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1. HEATHER DONAHUE THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT 1999 HOW TO
2. HEATHER DONAHUE THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT 1999 MOVIE

In 2001, she appeared in the independent film Seven and a Match and in the short film The Velvet Tigress. and Jason Biggs in the romantic comedy Boys and Girls. A year after the release of the film, she appeared in the independent film Home Field Advantage, and alongside Freddie Prinze, Jr. ĭonahue later admitted there was a considerable amount of backlash against her because of her association with the film, which led to her having threatening encounters with people, and difficulty finding other employment.

HEATHER DONAHUE THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT 1999 MOVIE

While being nominated for a Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Actress – Newcomer, and an Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Actress, she was also nominated for worst actress at the Stinkers Bad Movie Awards, and won in the same category at the Golden Raspberry Awards. Despite the film's highly positive reception, Donahue's performance received a mixed reaction. Once released, the film received unexpected acclaim from critics and became a resounding box office success–grossing over US$248 million worldwide, making it one of the most successful independent movies of all time. The promotion for the film was so convincing that Donahue's mother received sympathy cards from people who believed that her daughter was actually dead or missing. The IMDb page also listed the actors as "missing, presumed dead" in the first year of the film's availability. After filming, Donahue and the two other leads were asked not to appear on any television shows or in any films, as the filmmakers made great advertising efforts to portray the events in the film as factual, including the distribution of flyers at festivals such as the Sundance Film Festival, asking viewers to come forward with any information about the "missing" students. She said she modeled her character after a director she once worked with, citing the character's self-assuredness when everything went as planned, and confusion during crisis.

HEATHER DONAHUE THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT 1999 HOW TO

For the role, Donahue had to learn how to operate a camera, spending two days in a "crash course". She auditioned at the Musical Theater Works in New York City and was cast as one of the three principal roles. In 1997, she read about an audition that was being advertised in Backstage magazine for actors with strong improvisational abilities, which was needed for an independent horror film.

ĭonahue graduated from the University of the Arts (Philadelphia) in 1995 with a BFA in theater.ĭonahue is best known for her role in found-footage horror film The Blair Witch Project. Donahue was born on December 22, 1974, in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Joan, an office manager, and James Donahue, a printer.