Dee Wallace-Stone
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Wallace at the Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival in 2010
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| Born |
Deanna Bowers December 14, 1948 Kansas City, Kansas, U.S. |
| Other names | Dee Wallace-Stone |
| Alma mater | University of Kansas |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1974–present |
| Spouse(s) |
Christopher Stone (m. 1980; d. 1995) Skip Belyea (m. 1998) |
| Children | Gabrielle Stone |
Dee Wallace or Dee Wallace Stone (born Deanna Bowers on December 14, 1948) is an American actress. She is known for her scream queen roles in several popular films in the horror genre, including The Hills Have Eyes (1977), The Howling (1981) and Cujo (1983). 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). Her other film appearances include The Stepford Wives (1975), 10 (1979) and Critters (1986). She was nominated for the 2016 Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Special Guest Performer in a Drama Series for her role on the ABC soap opera General Hospital.
Wallace was born Deanna Bowers in Kansas City, Kansas, the daughter of Maxine (née Nichols) and Robert Stanley Bowers. 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 was briefly married first to Barry Wallace and still uses his and her second husbands names in her career. This marriage ended in divorce.
She married fellow actor Christopher Stone in 1980, with whom she had one daughter, actor and filmmaker Gabrielle Stone. Christopher Stone died fifteen years later of a heart attack. Wallace married television producer Skip Belyea in 1998.
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