Rebecca De Mornay
Acting
Rebecca De Mornay (born 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.
Born: August 29, 1959 · Santa Rosa, California, USA
Filmography (58)
Saint Clare
2025
Actor: Arlene 'Gigi' Newb…
Off the Record
2025
Actor: Kate
Peter Five Eight
2024
Actor: Brenda
Angel Baby
2023
Actor: Maggie
She Ball
2020
Actor: Aggie
I Am Wrath
2016
Actor: Vivian Hill
TV
Lucifer
2016
Actor: PenelopeActor: Penelope Decker
TV
Marvel's Jessica Jones
2015
Actor: Dorothy Walker
Apartment 1303 3D
2012
Actor: Maddie Slate
American Reunion
2012
Actor: Finch's Mom (uncre…
Mother's Day
2010
Actor: Natalie 'Mother' K…
TV
Hawaii Five-0
2010
Actor: Barbara Cotchin
Flipped
2010
Actor: Patsy Loski
TV
Celebrity Ghost Stories
2009
Actor
American Venus
2007
Actor: Celia
TV
John from Cincinnati
2007
Actor: Cissy Yost
Music Within
2007
Actor: Richard's Mom
Wedding Crashers
2005
Actor: Mrs. Kroeger
Lords of Dogtown
2005
Actor: Philaine
Raise Your Voice
2004
Actor: Nina Fletcher
TV
NCIS
2003
Actor: Carla Marino
Identity
2003
Actor: Caroline Suzanne
Salem Witch Trials
2002
Actor: Elizabeth Parris
The Right Temptation
2000
Actor: Derian McCall
Wicked Ways
1999
Actor: Ruth DraperCo-Executive Producer
TV
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
Actor: Tessa McKellen
Thick as Thieves
1999
Actor: Petrone
Night Ride Home
1999
Actor: Nora Mahler
The Con
1998
Actor: Barbara Beaton / N…
TV
The Shining
1997
Actor: Wendy Torrance
TV
The Practice
1997
Actor: Hannah Rose
The Winner
1996
Actor: Louise
Never Talk to Strangers
1995
Actor: Dr. Sarah Alison T…Executive Producer
TV
Lo + plus
1995
Actor: Self - Guest
TV
The Outer Limits
1995
Actor: WomanDirector
TV
ER
1994
Actor: Elaine Nichols
Getting Out
1994
Actor: Arlene Holsclaw
The Three Musketeers
1993
Actor: Milady
Guilty as Sin
1993
Actor: Jennifer Haines
Blind Side
1993
Actor: Lynn Kaines
The Hand That Rocks the Cradle
1992
Actor: Mrs. Mott / Peyton…
Backdraft
1991
Actor: Helen McCaffrey
By Dawn's Early Light
1990
Actor: Moreau
Dealers
1989
Actor: Anna Schuman
Feds!
1988
Actor: Ellis DeWitt
And God Created Woman
1988
Actor: Robin Shea
TV
Tanner '88
1988
Actor
Beauty and the Beast
1987
Actor: Beauty
The Murders in the Rue Morgue
1986
Actor: Claire Dupin
The Trip to Bountiful
1985
Actor: Thelma
Runaway Train
1985
Actor: Sara
TV
Tall Tales & Legends
1985
Actor: Rose 'Slew Foot Su…
The Slugger's Wife
1985
Actor: Debby Palmer
Testament
1983
Actor: Cathy Pitkin
Risky Business
1983
Actor: Lana
One from the Heart
1982
Actor: Understudy
Spinal Tap: The Final Tour
1981
Actor: Hot Tub Groupie
TV
NOVA
1974
Actor: Narrator