Heather Elizabeth Langenkamp (born July 17, 1964) is an American actress, singer, producer and director. She is best known for her role as Nancy Thompson from the A Nightmare on Elm Street films and she served as executive producer and narrator to the documentary Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy. She is also known for her role as Marie Lubbock on the sitcom Just the Ten of Us and has had numerous television guest appearances. In 2011, she released I Am Nancy which focuses on her iconic role as Nancy Thompson.
| Full Name | Heather Langenkamp |
| Net Worth | $3 Million |
| Date Of Birth | July 17, 1964 |
| Place Of Birth | Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA |
| Height | 1.6 m |
| Occupation | Make-up artist |
| Profession | Make-up artist, Film producer, Film director, Actor, Composer, Singer |
| Education | Stanford University, National Cathedral School, Holland Hall, Booker T. Washington High School |
| Nationality | American |
| Spouse | David LeRoy Anderson (m. 1989), Alan Pasqua (m. 1985–1987) |
| Children | Isabelle Eve Anderson, David Atticus Anderson |
| Parents | Mary Alice Langenkamp, Dobie Langenkamp |
| Siblings | Daniel Langenkamp, Matthew Langenkamp, Lucy Langenkamp |
| Nicknames | Heather Langenkamp, Langenkamp, Heather |
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| Movies | A Nightmare on Elm Street, Nickel Mountain, A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors, Shocker, Wes Craven's New Nightmare, The Demolitionist, Fugitive Mind, Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy, I Am Nancy, The Butterfly Room, Home, Hellraiser: Judgment, The Sub, The Bet, Near Dark |
| TV Shows | Just the Ten of Us |
| Star Sign | Cancer |
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| 1 | Had praised her mentor John Saxon for her humble beginnings as an actor. |
| 2 | Friends with Tuesday Knight and Lisa Wilcox. |
| 3 | Currently lives in Malibu, California. |
| 4 | Co-owner and operator (with husband, David LeRoy Anderson) of AFX Studio - a full service Special Make-Up Effects shop located in Panorama City, California. |
| 5 | Gave birth to her 2nd child at age 30, a daughter Isabelle Eve Anderson on December 24, 1994. Child's father is her 2nd husband, David LeRoy Anderson. |
| 6 | Gave birth to her 1st child at age 26, a son David Atticus Anderson on May 24, 1991. Child's father is her 2nd husband, David LeRoy Anderson. |
| 7 | Older sister of Daniel Langenkamp (born circa 1969); as of 2001 was a graduate student matriculating in Pakistan. Older sister of Matthew Langenkamp (born circa 1967); works in Hong Kong. Older sister of Lucy Langenkamp (born circa 1975); as of 2001 was studying art in Tibet. |
| 8 | Was asked to reprise her role as Nancy Thompson in A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985) but declined. However, she reprise her role as Nancy Thompson in A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987) and also later in New Nightmare (1994). |
| 9 | Ranked #6 on Maxim's "Hottest Women of Horror Movies" list. |
| 10 | She has English, German and Scottish ancestry. |
| 11 | Was set to star in Cursed (2005), but when the movie was being re-shot and re-written, some of the actors including herself couldn't return to re-shoot their scenes. Heather herself was pressed for time and couldn't return to do her scenes all over again. |
| 12 | Graduated from the National Cathedral School for Girls in Washington, D.C. |
| 13 | Parents are Robert Dobie and Mary Alice Langenkamp. |
| 14 | Her first feature role was in Nickel Mountain (1984) |
| 15 | Resembles Nancy Kerrigan and even played her in Tonya & Nancy: The Inside Story (1994) |
| 16 | In Wes Craven's A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984), Heather played a 15-year-old girl. In a particular scene, after her character has experienced some bizarre events and is rather beaten down, she looks in a mirror and says, "God, I look 20-years-old." The joke here is that even though Heather was playing a 15-year-old, she was actually 20 years old. |
| 17 | Founded the Malibu Gum Factory, which sells chewing gum packaged with trading cards depicting local surfing stars. She left the company in 2004. |
| 18 | Is an avid photographer. |
| 19 | Is a member of the PTA, and leads a local beach-cleanup effort. |
| 20 | Charlie Sheen was the best man at her wedding to David LeRoy Anderson, Sheen's friend from high school. |
| 21 | It took her seven years to receive her English degree from Stanford University because she was working at the same time. |
| 22 | Langenkamp's voice appears three times in the song "Are You Ready for Freddy" by the Fat Boys, which plays at the end of A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988). In the full version of the song, you can hear her say, "Don't fall asleep", very faintly right before the first chorus. The other two lines in the song are "Fred Krueger, Mom. Fred Krueger." and "He's burned, and he wears a weird hat, and a red and green sweater really dirty.". |
| 23 | She has a degree in English from Stanford University. |
| 24 | During the mid-1980s, she and Shelley Fabares teamed up in a Murder, She Wrote (1984)-style pilot for a television series, Suburban Beat (1985). They were cast as housewives who solved mysteries. |
| 25 | Her father is a petroleum attorney and her mother is an artist. |
| 26 | Graduated from Booker T. Washington High School in Tulsa, Oklahoma in 1982. |
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
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| Vault of the Macabre II | 2015 | Short | Herself - Narrator |
| Where It Was Made | 2015 | TV Series documentary | Herself - Guest |
| The Meredith Vieira Show | 2014 | TV Series | Herself |
| Hollywood Ramblings at TFW 2013 | 2013 | Documentary short | Herself |
| Fantasm | 2013 | Documentary | Herself |
| I Am Nancy | 2011 | Documentary | Herself |
| Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy | 2010 | Video documentary | Herself - 'Nancy Thompson' / Narrator |
| Horror's Hallowed Grounds | 2010 | TV Series short | Herself |
| Never Sleep Again: The Making of 'A Nightmare on Elm Street' | 2006 | Video documentary | Herself |
| The House That Freddy Built | 2006 | Video documentary short | Herself |
| The Perfect Scary Movie | 2005 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
| E! True Hollywood Story | 2004 | TV Series documentary | Herself / Nancy Thompson |
| Super Secret Movie Rules | 2004 | TV Series documentary | Herself ("Nancy" - Nightmare on Elm Street) |
| The 100 Scariest Movie Moments | 2004 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Herself |
| The Nightmare Series Encyclopedia | 1999 | Documentary | Herself |
| Welcome to Primetime | 1999 | Video documentary | Herself |
| Freddy Speaks | 1992 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
| Circus of the Stars #13 | 1988 | TV Special documentary | Herself |
