Pierson would soon become her personal manager. In 1985, Elvira began hosting a home video series called ThrillerVideo, a division of International Video Entertainment (IVE). After receiving advice from "The King" himself, Elvis Presley, she traveled to Europe where she pursued a career as a singer and actor. Peterson gained fame on Los Angeles television station KHJ-TV wearing a revealing, black, gothic, cleavage-enhancing gown as host of Elvira's Movie Macabre, a weekly B movie presentation. Former member of the improvisational comedy group The Groundlings. Peterson was born in Manhattan, Kansas. For many people in attendance, this was their first opportunity to see the woman behind the Elvira character. The station sent out a casting call, and Peterson auditioned and won the role. After this, several extended episodes[12] of the British namesake series Thriller (i.e. She and her best friend, Robert Redding, came up with the sexy punk/vampire look after producers rejected her original idea to look like Sharon Tate's character in The Fearless Vampire Killers.
The court ruled in favor of Peterson, holding that "'likeness' means actual representation of another person's appearance, and not simply close resemblance." I went to every audition, took a million acting, dancing and singing lessons, and spent years wondering where my next meal was coming from. - IMDb Mini Biography By: She also co-wrote, produced and starred in a feature-length film called ‘Elvira, Mistress of the Dark’ in 1988. Two Elvira-themed pinball machines were produced by Bally/Midway: Elvira and the Party Monsters[18] in 1989 and Scared Stiff[19] in 1996. Adopting the flippant tone of a California "Valley girl", she brought a satirical, sarcastic edge to her commentary. Everybody who grew up being bullied and made fun of a lot, and didn't fit in socially for whatever reason, identifies with Elvira. Claims in the promo to be in the process of constructing the "Chamber of Horrors" cage for the event. She married musician Mark Pierson in 1981. For other uses, see, Elvira: Mistress of the Dark (disambiguation), Learn how and when to remove these template messages, Learn how and when to remove this template message, Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold, Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films, "This Week in Horror - Summer Spooktacular: Cassandra Peterson aka Elvira: Mistress of the Dark", "Elvira Reveals the First Horror Film She Ever Saw [Exclusive]", "Elvira Was Raised By a Pack of Wild Drag Queens", "Elvira, Mistress Of The Dark (and merchandising)", "Elvira Heads to Hulu for All-New Series", "Elvira Actress Clarifies Reports of Streaming Project, Teases New Movie on the Way", "Elvira, Mistress Of The Dark Teams With Dynamite For New Comics And More! She began her career at age 17 as the youngest showgirl in Las Vegas history in the show "Vive Les Girls" at the Dunes Hotel. After Eclipse ceased publication, the series was distributed solely by Claypool. As Elvira: Beauty mark (mole) under her right eye, black dress with the plunging neckline and slit on the right side, ruby ring, snake-shapped earrings, black fingernails, black pumps, the dagger she stores on her belt, and her bouffant hairstyle. After receiving advice from "The King" himself, Elvira, Mistress of the Dark / Lady Elura Hellsubus, Watch: Scooby-Doo Teams Up With Elvira In First Trailer For Halloween Movie, Happy Halloween, Scooby-Doo! Her popularity reached its zenith with the release of the 1988 feature film Elvira: Mistress of the Dark, on whose script, written directly for the screen, Peterson collaborated with John Paragon and Sam Egan. In a 2011 interview, Peterson stated that as a child, she was more fascinated by horror-themed toys while other girls were occupied with Barbie dolls. She also purportedly posed for the cover of Tom Waits' album Small Change (1976); Peterson has since described it as "a giant mystery" claiming that while she has no memory of the event, the picture looks enough like her that she feels "pretty sure" it is her.[6]. Because of the scars I had from the boiling water accident, I was teased mercilessly. She worked in several Italian films, including Federico Fellini's Roma (1972) and performed throughout Europe as lead singer of an Italian rock band.Upon returning to the United States, she toured the country as star of her own musical-comedy show, "Mama's Boys".
The court ruled in favor of Peterson, holding that "'likeness' means actual representation of another person's appearance, and not simply close resemblance." I went to every audition, took a million acting, dancing and singing lessons, and spent years wondering where my next meal was coming from. - IMDb Mini Biography By: She also co-wrote, produced and starred in a feature-length film called ‘Elvira, Mistress of the Dark’ in 1988. Two Elvira-themed pinball machines were produced by Bally/Midway: Elvira and the Party Monsters[18] in 1989 and Scared Stiff[19] in 1996. Adopting the flippant tone of a California "Valley girl", she brought a satirical, sarcastic edge to her commentary. Everybody who grew up being bullied and made fun of a lot, and didn't fit in socially for whatever reason, identifies with Elvira. Claims in the promo to be in the process of constructing the "Chamber of Horrors" cage for the event. She married musician Mark Pierson in 1981. For other uses, see, Elvira: Mistress of the Dark (disambiguation), Learn how and when to remove these template messages, Learn how and when to remove this template message, Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold, Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films, "This Week in Horror - Summer Spooktacular: Cassandra Peterson aka Elvira: Mistress of the Dark", "Elvira Reveals the First Horror Film She Ever Saw [Exclusive]", "Elvira Was Raised By a Pack of Wild Drag Queens", "Elvira, Mistress Of The Dark (and merchandising)", "Elvira Heads to Hulu for All-New Series", "Elvira Actress Clarifies Reports of Streaming Project, Teases New Movie on the Way", "Elvira, Mistress Of The Dark Teams With Dynamite For New Comics And More! She began her career at age 17 as the youngest showgirl in Las Vegas history in the show "Vive Les Girls" at the Dunes Hotel. After Eclipse ceased publication, the series was distributed solely by Claypool. As Elvira: Beauty mark (mole) under her right eye, black dress with the plunging neckline and slit on the right side, ruby ring, snake-shapped earrings, black fingernails, black pumps, the dagger she stores on her belt, and her bouffant hairstyle. After receiving advice from "The King" himself, Elvira, Mistress of the Dark / Lady Elura Hellsubus, Watch: Scooby-Doo Teams Up With Elvira In First Trailer For Halloween Movie, Happy Halloween, Scooby-Doo! Her popularity reached its zenith with the release of the 1988 feature film Elvira: Mistress of the Dark, on whose script, written directly for the screen, Peterson collaborated with John Paragon and Sam Egan. In a 2011 interview, Peterson stated that as a child, she was more fascinated by horror-themed toys while other girls were occupied with Barbie dolls. She also purportedly posed for the cover of Tom Waits' album Small Change (1976); Peterson has since described it as "a giant mystery" claiming that while she has no memory of the event, the picture looks enough like her that she feels "pretty sure" it is her.[6]. Because of the scars I had from the boiling water accident, I was teased mercilessly. She worked in several Italian films, including Federico Fellini's Roma (1972) and performed throughout Europe as lead singer of an Italian rock band.Upon returning to the United States, she toured the country as star of her own musical-comedy show, "Mama's Boys".