Heather Langenkamp: podcast appearances and interviews

Heather Elizabeth Langenkamp is an American actress, businesswoman, and radio personality born on July 17, 1964. She is best known for her role as Nancy Thompson in the A Nightmare on Elm Street franchise, which established her as a scream queen. Langenkamp gained mainstream recognition with her portrayal of Nancy, a resourceful heroine in Wes Craven's landmark slasher film released in 1984. She also played Marie Lubbock on the ABC sitcom Just the Ten of Us from 1988 to 1990 and appeared as Nancy in the sequel A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors in 1987. Born and raised in Tulsa, Oklahoma, she began her acting career as an extra in Francis Ford Coppola’s films The Outsiders and Rumble Fish in 1983, with her dialogue from Rumble Fish earning her membership in the Screen Actors Guild. After appearing in smaller film roles and television films in 1984, she decided to pursue acting full-time. Langenkamp later starred in the television sitcom Growing Pains in different guest roles and subsequently took a hiatus from acting to focus on her family. She returned to film and television with roles in Wes Craven's New Nightmare in 1994 and the satirical television film Tonya and Nancy: The Inside Story. Langenkamp has also been involved behind the camera as an executive producer and narrator for documentaries about the Elm Street franchise. She co-runs AFX Studio with her husband, where she has worked as a special make-up effects coordinator on various films. Additionally, she has been a disc jockey for the Malibu radio station KBUU-LP since the 2010s.