Heather Langenkamp
Heather Langenkamp | |
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Heather Langenkamp at a celebrity autograph collector's convention in Burbank, California, in 2008 | |
Born |
Heather Elizabeth Langenkamp[1] July 17, 1964 Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States |
Other names | Heather Langenkamp-Anderson |
Occupation |
Actress Composer Make-up artist Director Producer |
Years active | 1983–present |
Spouse(s) |
Alan Pasqua (1984–1987) David LeRoy Anderson (1989–present) |
Children | 2 |
Heather Elizabeth Langenkamp (born July 17, 1964) is an American actress, make-up artist and producer.[2][3] She is best known for her role as Nancy Thompson in A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) and the sequel A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987), as well as in cult films such as two of Wes Craven's films: Shocker (1989) and Wes Craven's New Nightmare (1994). She served as executive producer and narrator to the 2010 documentary Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy. Her other film roles include Nickel Mountain (1984), The Demolitionist (1995), The Butterfly Room (2012), and Star Trek Into Darkness (2013).[4][5][6][7] Langenkamp is also known for her roles as Marie Lubbock and Amy Boutilier on the sitcom Growing Pains (1988-1990) and the spin-off series Just the Ten of Us (1988–1990), and has had numerous television guest appearances.
Early life
Langenkamp was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Her mother, Mary Alice (née Myers), is an artist, and her father, Robert Dobie Langenkamp, is a petroleum attorney who served as Deputy Assistant Secretary of Energy in both the Carter Administration (where he was largely responsible for realizing the Strategic Petroleum Reserve) and the Clinton Administration (where he was largely responsible for privatizing Naval Petroleum Reserve No. 1), and as Director of the National Energy & Environmental Law & Policy Institute of the University of Tulsa College of Law.[8][9] She is of German, Scottish, and English ancestry. Langenkamp attended Holland Hall School in Tulsa [10] but later moved to Washington, D.C where she graduated from The National Cathedral School for Girls in 1982.[11]
Career
Langenkamp's career began in film, where she was cast as an extra in Francis Ford Coppola's 1983 film The Outsiders. The same year, Langenkamp had a speaking role in Coppola's next film Rumble Fish, which earned her a SAG card.[12] Her scenes were deleted from the final cut of both films. The 1984 film Nickel Mountain, which is based on John Gardner's 1973 novel of the same name, marked her acting debut.[13]
While she was studying at Stanford University, Wes Craven cast her as teen heroine Nancy Thompson in his film A Nightmare on Elm Street. Craven wanted someone very 'non-Hollywood' to play Nancy, and he believed Langenkamp met this quality.[14] She beat out more than 200 actresses auditioning for the part.[15] The film earned $25 million at the American box office.[16] Langenkamp received the Best Actress Award at the Avoriaz Film Festival for her role as Nancy.[17] Langenkamp's next role was Beth Kennerly in the television film Passions. The same year, she auditioned for the role of Samantha "Sam" Belmont in the science fiction horror comedy film Night of the Comet but the part went to Kelli Maroney.[18]
In 1985, Langenkamp was cast in Suburban Beat, a TV pilot that was not picked up for a full series, where she played Hope Sherman, the youngest housewife.[19] The same year, Langenkamp starred in the music video for ZZ Top's "Sleeping Bag".[20] The following year, she guest starred in CBS Schoolbreak Special and ABC Afterschool Specials. In 1987, Langenkamp reprised her role as Nancy in the film A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors. The film focused on the survivors of Freddy Krueger's previous attempts.[21] The same year, she portrayed Tracy in The New Adventures of Beans Baxter and Monica in Hotel.
Langenkamp played Marie Lubbock on the ABC television series Just the Ten of Us, a spin-off of the popular ABC situation comedy Growing Pains (on which Langenkamp guest-starred), from 1988 to 1990. That same year, she and her castmates were nominated for the Young Artist Award for Best Young Actor/Actress Ensemble in a Television Comedy, Drama Series or Special. In 1989, she had a cameo role as a victim in Wes Craven's Shocker.[22] In a retrospective interview, Langenkamp revealed that she auditioned for an episode of the television series Freddy's Nightmares.[23]
Langenkamp returned to the A Nightmare on Elm Street franchise, playing a fictionalized version of herself in the 1994 film Wes Craven's New Nightmare. The same year, she portrayed Nancy Kerrigan in the television film Tonya & Nancy: The Inside Story. In 1995, Langenkamp starred in The Demolitionist.[24] In 1997, Langenkamp portrayed Lou Ann Solomon in one episode of the short-lived science fiction/horror television series Perversions of Science. Langenkamp later starred in the direct-to-video film Fugitive Mind (1999).
In 2000, she had a guest role in 18 Wheels of Justice as a waitress. The following year, Langenkamp, alongside her husband David Anderson, launched the Malibu Gum Factory which sold locally manufactured chewing gum that featured trading cards of local surfers inside each package.[25] In 2002, Langenkamp portrayed Janet Thompson in an episode of JAG. After this appearance, she took a break from acting to focus on her family.[26] In 2005, Langenkamp was cast in the Wes Craven horror film Cursed. The film had to be reshot and rewritten causing Langenkamp to leave the production due to scheduling conflicts.[27]
—Langenkamp on the possibility of returning to the A Nightmare on Elm Street series[28]
In 2007, Langenkamp was cast as herself in the indie mockumentary film The Bet (released ten years later as a web series with the same title). She starred in, executive produced, and narrated the 2010 documentary Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy. The following year, Langenkamp produced a documentary entitled I Am Nancy, which focused on her experience portraying Nancy in the A Nightmare on Elm Street films.[29] In 2012, Langenkamp starred in the horror film The Butterfly Room and worked on the special effects for The Cabin in the Woods.[30][31] The following year, Langenkamp appeared as herself in the documentary Fantasm[32] and had a supporting role in the film, Star Trek Into Darkness.[33] In 2014, she made a cameo appearance in American Horror Story's fourth season, Freak Show, as Female Toulouse.[34]
In 2015, Langenkamp was cast in the short film Intruder, portrayed Sharon Monroe in 4 episodes of The Bay, and narrated the short horror film Vault of the Macabre II.[35][36] In 2016, Langenkamp starred in Home and narrated the fan film Don't Fall Asleep.[37] She is set to star in the upcoming films The Sub,[38] Flashlight[39], Road Trash[40], and The Survivors.[41][42] In February 2016, it was announced that Langenkamp will have a role in Hellraiser: Judgment (2017).[43][44][45]
Philanthropic efforts
In April 2017, Langenkamp participated in AbilityFirst's Stroll & Roll, an event that raises awareness and funds for people with disabilities.[46]
Personal life
Langenkamp married Alan Pasqua while filming A Nightmare on Elm Street in 1984, but they divorced in 1987.[47] Elements of the plot for Wes Craven's New Nightmare are based on an incident in which Langenkamp received numerous threatening letters from an obsessed fan after the cancellation of Just the Ten of Us.[48] Langenkamp has been married to David LeRoy Anderson since 1989 and had two children with him.
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1983 | The Outsiders | Extra | Scenes deleted |
1983 | Rumble Fish | Extra | Scenes deleted |
1984 | Nickel Mountain | Callie Wells | |
1984 | Nightmare on Elm Street, AA Nightmare on Elm Street | Nancy Thompson | |
1987 | Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors, AA Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors | Nancy Thompson | |
1989 | Shocker | Victim | |
1994 | Wes Craven's New Nightmare | Heather Langenkamp | |
1995 | The Demolitionist | Christy Carruthers | |
1999 | Fugitive Mind | Suzanne Hicks | Video |
2007 | Bet, TheThe Bet | Heather Langenkamp | |
2010 | Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy | Narrator | Documentary, executive producer |
2011 | I Am Nancy | Herself | Documentary, producer |
2012 | Butterfly Room, TheThe Butterfly Room | Dorothy | |
2013 | Fantasm | Herself | Documentary |
2013 | Star Trek Into Darkness | Moto | |
2015 | Intruder | Sally | Short |
2015 | Vault of the Macabre II | Narrator | Short |
2016 | Home | Heather | |
2016 | Don't Fall Asleep | Narrator | |
2017 | Hellraiser: Judgment | Landlady | Pre-production, Direct to video |
2017 | The Sub | Senora Babcock | Short |
2017 | Truth or Dare | Donna Boone (Adult) | Post-production |
2018 | Road Trash | Narrator | In-development, Short |
2018 | Flashlight | ??? | In-development, Short |
2018 | The Survivors | Julie | In-development |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1984 | Passions | Beth Kennerly | TV film |
1985 | Suburban Beat | Hope Sherman | TV film |
1986 | CBS Schoolbreak Special | Erica | Episode: "Have You Tried Talking to Patty?" |
1986 | ABC Afterschool Special | Paula Finkle | Episode: "Can a Guy Say No?" |
1986 | Heart of the City | Audrey | Episode: "Of Dogs and Cat Burglars" |
1987 | New Adventures of Beans Baxter, TheThe New Adventures of Beans Baxter | Tracy | Episode: "Beans Goes to Camp" |
1987 | Hotel | Monica | Episode: "Desperate Moves" |
1988-1990 | Growing Pains | Marie Lubbock / Amy Boutilier | 5 episodes |
1988-1990 | Just the Ten of Us | Marie Lubbock | Main role (47 episodes) |
1994 | Tonya & Nancy: The Inside Story | Nancy Kerrigan | TV film |
1997 | Perversions of Science | Lou Ann Solomon | Episode: "Ultimate Weapon" |
1999 | Partners | Suzanne | Episode: "Always..." |
2000 | 18 Wheels of Justice | Waitress | Episode: "Genesis |
2002 | JAG | Janet Thompson | Episode: "Odd Man Out" |
2014 | American Horror Story: Freak Show | Female Toulouse | 2 episodes |
2015 | The Bay | Sharon Monroe | 4 episodes |
2016-2017 | The Bet | Heather Langenkamp | 2 episodes |
Music video
Title | Year | Performer(s) | Notes |
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"Sleeping Bag" | 1985 | ZZ Top |
Other works
Year | Title | Notes |
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2004 | Dawn of the Dead | Production crew |
2005 | Cinderella Man | Makeup artist |
2007 | Evan Almighty | Makeup artist |
2007 | Dead Silence | Makeup artist[49] |
2008 | Prank | Director |
2011-present | American Horror Story | Makeup artist |
2013 | Star Trek Into Darkness | Makeup artist |
2015-present | Scream Queens | Makeup artist |
2016-present | Filthy Preppy Teen$ | Special effects |
References
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- ↑ "Heather Langenkamp - Filmography - Movies & TV". NYTimes.com. 2007-01-18. Retrieved 2015-08-11.
- ↑ "Heather Langenkamp singing". Youtube.com. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
- ↑ Chadwick, Bruce (December 15, 1988). "The Tv Star Who Hates Television". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved January 20, 2017.
- ↑ "The Demolitionist". TV Guide.
- ↑ Scheck, Frank. "'The Butterfly Room'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 20, 2017.
- ↑ "Heather Langenkamp Heads Off on a Star Trek Into Darkness". Dread Central. Retrieved January 20, 2017.
- ↑ "Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations for 1981 ... - United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Dept. of the Interior and Related Agencies - Google Books". Books.google.ca. Retrieved 2015-08-11.
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- ↑ Collis, Clark (July 29, 2011). "'Nightmare on Elm Street': Whatever happened to Nancy?". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved March 14, 2017.
- ↑ "Heather Langenkamp, Star of ABC's Just the Ten of Us, Who Has Put Her Nightmares Down for the Count". People. Retrieved February 3, 2017.
- ↑ "A Nightmare on Elm Street (Digitally Remastered): Heather Langenkamp, Johnny Depp, Robert Englund, John Saxon, Ronee Blakley, Amanda Wyss, Jsu Garcia, Charles Fleischer, Joseph Whipp, Lin Shaye, Joe Unger, Mimi Craven, Jacques Haitkin, Wes Craven, John H. Burrows, Joseph Wolf, Robert Shaye, Sara Risher, Stanley Dudelson: Movies & TV". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2015-08-11.
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- ↑ "A Nightmare on Elm Street business statistics". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved December 15, 2007.
- ↑ Barton, Steve (2010-04-26). "Heather Langenkamp Explains Why You Should Never Sleep Again". Dread Central. Retrieved 2015-08-11.
- ↑ Muir, John (2012). Horror Films of the 1980s, Volume 1. McFarland. ISBN 0-786-45501-2.
- ↑ Corry, John (August 16, 1985). "TV WEEKEND; 'SUBURBAN BEAT,' AN NBC DEVELOPMENT PROJECT". The New York Times. Retrieved February 3, 2017.
- ↑ Bartel, Jordan (November 8, 2015). "Flashback Friday: The top 10 songs this week in 1985". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
- ↑ "Dream Warriors". IMDb.com. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
- ↑ "Shocker Reception". Rottentomatoes.com. Rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
- ↑ Scott, Darren (October 30, 2015). "It’s just a nightmare… Heather Langenkamp talks Nancy’s Nightmare on Elm Street". GT. Retrieved March 9, 2017.
- ↑ "Heather Langenkamp". Flixster. Fandango. Retrieved April 23, 2016.
- ↑ Jones, Noa (December 11, 2001). "Trading Cards Are Added to Surfers' Turf". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 15, 2017.
- ↑ "Interview: Heather Langenkamp". Retrieved June 11, 2016.
- ↑ Dietsch, Drew (September 14, 2016). "Movie of the Day: Cursed (2005)". CHUD.com. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
- ↑ "Heather Langenkamp thinks there are more Elm Street stories to tell". JoBlo.com. US. March 3, 2017.
- ↑ "Exclusive: Heather Langenkamp Discusses Her New Documentary I Am Nancy". Dread Central. May 5, 2011. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
- ↑ "The Butterfly Room cast". The Butterfly Room. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
- ↑ Collis, Clark. "'Cabin in the Woods': Joss Whedon and the cast talk about the horror of waiting". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved January 19, 2017.
- ↑ "Horror Convention Documentary Fantasm Arrives on DVD November 11th". Dread Central. Retrieved February 14, 2017.
- ↑ "Langenkamp In Star Trek Into Darkness". Trek Today. Retrieved January 19, 2017.
- ↑ Squires, John. "Heather Langenkamp in American Horror Story: Freakshow.". iHorror. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
- ↑ "Intruder Short Review". Shock Ya Movies. March 31, 2016. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
- ↑ Jones, Tamika (November 3, 2015). "Round-Up: UNCANNY Q&A with Lucy Griffiths, EMELIE, ONE EYED GIRL Blu-ray / DVD, VAULT OF THE MACABRE II". Daily Dead. Retrieved May 26, 2017.
- ↑ "Heather Langenkamp Narrated This Nancy Thompson Fan Film". iHorror.com. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
- ↑ Samiljan, Dan (November 18, 2015). "The Sub: a Horror-Comedy Short Film". Kickstarter. Retrieved July 6, 2016.
- ↑ Gingold, Michael (November 30, 2016). "Exclusive: Bill Moseley reveals Heather Langenkamp collaboration, etc.". Rue Morgue. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
- ↑ "Road Trash is a Short Film Featuring a Werewolf, Metal, and Heather Langenkamp". Dread Central.
- ↑ Gingold, Michael. "Heather Langenkamp horror film heads to Home Video". Fangoria. Retrieved February 9, 2016.
- ↑ Smith, Jerry. "William Butler and Transition Entertainment Penning THE SURVIVORS; Horror EXPENDABLES Of Final Girls!!". Icons of Fright. Retrieved April 17, 2016.
- ↑ Hanley, Ken. "Gary Tunnicliffe talks Hellraiser sequel.". Fangoria. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
- ↑ Jayson, Jay. "New Hellraiser will star Heather Langenkamp". ComicBook.com. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
- ↑ Squires, John. "Heather Langenkamp starring in new Hellraiser movie". Dread Central. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
- ↑ "NBC4 is the Media Sponsor for AbilityFirst's Stroll & Roll Walk on April 2". NBC 4 Southern California. March 14, 2017. Retrieved April 2, 2017.
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