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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.
Jan 18, 2024 · Heather O'Rourke was a promising young actress who starred in the Poltergeist film series and other shows. She died at age 12 in 1988 from a bowel obstruction that doctors had misdiagnosed as Crohn's disease.
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Heather O'Rourke was a child actress who starred in the Poltergeist movies and other TV shows. She died of Crohn's disease at age 12 in 1988.
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Feb 3, 1988 · Heather O’Rourke, the terrified youngster sucked into a spectral vacuum by supernatural spirits in the “Poltergeist” films, has died on an operating table at a San Diego hospital, it was...
Heather O’Rourke, a child star best known for the horror movie Poltergeist (and that spooky line “They’re heeere!”) whose life was tragically cut short at the age of 12, will be the...
Sep 22, 2022 · And Heather O’Rourke, who was five during the making of Poltergeist, died unexpectedly in 1988 at the age of 12 from intestinal disorder. “Heather was just a sweetheart and shy and...
Heather O'Rourke was a child actress who starred in Poltergeist (1982) and its sequels. She died of intestinal complications at age 12 in 1988.
