Dee Wallace: Movies & Box Office
- films
- 124
- on screen
- 1977–2025
- box office
- $1.33B
- average score
- 49
- Born
- December 14, 1948 (age 77)
- Birthplace
- Kansas City, Kansas, U.S.
- Full name
- Deanna Bowers
- Citizenship
- American
- Occupations
- Actress, public speaker, self-help author
- Years active
- 1974-present
- Spouses
- Barry Wallace, Christopher Stone
- Children
- 1
The Best Dee Wallace Movies
The highest-rated films Dee Wallace is credited on, by the Movie Echo Score that blends critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Every Other Holiday (2018) scores highest, at 85. The full ranking adds the biggest box office hits and the most awarded films.
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Movie Echo Score: Score 85 Every Other Holiday 2018 · Mimi -
Movie Echo Score: Score 66 Red Christmas 2017 · Thriller -
Movie Echo Score: Score 64 Every Time a Bell Rings 2021 · Donna -
Movie Echo Score: Score 60 Beyond The Sky 2018 · Lucille -
Movie Echo Score: Score 53 The Munsters 2022 · Sci-Fi -
Movie Echo Score: Score 41 13 Fanboy 2021 · Dee Wallace
Dee Wallace's Career in Numbers
Dee Wallace's films in numbers — as an actor, not counting appearances as themselves: when they were made, the genres Dee Wallace works in most and the milestones along the way. The filmography runs from The Hills Have Eyes (1977) to Roswell Delirium (2025), and the 2010s were the busiest decade.
Dee Wallace Movies by Decade
- 1970s 2
- 1980s 15
- 1990s 26
- 2000s 22
- 2010s 28
- 2020s 17
The 2010s were Dee Wallace's busiest decade, with 28 films.
Dee Wallace Movies by Genre
- Horror 25
- Drama 16
- Comedy 11
- Tv movie 9
- Thriller 9
- Fantasy 8
- Romance 7
- Sci-Fi 6
- Adventure 5
- Action 4
Horror is the genre Dee Wallace has worked in most, with 25 films, ahead of drama (16).
Dee Wallace Career Milestones
- First film
- The Hills Have Eyes 1977
- Biggest box office hit
- E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial $797M worldwide
- Best-rated film
- Every Other Holiday Movie Echo Score 85
- Newest film
- Roswell Delirium 2025
Dee Wallace Filmography: Every Movie
Every film Dee Wallace is credited on, newest first, with the role, the box office and the Movie Echo Score. Rated films average a score of 49. Re-order the list to see the best-rated films or the biggest hits first.
Dee Wallace Movies as an Actor
110- 2025
Roswell Delirium as Betty · Drama Movie Echo Score: 24 - 2024
The Forest Hills as Angela · Drama - 2024
Last Night on Earth as Carla · Drama - 2024
The Legend of Catclaws Mountain as Maggie Porter · Family Worldwide box office: $4.87M - 2023
House of Dolls as Celine Charles · Horror - 2023
Love By Design as Diane Yeardly · Romance - 2023
Butch Cassidy and the Wild Bunch as Alice Cassidy · Western - 2022
The Munsters Sci-Fi Worldwide box office: $5.63K Movie Echo Score: 53 - 2022
Nix as Donna · Horror Worldwide box office: $16.5K Movie Echo Score: 30 - 2022
Jeepers Creepers: Reborn Mystery Worldwide box office: $6.18M Movie Echo Score: 25 - 2022
Time Pirates as The Crone · Adventure - 2022
Killer Design as Elana · Tv movie - 2021
Every Time a Bell Rings as Donna · Romance Movie Echo Score: 64 - 2021
13 Fanboy as Dee Wallace · Horror Movie Echo Score: 41 - 2020
The Gift of Christmas as Ellen Rodgers · Drama - 2020
Await the Dawn as Annie · Horror Worldwide box office: $14.2K - 2020
Day 14 Horror - 2019
Christmas in Louisiana as Doris · Romance - 2019
Renovation of the Heart as Diane Dover · Romance - 2019
The Wrong Mommy as Carol · Tv movie - 2019
Dolls as Margaret · Horror - 2019
Critters Attack! as Dee · Horror Movie Echo Score: 36 - 2019
Sunrise in Heaven as Marion · Romance Movie Echo Score: 40 - 2018
The Wrong Teacher as Dr. Smith · Drama Movie Echo Score: 38 - 2018
Jingle Belle as Shelby · Music - 2018
Every Other Holiday as Mimi · Romance Movie Echo Score: 85 - 2018
Beyond The Sky as Lucille · Sci-Fi Worldwide box office: $19.8K Movie Echo Score: 60 - 2018
Ouija House as Katherine Fields · Horror Worldwide box office: $104K - 2018
Death House as Dr. Eileen Fletcher · Horror Worldwide box office: $23.8K Movie Echo Score: 33 - 2017
Ayla as Susan · Fantasy Worldwide box office: $13M - 2017
Red Christmas Thriller Worldwide box office: $2.26K Movie Echo Score: 66 - 2016
All Hallow’s Eve as Haidy Hallow · Family - 2014
Haunting of Cellblock 11 as Ms. Simon · Horror - 2014
2 Bedroom 1 Bath as Rose · Horror - 2014
Grand Piano Mystery Worldwide box office: $1.62M - 2013
Bonnie & Clyde: Justified as Emma · Action - 2013
My Stepbrother Is a Vampire!?! as Tabitha the Cat (voice) · Family - 2013
RoboCroc as Dr. Riley · Fantasy Worldwide box office: $243M - 2013
The Lords of Salem Thriller Worldwide box office: $1.54M - 2013
Hansel & Gretel as Lilith · Horror - 2012
Collision Course as Polly · Sci-Fi - 2012
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen as (archive footage) · Drama - 2011
Exit Humanity as Eve · Horror - 2011
Bad Actress as Dee Wallace · Comedy - 2010
Bedrooms as Marnie · Drama - 2009
Babysitters Beware as Ms. Greene · Comedy - 2009
The Haunted World of El Superbeasto as Trixie (voice) · Fantasy - 2009
The Mother of Invention as Nancy Dooly · Comedy - 2009
Stay Cool as Mrs. McCarthy · Romance - 2009
Stem Cell as The Healer · Sci-Fi - 2007
Halloween as Cynthia Strode · Horror Worldwide box office: $80.5M - 2007
Bone Dry as Joanne · Thriller - 2007
Curse of the Weeping Woman: J-ok’el as Helen Moret · Horror - 2006
The Plague as Nora · Horror - 2006
The Eden Formula as Rhonda · Thriller - 2006
Voodoo Moon as Mary-Ann · Horror - 2006
Expiration Date as Lucille · Comedy - 2005
Headspace as Dr. Denise Bell · Sci-Fi Worldwide box office: $1.65K - 2005
Scar as Isabella · Horror - 2005
Boo as Nurse Russell · Horror Worldwide box office: $118K - 2004
Dead End Road as Mrs. Makepiece · Action - 2004
Welcome to Werewolfland Documentary - 2004
The Perfect Husband: The Laci Peterson Story as Sharon Rocha · Drama - 2003
Unleashing the Beast: Making ‘The Howling’ Documentary - 2002
She’s No Angel as Maureen Shawnessy · Drama - 2002
Sex and the Teenage Mind as Francine Heitmeyer · Comedy - 2001
Killer Instinct as Sarah Fairchild · Horror - 1999
Pirates of the Plain as Glenna (as Dee Wallace-Stone) · Adventure - 1999
Invisible Mom II as Laura Griffin (as Dee Wallace-Stone) · Fantasy - 1998
Bad As I Wanna Be: The Dennis Rodman Story as Rodman's stepmother · Drama - 1997
Nevada as Ruby (as Dee Wallace Stone) · Drama - 1997
Mutual Needs as Patricia · Thriller - 1997
The Perfect Mother as Gina Mitrou · Tv movie - 1997
Black Circle Boys as Barbara Sullivan · Horror - 1996
The Frighteners Fantasy Worldwide box office: $29.4M - 1996
Invisible Mom as Laura Griffin · Comedy - 1995
The Phoenix and the Magic Carpet as Mother · Fantasy - 1995
Here Come the Munsters as Mrs. Walker · Comedy - 1995
Temptress as Allison Mackie · Horror Worldwide box office: $1.1M - 1994
Vanishing Son IV as Megan · Drama - 1994
Runaway Daughters as Mrs. Gordon · Comedy - 1994
Discretion Assured Tv movie - 1994
Moment of Truth: Cradle of Conspiracy as Suzanne Guthrie (as Dee Wallace-Stone) · Tv movie - 1994
Witness to the Execution as Emily Dawson (as Dee Wallace-Stone) · Drama - 1994
Huck and the King of Hearts as Darlene · Adventure - 1994
The Skateboard Kid II as Lois Curtis · Fantasy - 1993
Prophet of Evil: The Ervil LeBaron Story as Jackie Fields (as Dee Wallace-Stone) · Drama - 1993
Lightning in a Bottle as Jean Markley · Drama - 1992
Rescue Me as Sarah Sweeney · Action - 1991
Rock-A-Doodle as Dory (voice) · Fantasy Worldwide box office: $11.7M - 1991
Alligator 2: The Mutation as Christine Hodges · Horror - 1991
Popcorn Horror Worldwide box office: $4.21M - 1990
I’m Dangerous Tonight as Wanda · Thriller - 1988
Stranger on My Land as Annie Whitman · Tv movie - 1987
The Christmas Visitor as Elizabeth O'Day · Drama - 1987
Legend of the White Horse as Alta (as Dee Wallace-Stone) · Adventure - 1986
Shadow Play as Morgan Hanna · Mystery - 1986
Critters Sci-Fi Worldwide box office: $13.2M - 1986
Sin of Innocence as Vicki McGary · Tv movie - 1986
Club Life as Tilly Francesca · Action - 1985
Hostage Flight as Laura Kenrick · Thriller - 1985
Secret Admirer Comedy Worldwide box office: $8.62M - 1983
Cujo Thriller Worldwide box office: $21.2M - 1982
Jimmy the Kid as May · Comedy - 1982
E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial Adventure Worldwide box office: $797M - 1981
Child Bride of Short Creek as Mary Jacobs · Tv movie - 1981
The Howling Horror Worldwide box office: $18M - 1981
A Whale for the Killing as Janet Landon · Tv movie - 1979
10 Comedy Worldwide box office: $74.9M - 1977
The Hills Have Eyes Thriller
Dee Wallace in Documentaries & Specials
14- 2022
In Search of Tomorrow as Self - Interviewee · Documentary Movie Echo Score: 89 - 2020
Rondo and Bob as Self · Documentary - 2020
Stay Home as Herself · Comedy - 2019
To Hell and Back: The Making of 3 From Hell as Self · Documentary - 2017
Horror Movie: A Low Budget Nightmare as Self · Documentary - 2012
I Heart Monster Movies as Herself · Documentary - 2012
The ‘E.T.’ Journals as Self · Documentary - 2007
Dog Days: The Making of ‘Cujo’ as Self · Documentary - 2007
The Return of the Living Dead: The Decade of Darkness as Self · Horror - 2003
Looking Back at ‘The Hills Have Eyes’ as Self · Documentary - 2002
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial 20th Anniversary Special as Self · Sci-Fi - 1998
The Making of ‘The Frighteners’ as Herself · Documentary - 1996
The Making of ‘E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial’ as Self · Sci-Fi - 1987
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood as Self · Family
Who Is Dee Wallace?
Dee Wallace was born in Kansas City, Kansas, U.S. in 1948 and is 77 years old. Credited on films since 1977, as an actor. The background, training and the roles that shaped the career.
Deanna Wallace (née Bowers), also known as Dee Wallace Stone, is a critically acclaimed American actress. Born on December 14, 1948, she is possibly most recognized for her role as Mary Taylor in the 1982 blockbuster science fiction film E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial. Her cinematic journey began with appearances in several notable television shows, including The Streets of San Francisco, Starsky & Hutch, and Police Woman. Later, she transitioned to the big screen, thrilling audiences in horror classics such as The Hills Have Eyes (1977) and The Howling (1981), in which she starred opposite her husband Christopher Stone. Additionally, she reprised her horrifying role in Cujo (1983), which was based on a novel by Stephen King.
In her expansive career, Wallace proved her versatile acting skills, scoring a Saturn Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress for her part in E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial. She then navigated towards comedy, starring in a series of laugh-inducing films including 10 (1979), Jimmy the Kid (1982), and Secret Admirer (1985). On the small screen, Wallace played a leading role in the CBS sitcom Together We Stand (1986–1987) and the family drama The New Lassie (1989–1992). She continuously delighted fans with guest appearances on various shows, even landing a role on the ABC soap opera series General Hospital. Outside her acting career, Wallace is a respected public speaker and self-help author, having penned three books. She is also the host of a call-in radio show, discussing the creation of 'self'and lessons she's learned throughout her life.
Who Dee Wallace Makes Movies With
The actors and directors Dee Wallace shares the most films with. Bill Moseley comes first, with 7 films together, followed by Henry Thomas (6).
Dee Wallace: Questions & Answers
How many movies Dee Wallace has made, the biggest hit, the best-rated film, the award record and more, answered from the filmography above.
How many movies has Dee Wallace been in?
Dee Wallace is credited on 124 films, from 1977 to 2025. The filmography on this page lists every one of them, newest first, with the role and the Movie Echo Score.
What is Dee Wallace's highest-grossing movie?
E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1982) is Dee Wallace's biggest box office hit, with $797M worldwide, ahead of RoboCroc (2013) ($243M). Across every film with box office figures, Dee Wallace's movies have made $1.33B.
Dee Wallace's biggest hits What is the best Dee Wallace movie?
By the Movie Echo Score, which blends critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact, Dee Wallace's best-rated film is In Search of Tomorrow (2022) with a score of 89, followed by Every Other Holiday (2018) (85).
Best Dee Wallace movies, ranked How old is Dee Wallace?
Dee Wallace is 77 years old, born on December 14, 1948 in Kansas City, Kansas, U.S..
What is Dee Wallace's newest movie?
The most recent film on Dee Wallace's filmography is Roswell Delirium (2025), in the role of Betty.
Who does Dee Wallace work with most often?
Dee Wallace shares the most films with Bill Moseley (7 films), Henry Thomas (6 films) and David DeCoteau (6 films).
The Best Dee Wallace Movies, Ranked
Top rated, most awarded and biggest box office hits from 124 credits.
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