Rebecca De Mornay (born August 29, 1959, height 5' 5½" (1,66 m)) 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
| Birth Location | Santa Rosa, California, USA |
|---|---|
| Born | 1959-08-29 |
Movies
Peter Five Eight
as Brenda
2024
She Ball
as Aggie
2020
Periphery
as Vi Warner
2018
I Am Wrath
as Vivian Hill
2016
Collar
as Ramona Billingsley
2015
And the Oscar Goes To...
as Self (archive footage)
2014
Running on Empty: An Interview with Andrei Konchalovsky
as Sara (archive footage)
2013
Apartment 1303 3D
as Maddie Slate
2012
American Reunion
as Rachel - Finch's Mom
2012
American Reunion
as Finch's Mother
2012
Mother's Day
as Natalie 'Mother' Koffin
2010
Flipped
as Pasty Loski
2010
American Venus
as Celia
2007
Music Within
as Richard's Mom
2007
Wedding Crashers
as Mrs. Kroeger
2005
Lords of Dogtown
as Philaine
2005
Raise Your Voice
as Nina Fletcher
2004
Identity
as Caroline Suzanne
2003
Salem Witch Trials
as Elizabeth Parris
2002
A Girl Thing
as Kim McCormack
2001
Range of Motion
as Lainey Berman
2000
The Right Temptation
as Derian McCall
2000
Wicked Ways
as Ruth Draper
1999
Night Ride Home
as Nora Mahler
1999
Thick as Thieves
as Petrone
1999
The Con
as Barbara Beaton / Nancy Thoroughgood
1998
The Winner
as Louise
1996
Never Talk to Strangers
as Dr. Sarah Alison Taylor
1995
Getting Out
as Arlene Holsclaw
1994
The Three Musketeers
as Milady
1993
Guilty as Sin
as Jennifer Haines
1993
Blind Side
as Lynn Kaines
1993
The Hand that Rocks the Cradle
as Mrs. Mott / Peyton Flanders
1992
Backdraft
as Helen McCaffrey
1991
By Dawn's Early Light
as Moreau
1990
Dealers
as Anna Schuman
1989
Feds
as Ellis DeWitt
1988
And God Created Woman
as Robin Shea
1988
Beauty and the Beast
as Beauty
1987
The Murders in the Rue Morgue
as Claire Dupin
1986
Pecos Bill
as Rose 'Slew Foot Sue' Peasley
1986
The Trip to Bountiful
as Thelma
1985
Runaway Train
as Sara
1985
The Slugger's Wife
as Debby Palmer
1985
Testament
as Cathy Pitkin
1983
Risky Business
as Lana
1983
One from the Heart
as Understudy
1982
The Whisper Network
as Kate
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Giving Thanks
as Aunt Theodora
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