"Blair Witch Actress Heather Donahue Quit Acting to Grow Pot".
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The Massacre of The Burkittsville 7: The Blair Witch Legacy Sticks and Stones: An Exploration of the Blair Witch Legend Nominated – Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Actress Nominated – Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Actress – Newcomer At the time, she was also reported to be developing a line of herbal skin-care products. Īs of 2013, she resides in Nevada City, California. In 2016, it was reported that Donahue was writing and producing The High Country, a sitcom based on her experiences in marijuana farming. In 2011, Donahue signed a publishing deal for her debut book Growgirl, about her time as a marijuana grower, which was released on Januby Gotham Books, an imprint of Penguin Group USA. Her last acting role was in the 2008 direct-to-DVD horror film The Morgue.ĭonahue left acting in 2008 to become a medical marijuana grower. The same year, she appeared in an array of short films and televised films, such as The Walking Hack of Asbury Park, New Suit and The Big Time. In 2002, she had a starring role in the science fiction miniseries Taken, for which she was nominated for a Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress on Television. 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. 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 that she once worked with, citing the character's self-assuredness when everything went as planned, and confusion during crisis.
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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 in 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.
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