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In Poltergeist, O'Rourke played Carol Anne Freeling, a young suburban girl who becomes the conduit and target for supernatural entities.
Jan 18, 2024 · Just seven months after filming wrapped, on Feb. 1, 1988, the young child star died of cardiac-pulmonary arrest and septic shock resulting from a bowel obstruction that had gone undetected. “It was an intestinal blockage that had probably been present since birth,” her mother, Kathleen, said.
Sep 4, 2020 · 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.”
Feb 3, 1988 · A spokeswoman for Children’s Hospital of San Diego identified the cause of death as intestinal stenosis--a severe bowel obstruction that the girl evidently had from birth.
In 1986, the highly anticipated sequel to her first movie, Poltergeist (1982), Poltergeist II: The Other Side (1986) debuted in theaters; it was her riveting performance in this film that cemented her a place in Hollywood history. In January 1987, Heather began to have flu-like symptoms and her legs and feet swelled.
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 of...
Sep 20, 2021 · The "Poltergeist" child star Heather O'Rourke fell very ill in 1987, and by February 1, 1988, she passed away in what was termed an "unusual death." After her death, her mother filed a lawsuit for wrongful death.
