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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 · On February 1, 1988, child actress Heather O'Rourke died at San Diego's Children's Hospital of cardiac arrest caused by intestinal stenosis and septic shock.
Feb 15, 2024 · 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.
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.
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...
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. 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.
Nov 23, 2019 · 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.
Nov 18, 2022 · Sharai Bohannon |. Nov 18, 2022. A new documentary is hoping to clear the record about the tragically short life of a beloved 80s child actor. Heather O’Rourke won hearts in the first three...
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.
