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Cassandra Gay Peterson is an American actress best known for her portrayal of the horror hostess character Elvira, Mistress of the Dark. Peterson gained fame on Los Angeles television station KHJ-TV in her stage persona as Elvira, hosting Elvira's Movie Macabre , a weekly B movie presentation.
Sep 21, 2021 · Cassandra Peterson, better known as Elvira, reportedly has revealed in her new memoir, “Yours Cruelly, Elvira,” that she has been in a 19-year relationship with a woman, The Advocate reports. Cassandra Peterson, aka Elvira, at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival. Toni Anne Barson Archive via Getty Images. The B-movie horror hostess writes that ...
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Feb 21, 2017 · Lisa Coduto took over as editor for a short time, during which I was given my first cover story, an interview with Cassandra Peterson, better known as Elvira, Mistress of the Dark. It felt appropriate that it would be my final article for the magazine. The first issue my name had appeared in back in 1995 also had Elvira on the cover.
Oct 29, 2021 · Setting the Record on Her Sexuality. In September, headlines blared that the woman behind Elvira was a lesbian and that she had come out, but Peterson says that is simply not the case. “I don't ...
Oct 28, 2022 · Cassandra Peterson talks Elvira's history and the welcomeness of the horror community. "It's great to see women embracing the horror genre and, vice versa, the horror genre embracing women." Image credit: Cassandra Peterson // Hatchett Books. Best of by Chloe Maveal Contributing writer. Published on Oct. 28, 2022. Follow New York Comic Con 2022.
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Oct 27, 2021 · Getty Images. Elvira is taking off the mask this Halloween season via Cassandra Peterson’s recently released memoir “Yours Cruelly, Elvira: Memoirs of the Mistress of the Dark.”. At age 70 ...
Oct 27, 2014 · Plus, from about the age of seven on, I was a horror-movie freak. My cousin had taken me to see House on Haunted Hills, with Vincent Price, and I was both repulsed and intrigued.I couldn’t think ...
