Acting

Heather Donahue

Born December 22, 1974 · Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, USA (age 51)

Heather Donahue (born December 22, 1974) is a retired American actress who first came to public attention in 1999 after appearing as the lead character in Haxan Film's low-budget horror hit The Blair Witch Project. Following the success of the film, she went on to star in the science-fiction miniseries Taken. She also appeared in several independent films, in addition to appearing as a guest on se…

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The Blair Witch Project

The Blair Witch Project · 1999

The Blair Witch Project

MovieHorrorMystery

In October of 1994 three student filmmakers disappeared in the woods near Burkittsville, Maryland, while shooting a documentary. A year later their footage was found.

Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2

Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 · 2000

Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2

MovieHorrorMystery

A group of college students decide to take part in a witch hunt tour inspired by a horror movie. As the adventure goes awry, the students realise that an evil being has followed them home.

Boys and Girls

Boys and Girls · 2000

MovieComedyDrama

Ryan and Jennifer are opposites who definitely do not attract. At least that's what they always believed. When they met as twelve-year-olds, they disliked one another. When they met again as teenagers, they loathed each other. But when they meet in college, the uptight Ryan and the free-spirited Jennifer find that their differences bind them together and a rare friendship develops.

Blair Witch

Blair Witch · 2016

MovieThrillerHorror

Students on a camping trip discover something sinister is lurking beyond the trees.

Seven and a Match

Seven and a Match · 2001

Seven and a Match

Seven college friends re-unite in the house where they used to spend summers. Some things have changed, some have stayed the same.

The Morgue

The Morgue · 2008

MovieHorrorThriller

A supernatural killer terrorizes a group of people in an eerie morgue.

Sticks and Stones: Investigating the Blair Witch

Sticks and Stones: Investigating the Blair Witch · 1999

Sticks and Stones: Investigating the Blair Witch

MovieHorrorMystery

Delving deeper into the mystery of the legendary Blair Witch and the disappearance of three student filmmakers, this documentary closely examines the evidence of the case – Josh Leonard's car, the backpack of film canisters found under an abandoned house in the woods, and the actual film footage contained therein – in an effort to illuminate what is scientifically unexplainable.

Curse of the Blair Witch

Curse of the Blair Witch · 1999

Curse of the Blair Witch

MovieHorrorMystery

A mockumentary exploring the legend of the Blair Witch and the case of the three missing student filmmakers.

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The Blair Witch Project

The Blair Witch Project · 1999

The Blair Witch Project

MovieHorrorMystery

In October of 1994 three student filmmakers disappeared in the woods near Burkittsville, Maryland, while shooting a documentary. A year later their footage was found.

Heather Donahue

Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2

Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 · 2000

Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2

MovieHorrorMystery

A group of college students decide to take part in a witch hunt tour inspired by a horror movie. As the adventure goes awry, the students realise that an evil being has followed them home.

Heather Donahue (archive footage) (uncredited)

Boys and Girls

Boys and Girls · 2000

MovieComedyDrama

Ryan and Jennifer are opposites who definitely do not attract. At least that's what they always believed. When they met as twelve-year-olds, they disliked one another. When they met again as teenagers, they loathed each other. But when they meet in college, the uptight Ryan and the free-spirited Jennifer find that their differences bind them together and a rare friendship develops.

Megan

Blair Witch

Blair Witch · 2016

MovieThrillerHorror

Students on a camping trip discover something sinister is lurking beyond the trees.

Heather (archive footage)

Seven and a Match

Seven and a Match · 2001

Seven and a Match

Seven college friends re-unite in the house where they used to spend summers. Some things have changed, some have stayed the same.

Whit

The Morgue

The Morgue · 2008

MovieHorrorThriller

A supernatural killer terrorizes a group of people in an eerie morgue.

Nan

Sticks and Stones: Investigating the Blair Witch

Sticks and Stones: Investigating the Blair Witch · 1999

Sticks and Stones: Investigating the Blair Witch

MovieHorrorMystery

Delving deeper into the mystery of the legendary Blair Witch and the disappearance of three student filmmakers, this documentary closely examines the evidence of the case – Josh Leonard's car, the backpack of film canisters found under an abandoned house in the woods, and the actual film footage contained therein – in an effort to illuminate what is scientifically unexplainable.

Heather Donahue

Curse of the Blair Witch

Curse of the Blair Witch · 1999

Curse of the Blair Witch

MovieHorrorMystery

A mockumentary exploring the legend of the Blair Witch and the case of the three missing student filmmakers.

Heather Donahue

Manticore

Manticore · 2005

MovieActionFantasy

During Operation Iraqi Freedom, a US Army Squad is sent to a small Iraqi town to locate a missing news crew, only to find the residents of the town dead and a living weapon of mass destruction, a Manticore, awakened from its long slumber by a terrorist leader wanting to rid his land of the American invaders at any price.

Cpl. Keats

The Burkittsville 7

The Burkittsville 7 · 2000

The Burkittsville 7

MovieHorrorCrime

A film archivist revisits the story of Rustin Parr, a hermit thought to have murdered seven children while under the possession of the Blair Witch.

Heather Donahue

New Suit

New Suit · 2003

A once-idealistic writer inadvertently ignites a feeding frenzy in Hollywood with the mention of a mysterious new screenplay and its illusive author.

Molly

The Big Time

The Big Time · 2002

MovieDramaTV Movie

In 1948 Manhattan, a diverse group of people are committed to making the fledgling Empire Network a success. Among them: a naive young woman who's hired as a script girl; an idealistic programmer; and an aspiring director who hopes to make Empire "the network that takes risks and makes new stars." Then there's Empire's president, an eccentric scientist whose bride raises eyebrows at the network.

Heather Donahue

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia · 2005

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

Four egocentric friends run a neighborhood Irish pub in Philadelphia and try to find their way through the adult world of work and relationships. Unfortunately, their warped views and precarious judgments often lead them to trouble, creating a myriad of uncomfortable situations that usually only get worse before they get better.

Stacy Corvelli

Without a Trace

Without a Trace · 2002

Without a Trace

SeriesCrimeMystery

The series follows the ventures of a Missing Persons Unit of the FBI in New York City.

Linda Schmidt

The Outer Limits

The Outer Limits · 1995

The Outer Limits

SeriesDramaSci-Fi & Fantasy

Anthology series composed of distinct story episodes, sometimes with a plot twist at the end, with occasional recurring story elements that were often tied together during season-finale clip shows.

Claire Linkwood

Taken

SeriesSci-Fi & FantasyMystery

The show takes place from 1944 to 2002 and follows the lives of three families: the Crawfords, who seek to cover up the Roswell crash and the existence of aliens; the Keys, who are subject to frequent experimentation by the aliens; and the Clarkes, who sheltered one of the surviving aliens from the crash.

Mary Crawford