Acting

Rebecca De Mornay

Born August 29, 1959 · Santa Rosa, California, USA (age 66)

Rebecca De Mornay (born Rebecca Jane Pearch; August 29, 1959) is an American film and television actress. Her breakthrough film role came in 1983, when she played Lana in Risky Business opposite Tom Cruise. Her other notable film roles include Sara in Runaway Train in 1985, Helen McCaffrey in the thriller Backdraft in 1991 and her portrayal of the chillingly twisted nanny Peyton Flanders in the po…

Known For

Identity

Identity · 2003

MovieMysteryThriller

Complete strangers stranded at a remote desert motel during a raging storm soon find themselves the target of a deranged murderer. As their numbers thin out, the travelers begin to turn on each other, as each tries to figure out who the killer is.

Flipped

Flipped · 2010

MovieRomanceDrama

When Juli meets Bryce in the second grade, she knows it's true love. After spending six years trying to convince Bryce the same, she's ready to give up - until he starts to reconsider.

The Three Musketeers

The Three Musketeers · 1993

The Three Musketeers

MovieActionAdventure

D'Artagnan travels to Paris hoping to become a musketeer, one of the French king's elite bodyguards, only to discover that the corps has been disbanded by conniving Cardinal Richelieu, who secretly hopes to usurp the throne. Fortunately, Athos, Porthos and Aramis have refused to lay down their weapons and continue to protect their king. D'Artagnan joins with the rogues to expose Richelieu's plot against the crown.

American Reunion

American Reunion · 2012

American Reunion

The characters we met a little more than a decade ago return to East Great Falls for their high school reunion. In one long-overdue weekend, they will discover what has changed, who hasn’t, and that time and distance can’t break the bonds of friendship.

Wedding Crashers

Wedding Crashers · 2005

Wedding Crashers

MovieComedyRomance

John and his buddy Jeremy are emotional criminals who know how to use a woman's hopes and dreams for their own carnal gain. Their modus operandi: crashing weddings. Normally, they meet guests who want to toast the romantic day with a random hook-up. But when John meets Claire, he discovers what true love – and heartache – feels like.

Backdraft

Backdraft · 1991

MovieDramaThriller

Two feuding siblings carrying on a heroic family tradition as Chicago firefighters. But when a puzzling series of arson attacks is reported, they are forced to set aside their differences to solve the mystery surrounding these crimes.

The Hand That Rocks the Cradle

The Hand That Rocks the Cradle · 1992

The Hand That Rocks the Cradle

MovieDramaThriller

A suburban family chooses seemingly sweet Peyton Flanders as their newborn's nanny. Only much later does the infant's mother, Claire Bartel, realize Peyton's true intentions -- to destroy Claire and replace her in the family. The nail-biting suspense builds quickly in this chilling psychological thriller about deception and bitter revenge.

I Am Wrath

I Am Wrath · 2016

MovieActionCrime

A man is out for justice after a group of corrupt police officers are unable to catch his wife's killer.

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Identity

Identity · 2003

MovieMysteryThriller

Complete strangers stranded at a remote desert motel during a raging storm soon find themselves the target of a deranged murderer. As their numbers thin out, the travelers begin to turn on each other, as each tries to figure out who the killer is.

Caroline Suzanne

Flipped

Flipped · 2010

MovieRomanceDrama

When Juli meets Bryce in the second grade, she knows it's true love. After spending six years trying to convince Bryce the same, she's ready to give up - until he starts to reconsider.

Patsy Loski

The Three Musketeers

The Three Musketeers · 1993

The Three Musketeers

MovieActionAdventure

D'Artagnan travels to Paris hoping to become a musketeer, one of the French king's elite bodyguards, only to discover that the corps has been disbanded by conniving Cardinal Richelieu, who secretly hopes to usurp the throne. Fortunately, Athos, Porthos and Aramis have refused to lay down their weapons and continue to protect their king. D'Artagnan joins with the rogues to expose Richelieu's plot against the crown.

Milady de Winter

American Reunion

American Reunion · 2012

American Reunion

The characters we met a little more than a decade ago return to East Great Falls for their high school reunion. In one long-overdue weekend, they will discover what has changed, who hasn’t, and that time and distance can’t break the bonds of friendship.

Finch's Mom (uncredited)

Wedding Crashers

Wedding Crashers · 2005

Wedding Crashers

MovieComedyRomance

John and his buddy Jeremy are emotional criminals who know how to use a woman's hopes and dreams for their own carnal gain. Their modus operandi: crashing weddings. Normally, they meet guests who want to toast the romantic day with a random hook-up. But when John meets Claire, he discovers what true love – and heartache – feels like.

Mrs. Kroeger

Backdraft

Backdraft · 1991

MovieDramaThriller

Two feuding siblings carrying on a heroic family tradition as Chicago firefighters. But when a puzzling series of arson attacks is reported, they are forced to set aside their differences to solve the mystery surrounding these crimes.

Helen McCaffrey

The Hand That Rocks the Cradle

The Hand That Rocks the Cradle · 1992

The Hand That Rocks the Cradle

MovieDramaThriller

A suburban family chooses seemingly sweet Peyton Flanders as their newborn's nanny. Only much later does the infant's mother, Claire Bartel, realize Peyton's true intentions -- to destroy Claire and replace her in the family. The nail-biting suspense builds quickly in this chilling psychological thriller about deception and bitter revenge.

Mrs. Mott / Peyton Flanders

I Am Wrath

I Am Wrath · 2016

MovieActionCrime

A man is out for justice after a group of corrupt police officers are unable to catch his wife's killer.

Vivian Hill

Risky Business

Risky Business · 1983

MovieRomanceComedy

Meet Joel Goodson, an industrious, college-bound 17-year-old and a responsible, trustworthy son. However, when his parents go away and leave him home alone in the wealthy Chicago suburbs with the Porsche at his disposal he quickly decides he has been good for too long and it is time to enjoy himself. After an unfortunate incident with the Porsche Joel must raise some cash, in a risky way.

Lana

The Gentleman Thief

The Gentleman Thief · 2026

The Gentleman Thief

MovieActionCrime

A retired master thief must protect his impulsive brother from disaster when a 100 million dollar yacht heist spirals into a dangerous web of deception. Old foes emerge as the stakes rise, forcing him to use every trick he knows to stay alive.

Odessa

Runaway Train

Runaway Train · 1985

MovieActionThriller

A hardened convict and a younger prisoner escape from a brutal prison in the middle of winter only to find themselves on an out-of-control train with a female railway worker while being pursued by the vengeful head of security.

Sara

Lords of Dogtown

Lords of Dogtown · 2005

Lords of Dogtown

The radical true story behind three teenage surfers from Venice Beach, California, who took skateboarding to the extreme and changed the world of sports forever. Stacy Peralta, Tony Alva and Jay Adams are the Z-Boys, a bunch of nobodies until they create a new style of skateboarding that becomes a worldwide phenomenon. But when their hobby becomes a business, the success shreds their friendship.

Philaine

Never Talk to Strangers

Never Talk to Strangers · 1995

Never Talk to Strangers

MovieThrillerRomance

Sarah Taylor, a police psychologist, meets a mysterious and seductive young man, Tony Ramirez, and falls in love with him. As a cause of this relationship, she changes her personality when she begins to receive anonymous telephone calls.

Executive Producer

Raise Your Voice

Raise Your Voice · 2004

Raise Your Voice

MovieMusicDrama

A coming-of-age story centered around a small-town singer brokenhearted by the death of her brother in a car crash, who had secretly submitted her for a summer session at a performing arts academy in Los Angeles. In the academy, she experiences a whole new way of life in the big city, far from the small town lifestyle she's used to.

Nina Fletcher

Testament

Testament · 1983

MovieDramaScience Fiction

It's just another day in the small town of Hamlin until something disastrous happens. Suddenly, news breaks that a series of nuclear warheads has been dropped along the Eastern Seaboard and, more locally, in California. As people begin coping with the devastating aftermath of the attacks — many suffer radiation poisoning — the Wetherly family tries to survive.

Cathy Pitkin

Thick as Thieves

Thick as Thieves · 1999

Thick as Thieves

MovieDramaAction

Two master thieves go at odds with one another as one sets the other up for a crime. The first, a suave pro who does his job and then hides in his own privacy, listening to old jazz records and caring for his ailing dog, Wally. The other is a local gangster with a taste for the finer life, who decides to eliminate the competition. This ignites a war between the two men and their aides. An angry mob boss and a female police officer try to sort the mess before things get too out of hand.

Petrone

By Dawn's Early Light

By Dawn's Early Light · 1990

By Dawn's Early Light

MovieTV MovieAction

A nuclear warhead launched by Soviet insurgents protesting the waning Cold War destroys the Ukrainian city of Donetsk. The destruction sets off a race between American and Soviet politicians to prevent a nuclear holocaust. While the U.S. president feverishly works to keep the military and political machine from going into overdrive, various subordinates panic. When the president is believed to be killed in a helicopter crash, zealous advisers take over.

Moreau

One from the Heart

One from the Heart · 1982

One from the Heart

MovieDramaRomance

In a dazzling, dreamlike Las Vegas, longtime couple Hank and Frannie break up on their fifth anniversary and each pursue the fantasy of new love over one neon-soaked night—he with a free-spirited acrobat, she with a seductive musician. But as illusion and reality blur, both must decide whether passion or devotion truly defines the heart.

Understudy

And God Created Woman

And God Created Woman · 1988

And God Created Woman

MovieComedyDrama

In this variation on director Vadim's own, more acclaimed Et Dieu Créa La Femme (1956, the same title in French), the vamp Robin Shea marries charming carpenter Billy Moran, only to get out of prison, but soon decides to seduce James Tiernan, who runs for state governor.

Robin Shea

Guilty as Sin

Guilty as Sin · 1993

MovieThrillerDrama

Before a criminal lawyer knows what has happened, she is forced to defend a wife killer she knows is guilty.

Jennifer Haines

Mother's Day

Mother's Day · 2010

MovieCrimeHorror

Crazed members of a sadistic family return to their childhood home to terrorize the new owners.

Natalie 'Mother' Koffin

Saint Clare

Saint Clare · 2025

MovieThrillerHorror

In a small town a solitary woman is haunted by voices that lead her to assassinate ill intended people and get away with it, until her last kill sucks her down a rabbit hole riddled with corruption, trafficking and visions from the beyond.

Arlene 'Gigi' Newberry

The Right Temptation

The Right Temptation · 2000

The Right Temptation

MovieMysteryRomance

A detective falls for the man she's supposed to be investigating; dire complications follow.

Derian McCall

Music Within

Music Within · 2007

MovieComedyDrama

After a confrontation with one of his idols dashes his dreams of studying public speaking in college, Richard Pimentel joins the Army and ships off to Vietnam. During his service, Richard loses nearly all of his hearing. Joining a new circle of friends, including a man with cerebral palsy and an alcoholic war veteran, Richard discovers his gift for motivational speaking and becomes an advocate for people with disabilities.

Richard's Mom

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit · 1999

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

SeriesCrimeDrama

In the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In New York City, the dedicated detectives who investigate these vicious felonies are members of an elite squad known as the Special Victims Unit. These are their stories.

Tessa McKellen

NCIS

SeriesCrimeDrama

From murder and espionage to terrorism and stolen submarines, a team of special agents investigates any crime that has any connection to Navy and Marine Corps personnel, regardless of rank or position.

Carla Marino

Hawaii Five-0

Hawaii Five-0 · 2010

SeriesCrimeDrama

Steve McGarrett returns home to Oahu, in order to find his father's killer. The governor offers him the chance to run his own task force (Five-0). Steve's team is joined by Chin Ho Kelly, Danny "Danno" Williams, and Kono Kalakaua.

Barbara Cotchin

Lucifer

Lucifer · 2016

SeriesCrimeSci-Fi & Fantasy

Bored and unhappy as the Lord of Hell, Lucifer Morningstar abandoned his throne and retired to Los Angeles, where he has teamed up with LAPD detective Chloe Decker to take down criminals. But the longer he's away from the underworld, the greater the threat that the worst of humanity could escape.

Penelope

NOVA

SeriesDocumentary

PBS' premier science series helps viewers of all ages explore the science behind the headlines. Along the way, NOVA demystifies science and technology, and highlights the people involved in scientific pursuits.

Narrator

American Playhouse

American Playhouse · 1982

American Playhouse

SeriesDramaComedy

American Playhouse is an anthology television series periodically broadcast by Public Broadcasting Service in the United States.

Cathy Pitkin

ER explores the inner workings of an urban teaching hospital and the critical issues faced by the dedicated physicians and staff of its overburdened emergency room.

Elaine Nichols

The Practice

The Practice · 1997

A provocative legal drama focused on young associates at a bare-bones Boston firm and their scrappy boss, Bobby Donnell. The show's forte is its storylines about “people who walk a moral tightrope.”

Hannah Rose

The Outer Limits

The Outer Limits · 1995

The Outer Limits

SeriesDramaSci-Fi & Fantasy

Anthology series composed of distinct story episodes, sometimes with a plot twist at the end, with occasional recurring story elements that were often tied together during season-finale clip shows.

Director

Marvel's Jessica Jones

Marvel's Jessica Jones · 2015

Marvel's Jessica Jones

SeriesSci-Fi & FantasyDrama

After a tragic ending to her short-lived super hero stint, Jessica Jones is rebuilding her personal life and career as a detective who gets pulled into cases involving people with extraordinary abilities in New York City.

Dorothy Walker

The Shining

The Shining · 1997

SeriesSci-Fi & FantasyDrama

A new caretaker moves with his family into the mysterious Overlook Hotel for the winter.

Wendy Torrance

A Girl Thing

A Girl Thing · 2001

SeriesComedyDrama

An NYC shrink sees four different women with different issues - attraction to another woman, friction between 3 sisters, cheating husband, and wanting revenge after being fired.

Kim McCormack

John from Cincinnati

John from Cincinnati · 2007

John from Cincinnati

SeriesDramaSci-Fi & Fantasy

In Imperial Beach, California, the Yosts—a dysfunctional family of surfers—intersect with two new arrivals to the community: a dim-but-wealthy surfing enthusiast and man spurned by the Yosts years ago.

Cissy Yost

Tall Tales & Legends

Tall Tales & Legends · 1985

Tall Tales & Legends

SeriesFamilyKids

An anthology series that showcases various mythical characters and incidents throughout history.

Rose 'Slew Foot Sue' Peasley

Salem Witch Trials

Salem Witch Trials · 2003

Salem Witch Trials

Salem, Massachusetts. A small town—with no clear governing body—became embroiled in a scandal that forever stands as one of the darkest chapters in American history. For those accused of witchcraft by their neighbors and friends, there was little chance of clearing their names; the mass paranoia that ravaged through the community took the lives of 19 innocent men and women.

Elizabeth Parris

An Inconvenient Woman

An Inconvenient Woman · 1991

An Inconvenient Woman

SeriesDramaMystery

A rich man's mistress gets in the middle of a high-society murder in Beverly Hills.

Flo