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Cassandra Gay Peterson [1] (born September 17, 1951) is an American actress best known for her portrayal of the horror hostess character Elvira, Mistress of the Dark. Peterson gained fame on Los Angeles television station KHJ-TV in her stage persona as Elvira, hosting Elvira's Movie Macabre , a weekly B movie presentation.
- Cassandra Peterson saw her first horror movie—William Castle’s House On Haunted Hill—when she was just a kid. In an interview for David Weiner’s 2019 documentary In Search of Darkness, Peterson recalled seeing the 1959 Vincent Price shocker when she was very young, maybe 7 or 8 years old, and being “gobsmacked.”
- Cassandra Peterson credits a terrible childhood injury with setting her on the path to creating Elvira. Peterson suffered horrific, near-fatal third degrees burns after overturning a pot of boiling water when she was 18 months old.
- Cassandra Peterson became a Las Vegas showgirl when she was just 17 years old. When Peterson was a teenager, one of her idols was Ann-Margret, the Swedish-American singer, dancer, and actress who co-starred with Elvis Presley in 1964’s Viva Las Vegas.
- Cassandra Peterson was an extra in a James Bond movie. When she was working as a dancer with Vive Les Girls, Peterson and several of her colleagues served as extras in the 1971 James Bond movie Diamonds Are Forever.
Oct 17, 2022 · It's an admirable thing to be comfortable with one's body, though there was a time in her life when Cassandra Peterson felt anything but contented in her own radiant, ivory skin. Yahoo! News reports that for the better part of her existence before entering show business, the future Elvira would likely be caught dead before revealing too much of her body to anyone.
Yours Cruelly, Elvira: Memoirs of the Mistress of the Dark is a 2021 memoir by Cassandra Peterson. For the first time, Peterson opens up about her personal life, her experiences in showbusiness, and the creation of her iconic character Elvira, Mistress of the Dark. The release of the book coincided with the character's 40th anniversary and ...
Cassandra Peterson, better known as Elvira, reportedly has revealed in her new memoir, “Yours Cruelly, Elvira,” that she has been in a 19-year relationship with a woman, The Advocate reports.
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Sep 22, 2021 · Sept. 22, 2021, 8:25 AM PDT / Updated Sept. 22, 2021, 3:15 PM PDT. By Jo Yurcaba. Queen of Halloween, Elvira, also known as actor Cassandra Peterson, revealed in her memoir that she's had a secret ...
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Sep 22, 2021 · Elvira, Mistress of the Dark has come out as part of the LGBTQ+ community by revealing she has been in a relationship with a woman for 19 years. The goth icon, real name Cassandra Peterson, opened ...
