Dee Wallace-Stone (born
December 14, 1948)
is an American
motion picture and television actress.
She is perhaps best known for her roles in several popular films.
These include the starring role as Elliot's
separate mother in the
Steven Spielberg film
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
(
1982), her widest 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,
she has appeared in more than 85 films.
Biography
Personal life
Wallace-Stone was born Deanna
Bowers in Kansas City, Kansas
, the daughter of Maxine (née Nichols) and Robert Stanley
Bowers. Wallace-Stone attended historic Wyandotte High
School
in Kansas City, Kansas, before attending Kansas
University
.
Wallace-Stone graduated from the University of
Kansas
with an education
degree. She briefly taught high school drama at Washington
High School in Kansas City, Kansas, in the early 1970s. She married
fellow actor
Christopher
Stone in 1980, with whom she had one daughter, Gabrielle.
Career
Wallace-Stone appeared in the television series
Together We Stand (1986 — 1987) and
the syndicated
The New
Lassie (1989 — 1992). In the latter series, she appeared
with her husband Christopher Stone, with whom she also co-starred
in
Cujo (1983).
Wallace-Stone remains popularly known for her
horror film roles. She has appeared at many
horror film conventions and has a reputation for being very kind
and generous with her many admirers and fans. She has also opened
an acting studio to mentor young actors. Her husband died suddenly
in 1995 of a
heart attack while filming
The Frighteners in New
Zealand. Coincidentally
The Frighteners told the story of
a series of bizarre, inexplicable heart attack-related
deaths.
Wallace-Stone starred in
Rob Zombie's
re-imagining of
Halloween. She played Cynthia
Strode, Laurie Strode's adoptive mother. Next, she appears in the
horror film
The Ocean and
the western
Between the Sand and the Sky.
References
- Dee Wallace Stone Biography (1949-)
- Dee Wallace Talks Horror -- Exclusive Video
Interview
- Dee Wallace Stone Fan Connection Website
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