Heather Langenkamp: biography, movies, interesting facts

American actress Heather Langenkamp I remember the audience his early roles in horror movies "Nightmare on elm street”, where she played the role of Nancy, who dared to challenge bloody maniac with a burnt face of Freddy Krueger. She also played in the TV series, was the producer, Director and makeup artist. Offer to meet with her biography.

Early years

Heather Langenkamp was Born in 1964 in the small town of Tulsa in a fairly wealthy family,

• Mother, Mary Alice, engaged in artistic creation. Had German roots.
• Father was an oil tycoon and served under the administrations of presidents Carter and Clinton.

The Girl graduated from high school, and then enrolled in Stanford University. In the years of training she made her fateful meeting with Wes Craven, Heather gave Langenkamp role in the horror movie “a Nightmare on elm street”.

Progress screen

The First success Heather was the picture of Wes Craven's serial killer Freddy Krueger, who killed teenagers in their dreams. Partner Langenkamp was johnny Depp, at that time also an aspiring actor. The reason why the actress was able to work around more than 200 contenders for the role is quite simple – the Director wanted his character most different from the recognized Hollywood standards. The role proved so successful that the actress Heather Langenkamp received his first prize and joined the list of “scream Queens" that's what is called in America, Actresses, specializing in the horror genre.

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Later career

In the biography of Heather Langenkamp came the coveted moment of fame, she received more roles in the late 80-ies:

• The Most important is the role of Nancy Thompson in the sequel to “A nightmare on elm street”. Nancy appears before the audience has grown up, survived befallen her difficulties and is ready to help youngsters who, like she used to struggle with horrible killer of your own dreams. In addition to Heather in the film was played Robert Englund, Patricia Arquette, John Saxon. The film earned positive marks from critics, who noted the originality and unpredictability of the plot.
• Working with Heather was so pleased with Wes Craven, that he invited her to his new film, 1989, “Shock”, where the actress got a minor role.
• Next you should mention the movie with Heather Langenkamp “Nightmare on elm street 7", where she has more than Nancy and myself, who plays Nancy, in the life which burst into bloody killer.
• Pattern “Destroyer”, was released in 1995, but it Langenkamp played a small role.

Despite the constant search for new roles, Heather has entered the history of cinema as the ‘Queen of scream" and the intrepid Nancy Thompson, the role of the other end of the 80-90s viewer not remember.

Participation in the series

The Actress tried her hand in various series, among which we will call:

• “Jag".
• “18 wheels of justice”.
• ‘American horror story”.

However, in the main part of Heather was not included, starring in only a few episodes.

Creativity 2000-2017 years

The Main genres in which he played in Langenkamp 2000-2017 years are as follows:

• Comedy (“Bet”);
• Horror ("Hellraiser 10");
• Thriller (“Room butterfly”).

But on the big screen the actress appears very rarely.

Heather now

The Life of 53-year-old actress is still turbulent and dynamic. She along with her husband owns and runs a company producing make-up whose services were used in the creation of such successful films as “Bruce Almighty”, “Angels and demons”, “Evan Almighty".

The Actress has mastered and Executive producer. So, she has worked with documentaries «I – Nancy” and “never sleep: elm street Legacy”.

Heather Langenkamp maintains its own page in «Twitter», which publishes news of my life.

Interesting facts and personal life

Please find a selection of interesting facts from the life of the actress:

• As Heather likes to say, a career in the movies for her is not priority, and she truly did not understand those Actresses who sacrifice everything for fame.
• In the film “the Nightmare on elm street” heroine Langenkamp, 15-year-old Nancy, looking in the mirror at your haggard from sleeplessness reflection, said: “I look at all of 20 years”. The age of the actress and was 20 years old.
• Heather Langenkamp he was twice married, the first husband of the actress – Alan Pasqua is a famous pianist, they lived together for only two years.
• With her second husband, David Leroy Anderson, Heather is married since 1990. In addition to the two children, they have many common interests and even their own firm.
• The Plot of the seventh part of the tape about Freddy Krueger has autobiographical overtones – on the wave of fame Heather was faced with an obsessive fan stalking inadequate.
• Langenkamp tried to open a company for the production of chewing gum, however, the businessquickly went bankrupt.

To Achieve a truly Hollywood fame Heather Langenkamp failed, many remembered his only role, Nancy Thompson, so, gradually leaving her acting, the actress focused on entrepreneurship.