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Heather O'Rourke

1975 - 1988

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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. 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). Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2024). Heather O'Rourke is the 5,031st most popular actor (up from 5,516th in 2024), the 7,867th most popular biography from United States (up from 8,038th in 2019) and the 2,294th most popular American Actor.

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Among actors, Heather O'Rourke ranks 5,030 out of 13,578. Before her are Imran Khan, Alan Rachins, Aleksandra Khokhlova, Yekaterina Gradova, and Navid Negahban. After her are Kumar Pallana, Lyubov Polishchuk, Jan Sterling, Susanna Thompson, Abbie Cornish, Kirk Alyn, and Mikhail Nikolayevich Zadornov.

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Among people born in 1975, Heather O'Rourke ranks 143. Before her are Nina Hoss, Yoshinobu Akao, Walid Regragui, Takeshi Shimizu, Rémi Gaillard, and Daniele Orsato. After her are Ismail ibn Musa Menk, Mehmet Günsür, Giorgi Gakharia, Lee Chang-ho, Test, and Jason Sudeikis. Among people deceased in 1988, Heather O'Rourke ranks 201. Before her are Freddie Wolff, María Teresa León, Alf Kjellin, Carlos Manuel Piedra, Liang Shuming, and Louis Versyp. After her are Louis L'Amour, Sándor Bíró, Bibi Torriani, Alberto Uria, Memphis Slim, and Henry Johansen.

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Among people born in United States, Heather O'Rourke ranks 7,869 out of 20,380. Before her are Devon Aoki (1982), Chris Stein (1950), Arthur Golden (1956), Guinn Smith (1920), Imran Khan (1983), and Alan Rachins (1942). After her are Mary Harrison McKee (1858), Barbara Hammer (1939), Jacob L. Devers (1887), Jan Sterling (1921), Daniel DiNardo (1949), and Susanna Thompson (1958).

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Among actors born in United States, Heather O'Rourke ranks 2,295. Before her are Larry Drake (1950), Carol Lynley (1942), Jeff Perry (1955), Dylan Walsh (1963), Imran Khan (1983), and Alan Rachins (1942). After her are Jan Sterling (1921), Susanna Thompson (1958), Kirk Alyn (1910), A Martinez (1948), Walton Goggins (1971), and Jamey Sheridan (1951).

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