Heather O'Rourke Biography, Age, Height, Husband, Net Worth, Family

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Heather O'Rourke (Heather Michele O'Rourke) was born on 27 December, 1975 in Santee, California, United States, is an Actress. Discover Heather O'Rourke's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is She in this year and how She spends money? Also learn how She earned most of networth at the age of 13 years old?

Popular AsHeather Michele O'Rourke
OccupationActress
Age13 years old
Zodiac SignCapricorn
Born27 December, 1975
Birthday27 December
BirthplaceSan Diego, California, U.S.
Date of deathFebruary 1, 1988,
Died PlaceSan Diego, California, U.S.
NationalityUnited States

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Heather O'Rourke Height, Weight & Measurements

At 13 years old, Heather O'Rourke height is 142 cm .

Physical Status
Height142 cm
WeightNot Available
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Dating & Relationship status

She is currently single. She is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about She's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, She has no children.

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Heather O'Rourke Net Worth

Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is Heather O'Rourke worth at the age of 13 years old? Heather O'Rourke’s income source is mostly from being a successful Actress. She is from United States. We have estimated Heather O'Rourke's net worth , money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2023$1 Million - $5 Million
Salary in 2023Under Review
Net Worth in 2022Pending
Salary in 2022Under Review
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Source of IncomeActress

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Timeline

On January 31, 1988, O'Rourke began exhibiting flu-like symptoms. The following morning she collapsed in her home, and was rushed to Community Hospital in El Cajon. En route, she suffered cardiac arrest, but paramedics were able to restart her heart at 9:25 a.m. She was subsequently air-flighted to the Children’s Hospital of San Diego, where it was discovered she had intestinal stenosis, she went into emergency surgery. Heather survied the surgery but suffered another cardiac arrest whilst being transfered to the recovery room, Doctors performed CPR for over 30 mins but sadly at 2:43 pm Heather passed. O'Rourke's cause of death was ruled congenital stenosis of the intestine complicated by septic shock.

A private funeral was held for O'Rourke on February 5, 1988 in Los Angeles. She was entombed at Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery.

In early 1987, O'Rourke became ill with giardiasis, which she contracted from well water at her family's home in Big Bear Lake. She was subsequently diagnosed as having Crohn's disease. She was prescribed cortisone injections to treat the disease during the time she was filming Poltergeist III. The steroidal injections resulted in facial swelling of the cheeks, which O'Rourke's mother said she was very self-conscious about.

In a contemporary interview with American Premiere magazine, producer Steven Spielberg explained that he was looking for a "beatific four-year-old child...every mother's dream" for the lead in his horror film Poltergeist (1982). While eating in the MGM commissary, Spielberg saw five-year-old O'Rourke having lunch with her mother while older sister Tammy was shooting Pennies from Heaven. After his lunch, Spielberg approached the family and offered O'Rourke the Poltergeist role; she was signed the next day, beating Drew Barrymore, who was also up for the role.

After her work in Poltergeist (1982), O'Rourke secured several television and TV movie roles. In April 1983, she starred as herself alongside Morey Amsterdam and well-known Walt Disney animated characters in the hour-long television special, Believe You Can...and You Can! She also appeared in CHiPs, Webster, The New Leave It to Beaver, Our House, and had a recurring role on Happy Days as Heather Pfister. She also appeared in the television movies Massarati and the Brain and Surviving: A Family in Crisis.

Heather Michele O'Rourke (December 27, 1975 – February 1, 1988) was an American child actress. She made her debut after being discovered by director Steven Spielberg while visiting MGM studios. Spielberg promptly cast her in the horror film Poltergeist (1982) as Carol Anne Freeling, and O'Rourke earned recognition for her performance. She then reprised the role in the second and third installments. O'Rourke was also recognized for her work in television, and appeared in recurring roles on Happy Days from 1982 to 1983, on Webster in 1983, as well as appearing in the television-film Surviving in 1985.

Heather Michele O'Rourke was born on December 27, 1975, in San Diego, California, to Kathleen and Michael O'Rourke. Her mother worked as a seamstress and her father was a carpenter. She had an older sister, Tammy O'Rourke, also an actress. Her parents divorced in 1981, and O'Rourke's mother married part-time truck driver Jim Peele in 1984, while they were living in a trailer park in Anaheim, California.

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