Wallace also starred in a number of comedy movies, including 10 (1979), Jimmy the Kid (1982) and Secret Admirer (1985). Wallace received a Saturn Award nomination for her performance. The film became the highest-grossing film of all time-a record held for eleven years until Jurassic Park, another Spielberg-directed film, surpassed it in 1993. In 1982, Wallace went on to star in Steven Spielberg's science fiction film E.T. They later starred together in Cujo (1983) based on Stephen King's 1981 novel of the same name. In 1981, she played a leading role in the horror film The Howling opposite her husband Christopher Stone. Wallace began her career on television appearing in episodes of The Streets of San Francisco, Starsky & Hutch and Police Woman, before appearing in the box-office horror hit film The Hills Have Eyes (1977). In 2018, she gave her first TED talk at TEDx Cape May, entitled 'The Common Ground of Self'. She has also written a book called Bright Light about her life lessons from an acting career. She often speaks about how you can get through tough times with determination and love. Wallace is a public speaker and self-help author, having written three books, and has her own call-in radio show where she talks exclusively about the creation of 'self'. She married Christopher Stone in 1980, who died suddenly in 1995. She was briefly married first to Barry Wallace and still uses his last name in her career. She briefly taught high school drama at Washington High School in her native Kansas City in the early 1970s. She attended Wyandotte High School, before attending the University of Kansas and obtaining an education degree. Wallace was born in Kansas City, Kansas, the daughter of Maxine ( née Nichols) and Robert Stanley Bowers. She is also known for her starring roles in several horror films including The Hills Have Eyes (1977), The Howling (1981), Cujo (1983) and Critters (1986). She is perhaps best known for her role as Mary Taylor, the mother in the 1982 blockbuster film E.T. Deanna Wallace (née Bowers), also known as Dee Wallace Stone, is an American actress.

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