Dee Wallace

For me Dee Wallace will always be the mother in E.T., a role that turned her into the on-screen mom for an entire generation of moviegoers in 1982. What impresses me is her range beyond that one iconic part: she works as a stand-up comedian and a writer too. In E.T. she brought a warm, grounded tenderness that let the fantastical creature feel emotionally real alongside the children. An actress remembered forever for a single performance is fortunate, but her warmth was no accident. Every time I revisit that film, her gentle maternal presence quietly gets to me all over again.

Name (English)

Dee Wallace

Name (Japanese)

ディー・ウォレス

Reading

でぃー・うぉれす

Born

December 14, 1948 (age 77)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Sagittarius / Rat

Origin

Kansas City, Kansas, United States

Occupation

stand-up comedian / actor / film actor / writer

High school

Wyandotte High School

University

University of Kansas

• Official sitehttps://iamdeewallace.com
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/thedeewallace/
• Xhttps://x.com/Dee_Wallace
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dee%20Wallace
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%87%E3%82%A3%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A9%E3%83%AC%E3%82%B9
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q258064

Tags

• Kansas
• stand-up comedian
• actor
• film actor

Last updated

2026-06-17

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