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Heather O'Rourke

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Also known as Heather Michele O'Rourke

American actress (1975–1988)

Film & TV

San Diego, California, USA

Heather O'Rourke (December 27, 1975 – February 1, 1988) was an American child actress mostly known for playing Carol Anne Freeling in the Poltergeist film trilogy.

Known for

  • She Was Here — Self (archive footage)2026
  • Child Star Confidential — Self (archive footage)2006
  • The Curse of Poltergeist2002
  • Poltergeist III — Carol Anne Freeling1988
  • Citizen Steve — Self - Actress1987
  • Poltergeist II: The Other Side — Carol Anne Freeling1986
  • Our House — Dana1986
  • Surviving — Sarah Brogan1985
  • Rocky Road — Russian Girl1985
  • Finder of Lost Loves — Jillian Marsh1984

via TMDB

Key facts

Born
Heather Michele O'Rourke , ( 1975-12-27 ) December 27, 1975, San Diego , California, U.S.
Died
February 1, 1988 (1988-02-01) (aged 12), San Diego, California, U.S.
Resting place
Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery
Occupation
Actress
Years active
1981–1988
Family
Tammy O'Rourke (sister)

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Heather
Family name
O'Rourke
Gender
female
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
San Diego
Place of death
San Diego
Languages spoken
English language
Native language
English language
Notable work
Poltergeist
Official website
www.heatherorourke.net
Image
Heather O'Rourke in Happy Days (1982 ABC Press photo).jpg
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date of birth
1975-12-27
date of death
1988-02-01
Commons category
Heather Michele O'Rourke
cause of death
cardiac arrest
manner of death
natural causes
start of work period
1981-00-00
end of work period
1988-00-00
writing language
English language
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Encyclopedic overview

Heather Michele O'Rourke (December 27, 1975 – February 1, 1988) was an American child actress. She had her breakthrough starring as Carol Anne Freeling in the supernatural horror film Poltergeist (1982), which received critical acclaim and established her as an influential figure in the genre. She went on to reprise the role in Poltergeist II: The Other Side (1986) and Poltergeist III (1988), the last of which was released posthumously.

O'Rourke also worked in television, appearing in the recurring roles of Heather Pfister on the comedy series Happy Days (1982–1983) and Melanie in the sitcom Webster (1983), as well as starring as Sarah Brogan in the television-film Surviving: A Family in Crisis (1985).

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Heather O'Rourke” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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