Heidi Marnhout was born and raised in San Diego, California and has
been acting in stage productions since the early age of six. She
majored in theater at the University of Colorado and subsequently
graduated from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in Los Angeles.
Her first cinematic role was in
Roadkill (1996), an independent film
made by one of the F/X technicians of the Phantasm movies. The
director,
D. Kerry Prior, introduced her
soon after to
Don Coscarelli when he was
looking for an actress for the next Phantasm installment. Impressed by
her beauty and acting skills, Heidi got the part of "Jennifer" in
Phantasm IV: Oblivion (1998).
Apart from performing onstage in several
Noël Coward plays, Heidi starred in
Vice Girls (1997) and reunited again
with
Don Coscarelli and
Reggie Bannister portraying a brief
role in
Bubba Ho-Tep (2002). Most
recently, Ms. Marnhout appeared in
Flight of the Living Dead (2007).
While not working on feature films, Heidi Marnhout is a veteran on TV
productions, showing her talent in several prestigious series such as
Angel (1999) and
CSI: Miami (2002), as well as in
several TV movies.
Under the Hollywood Sign(2014)as Claire
Rizzoli & Isles(2010)as Vivian Adams
Man at the Door(2012)as The Woman
NCIS: Los Angeles(2009)as Heather Marcum
Phantasmagoria(2005)
Women of Phantasm: The Documentary with Balls!(2022)as Self
Southern Charm(2013)as Self
Making of 'Bubba Ho-tep'(2004)as Self
Cinemassacre's Monster Madness(2007)as Callie
