| Birth Name: | Deanna Bowers |
| Birth Date: | 14 December 1948 |
| Birth Place: | Kansas City, Kansas, U.S. |
| Occupation: | Actress |
| Years Active: | 1974–present |
| Children: | Gabrielle Stone |
| Othername: | Dee Wallace-Stone |
| Alma Mater: | University of Kansas |
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]
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.
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).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]
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]
| 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 | |
| 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 | 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 |
| Marissa | |||
| 13 Fanboy | Herself | [16] [17] [18] | |
| 2022 | Time Pirates | The Crone | |
| In Search of Tomorrow | Herself | Documentary film | |
| 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] |
| 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" |
| 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 | ||
| 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" |
| Linda Jones | Television film | ||
| The Perfect Mother | Gina Mitrou | ||
| Skeletons | Heather Crane | ||
| Touched by an Angel | Sandra Browner | Episode: "A Delicate Balance" | |
| 1998 | 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 | 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" |
| 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 |