Heather Dorff
Heather Dorff | |
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| Born | Heather Dorff |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, film producer, screenwriter |
| Notable work | Independent films "What They Say" and Truth or Dare |
| Website | www |
Heather Dorff is an American actress, writer, and producer currently living in Los Angeles, California.
Career
[edit]Dorff is probably best known for her roles in the 2011 short film "What They Say", which she also produced and co-wrote, and the 2013 feature film Truth or Dare. Dorff has also appeared in music videos, web series, and has been dubbed a "scream queen" and rising talent by Horror Society.[1]
Dorff starred in the film The Tour alongside fellow scream queen Jessica Cameron, which has been shown in horror film festivals that include FrightFest[2] in London and ScreamFest[3] in Los Angeles. In 2020, Dorff's latest film A Bad Place had its world premiere at Cinequest Film & Creativity Festival[4] in San Jose before the festival had to be rescheduled due to growing COVID-19 safety concerns.[5]
Achievements
[edit]Dorff has won, or been nominated for, performance awards from film festivals and organizations around the U.S. She won the 'Best Actress' award at the 2014 Chicago Horror Film Festival for her role in 'The Tour'.[6] In 2012 she won 'Best Actress' or 'Best Female Performance' awards from The Critics Word,[7] Chicago Horror Film Festival,[8] Yuma Film Festival, and Ocean County Library Film Festival[9] for her role in What They Say. She also won 'Best Actress' awards for her roles in Hand of Glory and the Ed Wood satire comedy and tribute film House of Degenerate Brain-Eating Mutant Fog Insects at the Prairie State Film Festival[10] and Laugh or Die Comedy Film Festival,[11] respectively.
Dorff was nominated for a 'Best Actress' award at the 2014 Indie Horror Film Festival for her role in Truth or Dare.[12] She was also nominated 'Best Actress' at the 2012 Maverick Movie Awards for her role in Hand of Glory.[13]
Filmography
[edit]| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Make It a Scary One | Cassie | |
| 2020 | Human Zoo | Contestant 84 | |
| 2019 | Wages of Sin: Special Tactics | Detective Dorne | |
| 2018 | A Bad Place | Collette | |
| 2018 | Bad Apples | Pregnant Woman | |
| 2017 | The Curse of Buckout Road | Throat Slit Suicide | |
| 2017 | Red Eye | Ryan O'Riley | |
| 2016 | Drifted | Tracy | |
| 2015 | Spades | Kathy | |
| TBA | Happenstance | Heather | |
| 2014 | The Tour | Cassie | |
| 2013 | Truth or Dare | Michelle Lucas | |
| 2013 | Intrusive Behavior | Tabitha | |
| 2013 | Dark Realm | Sister Midnight | |
| 2013 | City of Lust | Ashley Barnes | also produced |
| 2012 | Hand of Glory | Karen | |
| 2011 | Afraid of Sunrise | Perrey | |
| 2011 | What They Say | Unnamed / Narrator | also produced |
Television and web series
[edit]| Year | Show | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 - 2019 | Scream Queen Stream | Host | Web series |
| 2013 | Filming Round Midtown | Host | Web series |
| 2013 - 2014 | Cafe Kremlin | Katie Spagnano | TV / Web series; 2 ep. |
References
[edit]- ^ Dedman13. "Deadly Beauty: Horror's Scream Queens and Rising Talent: Heather Dorff - Horror Society". Horror Society. Retrieved October 21, 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "FrightFest News Page 10". Frightfest.co.uk. Archived from the original on October 21, 2014. Retrieved October 21, 2014.
- ^ "The Tour". SCREAMFEST. Archived from the original on October 21, 2014. Retrieved October 21, 2014.
- ^ Cinequest.org. "A Bad Place - Cinequest". Cinequest. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
- ^ Sal Pizarro. "Cinequest film festival rescheduled over coronavirus concerns – Mercury News". Mercury News. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
- ^ "The 2014 CHFF Award Winners!". The Chicago Horror Film Festival. Archived from the original on November 1, 2014. Retrieved October 21, 2014.
- ^ "The Critic's Word™ - C.H.E.W.I.E. Award Winners! [3/4]". Criticsword.com. Retrieved October 21, 2014.
- ^ "Season 12". The Chicago Horror Film Festival. Archived from the original on February 20, 2015. Retrieved February 19, 2015.
- ^ "Deadly Beauty: Horror's Scream Queens and Rising Talent: Heather Dorff". Horror Society. Retrieved February 19, 2015.
- ^ "Special Thanks & 2012 Award Winners!". Prairie State Film Festival. Retrieved February 19, 2015.
- ^ "Deadly Beauty: Horror's Scream Queens and Rising Talent: Heather Dorff". Horror Society. Retrieved February 19, 2015.
- ^ "Awards". Indie Horror Film Festival. Retrieved February 19, 2015.
- ^ "2012 Maverick Movie Awards, Year 04". 2012 Maverick Movie Awards. Retrieved February 19, 2015.[permanent dead link]
External links
[edit]- Heather Dorff at IMDb
- Official website
- Bio at HorrorSociety.com