Kimberly Anne Walker (June 19, 1968 – March 6, 2001) was an American film and television actress. One of her best known roles was that of Heather Chandler in the 1988

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Heathers ''Heathers'' is a 1989 American black comedy film written by Daniel Waters and directed by Michael Lehmann, in both of their respective film debuts. The film stars Winona Ryder, Christian Slater, Shannen Doherty, Lisanne Falk, Kim Walker, and ...

''. Walker's only starring role was in the 1995

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film '' A Reason to Believe,'' where she played the character of Judith.

Biography

Walker was born on June 19, 1968. Walker attended

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and

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. She died of a brain tumor at her Los Angeles home on March 6, 2001.

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* * Actresses from New York City American film actresses American television actresses Deaths from brain cancer in the United States 1968 births 2001 deaths 20th-century American actresses {{US-film-actor-1960s-stub