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Heather Michele O'Rourke was an American child actress. She made her debut after being discovered by director Steven Spielberg while visiting MGM studios. Spielberg promptly cast her in the horror film Poltergeist (1982) as Carol Anne Freeling, and O'Rourke earned recognition for her performance. She then reprised the role in the second and third installments. O'Rourke was also recognized for her work in television, and appeared in recurring roles on Happy Days from 1982 to 1983, on Webster in 1983, as well as appearing in the television-film Surviving in 1985.
Birth Name
Heather Michele O'Rourke
Born
Saturday, 27 December 1975
Died
Monday, 01 February 1988
Actress Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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The 82nd Annual Academy Awards | Carol Anne Freeling | 2010 |
Cinemassacre's Monster Madness | Carol Anne Freeling | 2007 |
Child Star Confidential | Self | 2006 |
E! True Hollywood Story | Herself (archive footage) | 1996 |
The 61st Annual Academy Awards | Self - Memorial Tribute | 1989 |
Poltergeist III | Carol Anne Freeling / Carol Anne | 1988 |
Citizen Steve | Self - Actress | 1987 |
Our House | Dana | 1986 |
Star's Table | Self | 1986 |
Poltergeist II: The Other Side | Carol Anne Freeling | 1986 |
Actress Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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The 82nd Annual Academy Awards | Carol Anne Freeling | 2010 |
Cinemassacre's Monster Madness | Carol Anne Freeling | 2007 |
Child Star Confidential | Self | 2006 |
E! True Hollywood Story | Herself (archive footage) | 1996 |
The 61st Annual Academy Awards | Self - Memorial Tribute | 1989 |
Poltergeist III | Carol Anne Freeling / Carol Anne | 1988 |
Citizen Steve | Self - Actress | 1987 |
Our House | Dana | 1986 |
Star's Table | Self | 1986 |
Poltergeist II: The Other Side | Carol Anne Freeling | 1986 |
Rocky Road | Natasha | 1985 |
Surviving | Sarah Brogan | 1985 |
Finder of Lost Loves | Jillian Marsh | 1984 |
Terror in the Aisles | Carol Anne Freeling | 1984 |
Webster | Melanie | 1983 |
The New Leave It to Beaver | Heather | 1983 |
Matt Houston | Sunny Kimball | 1982 |
Poltergeist | Carol Anne Freeling | 1982 |
CHiPs | Lindsey | 1977 |
Fantasy Island | Liza Blake Aged 5 | 1977 |
Happy Days | Heather Pfister | 1974 |