Portrait of Heather Donahue

Heather Donahue

Acting

Biography

Heather Donahue (born December 22, 1974) is a retired American actress who first came to public attention in 1999 after appearing as the lead character in Haxan Film's low-budget horror hit The Blair Witch Project. Following the success of the film, she went on to star in the science-fiction miniseries Taken. She also appeared in several independent films, in addition to appearing as a guest on several television shows, including The Outer Limits and It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. Donahue retired from acting in 2008, and in 2020 she formally changed her name to Rei Hance.

Born: December 22, 1974

Place of Birth: Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, USA

Filmography

2024
The Blair Witch Documentary

as Self (archive footage)

2016
Blair Witch

as Heather (archive footage)

2008
2005
Manticore

as Cpl. Keats

2003
New Suit

as Molly

2002
Taken

as Mary Crawford

2002
The Big Time

as Heather Donahue

2002
Without a Trace

as Linda Schmidt

2000
Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2

as Heather Donahue (archive footage) (uncredited)

2000
The Burkittsville 7

as Heather Donahue

2000
1999
The Blair Witch Project

as Heather Donahue

1999
Curse of the Blair Witch

as Heather Donahue

1995
The Outer Limits

as Claire Linkwood