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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 · Poltergeist actress Heather O'Rourke was just 12 years old in 1988, when she died from a bowel obstruction that her doctors had previously dismissed as Crohn's disease.. Known for her early roles in Happy Days and the Poltergeist film series, Heather O’Rourke was one of the brightest young stars of the 1980s. She was nominated for six Young Artist Awards over the course of her acting career ...
Feb 15, 2024 · Heather O'Rourke's death was deeply shocking to many of those who knew the child actress from her star turn in "Poltergeist," and in the months after its announcement she became attached to an urban myth that claimed there was a "Poltergeist Curse," that resulted in the premature death of numerous people who worked on the horror blockbuster.
Child actress Heather O'Rourke died in 1988. Photo / Supplied. A 1980s classic became known as Hollywood's most "cursed" film following the untimely death of a 12-year-old actress.
Heather O'Rourke. Actress: Poltergeist. Heather Michele O'Rourke was born on December 27, 1975 in Santee, San Diego, California, to Kathleen, a seamstress, and Michael O'Rourke, a construction worker. She had German, Danish, English, and Irish ancestry. Heather entered American cinematic pop-culture before first grade. She was sitting alone in the MGM Commissary waiting for her mother when a ...
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 reported ...
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 focus ...
Heather O'Rourke. Actress: Poltergeist. Heather Michele O'Rourke was born on December 27, 1975 in Santee, San Diego, California, to Kathleen, a seamstress, and Michael O'Rourke, a construction worker. She had German, Danish, English, and Irish ancestry. Heather entered American cinematic pop-culture before first grade. She was sitting alone in the MGM Commissary waiting for her mother when a ...
Though the O’Rourke’s grief was renewed with this knowledge, they understood that because of the loss of the boy, the girl had survived and so everyone agreed that this was nothing short of a miracle. That miracle was finally realized when, two days after Christmas 1975, in San Diego, California, Heather Michele O’Rourke was born.
Feb 2, 1988 · Heather O'Rourke, the terrified youngster sucked into a spectral vacuum by supernatural spirits in the film "Poltergeist," is dead at the age of 12, it was learned today.
