Dee Wallace

Deanna Bowers, known as Dee Wallace or Dee Wallace Stone (born December 14, 1948), is an American actress and scream queen. She is perhaps best known for her roles in several popular films mainly in the horror genre. Her most widely seen role is a starring role as Elliott's mother, Mary, in the Steven Spielberg film E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982). She also played key roles in popular cult films The Hills Have Eyes (1977), The Howling (1981) and Cujo (1983). She also appeared in The Stepford Wives in 1975 and 10 (1979). In total, she has appeared in over 90 television shows and 100 films.

Personal life

Wallace was born in Kansas City, Kansas, the daughter of Maxine (née Nichols) and Robert Stanley Bowers. She loves pets. She attended Wyandotte High School before attending the University of Kansas and graduating with an education degree. She briefly taught high school drama at Washington High School in her native Kansas City in the early 1970s.

She married fellow actor Christopher Stone in 1980, with whom she had one daughter, Gabrielle Stone, who has since developed an interest in acting and filmmaking herself. Christopher Stone died fifteen years later of a heart attack. Wallace married television producer Skip Belyea in 1998.