Heather Langenkamp is an American actress, director, producer, make-up artist, entrepreneur, owner of her own special makeup studio. She gained her fame by starring in one of the most terrifying horror films of all time directed by Wes Craven, A Nightmare on Elm Street. There Heather played a heroine named Nancy Thompson.
Heather's creative biography began in her student years. Glory came to her at the age of twenty: immediately after the release of the first part of the painting "A Nightmare on Elm Street". After that, she starred in two more parts of the cult tape and appeared in documentary projects dedicated to the characters in the picture: "I am Nancy" and "You Never Sleep: The Legacy of Elm Street."
Heather's acting career is not very rich, although she has appeared in more than thirty films and TV series. Now she only occasionally appears on the screens, but her fans continue to closely follow Heather's creative career. In recent years, Langenkamp has been featured in the films Hellraiser: The Verdict and Truth or Dare.
The actress tried herself as a producer and director, but after her second marriage, she began to devote most of her time to her family and took up entrepreneurship. Together with her husband, they founded the company "AFX Studio", in which Langenkamp continues to work successfully.
early years
Heather was born in the United States in the summer of 1964. Her mother was an artist, and her father was a renowned energy and oil industry specialist. For many years he worked in the administration of Presidents Carter and Clinton.
The girl did not dream of an acting career, but she was keenly interested in creativity since childhood. Like her mother, she was engaged in drawing, was fond of music, and at school she participated in theatrical performances.
The beginning of a career in cinema
After leaving school, Heather continued her education at Stanford University. It was there that she met with director W. Craven, who invited the girl to take part in the filming of the film "A Nightmare on Elm Street". But before this meeting, Heather already tried herself in the cinema, performing a cameo role in the film "Outcasts".
Star role
Craven was looking for the role of the main character in his film "A Nightmare on Elm Street" for a girl who would be completely different from the standards of Hollywood cinema. And it was Heather who possessed those qualities.
Beating all the applicants, and there were several hundred of them, Heather got a role in the film, which brought her immense popularity. Together with her, the then unknown, and now famous actor Johnny Depp, who also got one of the main roles in the first part of the picture, starred in this horror.
After filming in the movie, the actress's career quickly took off, but she could not stay at the peak of fame. For her stellar role, Heather received not only recognition from the audience, but also became one of the "scream queens" - actresses specializing in horror films.
In the further biography of the actress, there were many more roles in films and TV shows, but no other work brought her such success.
Personal life
Heather has married twice. The first husband was the pianist Alan Pasqua. Their marriage did not last long: after two years, the couple divorced.
The second husband was entrepreneur David Leroy Anderson. They got married in 1990 and still live a happy family life. The couple has two children, many common hobbies, and their own makeup business for the film industry.
Heather has no regrets that her film career did not become as brilliant as she was predicted. She did not strive for acting fame and repeatedly said that she never understood those actresses who stake only on their career, sacrificing everything.
