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  2. Nancy Thompson (A Nightmare on Elm Street)

    • Nancy Thompson is a fictional character in the A Nightmare on Elm Street franchise. She first appears in A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) as a teenager hunted in her dreams by enigmatic serial killer Freddy Krueger. In this film, she was portrayed by Heather Langenkamp—who reprises the role in the sequel, A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (198… See more

    Concept and creation

    The origins of Nancy began with a conversation that Wes Craven had with his daughter Jessica, which … See more

    Appearances

    The character made her cinematic debut in A Nightmare on Elm Street on November 9, 1984. In this film, Nancy (Heather Langenkamp) is a middle-class teenage girl with divorced parents and is dating a boy named Gle… See more

    First appearanceA Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
    Last appearanceA Nightmare on Elm Street (2010)
    Created byWes Craven
    In popular culture

    Nancy is a playable character in the A Nightmare on Elm Street (1989) video game. Released by Monarch Software and Westwood Associates, Nancy and the Dream Warriors face Freddy Krueger once again. As e… See more

    Characterization

    Nancy's characterization, along with Langenkamp's performance, has received praise. American literary critic John Kenneth Muir highlighted her intelligence and insightfulness for her original appearance. Muir descri… See more

    Further reading

    • Bulkeley, Kelley (1999). Visions of the Night: Dreams, Religion, and Psychology. SUNY Press. ISBN 978-0-79-144283-8.
    • Clover, Carol J. (1992). Men, Women, and Chain Saws Gender in the Modern Horror Film. Princ… See more

     
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