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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 · Published January 18, 2024. Updated January 21, 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 ...
- Austin Harvey
Feb 15, 2024 · Heather O'Rourke had an undiagnosed birth defect. heatherorourkeofficial/Instagram. According to Heather O'Rourke's death certificate, she died from a tragic combination of acute bowel obstruction, suspected septic shock, and cardio-respiratory arrest on February 1, 1988, just a few weeks after her 12th birthday.
- Amy Beeman
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.
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- San Diego, California, USA
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- San Diego, California, USA
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 ...
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Feb 3, 1988 · Feb. 3, 1988 12 AM PT. Times Staff Writer. Heather O’Rourke, the terrified youngster sucked into a spectral vacuum by supernatural spirits in the “Poltergeist” films, has died on an operating...
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.