Rebecca De Mornay

Acting·Aug 29, 1959·Santa Rosa, California, USA

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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.

Film	Credit
The Gentleman Thief2026 · Odessa	Odessa
Saint Clare2025 · Arlene 'Gigi' Newberry	Arlene 'Gigi' Newberry
Off the Record2025 · Kate	Kate
Peter Five Eight2024 · Brenda	Brenda
Angel Baby2023 · Maggie	Maggie
She Ball2020 · Aggie	Aggie
Periphery2018 · Vi Warner	Vi Warner
I Am Wrath2016 · Vivian Hill	Vivian Hill
Collar2015 · Ramona Billingsley	Ramona Billingsley
RRunning on Empty: An Interview with Andrei Konchalovsky2013 · Sara (archive footage)	Sara (archive footage)
Apartment 1303 3D2012 · Maddie Slate	Maddie Slate
American Reunion2012 · Finch's Mom (uncredited)	Finch's Mom (uncredited)
Mother's Day2010 · Natalie 'Mother' Koffin	Natalie 'Mother' Koffin
Flipped2010 · Patsy Loski	Patsy Loski
The Dream Is Always the Same: The Story of Risky Business2008 · Self	Self
American Venus2007 · Celia	Celia
Music Within2007 · Richard's Mom	Richard's Mom
Wedding Crashers2005 · Mrs. Kroeger	Mrs. Kroeger
Lords of Dogtown2005 · Philaine	Philaine
Raise Your Voice2004 · Nina Fletcher	Nina Fletcher
Identity2003 · Caroline Suzanne	Caroline Suzanne
Range of Motion2000 · Lainey Berman	Lainey Berman
The Right Temptation2000 · Derian McCall	Derian McCall
Lost On Everest2000 · Actor	Actor
Wicked Ways1999 · Ruth Draper	Ruth Draper
Thick as Thieves1999 · Petrone	Petrone
Night Ride Home1999 · Nora Mahler	Nora Mahler
The Con1998 · Barbara Beaton / Nancy Thoroughgood	Barbara Beaton / Nancy Thoroughgood
The Winner1996 · Louise	Louise
Never Talk to Strangers1995 · Dr. Sarah Alison Taylor	Dr. Sarah Alison Taylor
Getting Out1994 · Arlene Holsclaw	Arlene Holsclaw
The Three Musketeers1993 · Milady de Winter	Milady de Winter
Guilty as Sin1993 · Jennifer Haines	Jennifer Haines
Blind Side1993 · Lynn Kaines	Lynn Kaines
The Hand That Rocks the Cradle1992 · Mrs. Mott / Peyton Flanders	Mrs. Mott / Peyton Flanders
Backdraft1991 · Helen McCaffrey	Helen McCaffrey
By Dawn's Early Light1990 · Moreau	Moreau
Dealers1989 · Anna Schuman	Anna Schuman
Feds!1988 · Ellis DeWitt	Ellis DeWitt
And God Created Woman1988 · Robin Shea	Robin Shea
Beauty and the Beast1987 · Beauty	Beauty
The Murders in the Rue Morgue1986 · Claire Dupin	Claire Dupin
Pecos Bill1986 · Rose 'Slew Foot Sue' Peasley	Rose 'Slew Foot Sue' Peasley
The Trip to Bountiful1985 · Thelma	Thelma
Runaway Train1985 · Sara	Sara
The Slugger's Wife1985 · Debby Palmer	Debby Palmer
Testament1983 · Cathy Pitkin	Cathy Pitkin
Risky Business1983 · Lana	Lana