Acting
Dee Wallace
Born December 14, 1948 · Kansas City, Kansas, USA
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.
Known for
7.9
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
Mary
7.6
Grey's Anatomy
Joan Waring
8.3 TMDB
Supernatural
Mildred Baker
8.6 TMDB
The Office
Ellen Bernard
8.3 TMDB
Criminal Minds
Dr. Jan Mohikian
8.3 TMDB
Grimm
Alice
8.2 TMDB
Bones
Special Agent Callie Warner
8.2 TMDB
9-1-1
Margaret Buckley
6.2 TMDB
Halloween
Cynthia Strode
7.6 TMDB
NCIS
Claire Hall
8.1 TMDB
Ghost Whisperer
Claire Taylor
7.1
The Frighteners
Patricia Bradley
7.6 TMDB
My Name Is Earl
Governor Katherine Hazelwood
6.2 TMDB
Cujo
Donna Trenton
6.5 TMDB
Critters
Helen Brown
5.2 TMDB
Jeepers Creepers: Reborn
Marie
6.2 TMDB
The Hills Have Eyes
Lynne Wood
5.5 TMDB
The Lords of Salem
Sonny
6.6 TMDB
The Howling
Karen White
6.2 TMDB
The House of the Devil
Landlady
Filmography
- 2026Night of the Living DeadMaggieMovie
- 2026The BoroughsGraceSeries
- 2024StreamLinda SpringMovie
- 2024Last Night on EarthCarlaMovie
- 2024The Legend of Catclaws MountainMaggie PorterMovie
- 2023The Little MermaidSea Witch Revina (voice)Movie
- 2023Fatal AttractionEmma RauchSeries
- 2022In Search of Darkness: Part IIISelfMovie
- 2022NixDonnaMovie
- 2022The MunstersGood Morning Transylvania HostMovie
- 2022Jeepers Creepers: RebornMarieMovie
- 2022In Search of TomorrowSelf - IntervieweeMovie
- 2021Every Time a Bell RingsDonnaMovie
- 202113 FanboyDee WallaceMovie
- 2021The NestMarissaMovie
- 2020Critters Attack!DeeMovie
- 2020Await the DawnAnnieMovie
- 2019Christmas in LouisianaDorisMovie
- 20193 from HellGretaMovie
- 2019Renovation of the HeartDiane DoverMovie
- 2019The Wrong MommyCarolMovie
- 2019DollsMargaretMovie
- 2019Sunrise in HeavenMarionMovie
- 2018Jingle BelleShelbyMovie
- 2018Every Other HolidayMimiMovie
- 2018Beyond the SkyLucilleMovie
- 2018Ouija HouseKatherine FieldsMovie
- 2018Death HouseDr. Eileen FletcherMovie
- 20189-1-1Margaret BuckleySeries
- 2017AylaSusanMovie
- 2016ShooterKatherine MayfieldSeries
- 2016All Hallow's EveHaidy HallowMovie
- 2016Red ChristmasDiane, ProducerMovie
- 2016Just Add MagicGrandmaSeries
- 2015The WhispersWillie Starling (Grammy)Series
- 2015Love & MercyRosemary (uncredited)Movie
- 2014EjectaAshley Winnington-Ball (uncredited)Movie
- 2014You're the WorstGailSeries
- 2014Haunting of Cellblock 11Ms. SimonMovie
- 20142 Bedroom 1 BathRoseMovie
- 2013Bonnie & Clyde: JustifiedEmmaMovie
- 2013Grand PianoMarjorie GreenMovie
- 2013RoboCrocDr. RileyMovie
- 2013The Lords of SalemSonnyMovie
- 2013Hansel & GretelLilithMovie
- 2012Collision CoursePollyMovie
- 2011Walk a Mile in My PradasMaryMovie
- 2011GrimmAliceSeries
- 2011Exit HumanityEveMovie
- 2011Stay CoolMrs. McCarthyMovie
- 2011Switched at BirthLorena McGowenSeries
- 2010Law & Order: LAEllen PowellSeries
- 2010Extraordinary MeasuresSalMovie
- 2009The House of the DevilLandladyMovie
- 2009Celebrity Ghost StoriesSelfSeries
- 2009The Haunted World of El SuperbeastoTrixie (voice)Movie
- 2009Warehouse 13Mrs. GarnerSeries
- 2007HalloweenCynthia StrodeMovie
- 2007Saving GraceJanice ShapiroSeries
- 2007Bone DryJoanneMovie
- 2007Curse of the Weeping Woman: J-ok'elHelen MoretMovie
- 2006The PlagueNoraMovie
- 2006AbominableEthel HossMovie
- 2006The LostBarbara HanlonMovie
- 2005Ghost WhispererClaire TaylorSeries
- 2005Criminal MindsDr. Jan MohikianSeries
- 2005My Name Is EarlGovernor Katherine HazelwoodSeries
- 2005Close to HomeJoan MonroeSeries
- 2005HeadspaceDr. Denise BellMovie
- 2005SupernaturalMildred BakerSeries
- 2005BonesSpecial Agent Callie WarnerSeries
- 2005BooNurse RussellMovie
- 2005Grey's AnatomyJoan WaringSeries
- 2005The OfficeEllen BernardSeries
- 2004The Perfect Husband: The Laci Peterson StorySharon RochaMovie
- 2003Cold CaseCharlotte JonesSeries
- 2003NCISClaire HallSeries
- 2002Without a TraceLara DuncanSeries
- 2002She SpiesDaphneSeries
- 2002Sex and the Teenage MindFrancine HeitmeyerMovie
- 2001Crossing JordanLorraine HeeleySeries
- 1998FelicityAllison CovingtonSeries
- 1997Ally McBealGail ClarksonSeries
- 1997Black Circle BoysBarbara SullivanMovie
- 1996The FrightenersPatricia BradleyMovie
- 1996Nash BridgesSusan MartinSeries
- 1995JAGAdele DeLongSeries
- 1995Best of the Best 3: No Turning BackGeorgiaMovie
- 1995Here Come the MunstersMrs. WalkerMovie
- 1994Touched by an AngelSandra BrownerSeries
- 1993Rescue MeSarah SweeneyMovie
- 1991Critters 3Mom (archive footage)Movie
- 1991Rock-A-DoodleDory (voice)Movie
- 1991Alligator 2: The MutationChristine HodgesMovie
- 1991PopcornSuzanneMovie
- 1990I'm Dangerous TonightWandaMovie
- 1986L.A. LawElaine WestonSeries
- 1986CrittersHelen BrownMovie
- 1985The Twilight Zone(segment "Wish Bank")Series
- 1985Secret AdmirerConnie RyanMovie
- 1984Murder, She WroteMildred Terhune, Ellen WickerSeries
- 1983CujoDonna TrentonMovie
- 1982HotelSeries
- 1982E.T. the Extra-TerrestrialMaryMovie
- 1981Simon & SimonSeries
- 1981The HowlingKaren WhiteMovie
- 197910Mary LewisMovie
- 1979Trapper John, M.D.Series
- 1979Hart to HartConnieSeries
- 1978TaxiJoyceSeries
- 1977Man from AtlantisHot Dog Stand Owner (as Dee Wallace-Stone)Series
- 1977Lou GrantPatti OxleySeries
- 1977CHiPsSeries
- 1977The Hills Have EyesLynne WoodMovie
- 1975Ellery QueenSeries
- 1975Starsky & HutchSeries
- 1975The Stepford WivesNettie the MaidMovie
- 1974Police WomanSeries
- 1973Police StorySeries
- 1972The Streets of San FranciscoSeries