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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
- Occupation
- television actor
- 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
Show 9 more facts
- place of burial
- Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery
- 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.