For a pet, she had a St. Bernard. The article claims there was no prior indication of intestinal troubles, but other sources indicate O'Rourke was being treated for Crohn's Disease before her death. SAN DIEGO (AP) _ A wrongful death suit was filed Wednesday against a hospital and an insurance group by the estate of Heather O'Rourke, the actress sucked into a swirling supernatural vacuum in the Poltergeist movies. Even so, as with the original Poltergeist, Heathers career gained additional momentum and as more roles and experience accumulated on her resume, she now began to get ideas about where else she wanted to apply her talents and interests. Later, that same year, the new family decided to leave Anaheim and move to the city of Big Bear Lake, located high in the San Bernardino Mountains east of Los Angeles. They also described cast meetings with her: everyone would be quickly leafing through the script, while Heather was sitting calmly. A very tired and hoarse Heather went home that night not really caring if she got the part, but Spielberg already knew that he had found his leading (little) lady because a 4-year-old actress who could sit still for an hour, take direction, and actually read a script, was worth her weight in gold. Her mother, Kathleen, did not know she was pregnant with twins when she had the miscarriage. Drew Barrymore had auditioned, but Spielberg felt she wasnt quite right for that particular movie (he gave her a part in ET instead though, which launched her career) and so he kept on looking. At the time of her death, Heather was a 7th grade student at Tierra del Sol Middle School in Lakeside. After Heather was born, Tammy continued with classes and performances until her teacher took her mother aside one day and said that she was good enough to consider her dancing not just a hobby, but a serious talent that could be developed. Amused and intrigued by her precociousness, the man then asked if he could he sit and wait with her. She suffered a cardiac arrest while being taken to the hospital. Heathers new-found success would come at a price though, and during the filming of Poltergeist, at the very beginning stages of her career, the lives of her, and her sister and mother changed practically overnight and were not completely without their share of stress and unhappiness. Fellow cast members described Heather as having a calming influence on the set. O'Rourke and her husband are proud parents to their 2 children, whose identities are under review. Heather O'Rourke Husband, Is She Married? She also loved to make and sweets. The local doctor in Big Bear said that it was winter, they lived in the mountains, it was, after all, cold and flu season, and Heathers symptoms seemed to be flu-like. Jej rodiia sa rozviedli v roku 1981 . . Heather entered American cinematic pop-culture before first grade. Four days later, the O'Rourke family and friends gathered to greet the 1976 Bicentennial New Year, and to celebrate the homecoming of Baby Heather; the newest addition to the O'Rourke family. Heather entered American cinematic pop-culture before first grade. Heather O'Rourke is a Capricorn and was born in The Year of the Rabbit Life Heather O'Rourke was born in Santee, CA on Saturday, December 27, 1975 (Generation X generation). She made her debut after being discovered by director Steven Spielberg while visiting MGM 's studios. Tammy was still a bit too young for pre-school (nor did she particularly like that idea) and day-care would have been an additional expense, so the answer was: dance class. Actress. O'Rourke had an elder sister named Tammy, who was also an actress. After the success of Poltergeist, with her own agent and manager, Heather began to appear regularly on television, first landing a recurring role on Happy Days in the Fall of 1982. On her mothers advice, Heather accepted and was cast in the movie. She did not improve and so her mother took her to San Diego again. She is best remembered for her roles of 'Carol Anne Freeling' in the Poltergeist horror movie franchise (1982, 1986, and 1988). Why do people want my autograph? She was sitting alone in the MGM Commissary waiting for . First, 22-year old Dana actress Dominique Donne was killed in 1982; then even more infamously Carol Anne actress Heather O'Rourke passed away in 1988 aged just 12. . O'Rourke died at the age of 12 of cardiac arrest and septic shock caused by a misdiagnosed intestinal stenosis on 1 February 1988. . I'm tired of this one, kind of. O'Rourkeov sa narodila 27. decembra 1975 v San Diegu v Kalifornii rodiom Kathleen a Michaelovi O'Rourkeovm. Spielberg quickly offered her the role of Carol Anne Freeling in his upcoming movie Poltergeist. O'Rourke likes spending her free time with her husband . - IMDb Mini Biography By: This website is dedicated to the life and memory of child actress Heather O'Rourke. When this occurred, the infectious contents spilled into Heathers abdomen and bacteria had entered her bloodstream, where they rapidly multiplied and spread throughout her body. Heather prefers to keep details about her spouse and family members private. It was both Heather and Tammys love of sweets (especially chocolate) that gave them the idea to share their delicious obsession with other Big Bear residents by becoming entrepreneurs for a while. Was given the clapperboard from her final movie Poltergeist III. In the early Spring of 1975, Kathleen ORourkes doctor delivered the wonderful news that she and her husband Michael had waited for several weeks to hear: they were going to have their second child. If she had lived, it is likely that she would have gone into directing films like she said she wanted to. It's fun. When I have to look really frightened, I concentrate on scary things like losing my kittens or something like that. She was an adorable young girl with white-blonde hair and a remarkable talent for both charming and frightening audiences. Spielberg was looking for a. I hope people enjoy what I do. This living arrangement made it easier for Tammy to fulfill her dance role, but it also meant giving up certain things such as spending time with family and school friends from Santee. But the first time you see it, it really jumps you. Family : Childhood : Parents divorced; Family : Childhood : Sibling . Filming was eventually completed behind schedule in late 1985 and after rushed post-production, the movie premiered in May of the following year. Dating & Relationship status She is currently single. Even though this was a mandatory requirement to comply with the existing labour laws for child actors, it only added to her already grueling schedule that included commuting with her mother and Heather from Santee to the MGM Studios in Culver City on an almost daily basis. Poltergeist II, although not as successful as the first, did reasonably well at the box-office nonetheless. She voiced her concerns to her doctor, who tried reassuring the young couple, but their happiness became heartbreak when Kathleen suddenly became ill and was rushed to the hospital, where an examination confirmed their worst fears; she had suffered a miscarriage. In 1987, she got featured in an episode each of Our House and Rocky Road. Back then it never crossed my mind that the girl could have been sexually abused. She had an older sister, Tammy O'Rourke, also an actress. At the end of January 1988, Heather started feeling slightly ill again. Was in a school play two months before her final breath. | In real life, she loved to go shopping. Heather O'Rourke Husband O'Rourke is very private about her personal life therefore it is not known if she is in any relationship. Ron Pennington, a spokesman for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. They returned home and her mother was told to monitor her condition and to bring her back if needed. The . O'Rourke, Heather . The girl had to have everything match, from shoes to earrings. Heather Michele O'Rourke ( San Diego, 27 de dezembro de 1975 San Diego, 1 de fevereiro de 1988) foi uma atriz mirim americana, conhecida pelo papel de Carol Anne Freeling na trilogia dos filmes . She had a twin brother who died during pregnancy. But in the weeks that followed, Kathleen, who had already gone through a normal pregnancy with her first child, began to feel that something was not quite right about this one. I wonder who the studio suit actually is, the one who murdered this young girl, mostly known for her role as Carol Anne in the Poltergeist movies. Hollywood is truly satanic and needs to die. Owing to her success, her family was able to purchase a house in Big Bear Lake, California. In between TV appearances she would go on to film Poltergeist II and ultimately Poltergeist III, reprising her now famous character Carol Anne in both films. Since they had already been staying there most of the week, the physical transition between old home life and new was eased somewhat, and so Tammy and Heather coped with the emotional stress by getting on with their lives and engrossing themselves in their acting. Their small house was on a quiet street located just two blocks away from Tammys elementary school and also close to playgrounds and parks where, on weekends, the ORourkes and their family, or friends, would often go to socialize, to watch or play sports, or to barbeque while the kids had fun just being kids. Loved: roses, swimming, pepperoni pizza, computer games, and more. I'm really not afraid of spooky things. Official Sites. You meet a lot of people. Heather is most known for her portrayal as Carol Anne Freeling in the 1982 hit movie Poltergeist and its sequels. She had already been ill for a while with what they thought was probably the flu. O'Rourke was buried at the Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery. Being able to memorize 60 pages of script an hour, she would have already memorized the entire script. They finally decided upon a road trip and so Heathers stepfather Jim Peele, also a part-time truck driver, drove Heather and her mother in the tractor of his semi-trailer rig from Chicago to Disney World in Florida and back across the southeastern United States, finally arriving in California at the end of August. Actress. If she wasn't acting, she would have liked to have been a nurse. She was thrilled to be doing a movie again so soon but the surprising disappointment for her was that due to a small production budget, only one of her original co-stars would appear in the movie with her. Her mother worked as a seamstress and her father was a carpenter. Kathleen O'rourke is the mother of poltergeist actress, #Heatherorourke. Tammy received this praise with enthusiasm and began dancing in small productions and entering local talent shows, often coming home with top honors. I won't get it until I'm 18, so I'll use it for college. Heather O'Rourke was discovered by producer Steven Spielberg when she and her mother were having lunch in the MGM commissary while her sister Tammy was shooting for a movie. The little actress was a keen shopper. Heather was prescribed a medication called Flagyl and her condition improved over the next few weeks. A top entertainment lawyer has confirmed that the child star of movie Poltergeist, Heather O'Rourke, was killed by an elite Hollywood pedophile ring. But the illness lingered and as pre-production for Poltergeist III approached, Heathers mother and even her agent and manager were worried that she was still ill. She started with tap lessons, and liked it so much that after a short time began performing in little recitals with her class. C b c mt ch gi, Tammy O'Rourke, cng l mt din vin. When Heather returned home from school one afternoon with swelling in her lower legs and feet, her mother decided that this was not something to be taken lightly and so drove Heather all the way to San Diego for an examination by her usual doctors. Though neither of the actor/directors whom she admired went to film school themselves, Heather already had a plan to attend either USC or the rival UCLA to study directing and so working on this production would present a good opportunity for her to start developing her director skills. She was still taking these medicines while filming Poltergeist III in Chicago and the side effects altered her appearance noticeably as the production progressed. Sam's cheeks were shaven, getting rid of the stubble anymore that had grown out during his vacation. Heather bubbled with enthusiasm about this film and to the amusement of her co-stars became an active participant in technical and other discussions at script readings and frequently offered her professional opinion and advice. Shortly before pre-production on Poltergeist III was to start, Heather began to show signs and symptoms of a kind of illness never before seen by her mother. Monday morning, February 1st, Heather awakened for school as usual, and joined her mother who was in the kitchen preparing breakfast. Unable to discover the source of the infection, they could not prove conclusively that Heather had gotten Giardia from water in Big Bear. To complete it, they used a stunt child double with an obvious and poorly-fitted wig. The shot was painstakingly setup by Spielberg himself and had all the promise of being a spectacular effect on film. Her ex boyfriend strangled her. . After Heather moved to Big Bear, she continued to work steadily but her acting always revolved around her home life. Heather Michele O'Rourke was born on December 27, 1975, in San Diego, [3] [4] to Kathleen and Michael O'Rourke. Heather is most known for her portrayal as Carol Anne Freeling in the 1982 hit movie Poltergeist and its sequels. Overjoyed, they announced their pregnancy to family and friends, and with all of the accompanying anxiety, excitement, and anticipation of the arrival of another ORourke, they started planning for the birth that was to be expected at the end of that year. She had an older sister, Tammy O'Rourke, also an actress. When her mother and stepfather arrived they were informed of her condition and that she might have already suffered permanent brain damage due to the episode of cardio-respiratory arrest that occurred during the ambulance trip. Kathleens maternal instincts told her otherwise though, and she declined to have anything done and instead, waited. I hope to do a different character some day. Heather would continue to remain busy with her many guest spots on television shows and commercials and by the end of 1983, Tammy, who was now 12, had started junior high school and worked only occasionally. Her mother noticed her fingers were blue and her hands were cold. But Heather was mostly a homebody and preferred her quieter hobbies like reading, writing in her journals, collecting Cabbage Patch and other dolls, sewing, and baking (and eating) cakes, pies, and other sweets with her mother. Her mother was a seamstress while her father worked as a carpenter. She also holds the distinction of being the youngest (age 5 at the time) actor/actress to utter the line that made the list. O'Rourke became ill in early 1987 and was misdiagnosed by doctors at Kaiser Permanente Hospital as having Crohn's disease. . Still feeling the same several weeks after her last visit, she returned to her doctors office insisting that she was carrying a child and asked for another examination to be sure. If there is a sequel, a 'Poltergeist IV,' I hope it's the last. But the unnatural movement of the bedroom-set startled Heather and the wire-harness was very uncomfortable, not to mention the huge special effects fans, which constantly blew air in her face and ears for long periods of time, wearing away at her patience. Before O'Rourke began acting, the family lived in a trailer park in Anaheim. She planned to attend UCLA and major in filmmaking. It wasn't. . Her father was a carpenter, and her mother was a seamstress. Shortly thereafter, Tammy and their mother returned,and they were quite surprised to find a man sitting with Heather. Heather O'Rourke was the child actress made famous by Poltergeist, directed by Steven Speilberg . O'Rourke upptcktes som liten av regissren Steven Spielberg. But in addition to having regular fun, the two ORourke sisters also found ways to express themselves artistically. The work-ups consisted of X-rays and other imaging studies of Heathers stomach and intestines. The question of whether or not Heather was seriously ill was answered some minutes later when Kathleen noticed that Heather was having difficulty eating and that she seemed lethargic. Her favorite movie of all time was Disney's. Heather O'rourke Family and Relationship Father (Dad): Not Known Mother: Not Known Siblings (Brothers and Sisters): An elder sister Marital Status: Married Husband/Spouse: Married to Anonymous Dating / Boyfriend: Not Applicable Children: Two Heather O'rourke Networth and Salary Net Worth: Under Review Salary: $28,774 - $71,519 "My name is Heather O'Rourke," she said. Heather was airlifted to Childrens Hospital and Health Center in San Diego. 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 screamed until she broke down in tears. It is also not known if O'Rourke has any siblings. Slightly concerned, Kathleen questioned Heather again about how she was feeling. After her parents' divorce, O'Rourke rarely saw her birth father and called her stepfather "Dad". . Drugs were commonplace. Their family was proud of their talents and the girls even became a little famous locally, but to Tammy and Heather, it was all a normal everyday thing and they were really just a couple of kids having a lot of fun. Well, after you see it a lot of times, it isn't so much. It was a terrible shock for their small household, especially for three-year-old Tammy ORourke, who couldnt quite understand why she was not going to have a new baby brother or sister that year. Said that if a Poltergeist IV would to happen it would have been her last film in the series. Heather Michelle O'Rourke was born to Kathleen and Michael O'Rourke and she had a sister Tammy O'Rourke who was born four years before Heather. "But you're a stranger, and I can't talk to you". She was ranked at No 65 on VH1's list of '100 Greatest Kid Actors'. Her mother called out to her, and Heather came into their room and crawled into bed with them for a few hours. By the time O'Rourke was airlifted to San Diego, she was in critical condition, and the surgeons could not save her. Details about O'rourke's husband are not available currently. She is not dating anyone. She died in Children's Hospital and Health Center in San Diego on February 1, 1988. 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. She had German, Danish, English, and Irish ancestry. She is 46 years old and is a Capricorn. Her line, "They're here", ranked #69 on the 'AFI'S TOP 100 Movie Quotes' special which aired on CBS. She died of a heart attack caused by septic shock brought on by congenital stenosis of the intestine. O'rourke and her husband are blessed with two children. Heather was delighted that she would be able to step out of the door of their mobile home and walk to the set at Disneyland a few blocks away. Producer Steven Spielberg came up to them and wanted O'Rourke for the part of Carol Anne. In 1984, their mother Kathy met and married a part-time truck-driver named Jim Peele who lived in the same mobile home park. . Published 1 year ago on December 1, 2021 By Vigilant Citizen Facebook Twitter Subscribe By the end of summer, they had completed their relocation back to East San Diego County, settling in Lakeside, which was very close to Santee. She had been getting tired of doing sequels to Poltergeist (1982) as she didn't want to be typecast. She had German, Danish, English, and Irish ancestry. Ever since completing the first Poltergeist, Heather had marveled about its success to her agent and so was not totally taken by surprise when he contacted her about reprising her role in a sequel so soon after the original. Nonetheless, Heather had gotten the cinematic exposure that her young career needed and it soon became obvious that she had attracted the attention of casting agents for television. A prominent Hollywood entertainment lawyer claims that Poltergeist child star Heather O'Rourke was raped and murdered by Hollywood executives. More information about her husband will be updated as soon as possible. Heather was still alert during most of the trip and was able to talk to her attending paramedics but shortly before arriving to the hospital she lapsed into unconsciousness. At the interview, he told Heather that it was a scary movie and that she would have to pretend to act scared and scream a lot even though there was nothing really there to scare her. Her parents divorced in 1981, and O'Rourke's mother married part-time truck . Due to these facts, we have retracted the original story. Heather seemed confident about being able to do this and so together, they relayed back and forth, Spielberg giving lines and direction, and Heather following along. Because she was believed to have Crohn's, she wasn't tested for other issues. They had been living in Big Bear Lake for three years and had many wonderful times there, but Heather and Tammy had been longing for some time to return to their hometown of Santee to be closer to family, and to attend their old schools and see their childhood friends again. They started a candy selling business in front of the Honda dealership where their stepfather was employed. Heather O'Rourke is an American Emmy Award-winning Anchor/Reporter working for WABC in New York City as a Traffic Anchor. Heather was started on medication for Crohns disease to minimize further inflammation and damage to her intestine. During the month that followed, Kathleen recovered emotionally somewhat but continued to feel all the normal symptoms, and still show some signs, of being pregnant. Shortly before Heather was born, her mother Kathleen had decided to work for a few hours a day but to be able to do that, she first needed to find someone to take care of Heathers older sister Tammy who, at that time, was only three. I want to continue acting, but I want to be a director. We don't have much information about She's past relationship and any previous engaged. That miracle was finally realized when, two days after Christmas 1975, in San Diego, California, Heather Michele ORourke was born. She died in 1988 at the age of 12 from intestinal stenosis - a severe bowel obstruction. This was mainly sparked by her love of acting, but her experiences with a variety of media types and her admiration of Sylvester Stallone and Michael Landon, both of whom were long time successful actors turned directors, were further inspiration. It seemed that he wanted to get to know Heather better and that maybe she might be right for the part after all. However, the surgery did not help and the little girl died later that day. She told Heather to get dressed but shortly after getting up from the table, Heather cried out to her mother as she slumped to the floor holding her stomach. Joined Sep 11, 2013 . Heather O'Rourke's Parents and Siblings. Four days later, the ORourke family and friends gathered to greet the 1976 Bicentennial New Year, and to celebrate the homecoming of Baby Heather; the newest addition to the ORourke family. This was mainly because of Heathers keen eye for 80s fashions that she insisted be properly coordinated, and to her, this meant that all of her outfits had to have matching accessories such as earrings, watches, shoes and purses. With the filming going on, his family (Tammy, Heather, and their mother) was away from home almost 5-days out of a week. Heather has not shared any information about his family. Along with Heathers growing success came a growing salary and so with a newly formed corporation in her name and with her earnings from Poltergeist II and her latest TV appearances, she and her family picked out a new house in Big Bear with the intention of making it their permanent home. I just thought it was too boring. Heather O'rourke Husband Heather is a married woman. What made her death especially unsettling was the fact that she lacked prior . She arrived there in stable, yet critical condition and remained unconscious and unresponsive while they evaluated her and prepared for possible surgery. This proved to be a wise choice because MGM studios had big plans for her future. Other non-acting TV appearances included: an afternoon on the 1986 Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon where she took phone pledges as part of a panel of child actors, two stints as a celebrity judge on a special childrens edition of the popular amateur talent show called Puttin On The Hits, and as a guest on shows including The Merv Griffin Show, and various AM talk shows and PM entertainment shows. http://headhuntershorrorhouse.wikia.com/wiki/Heather_O%27Rourke, http://www.fanpop.com/clubs/heather-michele-orourke/images/34538533/title/heather_orourke-photo, http://www.fanpop.com/clubs/heather-orourke/images/26944606/title/heather-orourke-wallpaper, http://poeforward.blogspot.com/2009/12/happy-birthday-heather-poltergeist.html. The movie was Poltergeist. O'Rourke had an elder sister named Tammy, who was also an actress. They had a lengthy segment on heather where they interviewed her parents. Acted in her middle school Library/Literature Club's production of "'Twas The Night Before Christmas" in her nightgown with her favorite teddy bear in December of 1987. She never regained consciousness and as was feared, her brain showed no activity. Heather died in 1988. Under medical supervision with a local doctor in Chicago though, Heather seemed to improve, and she tolerated the duration of the treatment quite well. With this setup, they could tilt the entire room and camera and with fans blowing, make things look like they were being sucked into the closet by a spectral vacuum cleaner when in reality, objects were sliding by gravity towards the low end of the room. Kathleen had actually conceived twins, a boy and a girl, and it was the boy who had been miscarried. Heather O'Rourke 1975. december 27-n ltta meg a napvilgot San Diegban Kathleen s Michael O'Rourke gyermekeknt. Sadly, Heather would neither complete the additional filming, nor win her academy award. M c b lm th may cn b lm th mc. Anyja varrnknt, apja ptmunksknt dolgozott. Ranked #65 on VH1's '100 Greatest Kid Actors' special. Heather O'Rourke Family, Parents, Siblings Attempts to establish her parents' identities were in vain since no information about them is available to the public. This website is dedicated to the life and memory of child actress Heather ORourke. Heather was born in 1975 and died at the age of only 12 in 1988 from intestinal stenosis a severe bowel obstruction that the girl evidently had from birth. In the years that followed, Heather was a familiar face on TV in Happy Days (1974) (1982-1983), Webster (1983) (1983-1984), and The New Leave It to Beaver (1983) (1986-1987), three shows in which she had recurring roles. Heathers response was Mom, I cant swallow. Heather O'Rourke's unexpected death in 1988 at the age of 12 sent shock waves across the entertainment industry. Heather however, who wasnt paying particular attention to what was being said, was more interested in eating her lunch. In the Spring of 1981 when filming on Poltergeist started, Heather had just turned five a few months earlier and had a few commercials and Fantasy Island to her acting credit, but her experiences did not include doing anything that actually scared her. Since Heather was still too young for school, she always accompanied her mother to Tammys rehearsals and filming, and it did not take long before Mrs. ORourke noticed that Heather too, seemed interested in acting. Heather O'Rourke's Husband, Children/Kids O'Rourke is married to her lovely spouse, whose names are currently under review. She may not have felt well, but Heather seldom, if ever, complained about feeling sick, and so eventually she went to the class. 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