Rosemary (uncredited)
Zombie Killers: Elephant's Graveyard2015 · Film · Sharon Sommers
Ejecta2014 · Film · Ashley Winnington-Ball (uncredited)
Haunting of Cellblock 112014 · Film · Ms. Simon
2 Bedroom 1 Bath2014 · Film · Rose
Bonnie & Clyde: Justified2013 · Film · Emma
Grand Piano2013 · Film · Marjorie Green
My Stepbrother Is a Vampire!?!2013 · Film · Tabitha the Cat (voice)
RoboCroc2013 · Film · Dr. Riley
The Lords of Salem2013 · Film · Sonny
As High as the Sky2013 · Film · Aunt Deborah (voice)
Hansel & Gretel2013 · Film · Lilith
Aliens from Uranus2012 · Film · Olga
The Boarder2012 · Film · Elizabeth
Sebastian2012 · Film · Barbara Sample
Fuzz Track City2012 · Film · Dawn Lockwood
Margarine Wars2012 · Film · Madge Havershank
Collision Course2012 · Film · Polly
Sam Steele and the Crystal Chalice2011 · Film · Ms. Jenkins
Walk a Mile in My Pradas2011 · Film · Mary
Exit Humanity2011 · Film · Eve
Stay Cool2011 · Film · Mrs. McCarthy
Pound of Flesh2011 · Film · Dean Jean Clark
Bad Actress2011 · Film · Dee Wallace
The Junior Spy Agency2011 · Film · Ms. Jenkins
Raven2010 · Film · LuAnne
Extraordinary Measures2010 · Film · Sal
Bedrooms2010 · Film · Marnie
Babysitters Beware2009 · Film · Ms. Greene
The House of the Devil2009 · Film · Landlady
Dark Fields2009 · Film · Jean Applebe
The Haunted World of El Superbeasto2009 · Film · Trixie (voice)
The Mother of Invention2009 · Film · Nancy Dooly
Stem Cell2009 · Film · The Healer
Happy in the Valley2009 · Film · Gloria
Matchmaker Mary2008 · Film · Aunt Karen
Little Red Devil2008 · Film · Mother
The Blue Rose2007 · Film · Mrs. Garrison
Halloween2007 · Film · Cynthia Strode
Bone Dry2007 · Film · Joanne
Curse of the Weeping Woman: J-ok'el2007 · Film · Helen Moret
The Plague2006 · Film · Nora
The Eden Formula2006 · Film · Rhonda
Voodoo Moon2006 · Film · Mary-Ann
Abominable2006 · Film · Ethel Hoss
Kalamazoo?2006 · Film · Susan
The Lost2006 · Film · Barbara Hanlon
Expiration Date2006 · Film · Lucille
Headspace2005 · Film · Dr. Denise Bell
Scar2005 · Film · Isabella
Boo2005 · Film · Nurse Russell
The Loch Ness Monster2005 · Film · Elizabeth Horner
Dead End Road2004 · Film · Mrs. Makepiece
Welcome to Werewolfland2004 · Film
The Perfect Husband: The Laci Peterson Story2004 · Film · Sharon Rocha
Illusion Infinity2004 · Film · Patricia (as Dee Wallace Stone)
Unleashing the Beast: Making ‘The Howling’2003 · Film
Fish Don't Blink2002 · Film · Dr. Roswell
She's No Angel2002 · Film · Maureen Shawnessy
Sex and the Teenage Mind2002 · Film · Francine Heitmeyer
A Month of Sundays2001 · Film · Sarah McCabe
Killer Instinct2001 · Film · Sarah Fairchild
Out of the Black2001 · Film · Penny Hart
Pirates of the Plain1999 · Film · Glenna (as Dee Wallace-Stone)
Invisible Mom II1999 · Film · Laura Griffin (as Dee Wallace-Stone)
To Love, Honor, & Betray1999 · Film · Julia Brennan (as Dee Wallace Stone)
Mutual Needs1999 · Film · Patricia
Bad As I Wanna Be: The Dennis Rodman Story1998 · Film · Rodman's stepmother
The Christmas Path1998 · Film · Jenny
Skeletons1997 · Film · Heather Crane
Nevada1997 · Film · Ruby (as Dee Wallace Stone)
Love's Deadly Triangle: The Texas Cadet Murder1997 · Film · Linda Jones
The Perfect Mother1997 · Film · Gina Mitrou
Black Circle Boys1997 · Film · Barbara Sullivan
The Frighteners1996 · Film · Patricia Bradley
Invisible Mom1996 · Film · Laura Griffin
Subliminal Seduction1996 · Film · Sissy Bonner
The Phoenix and the Magic Carpet1995 · Film · Mother
Temptress1995 · Film · Allison Mackie
My Family Treasure1995 · Film · Alex Danieloff
Best of the Best 3: No Turning Back1995 · Film · Georgia
Here Come the Munsters1995 · Film · Mrs. Walker
The Skateboard Kid II1995 · Film · Lois Curtis
Brothers' Destiny1995 · Film · Lucille Bastian
Cops n Roberts1995 · Film
Vanishing Son IV1994 · Film · Megan
Runaway Daughters1994 · Film · Mrs. Gordon
Discretion Assured1994 · Film · Kitten
Moment of Truth: Cradle of Conspiracy1994 · Film · Suzanne Guthrie (as Dee Wallace-Stone)
Search and Rescue1994 · Film · Morgan
Witness to the Execution1994 · Film · Emily Dawson (as Dee Wallace-Stone)
Huck and the King of Hearts1994 · Film · Darlene
Rescue Me1993 · Film · Sarah Sweeney
Prophet of Evil: The Ervil LeBaron Story1993 · Film · Jackie Fields (as Dee Wallace-Stone)
Lightning in a Bottle1993 · Film · Jean Markley
Rock-A-Doodle1991 · Film · Dory (voice)
Alligator 2: The Mutation1991 · Film · Christine Hodges
Popcorn1991 · Film · Suzanne
I'm Dangerous Tonight1990 · Film · Wanda
Addicted to His Love1988 · Film · Betty Ann Brennan
Stranger on My Land1988 · Film · Annie Whitman
The Christmas Visitor1987 · Film · Elizabeth O'Day
Legend of the White Horse1987 · Film · Alta (as Dee Wallace-Stone)
Shadow Play1986 · Film · Morgan Hanna
Critters1986 · Film · Helen Brown
Sin of Innocence1986 · Film · Vicki McGary
Club Life1986 · Film · Tilly Francesca
Hostage Flight1985 · Film · Laura Kenrick
Suburban Beat1985 · Film · Joanna
Secret Admirer1985 · Film · Connie Ryan
The Sky's No Limit1984 · Film · Dr. Maureen Harris
Happy1983 · Film · Marilyn
Cujo1983 · Film · Donna Trenton
Wait Till Your Mother Gets Home1983 · Film · Pat Peters
I Take These Men1983 · Film · Elaine Zakarian
Skeezer1982 · Film · Lucille
Jimmy the Kid1982 · Film · May
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial1982 · Film · Mary
Child Bride of Short Creek1981 · Film · Mary Jacobs
The Five of Me1981 · Film · Ann
A Whale for the Killing1981 · Film · Janet Landon
The Howling1981 · Film · Karen White
The Secret War of Jackie's Girls1980 · Film · Maxine
Young Love, First Love1979 · Film · Leslie
101979 · Film · Mary Lewis
The Hills Have Eyes1977 · Film · Lynne Wood
The Stepford Wives1975 · Film · Nettie the Maid

Filmography

Series

58 shows

The Boroughs2026 · Series · Grace
Fatal Attraction2023 · Series · Emma Rauch
Paul T. Goldman2023 · Series · Terri Jay
9-1-12018 · Series · Margaret Buckley
Shooter2016 · Series · Katherine Mayfield
Just Add Magic2016 · Series · Grandma
The Whispers2015 · Series · Willie Starling (Grammy)
You're the Worst2014 · Series · Gail
Grimm2011 · Series · Alice
Switched at Birth2011 · Series · Lorena McGowen
Law & Order: LA2010 · Series · Ellen Powell
Warehouse 132009 · Series · Mrs. Garner
Saving Grace2007 · Series · Janice Shapiro
Sons & Daughters2006 · Series · Colleen Halbert
Ghost Whisperer2005 · Series · Claire Taylor
Criminal Minds2005 · Series · Dr. Jan Mohikian
Close to Home2005 · Series · Joan Monroe
My Name Is Earl2005 · Series · Governor Katherine Hazelwood
Bones2005 · Series · Special Agent Callie Warner
Supernatural2005 · Series · Mildred Baker
Grey's Anatomy2005 · Series · Joan Waring
The Office2005 · Series · Ellen Bernard
Cold Case2003 · Series · Charlotte Jones
NCIS2003 · Series · Claire Hall
Without a Trace2002 · Series · Lara Duncan
She Spies2002 · Series · Daphne
The Agency2001 · Series · Doris, Quinn's Sister
Crossing Jordan2001 · Series · Lorraine Heeley
The Division2001 · Series · Paula Meeks
Felicity1998 · Series · Allison Covington
Ally McBeal1997 · Series · Gail Clarkson
Nash Bridges1996 · Series · Susan Martin
JAG1995 · Series · Adele DeLong
High Sierra Search and Rescue1995 · Series
Touched by an Angel1994 · Series · Sandra Browner
Rebel Highway1994 · Series · Mrs. Gordon
Vanishing Son1994 · Series · Megan
P.S. I Luv U1991 · Series
The New Lassie1989 · Series · Dee McCullough
L.A. Law1986 · Series · Elaine Weston
The Twilight Zone1985 · Series · (segment "Wish Bank")
Murder, She Wrote1984 · Series · Mildred Terhune
Finder of Lost Loves1984 · Series · Gail Aames
Hotel1982 · Series
Simon & Simon1981 · Series
Trapper John, M.D.1979 · Series
Hart to Hart1979 · Series · Connie
Mrs. Columbo1979 · Series
Taxi1978 · Series · Joyce
Man from Atlantis1977 · Series · Hot Dog Stand Owner (as Dee Wallace-Stone)
Lou Grant1977 · Series · Patti Oxley
The San Pedro Beach Bums1977 · Series
CHiPs1977 · Series
Ellery Queen1975 · Series
Starsky & Hutch1975 · Series
Police Woman1974 · Series
Police Story1973 · Series
The Streets of San Francisco1972 · Series