Heather Donahue

Heather Donahue, who later changed her name to Rei Hance, is an American actress and businesswoman who first drew notice in The Blair Witch Project (1999), a found footage horror film. Born in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, she earned a theater degree from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia in 1995 and performed at London's Battersea Arts Centre before taking New York stage roles. Cast in The Blair Witch Project after answering an open audition call, she became known for the part, earning nominations from the Blockbuster Entertainment Awards and the Online Film Critics Society while also winning a Golden Raspberry. She went on to appear in Boys and Girls (2000) and the miniseries Taken (2002), which brought a Saturn Award nomination, and had a guest part on It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. Her last screen role was in The Morgue (2008). She left acting that year to grow medical marijuana and later wrote the book Growgirl.