Rebecca De Mornay
Known for Acting · 70 credits
- Born
- 1959-08-29 (age 66)
- Place of birth
- Santa Rosa, California, USA
- Also known as
- Rebecca Jane Pearch · ربکا د مورنی
Biography
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.
Known For
TV Shows (18)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Tessa McKellen
NCIS
2003
as Carla Marino
Hawaii Five-0
2010
as Barbara Cotchin
Lucifer
2016
as Penelope / Penelope Decker
ER
1994
as Elaine Nichols
NOVA
1974
as Narrator
The Practice
1997
as Hannah Rose
The Outer Limits
1995
as Woman
Marvel's Jessica Jones
2015
as Dorothy Walker
Celebrity Ghost Stories
2009
as Self
Tall Tales & Legends
1985
as Rose 'Slew Foot Sue' Peasley
Lo + plus
1995
as Self - Guest
The Shining
1997
as Wendy Torrance
John from Cincinnati
2007
as Cissy Yost
Tanner '88
1988
as Self
An Inconvenient Woman
1991
as Flo
A Girl Thing
2001
as Kim McCormack
Salem Witch Trials
2003
as Elizabeth Parris
Movies (52)
Flipped
2010
as Patsy Loski
Identity
2003
as Caroline Suzanne
American Reunion
2012
as Finch's Mom (uncredited)
Wedding Crashers
2005
as Mrs. Kroeger
The Three Musketeers
1993
as Milady de Winter
Risky Business
1983
as Lana
Runaway Train
1985
as Sara
Backdraft
1991
as Helen McCaffrey
The Hand That Rocks the Cradle
1992
as Mrs. Mott / Peyton Flanders
Lords of Dogtown
2005
as Philaine
I Am Wrath
2016
as Vivian Hill
Testament
1983
as Cathy Pitkin
Blind Side
1993
as Lynn Kaines
Raise Your Voice
2004
as Nina Fletcher
Never Talk to Strangers
1995
as Dr. Sarah Alison Taylor
Mother's Day
2010
as Natalie 'Mother' Koffin
Getting Out
1994
as Arlene Holsclaw
Feds!
1988
as Ellis DeWitt
One from the Heart
1982
as Understudy
The Winner
1996
as Louise
Saint Clare
2025
as Arlene 'Gigi' Newberry
Guilty as Sin
1993
as Jennifer Haines
American Venus
2007
as Celia
The Trip to Bountiful
1985
as Thelma
Thick as Thieves
1999
as Petrone
By Dawn's Early Light
1990
as Moreau
Giving Thanks
as Aunt Theodora
Music Within
2007
as Richard's Mom
The Con
1998
as Barbara Beaton / Nancy Thoroughgood
And God Created Woman
1988
as Robin Shea
The Murders in the Rue Morgue
1986
as Claire Dupin
Dealers
1989
as Anna Schuman
Apartment 1303 3D
2012
as Maddie Slate
Periphery
2018
as Vi Warner
The Slugger's Wife
1985
as Debby Palmer
Salem Witch Trials
2002
as Elizabeth Parris
She Ball
2020
as Aggie
Wicked Ways
1999
as Ruth Draper
The Up and Comer
Peter Five Eight
2024
as Brenda
Off the Record
2025
as Kate
Spinal Tap: The Final Tour
1981
as Hot Tub Groupie
The Right Temptation
2000
as Derian McCall
Range of Motion
2000
as Lainey Berman
Pecos Bill
1986
as Rose 'Slew Foot Sue' Peasley
The Dream Is Always the Same: The Story of Risky Business
2008
as Self
Running on Empty: An Interview with Andrei Konchalovsky
2013
as Sara (archive footage)
Night Ride Home
1999
as Nora Mahler
Collar
2015
as Ramona Billingsley
Beauty and the Beast
1987
as Beauty
Angel Baby
2023
as Maggie
Lost On Everest
2000
About Rebecca De Mornay
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. With 70 credits spanning from 1974 to 2025, Rebecca De Mornay has appeared in 52 films and 18 TV shows.
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Most Popular Rebecca De Mornay Movies
- Flipped (2010) — as Patsy Loski
- Identity (2003) — as Caroline Suzanne
- American Reunion (2012) — as Finch's Mom (uncredited)
- Wedding Crashers (2005) — as Mrs. Kroeger
- The Three Musketeers (1993) — as Milady de Winter
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