Dee Wallace
Known for: Acting
Born: December 14, 1948
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.
Known for
Critters
1986
Cujo
1983
The Howling
1981
Charlie's Gift
2016
Incubus: New Beginnings
2023
Invisible Mom
1996
Courageous Warriors Beauty from the Ashes
2021
Lena's Dance
2023
The Christmas Visitor
1987
The Skateboard Kid II
1995
Hansel & Gretel
2013
Invisible Mom II
1999
House of Dolls
2023
Unhallowed
Snow Moon: Cinderella Chronicles Saga
2014
The Guardian
2010
All the King's Horses
1977
Flowers in December
2015
Red Christmas
2016
Moment of Truth: Cradle of Conspiracy
1994
Shadow Play
1986
The Boarder
2012
The Fuzz
2017
Suburban Beat
1985
13 Fanboy
2021
They Bite!: The Making of Critters
2018
Illusion Infinity
2004
Await the Dawn
2020
The Nest
2021
My Family Treasure
1995
Curse of Vandor
The Licked Hand
Models vs. Werewolves
2026
After Emma
2018
Alligator 2: The Mutation
1991
The Little Mermaid
2023
The Phoenix and the Magic Carpet
1995
Search and Rescue
1994
Killer Instinct
2001
RoboCroc
2013
Fuzz Track City
2012
Six feet of separation
2020
Wait Till Your Mother Gets Home
1983
A Whale for the Killing
1981
Dog Days: The Making of 'Cujo'
2007
The Shepherd
1984
Legend of the White Horse
1987
Campfire
Sam Steele and the Crystal Chalice
2011
Stranger on My Land
1988
Lightning in a Bottle
1993
The Five of Me
1981
Happy
1983
The Christmas Path
1998
The Gift of Christmas
2020
The Sky's No Limit
1984
Nix
2022
Soupernatural
2010
Aliens from Uranus
2012
American Blend
Ted Bunny
2026
Popcorn
1991
Bad As I Wanna Be: The Dennis Rodman Story
1998
Huck and the King of Hearts
1994
Subliminal Seduction
1996
She's No Angel
2002
Zombie Killers: Elephant's Graveyard
2015
Skeletons
1997
Curse of the Weeping Woman: J-ok'el
2007
Brothers' Destiny
1995
Little Red Devil
2008
Vanishing Son IV
1994
Ayla
2017
Last Night on Earth
2024
Welcome to Werewolfland
2004
Boo
2005
This Old Machine
2017
Every Other Holiday
2018
Horror Movie: A Low Budget Nightmare
2017
Dolls
2019
Renovation of the Heart
2019
Stay Home
2020
Margarine Wars
2012
The Boy from Below
2025
Water Rites
2026
Horror Icon: Inside Michael's Mask with Tony Moran
2015
The Junior Spy Agency
2011
Secret Admirer
1985
The Hills Have Eyes
1977
Dark Fields
2009
The Plague
2006
The Eden Formula
2006
Collision Course
2012
Prophet of Evil: The Ervil LeBaron Story
1993
As High as the Sky
2013
Bonnie & Clyde: Justified
2013
Temptress
1995
Sin of Innocence
1986
Stem Cell
2009
2 Bedroom 1 Bath
2014
The Pitchfork Retreat
2025
Making I'm Dangerous Tonight
2022
Witness to the Execution
1994
The Perfect Husband: The Laci Peterson Story
2004
The Mother of Invention
2009
Love by Design
2023
The Legend of Catclaws Mountain
2024
Happy in the Valley
2009
If It Bleeds
2025
The Secret War of Jackie's Girls
1980
Beyond the Sky
2018
Dead End Road
2004
Ouija House
2018
Looking Back at 'The Hills Have Eyes'
2003
A Month of Sundays
2001
Discretion Assured
1994
Christmas in Louisiana
2019
Between Heaven and Hell
2010
The Blue Rose
2007
Howl: Inside the Forest Hills
Midnight Madness: The Making of "Popcorn"
2017
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
1982
Every Time a Bell Rings
2021
Bone Dry
2007
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial 20th Anniversary Special
2002
10
1979
Sex and the Teenage Mind
2002
Headspace
2005
Expiration Date
2006
Black Circle Boys
1997
I Take These Men
1983
Sebastian
2012
Out of the Black
2001
Raven
2010
Critters Attack!
2020
Unleashing the Beast: Making ‘The Howling’
2003
Rondo and Bob
2020
The Lies We Bury
2025
Godmother
The Frighteners
1996
The House of the Devil
2009
Scar
2005
Butch Cassidy and the Wild Bunch
2025
Exit Humanity
2011
Rescue Me
1992
Love's Deadly Triangle: The Texas Cadet Murder
1997
Mutual Needs
1999
Addicted to His Love
1988
Roswell Delirium
2025
Haunting of Cellblock 11
2014
The Return of the Living Dead: The Decade of Darkness
2007
All Hallow's Eve
2016
Voodoo Moon
2006
To Hell and Back: The Making of 3 From Hell
2019
Young Love, First Love
1979
25 Miles to Normal
2026
The Making of 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'
1996
Stream
2024
Runaway Daughters
1994
To Love, Honor, & Betray
1999
Grand Piano
2013
Pirates of the Plain
1999
Alone in the Dark
1993
Jeepers Creepers: Reborn
2022
Skeezer
1982
3 from Hell
2019
The Wrong Mommy
2019
The Haunted World of El Superbeasto
2009
The Lords of Salem
2013
Killer Design
2022
The Lost
2006
Hostage Flight
1985
Jingle Belle
2018
Day 14
2020
Child Bride of Short Creek
1981
The Perfect Mother
1997
Jimmy the Kid
1982
The Munsters
2022
I'm Dangerous Tonight
1990
Time Pirates
2022
Bits
The Wrong Teacher
2018
Babysitters Beware
2009
Club Life
1986
Fish Don't Blink
2002
Nevada
1997
Ejecta
2014
Pound of Flesh
2011
Kalamazoo?
2006
The Stepford Wives
1975
Extraordinary Measures
2010
Rock-A-Doodle
1991
Michael Lives: The Making of Halloween
2008
Stay Cool
2011
I Heart Monster Movies
2012
My Stepbrother Is a Vampire!?!
2013
Best of the Best 3: No Turning Back
1995
Bedrooms
2010
Sunrise in Heaven
2019
The Loch Ness Monster
2005
Closure
2018
In Search of Darkness: Part III
2022
Death House
2018
The 'E.T.' Journals
2012
Invasion America
1998
Here Come the Munsters
1995
In Search of Tomorrow
2022
The Abundance Factor
2015
Abominable
2006
Witch's Dungeon: 40 Years of Chills
2006
The Making of 'The Frighteners'
1998
Night of the Living Dead
2026
Matchmaker Mary
2008
The Horror Hall of Fame II
1991
Cops n Roberts
1995
Bad Actress
2011
Critters 3
1991
Halloween
2007
Love & Mercy
2015
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
2012
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
1987
Murder, She Wrote
1984
CHiPs
1977
Mrs. Columbo
1979
Trapper John, M.D.
1979
L.A. Law
1986
Starsky & Hutch
1975
Ghost Whisperer
2005
The Division
2001
Sons & Daughters
2006
Bones
2005
Simon & Simon
1981
The Twilight Zone
1985
The Office
2005
Cold Case
2003
The Streets of San Francisco
1972
Hotel
1982
Without a Trace
2002
Criminal Minds
2005
Hart to Hart
1979
JAG
1995
Close to Home
2005
Ally McBeal
1997
Skag
1980
Police Woman
1974
Together We Stand
1986
Police Story
1973
Saving Grace
2007
The New Lassie
1989
P.S. I Luv U
1991
Ellery Queen
1975
The San Pedro Beach Bums
1977
High Sierra Search and Rescue
1995
Paul T. Goldman
2023
Man from Atlantis
1977
Felicity
1998
Switched at Birth
2011
The Whispers
2015
Grey's Anatomy
2005
Taxi
1978
Supernatural
2005
Just Add Magic
2016
Law & Order: LA
2010
9-1-1
2018
Grimm
2011
The Very Very Best of the 70s
2019
Celebrity Ghost Stories
2009
Warehouse 13
2009
Finder of Lost Loves
1984
My Name Is Earl
2005
Shooter
2016
She Spies
2002
NCIS
2003
Touched by an Angel
1994
Crossing Jordan
2001
Fatal Attraction
2023
You're the Worst
2014
Vanishing Son
1994
Nash Bridges
1996
The Agency
2001
Rebel Highway
1994
Lou Grant
1977
The Boroughs
2026