Biography
Heather Michele O'Rourke was an American child actress. She was born on 27 December 1975 in San Diego, California, and died on 1 February 1988 in the same city.
O'Rourke played Carol Anne Freeling in the horror film Poltergeist (1982). She reprised the role in Poltergeist II: The Other Side (1986) and Poltergeist III (1988). She also appeared in recurring roles on the television series Happy Days (1982–1983) as Heather Pfister and Webster (1983) as Melanie.
She had an older sister, Tammy O'Rourke, who also acted. O'Rourke was discovered by Steven Spielberg while visiting a film studio.
