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Vana O'Brien
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Vana O'Brien

Born 1943 · Lake Oswego, Oregon, USA · Active 1988–2012

Vana O'Brien delivers a compelling performance in The Haunting of Sarah Hardy (1989), where she embodies the complexities of a character caught in a web of supernatural events. With a background in horror cinema, her role adds depth to the film's exploration of psychological terror and haunting experiences. O'Brien's contribution to this cult classic exemplifies the era's fascination with the eerie and the unknown, making her a notable figure in the landscape of exploitation films.

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The Haunting of Sarah Hardy

The Haunting of Sarah Hardy

1989 ★ 5.5
as Aunt Caroline

Sela Ward stars as beautiful, vulnerable heiress Sarah Hardy, recently wed and returning to her isolated childhood home, The Pines, to claim her vast inheritance. But something – or someone – evil waits there for her. It could be real. Or imagined. Whatever it is , it wants to drive Sarah into madness. And on the other side of madness lies murder. Featuring a tour de force performances by Morgan Fairchild and Polly Bergen, The Haunting of Sarah Hardy is sheer gothic suspense at its most wicked.

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Filmography

13 credits
2010s 1 credit
2012
My Own Private River as Sharon Waters (archive footage)
Movie ★ 7.5
2000s 4 credits
2009
Movie ★ 3.4
2006
Raising Flagg as Aunt Edith
Movie ★ 5.0
2003
Elephant as P.E. Instructor
Movie ★ 7.0
2000
Soulmate as Landlady
Movie ★ 4.0
1990s 6 credits
1993
Movie ★ 5.5
1993
The Wee Sing Train as Old Grey Mare (voice)
Movie ★ 5.5
1992
Movie ★ 4.6
1991
Movie ★ 6.0
1991
My Own Private Idaho as Sharon Waters
Movie ★ 7.1
1990
Movie ★ 5.9
1980s 2 credits
1989
Movie ★ 4.8
1988
TV