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Elissa Dowling

Elissa Dowling

Actor

The desire to perform came early for Elissa Dowling, by age 8 she was dancing in the NYC Ballet Company's "The Nutcracker". At age 11 she was invited to tour with an improv troop where she gained valuable experience in the art of ad lib. By 13 she had already starred in stage productions including "Little Shop of Horrors" and had her television debut as the notorious lips singing the opening theme song from "Rocky Horror Picture Show". The transition from stage to screen has worked well for Elissa whose expansive acting range has already landed her unique and diverse movie roles such as a transvestite bartender, an attorney, a serial killer, even a gothic dominatrix from New York. Her skills as a character actress have afforded her film performances so intense that she is almost completely unrecognizable. Several of the films she has starred in have been lined up with Lions Gate distribution and she has also achieved a recognized body of work within the independent movie circuit.

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Works as
Actor
Titles
42 on MovieCove · 111 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Up 5% in 30 days

What are Elissa Dowling's films like?

Across their 30 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Morality.

Genres

Horror10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 10th percentile
: browse their Horror movies
Comedy8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 24th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Action5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 4th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 20th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Survival
52%
Morality
13%
Society
10%
Bonds
7%
Ideas
7%
Self
7%
Power
4%
Survival17 titles, browse their movies with this themeViolence9 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeGuilt3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIsolation3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 30 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 12 · Serious 9 · Dark 9

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 16 · Stylized 9 · Heightened 5

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 5 · Charged 15 · Intense 10

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 10 · Shifting 13 · Whiplash 7

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 17 · Some laughs 8 · Funny 5

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 10 · Even-paced 17 · Relentless 3

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 20 · Engaged 8 · Full focus 2

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 21 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 4

Roles they play

6 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 3 of 6 analyzed roles.

Hero
3 of 6
Shadow
3 of 6

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
26
Dread
18
Absurd
12
Thrilling
5
Joyful
2
Other
10

How their films linger

Unsettling17 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 8 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet10
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous16

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Elissa Dowling's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 36 of their 42 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (32).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Elissa Dowling's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

111 credits, 42 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Special Op: Rent-a-Cop(2026)

    as Mother

  • Ouija: A New Beginning(2025)

    as Molly Price

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Portraits (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Lauren

  • The Devil's Trap(2024)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • An American Masquerade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Co-Producer · as Indiana Union

  • Conjuring the Cult (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Michelle Bryson

  • American Trash (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Linda

  • Barbie & Kendra Crash Joe Bob's Drive-In Jamboree! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as (voice)

  • Pancake Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Lisa

  • Beware the Boogeyman(2024)

    as Dr. Tristian Mackenzie

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Bloodthirst(2023)

    as Elena Thompson

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Kill Dolly Kill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Nurse Graves

  • 16 Bits (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Alice

  • Amber Road(2022)

    as Emma

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • The Last Slay Ride(2022)

    as Victoria

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • The Sierra Nevada Murders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Jenna Anders

  • Terror Toons 4(2022)

    as Twin

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Night of the Tommyknockers(2022)

    as Mary

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Clown Motel 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Actor

  • The Most Dangerous Game(2022)

    as Mary

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Baby Oopsie 2: Murder Dolls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Ula

  • The Electric Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Mrs. Manson

  • Axeman at Cutters Creek(2020)

    as Stacy

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Children of Camp Blood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Actor

  • Barbie & Kendra Storm Area 51 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Chef Staci (voice)

  • Noirland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Penelope

  • Clown Fear(2020)

    as Court Jester

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Automation(2019)

    as Jenny

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Rootwood(2018)

    as Jessica

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Girl on the Third Floor(2019)

    as Sadie

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • 3 Bears Christmas(2019)

    as Madame Rosa

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Camp Blood Kills (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as (archive footage)

  • It Wants Blood! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Mrs. Vanderpool

  • The Body (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Party Coke Girl (uncredited)

  • Limelight(2017)

    as Starla

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Hell's Kitty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Jaimie Screech Curtis

  • Lake of Shadows (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Ellen Colby

  • Death House(2017)

    as Doctor Rowena

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Ghost of Camp Blood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Woman in Flashback

  • Spreading Darkness(2017)

    as Misty Kroeben

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Bus Party to Hell(2017)

    as Cult Member Sect

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • The Last Revenant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Tiffany

  • Bonejangles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Rowena

  • Land Shark (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Candy

  • Cabaret of the Dead(2017)

    as Bible Thumper

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • The Black Room(2017)

    as Terry

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Dracula in a Women's Prison (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Perez

  • Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Maude

  • Frankenstein in a Women's Prison(2017)

    as Guard

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • It Watches(2016)

    as Victim

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Beach Massacre at Kill Devil Hills(2016)

    as Samantha

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Don't Kill It(2016)

    as Sexy Demon

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Werewolves in Heat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Zooey

  • Whispers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Actor

  • Tales of Halloween(2015)

    as Velma

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • We Are Still Here(2015)

    as Eloise Dagmar

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Exquisite Corpse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Katie

  • Shhhh (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Lesbian Vampire #2

  • Disciples (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Rhiannon

  • Starry Eyes(2014)

    as Taters Girl 3

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Cheap Thrills(2013)

    as Tweaker

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Telephone World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Rachel Plasky

  • Axeman(2013)

    as Stacy

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Aaron's House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Jenna

  • Deadly Presence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Jennifer

  • A Night of Nightmares (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Ginger

  • Adventures Into the Woods: A Sexy Musical(2012)

    as Wicked Witch

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Bloody Bloody Bible Camp(2012)

    as Betty

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Waiting for Dracula (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Actor

  • The Locals (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Lynn Sue

  • Psychosomatika (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Persephone

  • Showgirls 2: Penny's from Heaven(2011)

    as Ultra Vixen

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Emmanuelle Through Time: Emmanuelle's Skin City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Paula

  • Peeping Blog (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Jane Doe

  • The Theatre Bizarre(2011)

    as Subs

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • The Corporate Cutthroat Massacre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as New Girl

  • Luther’s Magic Weed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Vanessa

  • Raymond Did It (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Paige

  • Abolition (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Mia

  • Orgy of the Damned (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Veronica

  • The Book of Zombie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Henrietta

  • Dahmer vs. Gacy(2010)

    as Jezebel

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • His Name Was Jason: 30 Years of Friday the 13th(2009)

    as Scream Queen

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Ludlow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Maddy

  • Samurai Priest Vampire Hunter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Goldstreeter

  • In a Spiral State (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Honey

  • Thirsty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Legs

  • Dread(2009)

    as Tamsin Kendall

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • She Alien (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Tamara

  • Nightstalker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Heather

  • Absolute Evil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Lillie McCane

  • Crustacean (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Thumper Stain

  • The Legend of Bloody Mary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Mary Winters

  • Diary of a Serial Killer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Kat

  • Death Racers(2008)

    as Daisy

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Son Of Sam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Brenda Klein

  • Aliens Gone Wild (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Alien

  • O.C. Babes and the Slasher of Zombietown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Madison

  • Borderline Cult (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Melanie

  • Cold Blood Canyon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Stephanie Halstead

  • Mummy Maniac (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Jennifer

  • Transmorphers(2007)

    as Dr. Taddish

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • The Tomb (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Girlfriend

  • The Raven(2006)

    as Victim

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Black Dahlia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Kate

  • Dracula's Curse(2006)

    as Pure Blood

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Aquatic Siege (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Mary Cooper

  • Compatible (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Janell Taggert

  • Demon Queen Pinball Machine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Demon Queen

  • The Mangled (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Carolyn Parker

  • Violence on Demand (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 94th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 109 titles, 104 of them dated from 2006 to 2026; peak year 2018.

Biggest box office

Girl on the Third Floor (2019)

$146K worldwide

Highest rated

His Name Was Jason: 30 Years of Friday the 13th (2009)

Midcredits 73rd

Most popular right now

Beware the Boogeyman (2024)

Film career

20062026

Peak 2018 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 5 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 2006Screen debut· Dracula's Curse
  • 2006First top-billed film· Black Dahlia
  • 2024Best so far· Conjuring the Cult

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting109 of 109: 108 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score16thProducing1 of 109: 0 only producing, 1 with another role

By decade

2000s22 · acting2010s56 · acting2020s26 · 26 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 12th · top billed in 5% of 19 roles
061116

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Elissa Dowling's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 16th percentile, the median of the 41 of 42 with a score; across their 30 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 5th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

5thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 30

Approval · how many liked their films

16thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 30

Reach · how many have seen their films

44thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 30

Midcredits score across 41 titles, by percentile

  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th9
  • Below 25th28

Shape of the crowd

22 of their 41 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Panned3
  • Loved with Detractors2
  • Divisive7
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed22

Most divisive · actor

Cabaret of the Dead (2017)

98th percentile spread · 31% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

His Name Was Jason: 30 Years of Friday the 13th (2009)

Midcredits 73rd · 68% liked

Reviewers score the acting 37/100 in their films, across 24 reviewed titles; fans 63, detractors 21. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Elissa Dowling's work okay for kids?

Across up to 8 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore and sex & nudity run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore6 titles75–94 · median 84 · severeheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity8 titles31–76 · median 51 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 63 · intenseMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 44 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 73 · intenseMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Elissa Dowling work with?

People who share at least 2 of Elissa Dowling's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Sarah French shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles