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Heather Langenkamp

Heather Langenkamp

14 movies on Netflix

Biography

Heather Langenkamp is an American actress whose signature role, Nancy Thompson of the A Nightmare on Elm Street films, made her an influential figure in horror. Raised in Tulsa, Oklahoma, she broke into the business as an extra on two Francis Ford Coppola productions shot there, then won the lead in the independent drama Nickel Mountain before Wes Craven cast her in A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984). She was Nancy again in A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987) and played a version of herself in Wes Craven's New Nightmare (1994). On television she was a regular on the sitcom Just the Ten of Us from 1988 to 1990. She executive produced and narrated the documentaries Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy (2010) and I Am Nancy (2011), then later appeared in The Butterfly Room (2012), My Little Pony: A New Generation (2021), and the Netflix series The Midnight Club (2022).

62years old

Turns 63 on July 17in 249 days

Born July 17, 1964Tulsa
Star sign: CancerThe sign runs June 21 to July 22
Also credited as Heather Elizabeth Langenkamp

Movie Career

Films: 14
Career span: 38 years1984 to 2022

Genres

Horror79%, 11 films
Thriller43%, 6 films
Documentary36%, 5 films
Action14%, 2 films
Comedy14%, 2 films

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Big break
Craven wanted a performer who was "non-Hollywood" and had the "all-American, girl-next-door" qualities for the role, and he believed Langenkamp possessed them. He told her in January 1984 that she got the part.
A change of course
Langenkamp was eighteen when she worked at the Tulsa Tribune. There she came across an ad seeking extras for Francis Ford Coppola's The Outsiders in the summer of 1982.
First role
While she was a student at Stanford University, Langenkamp went to Los Angeles on weekends for auditions. Her first official Hollywood audition there was for the independent drama film Nickel Mountain.
Behind the camera
Langenkamp executive-produced, appeared in and narrated the documentary Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy in 2010, hoping to restart her acting career.

Heather Langenkamp movies on Netflix

Hollywood Dreams & Nightmares: The Robert Englund Story2022IMDb rating 7.6as Himself
My Little Pony: A New Generation2021IMDb rating 6.8as Dazzle Feather / Mayflower / Confused Mom (voice)
Scream, Queen! My Nightmare on Elm Street2019IMDb rating 7.2as Himself
Hellraiser: Judgment2018IMDb rating 4.3as Landlady
Truth or Dare2017IMDb rating 5.0as Boone (Adult)
The Nightmare2015IMDb rating 5.7as Nancy Thompson
The Butterfly Room2012IMDb rating 5.4as Dorothy
I Am Nancy2011IMDb rating 6.3as Herself
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy2010IMDb rating 8.5as Herself / Narrator
Fugitive Mind1999IMDb rating 4.4as Suzanne Hicks
The Demolitionist1995IMDb rating 4.3as Christy Carruthers
Shocker1989IMDb rating 5.5as Victim
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors1987IMDb rating 6.7as Nancy Thompson
A Nightmare on Elm Street1984IMDb rating 7.4as Nancy Thompson

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

A Nightmare on Elm Street1984 Horroras Nancy Thompson
IMDb rating 7.4295K votes
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors1987 Fantasy, Horror, Thrilleras Nancy Thompson
IMDb rating 6.7101K votes
Truth or Dare2017as Boone (Adult)
IMDb rating 5.06.0K votes
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy2010as Herself / Narrator
IMDb rating 8.55.5K votes
The Butterfly Room2012as Dorothy
IMDb rating 5.42.7K votes
Shocker1989as Victim
IMDb rating 5.520K votes
Hellraiser: Judgment2018as Landlady
IMDb rating 4.39.5K votes
I Am Nancy2011as Herself
IMDb rating 6.3443 votes

Most often with

Wes Craven directed two of these films. Robert Englund appears in six of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

Robert Englund

Amanda Wyss

Johnny Depp

Wes CravenDirector, 2 films

Films together

Robert Englund6 films together, 1984 to 2022
Robert Englund's page
- Hollywood Dreams & Nightmares: The Robert Englund Story2022IMDb rating 7.6Langenkamp as HimselfEnglund as Himself
- Scream, Queen! My Nightmare on Elm Street2019IMDb rating 7.2Langenkamp as HimselfEnglund as Himself
- I Am Nancy2011IMDb rating 6.3Langenkamp as HerselfEnglund as Himself
- Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy2010IMDb rating 8.5Langenkamp as Herself / NarratorEnglund as Himself
- A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors1987IMDb rating 6.7Langenkamp as Nancy ThompsonEnglund as Freddy Krueger
- A Nightmare on Elm Street1984IMDb rating 7.4Langenkamp as Nancy ThompsonEnglund as Fred Krueger
Lin Shaye3 films together, 1984 to 2022
Lin Shaye's page
- Hollywood Dreams & Nightmares: The Robert Englund Story2022IMDb rating 7.6Langenkamp as HimselfShaye as Himself
- Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy2010IMDb rating 8.5Langenkamp as Herself / NarratorShaye as Herself
- A Nightmare on Elm Street1984IMDb rating 7.4Langenkamp as Nancy ThompsonShaye as Teacher
John Saxon3 films together, 1984 to 2010
John Saxon's page
- Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy2010IMDb rating 8.5Langenkamp as Herself / NarratorSaxon as Himself
- A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors1987IMDb rating 6.7Langenkamp as Nancy ThompsonSaxon as Thompson
- A Nightmare on Elm Street1984IMDb rating 7.4Langenkamp as Nancy ThompsonSaxon as Lt. Donald Thompson
Amanda Wyss3 films together, 1984 to 2022
Amanda Wyss's page
- Hollywood Dreams & Nightmares: The Robert Englund Story2022IMDb rating 7.6Langenkamp as HimselfWyss as Himself
- Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy2010IMDb rating 8.5Langenkamp as Herself / NarratorWyss as Herself
- A Nightmare on Elm Street1984IMDb rating 7.4Langenkamp as Nancy ThompsonWyss as Tina Gray
Wes Craven3 films together, 1989 to 2011
Wes Craven's page
- I Am Nancy2011IMDb rating 6.3Langenkamp as HerselfCraven as Himself
- Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy2010IMDb rating 8.5Langenkamp as Herself / NarratorCraven as Himself
- Shocker1989IMDb rating 5.5Langenkamp as VictimCraven as Man Neighbor
Johnny Depp2 films together, 1984 to 2015
Johnny Depp's page
- The Nightmare2015IMDb rating 5.7Langenkamp as Nancy ThompsonDepp as Glen Lantz
- A Nightmare on Elm Street1984IMDb rating 7.4Langenkamp as Nancy ThompsonDepp as Glen Lantz
Wes CravenDirector, 2 films, 1984 to 1989
All films by Wes Craven
- Shocker1989IMDb rating 5.5Langenkamp as Victim
- A Nightmare on Elm Street1984IMDb rating 7.4Langenkamp as Nancy Thompson
Also two films together9 more actors
- Clu GulagerScream, Queen! My Nightmare on Elm Street (2019) and Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy (2010)
- Monica KeenaHollywood Dreams & Nightmares: The Robert Englund Story (2022) and Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy (2010)
- Jsu GarciaNever Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy (2010) and A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
- Lisa WilcoxScream, Queen! My Nightmare on Elm Street (2019) and Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy (2010)
- Mark PattonHollywood Dreams & Nightmares: The Robert Englund Story (2022) and Scream, Queen! My Nightmare on Elm Street (2019)
- Ken SagoesScream, Queen! My Nightmare on Elm Street (2019) and A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987)
- David ChaskinScream, Queen! My Nightmare on Elm Street (2019) and Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy (2010)
- Jack SholderScream, Queen! My Nightmare on Elm Street (2019) and Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy (2010)
- Jessica CravenI Am Nancy (2011) and Shocker (1989)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.

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