Heather Langenkamp

Heather Elizabeth Langenkamp (born July 17, 1964) is an American actress, producer, and prosthetic makeup coordinator. Langenkamp began her career as an extra in the Francis Ford Coppola films The Outsiders (1983) and Rumble Fish (1983). She had her breakthrough with a pioneering role as Nancy Thompson in Wes Craven's A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984), which is cited as "one of the most progressive female representations in the teen horror genre." She is notable for her work with Craven, having appeared in Dream Warriors (1987), making a cameo in Shocker (1989), and starring as a fictionalized version of herself in Wes Craven's New Nightmare (1994).

Heather Langenkamp

Heather Elizabeth Langenkamp (born July 17, 1964) is an American actress, producer, and prosthetic makeup coordinator. Langenkamp began her career as an extra in the Francis Ford Coppola films The Outsiders (1983) and Rumble Fish (1983). She had her breakthrough with a pioneering role as Nancy Thompson in Wes Craven's A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984), which is cited as "one of the most progressive female representations in the teen horror genre." She is notable for her work with Craven, having appeared in Dream Warriors (1987), making a cameo in Shocker (1989), and starring as a fictionalized version of herself in Wes Craven's New Nightmare (1994).