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Dee Wallace-Stone
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| Born | December 14, 1948 Kansas City, Kansas |
Dee Wallace-Stone (born December 14, 1948 or 1949)[1] is an American motion picture and television actress. She is perhaps best remembered for her roles in several popular films. These include the starring role as Elliot's divorced 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.
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Wallace-Stone was born Deanna Bowers in Kansas City, Kansas, the daughter of Maxine (née Nichols) and Robert Stanley Bowers.[1][2] 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.
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.