Heather O'Rourke

Biography

Heather O'Rourke (December 27, 1975 – February 1, 1988) was an American child actress mostly known for playing Carol Anne Freeling in the Poltergeist film trilogy.

Career Overview

Heather O'Rourke has 10 screen credits in a career dating back to 1982. Their work is anchored in the Poltergeist universe with 3 titles. Signature works include Poltergeist, Poltergeist II: The Other Side, Poltergeist III. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Acting

Gender

female

Known Credits

10

Birth Date

1975-12-27 00:00:00

Birth Place

San Diego, California, USA

Known For

• 

  Poltergeist
• 

  Poltergeist II: The Other Side
• 

  Poltergeist III
• 

  She Was Here
• 

  Believe You Can... And You Can!
• 

  The Curse of Poltergeist

Associated Universes

• Poltergeist (3 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

• JoBeth Williams (4 collaborations)
• Craig T. Nelson (4 collaborations)
• Oliver Robins (3 collaborations)
• Zelda Rubinstein (3 collaborations)
• Dominique Dunne (2 collaborations)
• Nancy Allen (2 collaborations)
• Tammy O'Rourke (2 collaborations)
• Beatrice Straight (1 collaborations)
• Richard Lawson (1 collaborations)
• Martin Casella (1 collaborations)

Credits

• actors (10 credits)

  • She Was Here

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2026
  • The Curse of Poltergeist

    actor

    actors
    2002
  • Poltergeist III

    Carol Anne Freeling

    actor

    actors
    1988
  • Citizen Steve

    Self - Actress

    actor

    actors
    1987
  • Poltergeist II: The Other Side

    Carol Anne Freeling

    actor

    actors
    1986
  • Surviving

    Sarah Brogan

    actor

    actors
    1985
  • Believe You Can... And You Can!

    Herself

    actor

    actors
    1983
  • Massarati and the Brain

    Skye Henry

    actor

    actors
    1982
  • Poltergeist

    Carol Anne Freeling

    actor

    actors
    1982
  • Happy Days

    - Turn Around and You're Home (1983) ... Heather Pfister actor actors

    - Babysitting (1983) ... Heather Pfister actor actors

    - I'm Not at Liberty (1983) ... Heather Pfister actor actors

    - Nervous Romance (1983) ... Heather Pfister actor actors

    - I Drink, Therefore I Am (1983) ... Heather Pfister actor actors
    1974