The Resume

(November 23, 1959-November 4, 1982)
Died at 22
Starred in 'Poltergeist' (1982)
Portrayed Cathy in 'Diary of a Teenage Hitchhiker' and Sissy Traven in 'The Shadow Riders'
Was to play Robin Maxwell in the TV miniseries 'V '
Daughter of Dominick Dunne

Why she might be annoying:

She was born to privilege.
She left the university of Colorado after 1 year.

Why she might not be annoying:

Her boyfriend, John Sweeney, physically abused her and ultimately killed her.
She had broken off the relationship before her death.
She was well liked by people who knew her.
She was killed just as she was reaching her prime as an actress.
Although 21 at the time of filming, she looked young enough to play a 16 year old in the 'Poltergeist.'
Sweeney spent less than 3 years in prison for her murder.
She found work 3 weeks after moving to Hollywood.

Credit: Dokisa

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• College Drop Outs
• Cursed
• E!'s Most Horrifying Hollywood Murders (Ranked: 16)
• E!'s True Hollywood Story
• I Attended Harvard-Westlake School [Hollywood, Calif]
• I Died Before My 30th Birthday (Ranked: 22)
• I Died in 1982 (Ranked: 22)
• I was Murdered
• I'm Buried at Pierce Brothers' Westwood Memorial Park [Calif]
• Little People [5'3 and Shorter] - Female A-K
• Look at Me, I've Been Caught Eating
• Murdered Entertainers
• People who Have Similar Names on Am I Annoying (Ranked: 33)
• Profiles 9751-10000 (Ranked: 9844)
• Scream Queens
• Stars of Horror Films
• Wonderwall's Biggest Celebrity News Story the Year You Were Born (Ranked: 1982)

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 6 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 9 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 18 Votes: 22.22% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 7 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 12 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 9 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 10 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 30 Votes: 53.33% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 34 Votes: 44.12% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 27 Votes: 22.22% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 88 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 90 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 95 Votes: 37.89% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 139 Votes: 34.53% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 249 Votes: 44.18% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 294 Votes: 40.14% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 643 Votes: 41.99% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 771 Votes: 47.47% Annoying
In 2003, Out of 320 Votes: 49.38% Annoying