Cassandra Peterson – Net Worth: $3 Million

Best known for her portrayal in the feature film Elvira: Mistress of the Dark, Cassandra Peterson initially gained prominence after hosting the Los Angeles television station KHJ-TV as host of Elvira’s Movie Macabre, a B movie program. Early on in her career, she worked as a showgirl in Vive Les Girls! at The Dunes in Las Vegas and later landed a small role as a showgirl in Diamonds Are Forever, a James Bond film, in 1971, as well as in The Working Girls in 1974. She then auditioned for the third television movie of Gilligan’s Island as Ginger Grant, shortly before she was offered the horror host job by KHJ-TV.

In the early 1980s, Peterson secured the roles as the host of The Vampira Show and went on to star in the film that propelled her stardom, Elvira: Mistress of the Dark. Other non-Elvira role films she starred in included Pee-wee’s Big Adventure, Echo Park, Ted & Venus, and All About Evil. Since then, she has achieved a modest degree of success. As her success increased over the years, so as her net worth, which currently is at $3 million. Peterson bought the property in Los Angeles as a reward for her hard work.