Poltergeist was a movie about a family who was haunted by ghosts in their home, and after their youngest daughter was taken, they realized that she was still somewhere in the house, and were able to communicate with her through the tv.
Craig T. Nelson as Steve Freeling
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| Craig T. Nelson has had a very successful acting career. After Poltergeist, he went on to appear in several movies, including Troop Beverly Hills (1989), Ghosts of Mississippi (1996), The Skulls (2000), and The Family Stone (2005). He also starred as Coach Hayden Fox in the tv show "Coach" (1989-1997) and Chief Jack Mannion on the tv show "The District" (2000-2004). He is currently married to Doria Cook-Nelson and has three children with his ex-wife, Robin Nelson. | |
JoBeth Williams as Diane Freeling
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| JoBeth Williams has had a very successful acting career. After Poltergeist, she went on to appear in several movies, including Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot (1992), Wyatt Earp (1994), Jungle 2 Jungle (1997), and Fever Pitch (2005). She has also appeared several tv movies, including Baby M (1988), Voices from Within (1994), and The Ponder Heart (2001). She has also made guest appearances on tv shows, including "The Guardian" (2001), "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (2002), "Strong Medicine" (2004), and "24" (2006). She is currently married to John Pasquin and has two children, and is currently working on a couple of new movies. | |
Dominique Dunne as Dana Freeling
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| After Poltergeist, Dominique Dunne went on to appear in a tv movie, The Shadow Riders (1982). She also made guest appearances on a couple of tv shows, "CHiPs" (1982), "St. Elsewhere" (1982), "The Quest" (1982), and "Hill Street Blues" (1982). Sadly, Dominique passed away on November 4, 1982, after being strangled by her boyfriend a few days earlier. | |
Oliver Robins as Robbie Freeling
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| After Poltergeist, Oliver Robins went on to appear in a couple of movies, including Airplane II: The Sequel (1982) and Poltergeist II: The Other Side (1986). Most recently, he has directed a couple of movies, Dumped (2000) and Wild Roomies (2004). In the recent picture I found, you can't really see is face very well, but if you have a good picture you would like to donate, click here. | |
Heather O'Rourke as Carol Anne Freeling
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| After Poltergeist, Heather O'Rourke went on to make guest appearances on several tv shows, including "Happy Days" (1982-1983), "Webster" (1983), "Still the Beaver" (1987), and "Our House" (1987). She also appeared in both Poltergeist sequels. Sadly, Heather passed away on February 1, 1988 at the age of 12 from cardiac arrest. | |
Zelda Rubinstein as Tangina Barrons
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| After Poltergeist, Zelda Rubinstein went on to appear in several movies, including both Poltergeist sequels, also Sixteen Candles (1984), Teen Witch (1989), Frank in Five (1999), and Cages (2005). She is currently working on a new movie. | |