Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

71

Gender

Female

Birthday

1959-08-29 (66 years old)

Place of Birth

Santa Rosa, California, USA

Also Known As

Rebecca Jane Pearch

ربکا د مورنی

Rebecca De Mornay

Biography

Rebecca De Mornay (born 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

Identity

Identity

Lords of Dogtown

Lords of Dogtown

Flipped

Flipped

The Trip to Bountiful

The Trip to Bountiful

Acting

The Three Musketeers

1993

The Three Musketeers

as

Milady

Identity

2003

Identity

as

Caroline Suzanne

Backdraft

1991

Backdraft

as

Helen McCaffrey

Guilty as Sin

1993

Guilty as Sin

as

Jennifer Haines

By Dawn's Early Light

1990

By Dawn's Early Light

as

Moreau

The Hand That Rocks the Cradle

1992

The Hand That Rocks the Cradle

as

Mrs. Mott / Peyton Flanders

The Murders in the Rue Morgue

1986

The Murders in the Rue Morgue

as

Claire Dupin

Runaway Train

1985

Runaway Train

as

Sara

Wedding Crashers

2005

Wedding Crashers

as

Mrs. Kroeger

Feds

1988

Feds

as

Ellis DeWitt

Lords of Dogtown

2005

Lords of Dogtown

as

Philaine

Risky Business

1983

Risky Business

as

Lana

Raise Your Voice

2004

Raise Your Voice

as

Nina Fletcher

Music Within

2007

Music Within

as

Richard's Mom

Blind Side

1993

Blind Side

as

Lynn Kaines

And God Created Woman

1988

And God Created Woman

as

Robin Shea

Flipped

2010

Flipped

as

Patsy Loski

The Trip to Bountiful

1985

The Trip to Bountiful

as

Thelma

Thick as Thieves

1999

Thick as Thieves

as

Petrone

Beauty and the Beast

1987

Beauty and the Beast

as

Beauty

Never Talk to Strangers

1995

Never Talk to Strangers

as

Dr. Sarah Alison Taylor

Giving Thanks

Giving Thanks

as

Aunt Theodora

The Right Temptation

2000

The Right Temptation

as

Derian McCall

Dealers

1989

Dealers

as

Anna Schuman

The Slugger's Wife

1985

The Slugger's Wife

as

Debby Palmer

Mother's Day

2010

Mother's Day

as

Natalie 'Mother' Koffin

Pecos Bill

1986

Pecos Bill

as

Rose 'Slew Foot Sue' Peasley

The Winner

1996

The Winner

as

Louise

The Con

1998

The Con

as

Barbara Beaton / Nancy Thoroughgood

Range of Motion

2000

Range of Motion

as

Lainey Berman

A Girl Thing

2001

A Girl Thing

as

Kim McCormack

Apartment 1303 3D

2012

Apartment 1303 3D

as

Maddie Slate

Peter Five Eight

2024

Peter Five Eight

as

Brenda

Wicked Ways

1999

Wicked Ways

as

Ruth Draper

American Venus

2007

American Venus

as

Celia

Night Ride Home

1999

Night Ride Home

as

Nora Mahler

Off the Record

2025

Off the Record

as

Kate

Saint Clare

2025

Saint Clare

as

Arlene 'Gigi' Newberry

Testament

1983

Testament

as

Cathy Pitkin

Salem Witch Trials

2002

Salem Witch Trials

as

Elizabeth Parris

I Am Wrath

2016

I Am Wrath

as

Vivian Hill

Getting Out

1994

Getting Out

as

Arlene Holsclaw

Collar

2015

Collar

as

Ramona Billingsley

And the Oscar Goes To...

2014

And the Oscar Goes To...

as

Self (archive footage)

She Ball

2020

She Ball

as

Aggie

The Dream is Always the Same: The Story of Risky Business

2008

The Dream is Always the Same: The Story of Risky Business

as

Self

Periphery

2018

Periphery

as

Vi Warner

Running on Empty: An Interview with Andrei Konchalovsky

2013

Running on Empty: An Interview with Andrei Konchalovsky

as

Sara (archive footage)

One from the Heart

1981

One from the Heart

as

Understudy

American Reunion

2012

American Reunion

as

Finch's Mom (uncredited)

The Up and Comer

The Up and Comer

as

John from Cincinnati

John from Cincinnati

as

Cissy Yost

The Shining

The Shining

as

Wendy Torrance

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as

Tessa McKellen

Lucifer

Lucifer

as

Penelope

The Outer Limits

The Outer Limits

as

Woman

Tanner '88

Tanner '88

as

Self

NOVA

NOVA

as

Narrator

The Practice

The Practice

as

Hannah Rose

Lucifer

Lucifer

as

Penelope Decker

Marvel's Jessica Jones

Marvel's Jessica Jones

as

Dorothy Walker

An Inconvenient Woman

An Inconvenient Woman

as

Flo

Celebrity Ghost Stories

Celebrity Ghost Stories

as

Self

Tall Tales & Legends

Tall Tales & Legends

as

Rose 'Slew Foot Sue' Peasley

Lo + plus

Lo + plus

as

Self - Guest

ER

as

Elaine Nichols

Hawaii Five-0

Hawaii Five-0

as

Barbara Cotchin

NCIS

NCIS

as

Carla Marino

Production

Never Talk to Strangers

1995

Never Talk to Strangers

as

Wicked Ways

1999

Wicked Ways

as

Crew

Directing

The Outer Limits

The Outer Limits

as