Kim Walker (actress)
Appearance
Kim Walker | |
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Born | Kimberly Anne Walker June 19, 1968 New York City, New York, U.S. |
Died | March 6, 2001 Los Angeles, California, U.S. | (aged 32)
Cause of death | Brain cancer |
Resting place | Pinelawn Memorial Park |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1986–2000 |
Kimberly Anne "Kim" Walker (June 19, 1968 – March 6, 2001) was an American film and television actress. One of her best known roles was that of Heather Chandler in the 1988 black comedy Heathers.[1]
A graduate of Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School in New York City,[2] in 1999, Walker was diagnosed with a brain tumor. She died at her Los Angeles home on March 6, 2001 at the age of 32.[3] She is interred in Pinelawn Memorial Park in Farmingdale, New York.
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1986 | Crime Story | Episode: "Old Friends, Dead Ends" | |
1987 | Student Exchange | Kit | Television movie |
1988 | Heathers | Heather Chandler | |
1989 | TV 101 | Becky | Episode: "Clicks" |
1989 | Say Anything... | Sheila | |
1989 | Highway to Heaven | Ellen Kayhill | Episode: "The Source" |
1989 | Deadly Weapon | Traci | |
1989 | The Preppie Murder | Candace | Television movie |
1990 | The Outsiders | Cherry Valance | 13 episodes |
1990 | Hunter | Allison Janowitz | Episode: "Where Echoes End" |
1991 | The Julie Show | Kiki | Television movie |
1992 | Nervous Ticks | Janice | |
1992 | Picket Fences | Debbie Caton | Episode: Pilot |
1993 | Matlock | Becky Smith | Episode: "The Competition" |
1993 | The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. | Caitlin Ward | Episode: "Mail Order Brides" |
1994 | The Favor | Jill Topical | Alternative title: The Indecent Favour |
1994 | Gambler V: Playing for Keeps | Louisa | Television movie |
1995 | A Reason to Believe | Judith | |
1998 | Somewhere in the City | Molly, Texas Acting Student | |
2000 | Killing Cinderella | Laurel |
References
- ^ Maslin, Janet (March 31, 1989). "When a Not-So-Bad Girl Turns Very, Very Bad". The New York Times.
- ^ "Jennifer Aniston's double heartbreak as BOTH her 'lost love' and best friend, who starred in cult classic Heathers, died of brain cancer", The Daily Mail, January 15, 2015.
- ^ "Kim Walker". People. 72. Time, Inc.: 46 2001.
External links
- Kim Walker at IMDb
- Kim Walker at AllMovie
- Kim Walker at Find A Death
- Kim Walker at Find a Grave
- Photo tribute