543 A Nightmare On Elm Street 3 : The Dream Warriors

 The  third  instalment  of  the  Nightmare...  franchise  is  well-regarded  as  having a  coherent storyline. a good  balance  between shocks  and  knowing  humour  and  generally  strong  effects. Nancy  from  the  first  film  returns  to  Elm  St as  a  child  psychologist encouraging a  group  of  troubled  kids  to  fight  back  against  their  tormentor.

Heather Langenkamp ( as Nancy )

Sex : No

Death : Stabbed by  Freddy's  fingernails

Heather  agreed  to  return as Nancy.

Patricia Arquette ( as Kristen )

Sex : No

Death : Survives

This  was  Patricia's film  debut. She  was born  into  an  acting  family in  Chicago  and lived  with  her  older  sister  Rosanna  for  a  time, helping  her career.   She  has  been successful in film  and  TV  ever  since, winning the Best Supporting Actress for  Boyhood in 2014 and  multiple awards for  her  role  in  the  TV  series Medium. She  was  married  to  Nicholas  Cage  from 1995 to 2000  but  for  most  of  that  time  they  were  separated. She  has done  considerable  charity work for  disaster  victims.

Jennifer Rubin ( as Taryn )

Sex : No

Death :  Drug overdose  inflicted  by  Freddie

Jennifer was  also  making  her  film  debut  here after  working  as  a  model. She  has  had  a less  stellar  but  solid  career the  highlight  being the  lead role in  The  Wasp  Woman  in 1997. She  has  been  less  visible  in  the  noughties but  is  still  working. She  was  married  to  Elias  Koteas from 1987 to 1990.

Penelope Sudrow ( as Jennifer )

Sex : No

Death :  Pulled  into  a  television by Freddie

Penelope  crossed  into  acting  after  many  TV appearances  as  a  tap  dancer. She  was  moderately  successful but her  career  had  petered  out  by 1992.

Stacey  Alden ( as Nurse Marcie )

Sex :  Marcie  strips  for the  mute  kid but  then  Freddie  takes over

Death : Survives

Stacey had  a  brief career  as  a  bit  part  actress in  the  late  eighties.

Kristen Clayton ( as Little  Girl )

Sex : n/a

Death : Only  appears  in  a  dream

This  was  Kristen's film debut . She  appeared  in  the  next   sequel  and  the  TV  series  Freddy's Nightmares. She  quit  acting  after  a  short  run  in  the  TV  series Home  Improvement in 1997.