Rebecca De Mornay

Rebecca De Mornay

Age 66 — born August 29, 1959·Santa Rosa, California, USA

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 popular 1992 thriller The Hand That Rocks the Cradle.

DramaHorror

45Credits15 TV · 30 films
1974–2025Years activefirst to latest
9.0 Highest ratedLost On Everest
6.7 Average ratingacross 44 titles

Top TV shows 15best Rebecca De Mornay shows

  1. 1Lucifer posterLuciferPenelope · 1 ep · 20168.4
  2. 2Law & Order: Special Victims Unit posterLaw & Order: Special Victims UnitTessa McKellen · 1 ep · 19998.0
  3. 3ER posterERElaine Nichols · 5 eps · 19947.8
  4. 4Hawaii Five-0 posterHawaii Five-0Barbara Cotchin · 1 ep · 20107.7
  5. 5The Outer Limits posterThe Outer LimitsWoman · 1 ep · 19957.7
  6. 6The Practice posterThe PracticeHannah Rose · 4 eps · 19977.7
  7. 7NCIS posterNCISCarla Marino · 3 eps · 20037.6
  8. 8A Girl Thing posterA Girl ThingKim McCormack · 4 eps · 20017.5
  9. 9Marvel's Jessica Jones posterMarvel's Jessica JonesDorothy Walker · 13 eps · 20157.5
  10. 10NOVA posterNOVANarrator · 1 ep · 19747.0
  11. 11The Shining posterThe ShiningWinifred 'Wendy' Torrance · 1997–1997 · Drama6.5
  12. 12Tall Tales & Legends posterTall Tales & LegendsRose 'Slew Foot Sue' Peasley · 1 ep · 19856.0
  13. 13An Inconvenient Woman posterAn Inconvenient WomanFlo · 2 eps · 19915.8
  14. 14Salem Witch Trials posterSalem Witch TrialsElizabeth Parris · 2 eps · 20035.0
  15. 15John from Cincinnati posterJohn from CincinnatiCissy Yost · 2007–2007 · Drama

Top movies 30best Rebecca De Mornay movies

  1. 1Lost On Everest posterLost On Everest20009.0
  2. 2Flipped posterFlippedPatsy Loski · 20108.0
  3. 3The Trip to Bountiful posterThe Trip to BountifulThelma · 19857.2
  4. 4Identity posterIdentityCaroline Suzanne · 20037.2
  5. 5Lords of Dogtown posterLords of DogtownPhilaine · 20057.1
  6. 6Runaway Train posterRunaway TrainSara · 19857.0
  7. 7The Hand That Rocks the Cradle posterThe Hand That Rocks the CradleMrs. Mott / Peyton Flanders · 19926.9
  8. 8Backdraft posterBackdraftHelen McCaffrey · 19916.7
  9. 9Risky Business posterRisky BusinessLana · 19836.6
  10. 10Raise Your Voice posterRaise Your VoiceNina Fletcher · 20046.5
  11. 11By Dawn's Early Light posterBy Dawn's Early LightMoreau · 19906.5
  12. 12Wedding Crashers posterWedding CrashersMrs. Kroeger · 20056.5
  13. 13Mother's Day posterMother's DayNatalie 'Mother' Koffin · 20106.5
  14. 14Music Within posterMusic WithinRichard's Mom · 20076.4
  15. 15Testament posterTestamentCathy Pitkin · 19836.4
  16. 16She Ball posterShe BallAggie · 20206.4
  17. 17The Three Musketeers posterThe Three MusketeersMilady de Winter · 19936.4
  18. 18American Reunion posterAmerican ReunionFinch's Mom (uncredited) · 20126.3
  19. 19Beauty and the Beast posterBeauty and the BeastBeauty · 19876.2
  20. 20Salem Witch Trials posterSalem Witch TrialsElizabeth Parris · 20026.1
  21. 21One from the Heart posterOne from the HeartUnderstudy · 19826.0
  22. 22Thick as Thieves posterThick as ThievesPetrone · 19996.0
  23. 23Spinal Tap: The Final Tour posterSpinal Tap: The Final TourHot Tub Groupie · 19816.0
  24. 24The Murders in the Rue Morgue posterThe Murders in the Rue MorgueClaire Dupin · 19866.0
  25. 25The Right Temptation posterThe Right TemptationDerian McCall · 20005.9
  26. 26Feds! posterFeds!Ellis DeWitt · 19885.8
  27. 27Off the Record posterOff the RecordKate · 20255.8
  28. 28Night Ride Home posterNight Ride HomeNora Mahler · 19995.8
  29. 29I Am Wrath posterI Am WrathVivian Hill · 20165.7
  30. 30Guilty as Sin posterGuilty as SinJennifer Haines · 19935.7

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