Cassandra Peterson
Cassandra Peterson
Cassandra Petersonis an American actress best known for her portrayal of the horror hostess character Elvira, Mistress of the Dark. She gained fame on Los Angeles television station KHJ wearing a black, gothic, revealing, cleavage-enhancing gown as host of Elvira's Movie Macabre, a weekly horror movie presentation. Her wickedly vampish appearance is offset by her comical character, quirky and quick-witted personality, and Valley girl-type speech...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionComedian
Date of Birth17 September 1949
CountryUnited States of America
I've probably said a million times in my life something about, "All those people are just lemmings. They'd follow each other off a cliff." Well, no such thing.
I do not remember the '70s, for who-knows-what-all reasons.
I had a dream about riding a black cat, and then the next day I was at this antique mart, and I found this little devil riding a black cat - an Austrian bronze, tiny little thing. It was super tiny. And it was kind of like, "Oh my God, my dream came true." Except it was a devil, of course. Not me.
There are a lot of other movies I've done multiple times, like Werewolf Of Washington, where I really get tired of watching it.
I vaguely remember doing [all my] photo sessions, but definitely there were some surprises there for me.
Not a time with him passed that I didn't say, "You should've been a comedian." [Vincent Price] was hilarious. He was just such a quick, funny wit. I don't think most people would think that about him, and it was really surprising to me. But man, the guy had a brilliant wit.
[Vincent Price] did Oscar Wilde on Broadway, and I think he probably did it because he was almost like an Oscar Wilde. He had that brilliant humor.
It certainly changes your life. So that may be a cliché, but I think any woman would say that [day when her baby born] would have been the most special day of their life.
The best was The Yardbirds. I still love The Yardbirds and The Zombies.
I just chased bands all over the country. The biggest one I saw was Jimi Hendrix.
I ended up spending some time with Jimi Hendrix and hanging out with him, and that was beyond awesome.
Maybe one of the strangest opportunities was I got to ring the closing bell on the New York Stock Exchange.
I was your typical struggling actress. I went to every audition, took a million acting, dancing and singing lessons and spent years wondering where my next meal was coming from.
Horror, for me, has to involve some sort of fantasy. Horror is something that is in your dreams or your nightmares.