Heather Langenkamp

Heather Langenkamp was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA. She got her start in acting when she was cast as an extra in the Francis Ford Coppola films Outsiders (1983) and Rusty James (1983), which were both filmed in Tulsa. Her scenes were deleted from the final cut of both films. While studying at Stanford University, she rose to international prominence when Wes Craven cast her as Nancy Thompson in Les Griffes de la nuit (1984). After a string of television guest appearances, she returned as Nancy in the 1987 sequel Les Griffes du cauchemar (1987). Subsequently, she became known for her role as the moralistic Marie Lubbock on the ABC television series Un toit pour dix (1987), a spin-off of the popular ABC situation comedy Quoi de neuf, docteur ? (1985) (on which she guest-starred), from 1988 to 1990. In 1994, she portrayed fictionalized versions of herself in Freddy sort de la nuit (1994) and the figure skater Nancy Kerrigan in Tonya & Nancy: The Inside Story (1994). The following year, she had a supporting role as the reporter Christy Carruthers in the horror film The Demolitionist (1995). She served as executive producer and narrator for the documentary Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy (2010), followed by roles in The Butterfly Room (2012), Star Trek Into Darkness (2013), and Truth or Dare (2017). She has since starred in a variety of independent films. She co-owns AFX Studio, a company responsible for the special effects for films such as L'Armée des morts (2004) and La Cabane dans les bois (2011). She has been married to David LeRoy Anderson since 1990. They have two children. She was previously married to Alan Pasqua.