Death Of Heather O Rourke. The tragic death of 'Poltergeist' actress Heather O'Rourke A lot of things stand out about Steven Spielberg's classic film, "Poltergeist," but one of the most integral to the story is that of the character Carol Anne Freeling, the little girl who was coveted by the scary spiritual entity in the family's home SAN DIEGO -- Heather O'Rourke, the angel-faced blond child actress whose eerie line 'They're heeere' symbolized the chilling movie 'Poltergeist,' is the second star of the film to die suddenly.
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As an angelic little blonde girl in 1982, Heather O'Rourke spoke one of the most famous horror movie lines ever: "They're here." The movie was the mega hit Poltergeist.Heather would go on to star as Carol Anne in the sequel, where she declared, "They're back." SAN DIEGO -- Heather O'Rourke, the angel-faced blond child actress whose eerie line 'They're heeere' symbolized the chilling movie 'Poltergeist,' is the second star of the film to die suddenly.
Heather O'Rourke Crypt at Westwood Village Memorial Park & Mortuary Credit Ron Wolfson
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. Her parents divorced in 1981, and O'Rourke's mother married part-time truck driver Jim Peele in 1984, while they were living in a trailer park in Anaheim. Heather O'Rourke, the young actress pulled into a supernatural vacuum in the "Poltergeist" movies, died because the doctors who treated her throughout her childhood failed to diagnose a long.
Heather Michele O'Rourke. 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. She was nominated for six Young Artist Awards over the course of her acting career.
The tragic death of 'Poltergeist' actress Heather O'Rourke. A lot of things stand out about Steven Spielberg's classic film, "Poltergeist," but one of the most integral to the story is that of the character Carol Anne Freeling, the little girl who was coveted by the scary spiritual entity in the family's home Her parents divorced in 1981, and O'Rourke's mother married part-time truck driver Jim Peele in 1984, while they were living in a trailer park in Anaheim.