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Dee Wallace
Wallace at Nightmare Weekend Richmond in 2023
Born
Deanna Bowers

(1948-12-14) December 14, 1948 (age 75)
Other namesDee Wallace-Stone
Alma materUniversity of Kansas
OccupationActress
Years active1974–present
Spouses
  • Barry Wallace
    (divorced)
  • (m. 1980; died 1995)
ChildrenGabrielle Stone
Websitewww.deewallacestone.com

Deanna Wallace (née Bowers), also known as Dee Wallace Stone, (born December 14, 1948)[1] is an American actress. She is perhaps best known for her role as Mary Taylor in the 1982 blockbuster science fiction film E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial.

Wallace earned further recognition as a scream queen for starring in several horror films, including The Hills Have Eyes (1977), The Howling (1981), Cujo (1983), Critters (1986), The Frighteners (1996), Halloween (2007), The House of the Devil (2009), and The Lords of Salem (2012).[2]

Early life

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Wallace was born in Kansas City, Kansas, the daughter of Maxine (née Nichols), a secretary, and Robert Stanley Bowers.[3] Wallace's father developed severe alcoholism before dying by suicide when Wallace was in high school.[4] Her mother was a stage actress and producer who appeared in community theater productions in Kansas City, which inspired Wallace's interest in acting.[4]

After graduating from Wyandotte High School,[5] Wallace attended the University of Kansas and obtained an education degree. She briefly taught high school drama at Washington High School in her native Kansas City in the early 1970s.[citation needed]

Career

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Wallace in 1982

Wallace began her career on television appearing in episodes of The Streets of San Francisco, Starsky & Hutch and Police Woman, before appearing in the box-office horror hit film The Hills Have Eyes (1977). In 1981, she played a leading role in the horror film The Howling opposite her husband Christopher Stone. They later starred together in Cujo (1983) based on Stephen King's 1981 novel of the same name.

In 1982, Wallace went on to star in Steven Spielberg's science fiction film E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982).[6] The film became the highest-grossing film of all time—a record held for eleven years until Jurassic Park, another Spielberg-directed film, surpassed it in 1993. Wallace received a Saturn Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress for her performance at the 10th Saturn Awards. Wallace also starred in a number of comedy films, including 10 (1979), Jimmy the Kid (1982) and Secret Admirer (1985). In 1986, she starred in the horror comedy film Critters (a role she later reprised in a sequel, Critters Attack!, in 2019).[7] She has also appeared in many other horror films, most notably Peter Jackson's The Frighteners (1996).

Wallace at the set of Illusion Infinity, with its filmmaker Roger Steinmann

On television, Wallace played a leading role in the CBS sitcom Together We Stand (1986–1987) and the family drama The New Lassie (1989–1992). She guest starred in episodes of a number of shows, including The Twilight Zone; Hotel; Murder, She Wrote; Touched by an Angel; Bones; Grey's Anatomy; My Name Is Earl; Criminal Minds; and The Office.[8] In 2015, Wallace was cast on the ABC soap opera series General Hospital, as Patricia Spencer, the unseen, long-lost older sister of Luke and Bobbie Spencer; Wallace appeared in the show Supernatural, in the episode titled "Into the Mystic" which aired on January 27, 2016. In 2016, she was nominated for the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Special Guest Performer in a Drama Series at the 43rd Daytime Emmy Awards for her performance in General Hospital.[9]

Personal life

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She was briefly married first to Barry Wallace and still uses his last name in her career. Their marriage ended in divorce. She married Christopher Stone in 1980, who died suddenly in 1995. They have one daughter, Gabrielle Stone.[10]

Wallace is a public speaker and self-help author, having written three books, and has her own call-in radio show where she talks exclusively about the creation of "self".[11] She often speaks about how you can get through tough times with determination and love. She has also written a book called Bright Light about her life lessons from an acting career.[12]

In 2018, she gave her first TED talk at TEDx Cape May, entitled "The Common Ground of Self".[13]

Selected filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1975 The Stepford Wives Nettie
1977 The Hills Have Eyes Lynne Wood
All the King's Horses Sandy Benson
1979 10 Mary Lewis
1981 The Howling Karen White
1982 E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial Mary
Jimmy the Kid May Dortmunder
1983 Cujo Donna Trenton
1984 The Shepherd Anne Blaine
1985 Secret Admirer Connie Ryan
1986 Club Life Tilly Francesca
Critters Helen Brown
Shadow Play Morgan Hanna
1987 Legend of the White Horse Alta
Bushfire Moon Elizabeth O'Day
1991 Popcorn Suzanne Butler
Alligator II: The Mutation Christine Hodges
Rock-A-Doodle Dory Voice role
1992 Rescue Me Sarah Sweeney
1993 Lightning in a Bottle Jean Markley
My Family Treasure Alex Danieloff
Alone in the Dark Linda Grant Short film
1994 Huck and the King of Hearts Darlene
The Skateboard Kid 2 Lois Curtis
Discretion Assured Kitten
1995 Best of the Best 3: No Turning Back Georgia Tucker
Temptress Allison Mackie
The Phoenix and the Carpet Mother
1996 Invisible Mom Laura Griffin
The Frighteners Patricia Ann Bradley
1997 Black Circle Boys Barbara Sullivan
Nevada Ruby
Mutual Needs Patricia
1998 The Christmas Path Jenny
1999 Invisible Mom II Laura Griffin
Illusion Infinity Patricia Paradise
Pirates of the Plain Glenna
Deadly Delusions Susan Randkin
2000 Big Wind on Campus Sara
Flamingo Dreams Ariel
2001 Out of the Black Penny Hart
Killer Instinct Sarah Fairchild
A Month of Sundays Sarah McCabe
Adjustments Jill Short film
2002 Fish Don't Blink Dr. Roswell
Sex and the Teenage Mind Francine
2003 Dead Canaries Sharon Scaldaferi
2004 Dead End Road Mrs. Makepiece
2005 The Loch Ness Monster Elizabeth Horner Short film
Scar Isabella
Boo Nurse Russell
Headspace Dr. Denise Bell
Yesterday's Dreams Rita
2006 The Lost Barbara Hanlon
American Blend Jayme
Kalamazoo? Susan
Abominable Ethel Hoss
Expiration Date Lucille
The Plague Nora
2007 J-ok'el Helen Moret
Bone Dry Joanne
Halloween Cynthia Strode
The Blue Rose Mrs. Garrison
2008 Matchmaker Mary Aunt Karen
Little Red Devil Mother
2009 Stem Cell Healer
Stay Cool Mrs. McCarthy
The House of the Devil Landlady
The Mother of Invention Nancy Dooly
The Haunted World of El Superbeasto Trixie Voice role
Dark Fields Jean Applebe
Babysitters Beware Ms. Greene
The Stalker Within Barbara
Happy in the Valley Gloria
2010 The Guardian Mom Short film
Extraordinary Measures Sal
Cage Free Mrs. Maclean
Raven LuAnne
Bedrooms Marnie
Pound of Flesh Dean Jean Clark
Between Heaven and Hell Dr. Isabel Greenlee Short film
Soupernatural Mrs. Conners
Beautysleep Symphony Spitfire
2011 Bad Actress Herself
Killing Ruth: The Snuff Dialogues Mrs. Connors
Exodus Fall Shirley Minor
Walk a Mile in My Pradas Mary
Exit Humanity Eve
Sam Steele and the Crystal Chalice Ms. Jenkins
Sebastian Barbara Sample
2012 Collision Course Polly
Margarine Wars Dawn Lockwood
Troubled Child Elizabeth Logan
The Lords of Salem Sonny
As High as the Sky Aunt Deborah Voice role
Aliens from Uranus Olga
2013 Hansel & Gretel Lilith
Grand Piano Interviewer
My Stepbrother is a Vampire!?! Tabitha Voice role
Bonnie & Clyde: Justified Emma
Lucky Charm Ellie Short film
2014 The Jazz Funeral Maggie
Haunting of Cellblock 11 Ms. Simon
Cry of the Butterfly Rebecca
Ejecta Ashley Winnington-Ball
Peter's Ashes Georgia Short film
2 Bedroom 1 Bath Rose
Love & Mercy Rosemary
Between the Sand and the Sky Sylvia
2015 ZK: Elephant's Graveyard Sharon Sommers
Flowers in December Hannah Short film
Polaroid Ellie
2016 Red Christmas Diane
This Moment Charlotte Short film
All Hallows' Eve Haidy Hallow
Charlie's Gift Evelyn Short film
2017 The Fuzz Dawn Lockwood
Death House Dr. Eileen Fletcher
Country Road 12 Neighbor Short film
Ayla Susan
This Old Machine Irene
2018 Closure The Superior
Ouija House Katherine
Beyond the Sky Lucille
2019 Elixir Teacher Short film
Dolls Margaret
Critters Attack! Aunt Dee [14]
After Emma The Prosecutor Short film
Renovation of the Heart Diane Dover
3 from Hell Greta
In Search of Darkness Herself Documentary film
2020 Sunrise in Heaven Marion
Await the Dawn Annie
Stay Home Dee Short film[15]
2021 The More We Get Together Gracie Voice role; short film
The Nest Marissa
13 Fanboy Herself [16][17][18]
2022 Time Pirates The Crone
In Search of Tomorrow Herself Documentary film
Jeepers Creepers: Reborn Marie
Nix Donna Coyle
The Munsters Good Morning Transylvania Announcer Voice role[19]
2023 Lena's Dance Lena Swain Short film
The Forest Hills Angela
Butch Cassidy and the Wild Bunch Alice Cassidy
The Little Mermaid Revina Voice role
Love by Design Diane Yeardley
House of Dolls Celine Charles
2024 The Legend of Catclaws Mountain Maggie Porter
Stream Linda Spring [20]

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1974 Lucas Tanner Waitress Episode: "Merry Gentlemen"
1975 The Streets of San Francisco Joan Warren Episode: "The Programming of Charlie Blake"
Ellery Queen Mamie Episode: "The Adventure of the Chinese Dog"
1977 Man from Atlantis Hot Dog Stand Owner Episode: "Melt Down"
The San Pedro Beach Bums Lisa Episode: "Godfather's Five"
Bigfoot and Wildboy Deeda Episode: "Amazon Contest"
Starsky & Hutch Carol Wade Episode: "The Crying Child"
Police Woman Shana Fayette Episode: "Did You Still Beat My Wife"
The Krofft Supershow Greeda 2 episodes
1978 Barnaby Jones Amy Vickers Episode: "Terror on a Quite Afternoon"
Police Story Sharon Shay Episode: "A Chance to Live"
Lou Grant Patti Episode: "Hooker"
1978–1979 CHiPs Angy/Sheila 2 episodes
1979 Hart to Hart Connie Episode: "Jonathan Hart Jr."
Trapper John, M.D. Dr. Valerie Tatum Episode: "The Adventures of the Chinese Dog"
Mrs. Columbo Janet Rutledge Episode: "Ladies of the Afternoon"
Young Love, First Love Leslie Television film
Taxi Joyce Episode: "Alex Romance"
1980 Skag Nora 2 episodes
Here's Boomer Alice Episode: "Molly"
The Secret War of Jackie's Girls Maxine Television film
1981 A Whale for the Killing Janet Landon
ABC Afterschool Special Sue Jinkins Episode: "Run, Don't Walk"
The Five of Me Ann Television film
Child Bride of Short Creek Mary Jacobs
1982 Skeezer Lucille Television film
1982, 1987 CBS Schoolbreak Special Jan Fischer/Fran Welsh 2 episodes
1983 I Take These Men Elaine Zakarian Television film
Wait till Your Mother Gets Home! Pat Peters
Happy Marilyn
1984 The Sky's No Limit Dr. Maureen Harris
100 Centre Street Judge Nell Hartigan
1984–1987 Hotel Pamela/Lisa Mason/Helen Johnson 3 episodes
1985 Finder of Lost Loves Gail Aames Episode: "Mister Wonderful"
Suburban Beat Joanna Morgan Television film
Simon & Simon Carol Brooks Episode: "Love and/or Marriage"
The Twilight Zone Janice Hammond Episode: "Wish Bank"
Hostage Flight Laura Kendrick Television film
1986 Sin of Innocence Vicki McGary
1986–1987 Together We Stand Lori Randall 19 episodes
1988 Stranger on My Land Annie Winters Television film
Addicted to His Love Betty Ann Brennan
1989, 1991 Murder, She Wrote Mildred Terhune/Ellen Wicker 2 episodes
1989–1992 The New Lassie Dee McCullough 35 episodes
1990 I'm Dangerous Tonight Wanda Thatcher Television film
1991 P.S. I Luv U Mitzi Packer Episode: "Pilot"
1992 L.A. Law Eliane Weston Episode: "Wine Knot"
FBI: The Untold Stories Darlene Episode: "Mommie Dearest"
1993 Prophet of Evil: The Ervil LaBaron Story Jackie Fields Television film
1994 Witness to the Execution Emily Dawson
Search and Rescue Morgan
Moment of Truth: Cradle of Conspiracy Suzanne Guthrie
Rebel Highway Mrs. Gordon Episode: "Runaway Daughters"
Vanishing Son IV Megan Television film
1995 High Sierra Search and Rescue Morgan Duffy 6 episodes
Here Come the Munsters Mrs. Walker Television film
Brother's Destiny Mrs. Bastian
1996 Subliminal Seduction Sissy Bonner
1997 JAG Congresswoman Adele DeLong Episode: "Crossing the Line"
Love's Deadly Triangle: The Texas Cadet Murder Linda Jones Television film
The Perfect Mother Gina Mitrou
Skeletons Heather Crane
Touched by an Angel Sandra Browner Episode: "A Delicate Balance"
1998 Bad As I Wanna Be: The Dennis Rodman Story Pat Rich Television film
1999 Nash Bridges Susan Martin Episode: "Resurrection"
Ally McBeal Gail Clarkson Episode: "Buried Pleasures"
2001 She's No Angel Shawnessy Television film
Felicity Allison Covington 2 episodes
2002 The Division Paula Meeks Episode: "Beyond the Grave"
She Spies Daphne Episode: "First Episode"
2003 The Agency Doris, Quinn's Sister Episode: "Our Man in Korea"
2004 The Perfect Husband: The Laci Peterson Story Sharon Rocha Television film
2005 Cold Case Charlotte Jones Episode: "Strange Fruit"
Crossing Jordan Lorraine Heeley Episode: "Total Recall"
2006 Bones Special Agent Callie Warner Episode: "The Woman in Limbo"
Voodoo Moon Mary-Ann Television film
The Eden Formula Rhonda Sharpton Television film
Without a Trace Lara Duncan Episode: "All the Sinners, Saints"
Close to Home Joan Monroe Episode: "There's Something About Martha"
2006–2007 Sons & Daughters Colleen Halbert 11 episodes
2007 Grey's Anatomy Joan Waring Episode: "Time After Time"
My Name Is Earl The Governor / The Warden's Wife / Katherine Hazelwood 3 episodes
Ghost Whisperer Claire Taylor Episode: "Holiday Spirit"
2008 Saving Grace Janice Shapiro Episode: "A Survivor Lives Here"
Criminal Minds Dr. Jan Mohikian Episode: "Memoriam"
2009 The Magic 7 Sean's Mom (voice) Television film
2010 Happy Town Alice Conroy Episode: "Blame It on Rio Bravo"
Law & Order: LA Ellen Powell Episode: "Sylmar"
Detroit 1-8-7 Marni Eckhart Episode: "Home Invasion/Drive-By"
2011 The Office Ellen Bernard Episode: "Garden Party"
2012 Switched at Birth Lorena McGowen 2 episodes
Warehouse 13 Ellen Powell Episode: "Personal Effects"
2014 Grimm Alice 3 episodes
2015 General Hospital Patricia Spencer 3 episodes
The Whispers Willie Starling 4 episodes
2015–2019 Just Add Magic Grandma Becky Quinn 47 episodes
2016 Supernatural Mildred Baker Episode: "Into the Mystic"
2017 You're the Worst Gail Episode: "It's Been"
2018 Shooter Katherine Mayfield Episode: "Swing Vote"
NCIS Claire Hall Episode: "Fragments"
Jingle Belle Shelby Television film
Every Other Holiday Mimi
The Wrong Teacher Dr. Smith
2019 Christmas in Louisiana Dorothy Winter
2020 World's Funniest Animals Guest Episode: "102"
2021–2024 9-1-1 Margaret Buckley 6 episodes
2021 ME Rhonda Karlsson 3 episodes
2023 Paul T. Goldman Terri Jay Episode: "Royce"
Fatal Attraction Emma Rauch 3 episodes

References

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  1. ^ "Famous birthdays for Dec. 14: Offset, Stan Smith". United Press International. December 14, 2022. Archived from the original on November 5, 2023.
  2. ^ "Dee Wallace Talks Horror -- Exclusive Video Interview". dreadcentral.com.
  3. ^ Dee Wallace fansite Archived November 27, 2006, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 9, 2015.
  4. ^ a b "Surrounded by Lionesses". The Flashback Files. Schokkend Nieuws. January 2020. Archived from the original on November 5, 2023.
  5. ^ Quinn, Kathy (March 15, 2022). "Principal Pays It Forward To Wyandotte High School Teacher". Fox 4. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
  6. ^ "20 years later, Dee Wallace Stone's "E.T." performance still charms". kuconnection.org. Archived from the original on February 21, 2015. Retrieved February 27, 2015.
  7. ^ Thomas, Tinseltown Talks Nick. "Dee Wallace battling more critters". The Lewiston Tribune.
  8. ^ "'The Office': Stephen Collins, Dee Wallace to guest as..." Entertainment Weekly's EW.com. Retrieved February 27, 2015.
  9. ^ SOD (March 6, 2015). "EXCLUSIVE: GENERAL HOSPITAL CASTS PAT!". Soap Opera Digest. United States: soapoperadigest.com. American Media. Retrieved March 6, 2015.
  10. ^ "Jerry Saravia on cinema and pop culture". jerrysaravia.blogspot.com. Retrieved February 27, 2015.
  11. ^ "I AM Dee Wallace". Retrieved February 27, 2015.
  12. ^ "Bright Light: Spiritual Lessons from a Life in Acting by Dee Wallace". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
  13. ^ "YouTube Tedx Talk". YouTube. Archived from the original on December 12, 2021. Retrieved January 28, 2019.
  14. ^ "'Critters Attack!' Actress Dee Wallace Reveals Why She Returned to the Franchise". Movieweb. June 29, 2019.
  15. ^ Squires, John (October 9, 2020). "Watch the Quarantine Horror Short 'Stay Home' Starring Kane Hodder, Danielle Harris and More Horror Icons!". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
  16. ^ Millican, Josh (September 3, 2021). "Gallery: New Vacation Horror 'Stream' Coming Soon From the Producers of 'Terrifier 2'". Dread Central. Retrieved September 14, 2021.
  17. ^ Squires, John (September 10, 2021). "From the Team Behind 'Terrifier 2' Comes Horror Movie 'Stream' Starring Danielle Harris and Jeffrey Combs!". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved September 14, 2021.
  18. ^ Gingold, Michael (September 14, 2021). "Exclusive Interview: Director Michael Leavy on His All-Horror-Star Movie "Stream"". Rue Morgue. Retrieved September 14, 2021.
  19. ^ Korngut, Joshua (April 12, 2022). "'The Munsters': Horror Icon Dee Wallace Joins The Cast Of Rob Zombie's Reboot!". Dread Central. Retrieved April 12, 2022.
  20. ^ Miska, Brad (December 5, 2022). "'Stream' – Guitarist Paul Wiley to Score New Horror Movie from the Producers of 'Terrifier'! [Exclusive]". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
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