Cassandra Peterson was born in Manhattan, Kansas, and raised in Colorado Springs, Colorado. After years as a dancer/singer/actress/comedian, she created the character Elvira, which became an overnight success. In addition to hosting her long-running TV series, “Movie Macabre,” Peterson went on to cowrite and star in two self-titled feature films, “:Elvira, Mistress of the Dark,” and “Elvira’s Haunted Hills.” She has spent four decades solidifying her unique brand and building it into an internationally recognized pop culture icon synonymous with Halloween and the horror genre.
