Rei Hance

Acting

Rei Hance

Born 1974-12-22 · Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, USA

Rei Hance (born Heather Donahue; December 22, 1974) is a retired American actress who first came to public attention in 1999 after appearing as the lead character in Haxan Film's low-budget horror hit The Blair Witch Project. Following the success of the film, she went on to star in the science-fiction miniseries Taken. She also appeared in several independent films, in addition to appearing as a guest on several television shows, including The Outer Limits and It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. Donahue retired from acting in 2008, and in 2020 she formally changed her name to Rei Hance.

Acting credits

The Blair Witch Project poster
6.4

In October of 1994 three student filmmakers disappeared in the woods near Burkittsville, Maryland, while shooting a documentary. A year later their footage was found.

The Blair Witch Project

1999

Blair Witch poster
5.2

Students on a camping trip discover something sinister is lurking beyond the trees.

Blair Witch

2016

Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 poster
4.3

A group of college students decide to take part in a witch hunt tour inspired by a horror movie. As the adventure goes awry, the students realise that an evil being has followed them home.

Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2

2000

Boys and Girls poster
6.0

Ryan and Jennifer are opposites who definitely do not attract. At least that's what they always believed. When they met as twelve-year-olds, they disliked one another. When they met again as teenagers, they loathed each other. But when they meet in college, the uptight Ryan and the free-spirited Jennifer find that their differences bind them together and a rare friendship develops.

Boys and Girls

2000

Manticore poster
4.7

During Operation Iraqi Freedom, a US Army Squad is sent to a small Iraqi town to locate a missing news crew, only to find the residents of the town dead and a living weapon of mass destruction, a Manticore, awakened from its long slumber by a terrorist leader wanting to rid his land of the American invaders at any price.

Manticore

2005

Curse of the Blair Witch poster
6.2

A mockumentary exploring the legend of the Blair Witch and the case of the three missing student filmmakers.

Curse of the Blair Witch

1999

The Morgue poster
4.7

A supernatural killer terrorizes a group of people in an eerie morgue.

The Morgue

2008

Seven and a Match poster
6.0

Seven college friends re-unite in the house where they used to spend summers. Some things have changed, some have stayed the same.

Seven and a Match

2001

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NR

A BBC television nostalgia documentary that examines the pop culture of 1999.

I Love 1999

2001

The Big Time poster
4.5

In 1948 Manhattan, a diverse group of people are committed to making the fledgling Empire Network a success. Among them: a naive young woman who's hired as a script girl; an idealistic programmer; and an aspiring director who hopes to make Empire "the network that takes risks and makes new stars." Then there's Empire's president, an eccentric scientist whose bride raises eyebrows at the network.

The Big Time

2002

The Blair Witch Documentary poster
6.1

Documentary about the 1999 film. Featured on the special features for The Blair Witch Project Second Sight Blu-ray release.

The Blair Witch Documentary

2024

New Suit poster
6.2

A once-idealistic writer inadvertently ignites a feeding frenzy in Hollywood with the mention of a mysterious new screenplay and its illusive author.

New Suit

2003

The Burkittsville 7 poster
5.3

A film archivist revisits the story of Rustin Parr, a hermit thought to have murdered seven children while under the possession of the Blair Witch.

The Burkittsville 7

2000

Sticks and Stones: Investigating the Blair Witch poster
7.5

Delving deeper into the mystery of the legendary Blair Witch and the disappearance of three student filmmakers, this documentary closely examines the evidence of the case – Josh Leonard's car, the backpack of film canisters found under an abandoned house in the woods, and the actual film footage contained therein – in an effort to illuminate what is scientifically unexplainable.

Sticks and Stones: Investigating the Blair Witch

1999

No artwork available
8.0

An animated documentary film

The Velvet Tigress

2001

The Blair Witch Phenomenon poster
NR

Documentary about the impact of the film The Blair Witch Project, hosted and presented by film critic Mark Kermode.

The Blair Witch Phenomenon

1999