Iconic 80s bombshell horror icon looks unrecognizable during rare LA outing... can you guess who it is?
Iconic 80s bombshell horror icon looks unrecognizable during rare LA outing... can you guess who it is?
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Fans of vintage horror were buzzing by a recent sighting of a beloved 80s cult icon, whose ghoulish, sexy charm has bewitched audiences for decades. The 73-year-old actress, who began her career as a Las Vegas showgirl, conjured a hint of her signature goth style with an all-black ensemble as she arrived at LAX on Tuesday.
![[The 73-year-old actress, who began her career as a Las Vegas showgirl, conjured a hint of her signature goth style with an all-black ensemble as she arrived at LAX on Tuesday]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/24/00/94458117-14319609-The_73_year_old_actress_who_began_her_career_as_a_Las_Vegas_show-a-6_1737679169696.jpg)
Though still striking in a turtleneck, leggings, and bucket hat, her look was a far cry from the vampy style that made her famous as the witty host of Movie Macabre, which debuted on LA's KHJ-TV in 1981. The iconic look—jet-black hair, porcelain skin, a plunging black dress, and bold black eyeliner—was born during her time training as an improv actress at LA's renowned Groundlings Theatre.
![[The horror alum revealed she's been in a relationship with her assistant for the past two decades in the pages of her memoir, Yours Cruelly, Elvira, which was published in 2021 (pictured in 1983)]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/24/22/63394635-14319609-The_horror_alum_revealed_she_s_been_in_a_relationship_with_her_a-a-11_1737759455497.jpg)
The comedic school came after she had tried a few other avenues - including lead singer of an Italian rock band and a Playboy Club hostess – before landing the role of Mistress of the Dark. Can you guess who this timeless star is?. Fans of vintage horror were buzzing by a recent sighting of a beloved 80s cult icon, whose ghoulish, sexy charm has bewitched audiences for decades.
![[It's Cassandra Peterson, 72, who famously starred as the iconic Elvira, Mistress of the Dark]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/24/22/83028849-14319609-It_s_Cassandra_Peterson_72_who_famously_starred_as_the_iconic_El-a-10_1737759455409.jpg)
The 73-year-old actress, who began her career as a Las Vegas showgirl, conjured a hint of her signature goth style with an all-black ensemble as she arrived at LAX on Tuesday. If you guessed Cassandra Peterson aka Elvira, you’re right!. Peterson kicked off her career as a Las Vegas showgirl and a member of the comedy troupe The Groundlings, before transforming into the legendary horror hostess Elvira in 1981.
![[Cassandra shoot to stardom as firstly playing in the 1988's movie, where Elvira turns a puritanical community on its ear when she arrives in town to claim her inheritance (pictured in the movie promo)]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/24/22/83028853-14319609-Cassandra_shoot_to_stardom_as_firstly_playing_in_the_1988_s_movi-a-13_1737759455534.jpg)
