Heather O'Rourke
American actress (1975-1988) · United States · On the map · Actors · Died at 12
Heather Michele O'Rourke 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.
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Poltergeist IIIFilm, 1988Carol Anne Freeling1987
Citizen SteveFilm1986
Our HouseSeries, Dana
Poltergeist II: The Other SideFilm, 1986Carol Anne Freeling1985Rocky RoadSeries, Russian Girl
SurvivingFilm, 1985Sarah Brogan1984
Finder of Lost LovesSeries, Jillian Marsh1983
WebsterSeries
Believe You Can... And You Can!Film, 1983Herself1982
Massarati and the BrainFilm, Skye Henry
PoltergeistFilm, 1982Carol Anne Freeling1977
CHiPsSeries1975Born27 December 1975People around Heather
Zelda Rubinstein Also in Poltergeist III and Poltergeist
Waris Hussein Directed Surviving: A Family in Crisis (1985)
Steven Spielberg Produced Poltergeist (1982)
River Phoenix Also in Surviving: A Family in Crisis (1985)
Jerry Goldsmith Wrote Poltergeist (1982)
Marsha Mason Also in Surviving: A Family in Crisis (1985)
Tobe Hooper Directed Poltergeist (1982)
Craig T. Nelson Also in Poltergeist II: The Other Side (1986)
Frank Marshall Produced Poltergeist (1982)
JoBeth Williams Also in Poltergeist II: The Other Side (1986)
Zach Galligan Also in Surviving: A Family in Crisis (1985)
Len Cariou Also in Surviving: A Family in Crisis (1985)- Brian Gibson Directed Poltergeist II: The Other Side (1986)
Jon Cassar Directed CHiPs
Oliver Robins Also in Poltergeist (1982)
Gary Sherman Directed Poltergeist III (1988)
Lou Wagner Also in Happy Days and CHiPs
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Poltergeist 1982
Poltergeist II: The Other Side 1986
Poltergeist III 1988
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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.
