Known for playing the role of Elvira on Mistress of the Dark, Cassandra Peterson is an American actress with an estimated net worth of $2.5 Million in 2012.

Known for her quick-witted, quirky and comical character, Cassandra Peterson is also noted for cleavage-enhancing, revealing, gothic and black gown. After graduating from General William J. Palmer High School, Peterson moved to Las Vegas Nevada where she started performing at The Dunes as "Viva Les Girls"’ showgirl.

She then moved to Italy where she became the lead singer of I Latins Ochanats, an Italian rock band. Subsequently, she began appearing on TV and film projects like The Working Girls (1974), Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold (1987), Elvira, Mistress of the Dark (1988), The Ketchup Vampires (1995), Helicopters with Elvira (1993–1995), The Elvira Show (1993), Elvira's Ghost Stories Spooktacular show (1999), Bride of Monster Mania (2000), Scares & Dares (2001), and Elvira's Haunted Hills (2001).