Elissa Dowling

Elissa Dowling

History

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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Elissa Dowling

Movies

Terror Toons 4
Twin
Anthology based on the original "Terror Toons", featuring evil villains Dr. Carnage and Max Assassin.
Bloodthirst
Elena Thompson
In a post apocalyptic world run by vampires, only the strong survive. John Shepard, Vampire Hunter, is one of them. John has to track down and eliminate the master vampire before he himself gets turned.
Amber Road
Emma
A sheriff investigating her husband's death uncovers a place on the dark web where people are killed for entertainment.
Clown Motel 2
The search for Brooke is in full swing when her fiancé gets new intel on her whereabouts. Gathering a group of people, they enter the Clown realm where Brooke and Jane Doe have been trapped.
The Most Dangerous Game
Mary
A father and son are shipwrecked on a remote island where they are caught up in a trophy hunt held by its mysterious owner, a merciless man who uses the land as an elite hunting preserve for stalking the most dangerous game of all: human.
Baby Oopsie 2: Murder Dolls
Ula
The bloodthirsty baby is BACK. After being possessed by the powers of darkness and enabling Baby Oopsie's grisly killing spree, Sybil snaps to her senses and vows to save her demon-possessed friend Ray-Ray while doing battle with two new tiny terrors hellbent on opening the gates of Toy Hell.
The Electric Man
Mrs. Manson
When Trace McNeil experiences a 12,000 volt shock, his life becomes a psychedelic blur of reality and fantasy in this science fiction drama.
Axeman at Cutters Creek
Stacy
In this 80s style slasher with a new school twist, nine vacationing twenty-somethings travel to a posh timeshare cabin in Cutter's Creek for a hedonistic weekend. But their weekend of boozing and sex turns to horror when an axe-wielding local legend comes to life.
Clown Fear
Court Jester
A runaway bride and her bridesmaids are stranded in a city run by clowns. Everything seemed normal at first but this clown cult has their own set of rules. It's a carnival ride as our girls tries to stay alive to escape Clown City.
Automation
Jenny
A workplace robot, AUTO, transforms into a killing machine when he discovers he will be replaced by a more efficient model. AUTO fears being terminated and will stop at nothing to prevent his own destruction. The human employees must band together to stop him before it's too late.
Rootwood
Jessica
Rootwood follows two students who host ‘The Spooky Hour’, a podcast about paranormal phenomena and urban legends. When they are hired by a Hollywood film producer to shoot a horror documentary about the curse of The Wooden Devil, they smell their chance to become famous. Together, with their friend, they enter Rootwood Forest and investigate the area to find out the truth about The Wooden Devil and his victims.
Girl on the Third Floor
Sadie
Don Koch tries to renovate a rundown mansion with a sordid history for his growing family, only to learn that the house has other plans.
3 Bears Christmas
Madame Rosa
Baby Bear sneaks out on Christmas morning to find the perfect gift for his parents Mama and Papa Bear only to cross paths with a wicked witch who transforms him into a human.
It Wants Blood!
Mrs. Vanderpool
Two giant monsters are forced to battle head to head on the political circuit as they run against each other for a seat in the Senate.
Portraits
Lauren
Portraits is a modern-day adaptation of Carmilla, a female vampire story, that takes place in present-day Los Angeles against a backdrop of burlesque and Victorian death photography.
Party Bus To Hell
Cult Member Sect
When a party bus on it's way to the Burning Man music festival breaks down in the desert and in the middle of a group of Satanic devil worshippers, all hell literally breaks loose. A massacre leaves seven survivors trapped in the bus, fighting for their lives while wondering if someone or others are not who they seem.
Hell's Kitty
Jaimie Screech Curtis
Nick, a Hollywood screenwriter, discovers his cat has become murderously possessed, and will stop at nothing to rid him of any women in his life. As his life unravels out of control, Nick must find a way to have his kitty exorcised of the demonic spirit haunting her and creating a body count.
Lake of Shadows
Ellen Colby
Two aspiring film makers venture to a mysterious lake to uncover a story on a local legend. As they get closer to the truth, the danger follows. Before they know it they are thrust into a fight for their lives and the truth about Avocado lake.
Death House
Doctor Rowena
During an exclusive tour, a power breakdown inside a secret prison known as the Death House sends two agents fighting through a labyrinth of horrors while being pursued by a ruthless army of roaming inmates. As they fight to escape, the agents push toward the lowest depths of the facility where they learn a supernatural group of evil beings is their only chance for survival.
Ghost of Camp Blood
For years, the infamous Blackwood Forest was terrorized by the Camp Blood Killer. Now, the killer is back as a vengeful spirit seeking revenge from beyond the grave.
Spreading Darkness
Misty Kroeben
Stu Undercoffler (Eric Roberts) is a corrupt CEO whose drive for power has led him to make some highly unethical choices. Once Stu's self-serving decisions have begun to spread darkness through the world, there's no stopping it. After losing his wife, Stu begins to have a crisis of conscience but starts to believe he is being stalked and has been hallucinating. Is he losing his mind or have his former victims come back to wreck havoc on him?
The Last Revenant
Tiffany
A great plague has eradicated all vampires from the planet except for four lone female survivors of the species. They must integrate into society or risk extinction.
Bonejangles
Rowena
While transporting the unstoppable killer Bonejangles to an asylum, a group of police officers encounter a hellish pit stop: a cursed town where the dead rise from their graves. Now the only way to save their lives and the town is to release Bonejangles and fight the curse...with something much worse.
Land Shark
Candy
Lucinda Regis, Director of Development at MALCO Oceanic Research, becomes the target of a dangerous killer after unraveling a sinister plot to inject sharks with human DNA.
Fetish Factory
Bible Thumper
Pin-up vixens vs. bloodthirsty zombies, set in post-apocalyptic Hollywood. Imagine a wickedly saucy by invitation-only stage show and posh private peeps in which your every fantasy can come true, fulfilled by the likes of luscious ladies imitating the sex goddesses of yore: Bettie Page, Jayne Mansfield, and Suzie Wong.
The Black Room
Terry
Paul and Jennifer Hemdale have just moved into their dream house. But their happy marriage is about to be put to the test as they slowly discover the secret behind the black room in the cellar. Something else is already living in their new home and it is growing stronger every day.
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Maude
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is really just as much the story of Gabriel John Utterson, a lawyer and good friend of Dr. Henry Jekyll. More importantly, Utterson is a Victorian Gentleman, who is guided by a chivalry-like code to remain loyal to his friends and maintain his status in society. It is loyalty that drives Utterson to play detective in an effort to protect Jekyll from the malicious and scheming Mr. Hyde. Eventually, Utterson finds himself introduced to a world that he is neither ready to enter nor accept. The story takes place in Victorian-era England, after the Industrial Revolution. Utterson, a lawyer, and true Victorian Gentleman, discovers that his long-time friend, Dr. Henry Jekyll, has become involved with a mysterious and dangerous man named Edward Hyde. Jekyll is a tall, handsome man with a very high social status, which he is expected to maintain. Hyde is a complete opposite, short and vulgar, with an unidentifiable deformity.
Dracula in a Women's Prison
Perez
Ten years after the horrific events of Werewolf in a Women's Prison, the penitentiary has a new warden with a thirst for blood. Young American Liz travels to the the third world country of Campuna to gather her sisters remains, who mysteriously passed in jail. However, anyone who dies in Campuna State Prison comes back to life under warden Drago better known as Count Dracula.
It Watches
Victim
Andre, recovering from a recent accident, agrees to help his friend Robert by taking over a house sitting job at a creepy home nestled in the hills above Los Angeles. As night comes, the house reveals its insidious nature as Andre begins hearing ominous sounds and experiencing strange occurrences throughout the house that lead him to believe he is not alone, and that someone, or something is in the house with him.
Beach Massacre at Kill Devil Hills
Samantha
Stacy Phelps doesn't want to be anywhere near her abusive ex-husband the weekend that he's getting out of prison. With her best friends by her side, they decide to go away to her parent's beach house. Soon, they will be in a fight to survive the night.
Don't Kill It
sexy demon
Demon hunter, Jebediah Huntley teams up with an FBI agent to battle a supernatural force in the southern state of Mississippi.
Werewolves in Heat
Zooey
Death Valley is a place where drunk college kids can run wild on weekends without fear of the police shutting them down. This small desert town is home to a local Biker gang known as the Legion of Outlaws, an MC who traffic drugs and prostitution through this quiet community. Death Valley is also a place where getting attacked by a werewolf is nothing out of the ordinary especially during a full moon.
Whispers
A young couple grieving the recent death of their daughter move to the countryside where they are haunted by their tragedy and a sinister darkness.
Tales of Halloween
Velma
Ten stories from horror's top directors. Ghosts, ghouls, monsters, and the devil delight in terrorizing unsuspecting residents of a suburban neighborhood on Halloween night. This creepy anthology combines classic Halloween tales with the stuff of nightmares.
We Are Still Here
Eloise Dagmar
After the death of their college age son, Anne and Paul Sacchetti relocate to the snowswept New England hamlet of Aylesbury, a sleepy village where all is most certainly not as it seems. When strange sounds and eerie feelings convince Anne that her son's spirit is still with them, they invite an eccentric, New Age couple to help them get to the bottom of the mystery.
Disciples
Rhiannon
A dark twisted apocalyptic shocker about a group of humans and demons who must band together to fight for the fate of humanity. When an ancient prophecy unleashes an evil spirit, hell is brought upon the world.
Starry Eyes
Stacy
A hopeful young starlet uncovers the ominous origins of the Hollywood elite and enters into a deadly agreement in exchange for fame and fortune.
Cheap Thrills
Tweaker
Recently fired and facing eviction, a new dad has his life turned upside down when he meets a wealthy couple who offer a path to financial security... but at a price.
Axeman at Cutter's Creek
Stacy
Nine vacationing twenty-somethings are hunted by an axe-wielding local legend.
I Heart Monster Movies
Herself
Documentary about horror fans
Aaron's House
Jenna
A legacy of terror for more than 150 years. Haunted by a tradition of blood and mystery. Aaron's House is a place visited by few, but known about by many. A paranormal debunker, a dead serial killer and his protegé, two FBI agents, a mythical cult, and the legend of Aaron Wiley, culminate and collapse upon Aaron's House.
Deadly Presence
Jennifer
After going to the house of a serial killer, a woman believes that an evil spirit may be haunting her.
Emmanuelle Through Time: Emmanuelle's Supernatural Sexual Activity
Paula
Emmanuelle and her crew face sexual spirits. Let the spirit take you on a fascinating and erotic adventure.
Adventures Into the Woods: A Sexy Musical
Wicked Witch
A love letter to Hollywood and Broadway musicals of the past. While participation in a scientific experiment, a young woman falls through a wormhole and winds up in Wonderland! This is not the Wonderland you remember, but a brand new world where all fairy tales exist and they are finally all grown up! On her journey to find her way back home, Emmanuelle encounters The Mad Hatter, Goldilocks, The Big Bad Wolf, Dorothy, The Scarecrow, Humpty Dumpty, Jack and Jill, Snow White, The Frog Prince, The Evil Queen and many more! What follows is the most outrageous, sexy musical comedy of the year featuring 12 original songs! It's naked 'Glee' meets Disney on acid! For children of all ages... Over 18!
Bloody Bloody Bible Camp
Betty
In 1977 a group of young, horny, out of control Christians are spending a fun filled weekend at the mountain lakeside Happy Day Bible Camp. One by one these youthful sinners pay a BLOODY penance for their misdeeds. Flash forward 7 years, when another youth group of Bible toters return, lead by "Father Richard Cummings" (Reggie Bannister), "Sister Mary Chopper," (Tim Sullivan) goes bloody murder after the camp - emphasis on CAMP - with stand out performances by folks like Gigi Bannister, Jessica Sonneborn, Troy Guthrie, Deborah Venegas, Jay Fields, and Jeff Dylan Graham. In the end, Bannister and Troup must face down the a transvestite serial killing nun in a fight to the death, and call upon the higher graces of the infamous Ron Jeremy as "Jesus" guide them through! A hilarious campy equal opportunity offensive film that will have you DIE laughing!
Waiting for Dracula
This low-budget vampire horror film follows a crowd of hedonistic vampires in L.A. who lure unsuspecting victims into their vampiric world with cocaine and sex.
The Locals
Lynn Sue
Set in 1987, a group of filmmakers venture into the California wilderness to film a shot on video slasher movie and soon find themselves systematically crippled, butchered and devoured by a family of feral cannibals.
Showgirls 2: Penny's from Heaven
Ultra Vixen
Penny Slot, a stripper from Las Vegas, tries to become a star dancer on a dance television show.
The Theatre Bizarre
Subs
Down a seedy city street in her neighborhood, young Enola Penny is obsessed with what appears to be a long abandoned theatre. One night, she sees that the front door is slightly ajar and impulsively decides to sneak inside. But there in the dark, decrepit auditorium, a show unlike any other unfolds before her eyes. Its host is an eerie human puppet named Peg Poett who will introduce Penny to six tales of the bizarre: A couple traveling in a remote part of the French Pyrenees cross paths with a lustful witch; A paranoid lover faces the wrath of a partner who has been pushed to her limit; The Freudian dreams of an unfaithful husband blur the lines between fantasy and reality; The horrors of the real world are interpreted through the mind of a child; A woman addicted to other people's memories gets her fix through the vitreous fluid of her victims' eyeballs; And a perverse obsession with sweets turns sour for a couple in too deep.
The Corporate Cutthroat Massacre
New Girl
Brandi (Elina Madison) has until the end of the day to fire two employees, then someone decides to up their chances of remaining employed by making people disappear.
Luther’s Magic Weed
Vanessa
Craig, acid-dealing punk and aspiring chemist, pours a batch of failed speed on his brother Brock's marijuana, creating a drug that induces orgiastic funk parties. This makes Craig popular at school and allows Brock to exact revenge upon his emasculating ex-girlfriend, but it also damages Craig's budding relationship with a girl he may really like. Luther, a homicidal 70s-style drug kingpin, wants the formula, and comes to get it at GrooveTaco, the play-within-the-movie, an homage to lesbian assassin hookers written by Craig's psuedo-freudian drama teacher.
Raymond Did It
Paige
Mentally challenged Raymond Rourke gets blamed and framed by several kids after they accidentally kill his younger brother Bryce. Six years later, Raymond escapes from the state mental hospital he's been locked up in so he can exact a harsh revenge on the folks who killed his brother and set him up.
Orgy of the Damned
Veronica
Fosco, a 300 year old vampire, lives in a beautiful mansion with his wife Sabina and their son Dimitri. Their lives are a non-stop lust orgy where anything goes and always does! Until, Fauna, a naive young woman, and her boyfriend, Micah, show up and turn the ecstasy-driven clan into murderous back-stabbers, hell-bent on revenge and power.
The Book of Zombie
Henrietta
A small, sleepy Utah town gets an undead wake-up call when all of the townspeople of Mormon faith suddenly transform into flesh-eating ghouls! Now, a group of 'non-believers' unaffected by the mysterious epidemic must band together to survive the night and answer the burning question: How do you kill a Mormon zombie?
Dahmer vs. Gacy
Jezebel
A secret government lab run by Dr. Hess (Art LaFleur) has been trying to create the ultimate killer using the DNA of infamous killers Jeffrey Dahmer (Ford Austin) and John Wayne Gacy (Randal Malone), but there’s one big problem: they’ve escaped! Bloody mayhem stretches across the United States as they go on the ultimate killing spree. Trying to stop the maniacal madness is Ringo (Ford Austin), a hick warrior being trained by God (Harland Williams), using only a shotgun and a bottle of whiskey. In his road trip to hell, he must first fight off his own demons, not to mention an army of Japanese ninjas and a Super-serial killer (Ethan Phillips)! It all leads up to the ultimate showdown!
His Name Was Jason: 30 Years of Friday the 13th
Scream Queen
A retrospective documentary about the groundbreaking horror series, Friday the 13th, featuring interviews with cast and crew from the twelve films spanning 3 decades.
Ludlow
Maddy
Krista (Shannon Lark) leaves her boyfriend behind and drives to a rundown desert motel to await the arrival of her sister Maddy (Elissa Dowling). Broken and abused, Krista downs prescription pills and cheap vodka to forget her troubled past. As she sits alone in the motel room, her grip on reality lessens until neither Krista nor the viewer can tell what's real and what's not.
In a Spiral State
Honey
In the city of Los Angeles, millions of lives intersect everyday, but each individual is still isolated from the whole. A number of strange incidents occur to four men and four women, just as their own lives begin to spiral out of control. Surrounded by con artists, frauds, drug addicts, and homeless people, a story starts to form in a screenwriter's head. Little does he know, his characters seem to have come to life as well. Things takes a surprise turn, as these LA residents find themselves locked into a mystery together. While relating to quantum mechanics, our own spiral galaxy, and the struggle of human existence, an urban love story grows out of the vine of disconnection.
Live Evil
Jerry the Bartender
Human blood is no longer fit for consumption as the vampire race slowly becomes extinct.
Thirsty
Legs
A man's thirst for a frozen beverage leads to chaos on a lonely desert highway.
Dread
Tamsin Kendall
Three college students set out to document what other people dread the most. However, one of the three turns out to secretly be a sadistic psychopath who uses this knowledge to gruesomely torture the subjects.
Alien Sex Files: She Alien
Tamara
In the laboratory, scientists produce a woman using unknown DNA and they are not aware of its extraterrestrial origin.
Nightstalker
Heather
Inspired by the true story of the most publicized and deranged serial killer known to everyone as "The Night Stalker."
Absolute Evil
Lillie McCane
Southern Texas. Savannah and Cooper, a young couple in love, drive through the desert in a black 70s Cadillac convertible. Unaware that they are being followed, they check into a motel at the Mexican border. When Savannah leaves to buy food, a cop sneaks into the room, pulls his gun on Cooper, accuses him of murder and tries to arrest him. But Savannah, who had become suspicious, manages to turn the tables:
Crustacean
Thumper Stain
A lobster-clawed freak from a lurid sideshow wreaks a wrath of bloody horror through a small rural community.
The Legend of Bloody Mary
Mary Winters
Ryan has been plagued with nightmares since the night his sister Amy went missing 8 years earlier after playing the game "Bloody Mary." Amy had stumbled onto a website on the Internet (www.marked4mary.com) about a witch called Bloody Mary and a game to summon her evil spirit. Now a senior in college, Ryan is reaching a mental breaking point from the years of stress and guilt from his sisters disappearance. His girlfriend Rachel frustrated herself at Ryan's emotional distance and self pity, calls for help to a former professor of Ryan's, Father O'Neal. Father O'Neal is both a priest and a archaeologist who decides to help Ryan end his tormenting grief by using his detective skills and wit to figure out what exactly happened to Ryan's sister, and uncover the truth to the Legend of Bloody Mary
Diary of a Serial Killer
Kat
Tormented by the serial killer who took her Mother’s life, Journalist Laura Nelson investigates the only clue he ever leaves behind at his crime scenes; his diary pages. References in the blood soaked pages to Richard Ramirez, Jeffrey Dahmer and Ed Gein lead Laura to learn more than she ever wanted to know about the sick minds of these monsters.
Death Racers
Daisy
In a dystopian future, contestants compete in a cross-country road race in which killing is part of the game.
Son of Sam
Brenda Klein
This chilling tale recounts the late 70s in New York City, when a serial killer on the loose dubbed "Son of Sam" creates havoc. When arrested, "Son of Sam" tells police he was influenced by a satanic cult. New York would never be the same.
O.C. Babes and the Slasher of Zombietown
Madison
Different groups of OC stereotypes are trapped in a bar due to a recent zombie outbreak. Little do they know that the Orange County Slasher who has been killing people all week is trapped inside with them. OC Babes and the Slasher of Zombietown is a horror/comedy that starts off when Sean and Ed (if you caught that one this is right up your alley) go out to a bar for the first time for Sean's 21st birthday. There, they meet Madison (the b****), Savannah (the slut), Megan (the hot nerd), Lindsey (the hot edgy nerd), Ashley and Michelle (the porn stars) Mike and Bret (the bro jock guys) and a couple of old barfly skanks and some surfer chick. The night seems like any other for Sean and Ed; filled with rejection. That is until a half eaten woman runs into the bar and warns them about zombies outside. Once they lock the bar up they start dropping like flies.
Borderline Cult
Melanie
Three serial killers team up at the US/Mexican border town of Juarez and go on a killing spree.
Cold Blood Canyon
Stephanie Halstead
When Mr. and Mrs. Myers move into their highly coveted Beverly Hills home, they wonder why the price tag is too good to be true. Their daughter, Danielle, discovers the truth when a neighbor tells her one of the previous owners was murdered there years ago. When Danielle falls prey to the hauntings of the ghostly victim who lived there, Danni's dream home turns into the house from hell after she is tortured and attacked by the evil apparition. After Danielle's cries go unheard by her oblivious parents, she realizes she must get out of the house as quickly as possible or she is going to be the next victim of an even greater threat.
Alien Sex Files: Aliens Gone Wild
Alien
Aliens have come to earth to find the chosen one in preparation for an invasion to take control of the planet.
Mummy Maniac
Jennifer
Based on true events, tells how a serial murderer, kidnaps and tortures then bandaging girls like mummies.
Transmorphers
Dr. Taddish
About a race of alien robots that have conquered Earth and forced humanity underground. After 400 years, a small group of humans develop a plan to defeat the mechanical invaders in the ultimate battle between man and machine.
Black Dahlia
Kate
A young rookie cop and his team discover dismembered female bodies in L.A. similar to the Black Dahlia cold case from 1947. A serial killer seems to be copying the brutal massacre of 1940s Hollywood starlet Betty Short. Ultimately his investigation leads him to a frightening lair of death and torture, all part of a terrifying fantasy that the killer is trying to bring to life.
Dracula's Curse
Pure Blood
A team of vampire hunters set out to battle an evil vampire clan in the dark underworld.
Aquatic Siege
Mary Cooper
In the future, laws skyrocket. Without room, the government deports convicts into the ocean. Armed only with makeshift bikinis and weapons, some surviving immigrants struggle to keep oxygen deprived cannibals out of a cavern dubbed Babylon.
Compatible
Janell Taggert
Compatible dating site or nightmare? Emily Taggert joins Compatible a new interactive dating App where your viewers can judge your dates. At first, Greg gets perfect compatibility, until he doesn't.
American Trash
Linda
A midst a social crisis in the decaying world of Los Angeles, the city free falls into environmental ruin, chaos and a complete drug epidemic, creating a state of apathy and hate. Milles Carpis (Robert LaSardo) leans on the support of some new age hippie friends as they guide him away from violence when the woman he loves is murdered and Milles must face his greatest enemy.
Violence on Demand
The plot isn't known at this time.
Kill Dolly Kill
Nurse Graves
BENJI is back. Now living as his alter-ego DOLLY DEADLY, he's all grown up and ready to kill...AGAIN.
The Mangled
Carolyn Parker
The Mangled tells the story of a family who would stop at nothing to get their missing daughter back. But their secrets go back further, as the night unravels so do the Bates.