Heather Dorff

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Heather Dorff
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Born
Heather Dorff
NationalityAmerican
OccupationActress, film producer, screenwriter
Notable work
Independent films "What They Say" and Truth or Dare
Websitewww.heatherdorff.com

Heather Dorff is an American actress, writer, and producer currently living in Los Angeles, California.

Career[]

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[]

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[]

Film Year Role Notes
Human Zoo 2020 Contestant 84
Wages of Sin: Special Tactics 2019 Detective Dorne
A Bad Place 2018 Collette
Red Eye 2017 Ryan O'Riley
Drifted 2016 Tracy
Spades 2015 Kathy
Happenstance TBA Heather
The Tour 2014 Cassie
Truth or Dare 2013 Michelle Lucas
Intrusive Behavior 2013 Tabitha
Dark Realm 2013 Sister Midnight
City of Lust 2013 Ashley Barnes also produced
Hand of Glory 2012 Karen
Afraid of Sunrise 2011 Perrey
"What They Say" 2011 Unnamed / Narrator also produced
Bad Apples 2018 Pregnant Woman

Television and web series[]

Show Year Role Notes
Scream Queen Stream 2016 - 2019 Host Web Series
Filming Round Midtown 2013 Host Web Series
Cafe Kremlin 2013 - 2014 Katie Spagnano TV/Web series; Dorff appears in 2 ep.

References[]

  1. ^ Dedman13. "Deadly Beauty: Horror's Scream Queens and Rising Talent: Heather Dorff - Horror Society". Horror Society. Retrieved October 21, 2014.
  2. ^ "FrightFest News Page 10". Frightfest.co.uk. Archived from the original on October 21, 2014. Retrieved October 21, 2014.
  3. ^ "The Tour". SCREAMFEST. Archived from the original on October 21, 2014. Retrieved October 21, 2014.
  4. ^ Cinequest.org. "A Bad Place - Cinequest". Cinequest. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
  5. ^ Sal Pizarro. "Cinequest film festival rescheduled over coronavirus concerns – Mercury News". Mercury News. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
  6. ^ "The 2014 CHFF Award Winners!". The Chicago Horror Film Festival. Archived from the original on November 1, 2014. Retrieved October 21, 2014.
  7. ^ "The Critic's Word™ - C.H.E.W.I.E. Award Winners! [3/4]". Criticsword.com. Retrieved October 21, 2014.
  8. ^ "Season 12". The Chicago Horror Film Festival. Archived from the original on February 20, 2015. Retrieved February 19, 2015.
  9. ^ "Deadly Beauty: Horror's Scream Queens and Rising Talent: Heather Dorff". Horror Society. Retrieved February 19, 2015.
  10. ^ "Special Thanks & 2012 Award Winners!". Prairie State Film Festival. Retrieved February 19, 2015.
  11. ^ "Deadly Beauty: Horror's Scream Queens and Rising Talent: Heather Dorff". Horror Society. Retrieved February 19, 2015.
  12. ^ "Awards". Indie Horror Film Festival. Retrieved February 19, 2015.
  13. ^ "2012 Maverick Movie Awards, Year 04". 2012 Maverick Movie Awards. Retrieved February 19, 2015.

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