Dee Wallace
Acting
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.
Born: December 14, 1948 · Kansas City, Kansas, USA
Filmography (165)
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Actor: Linda Spring
Last Night on Earth
2024
Actor: Carla
The Legend of Catclaws Mountain
2024
Actor: Maggie Porter
House of Dolls
2023
Actor: Celine Charles
Love by Design
2023
Actor: Diane Yeardly
The Little Mermaid
2023
Actor: Sea Witch Revina (…
TV
Fatal Attraction
2023
Actor: Emma Rauch
TV
Paul T. Goldman
2023
Actor: Terri Jay
In Search of Darkness: Part III
2022
Actor
Nix
2022
Actor: Donna
The Munsters
2022
Actor: Good Morning Trans…
Jeepers Creepers: Reborn
2022
Actor: Marie
Time Pirates
2022
Actor: The Crone
In Search of Tomorrow
2022
Actor: Self - Interviewee
Every Time a Bell Rings
2021
Actor: Donna
13 Fanboy
2021
Actor: Dee Wallace
The Nest
2021
Actor: Marissa
Critters Attack!
2020
Actor: Dee
Stay Home
2020
Actor: HerselfExecutive Producer
Await the Dawn
2020
Actor: Annie
Christmas in Louisiana
2019
Actor: Doris
3 from Hell
2019
Actor: Greta
Renovation of the Heart
2019
Actor: Diane Dover
The Wrong Mommy
2019
Actor: Carol
Dolls
2019
Actor: Margaret
Sunrise in Heaven
2019
Actor: Marion
The Wrong Teacher
2018
Actor: Dr. Smith
Jingle Belle
2018
Actor: Shelby
Every Other Holiday
2018
Actor: Mimi
Beyond The Sky
2018
Actor: Lucille
Ouija House
2018
Actor: Katherine Fields
Death House
2018
Actor: Dr. Eileen Fletche…
TV
9-1-1
2018
Actor: Margaret Buckley
This Old Machine
2017
Actor: Irene
Ayla
2017
Actor: Susan
TV
Shooter
2016
Actor: Katherine Mayfield
All Hallow's Eve
2016
Actor: Haidy Hallow
Red Christmas
2016
Actor: DianeProducer
TV
Just Add Magic
2016
Actor: Grandma
TV
The Whispers
2015
Actor: Willie Starling (G…
Love & Mercy
2015
Actor: Rosemary (uncredit…
Zombie Killers: Elephant's Graveyard
2015
Actor: Sharon Sommers
Ejecta
2014
Actor: Ashley Winnington-…
TV
You're the Worst
2014
Actor: Gail
Haunting of Cellblock 11
2014
Actor: Ms. Simon
2 Bedroom 1 Bath
2014
Actor: Rose
Bonnie & Clyde: Justified
2013
Actor: Emma
Grand Piano
2013
Actor: Marjorie Green
RoboCroc
2013
Actor: Dr. Riley
The Lords of Salem
2013
Actor: Sonny
Hansel & Gretel
2013
Actor: Lilith
The Boarder
2012
Actor: Elizabeth
Collision Course
2012
Actor: Polly
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
2012
Actor: (archive footage)
TV
Grimm
2011
Actor: Alice
Exit Humanity
2011
Actor: Eve
Stay Cool
2011
Actor: Mrs. McCarthy
TV
Switched at Birth
2011
Actor: Lorena McGowen
Pound of Flesh
2011
Actor: Dean Jean Clark
Bad Actress
2011
Actor: Dee Wallace
TV
Law & Order: LA
2010
Actor: Ellen Powell
Extraordinary Measures
2010
Actor: Sal
Bedrooms
2010
Actor: Marnie
Babysitters Beware
2009
Actor: Ms. Greene
The House of the Devil
2009
Actor: Landlady
Dark Fields
2009
Actor: Jean Applebe
TV
Celebrity Ghost Stories
2009
Actor
The Haunted World of El Superbeasto
2009
Actor: Trixie (voice)
TV
Warehouse 13
2009
Actor: Mrs. Garner
Michael Lives: The Making of Halloween
2008
Actor
Halloween
2007
Actor: Cynthia Strode
TV
Saving Grace
2007
Actor: Janice Shapiro
Bone Dry
2007
Actor: Joanne
Curse of the Weeping Woman: J-ok'el
2007
Actor: Helen Moret
The Plague
2006
Actor: Nora
The Eden Formula
2006
Actor: Rhonda
Voodoo Moon
2006
Actor: Mary-Ann
Abominable
2006
Actor: Ethel Hoss
The Lost
2006
Actor: Barbara Hanlon
Expiration Date
2006
Actor: Lucille
TV
Ghost Whisperer
2005
Actor: Claire Taylor
TV
Criminal Minds
2005
Actor: Dr. Jan Mohikian
TV
Close to Home
2005
Actor: Joan Monroe
TV
My Name Is Earl
2005
Actor: Governor Katherine…
Headspace
2005
Actor: Dr. Denise Bell
TV
Bones
2005
Actor: Special Agent Call…
TV
Supernatural
2005
Actor: Mildred Baker
Boo
2005
Actor: Nurse Russell
TV
Grey's Anatomy
2005
Actor: Joan Waring
TV
The Office
2005
Actor: Ellen Bernard
Dead End Road
2004
Actor: Mrs. Makepiece
The Perfect Husband: The Laci Peterson Story
2004
Actor: Sharon Rocha
TV
Cold Case
2003
Actor: Charlotte Jones
TV
NCIS
2003
Actor: Claire Hall
TV
Without a Trace
2002
Actor: Lara Duncan
TV
She Spies
2002
Actor: Daphne
Fish Don't Blink
2002
Actor: Dr. Roswell
She's No Angel
2002
Actor: Maureen Shawnessy
Sex and the Teenage Mind
2002
Actor: Francine Heitmeyer
TV
The Agency
2001
Actor: Doris, Quinn's Sis…
TV
Crossing Jordan
2001
Actor: Lorraine Heeley
Killer Instinct
2001
Actor: Sarah Fairchild
TV
The Division
2001
Actor: Paula Meeks
Pirates of the Plain
1999
Actor: Glenna (as Dee Wal…
The Making of 'The Frighteners'
1998
Actor
TV
Felicity
1998
Actor: Allison Covington
TV
Ally McBeal
1997
Actor: Gail Clarkson
Skeletons
1997
Actor: Heather Crane
Nevada
1997
Actor: Ruby (as Dee Walla…
Love's Deadly Triangle: The Texas Cadet Murder
1997
Actor: Linda Jones
The Perfect Mother
1997
Actor: Gina Mitrou
Black Circle Boys
1997
Actor: Barbara Sullivan
The Making of 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'
1996
Actor
The Frighteners
1996
Actor: Patricia Bradley
TV
Nash Bridges
1996
Actor: Susan Martin
Invisible Mom
1996
Actor: Laura Griffin
Subliminal Seduction
1996
Actor: Sissy Bonner
TV
JAG
1995
Actor: Adele DeLong
Best of the Best 3: No Turning Back
1995
Actor: Georgia
Here Come the Munsters
1995
Actor: Mrs. Walker
The Skateboard Kid II
1995
Actor: Lois Curtis
Temptress
1995
Actor: Allison Mackie
Vanishing Son IV
1994
Actor: Megan
TV
Touched by an Angel
1994
Actor: Sandra Browner
Runaway Daughters
1994
Actor: Mrs. Gordon
TV
Rebel Highway
1994
Actor: Mrs. Gordon
TV
Vanishing Son
1994
Actor: Megan
Prophet of Evil: The Ervil LeBaron Story
1993
Actor: Jackie Fields (as …
Rescue Me
1992
Actor: Sarah Sweeney
Critters 3
1991
Actor: Mom (archive foota…
Rock-A-Doodle
1991
Actor: Dory (voice)
Alligator 2: The Mutation
1991
Actor: Christine Hodges
Popcorn
1991
Actor: Suzanne
I'm Dangerous Tonight
1990
Actor: Wanda
TV
The New Lassie
1989
Actor: Dee McCullough
Stranger on My Land
1988
Actor: Annie Whitman
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
1987
Actor
TV
L.A. Law
1986
Actor: Elaine Weston
Critters
1986
Actor: Helen Brown
Hostage Flight
1985
Actor: Laura Kenrick
TV
The Twilight Zone
1985
Actor: (segment "Wish Ban…
Secret Admirer
1985
Actor: Connie Ryan
TV
Murder, She Wrote
1984
Actor: Mildred TerhuneActor: Ellen Wicker
TV
Finder of Lost Loves
1984
Actor: Gail Aames
Cujo
1983
Actor: Donna Trenton
TV
Hotel
1982
Actor
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
1982
Actor: Mary
Child Bride of Short Creek
1981
Actor: Mary Jacobs
TV
Simon & Simon
1981
Actor
The Howling
1981
Actor: Karen White
10
1979
Actor: Mary Lewis
TV
Trapper John, M.D.
1979
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TV
Hart to Hart
1979
Actor: Connie
TV
Mrs. Columbo
1979
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TV
Taxi
1978
Actor: Joyce
TV
Man from Atlantis
1977
Actor: Hot Dog Stand Owne…
TV
Lou Grant
1977
Actor: Patti Oxley
TV
CHiPs
1977
Actor
The Hills Have Eyes
1977
Actor: Lynne Wood
TV
Ellery Queen
1975
Actor
TV
Starsky & Hutch
1975
Actor
The Stepford Wives
1975
Actor: Nettie the Maid
TV
Police Woman
1974
Actor
TV
Police Story
1973
Actor
TV
The Streets of San Francisco
1972
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