Heather Langenkamp (Bloody Judge 2019)


Our 2019 Bloody Judge is Heather Langenkamp Anderson!  Actress, producer, and prosthetic makeup artist, she began her career as an extra in the Francis Ford Coppola films The Outsiders (1983) and Rumble Fish (1983) but most horror fans recognize her from her breakout role as Nancy Thompson in Wes Craven’s A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984). She also starred in Chuck Russell’s A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987), followed by appearances in two of Craven’s cult films: Shocker (1989) and a fictionalized version of herself in Wes Craven’s New Nightmare (1994).

In 2010, she served as executive producer and narrator to the documentary Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street LegacyLangenkamp is the co-owner of the make-up FX firm AFX Studio which has designed and manufactured award-winning make-up effects for film and television. She has worked as the special makeup effects coordinator for a variety of films including Dawn of the Dead (2004), Cinderella Man (2005), Evan Almighty (2007), and The Cabin in the Woods (2012).