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Dee Wallace

Dee Wallace

Acting
Born: Dec 14, 1948
From: Kansas City, Kansas, USA
Credits: 30 titles

Biography

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.

Filmography

Title Character Year Rating
Butch Cassidy and the Wild Bunch Alice Cassidy 2025 1.5
Incubus: New Beginnings Zura Valentine 2023 4.5
In Search of Darkness: Part III Self 2022 7.5
Every Time a Bell Rings Donna 2021 5.7
After Emma 2018
Charlie's Gift 2016 2.0
Stay Cool Mrs. McCarthy 2011 4.9
The Haunted World of El Superbeasto Trixie (voice) 2009 5.914
The House of the Devil Landlady 2009 6.27
Dark Fields Jean Applebe 2009 3.2
Halloween Cynthia Strode 2007 6.228
Bone Dry Joanne 2007 5.26
Abominable Ethel Hoss 2006 4.816
Witch's Dungeon: 40 Years of Chills Self 2006 8.2
The Plague Nora 2006 4.865
Headspace Dr. Denise Bell 2005 5.136
Scar Isabella 2005 4.833
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial 20th Anniversary Special Self 2002 7.3
Sex and the Teenage Mind Francine Heitmeyer 2002 5.739
The Frighteners Patricia Bradley 1996 6.923
The Making of 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial' Self 1996 7.406
Best of the Best 3: No Turning Back Georgia 1995 5.588
Alligator 2: The Mutation Christine Hodges 1991 4.842
Critters Helen Brown 1986 6.471
Secret Admirer Connie Ryan 1985 6.727
Cujo Donna Trenton 1983 6.16
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial Mary 1982 7.513
The Howling Karen White 1981 6.6
10 Mary Lewis 1979 5.758
The Hills Have Eyes Lynne Wood 1977 6.177
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Known forActing
Credits30
Born1948
FromKansas City, Kansas, …