Personal Life
Wallace is the daughter of Maxine (née Nichols) and Robert Stanley Bowers.
Wallace attended Wyandotte High School in Kansas City, Kansas, before attending the University of Kansas and graduating with an education degree. She briefly taught high school drama at Washington High School in Kansas City, Kansas, in the early 1970s. She married fellow actor Christopher Stone in 1980, with whom she had one daughter, Gabrielle. Her husband died fifteen years later of a heart attack.
Aside from being an actress, Dee is also a public speaker, and self-help author. Wallace often speaks about how you can get through tough times with determination and love. She has also written a book called Bright Light, about how life lessons from an acting career.
Wallace has since become somewhat of a cult icon for her roles in horror films. Because of this, Wallace often travels to horror conventions where she often signs autographs and poses for pictures with her fans. Wallace is often described as a very fun lady who loves to meet her fans.
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