Kristen Parker

Kristen Parker
Franchise:	A Nightmare on Elm Street
Notability:	Supporting character
Type:	Mental patient
Gender:	Female
Location:	Westin Hills Psychiatric Hospital, Springwood, Ohio
Known relatives:	Elaine Parker
Status:	Deceased
Born:	1969
Died:	1988
First:	A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987)
Final:	A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988)
Actor:	Patricia Arquette Tuesday Knight

Kristen Parker is a fictional mental patient and murder victim and a supporting character in the A Nightmare on Elm Street film series. Played by actress Patricia Arquette, she appeared in the third installment in the series, A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors. The character made a brief appearance in the beginning of the 1988 sequel, A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master, only this time she was portrayed by actress Tuesday Knight.

Notes & Trivia

• The character of Kristen Parker was created by director Chuck Russell and screenwriters Wes Craven, Bruce Wagner, and Frank Darabont.

• In the novelization of the film, Kristen's name is spelled Kirsten. This name was also used in early drafts of the movie, but was changed to Kristen for the final script.

• Kristen Parker is the first character seen in A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors.

• Playing the role of Kristen Parker marks the acting debut of Patricia Arquette.

See also

A Nightmare on Elm Street A Nightmare on Elm Street films A Nightmare on Elm Street media

A Nightmare on Elm Street images A Nightmare on Elm Street characters A Nightmare on Elm Street miscellaneous

External Links

• Kristen Parker at IMDB
• Kristen Parker at the Horror House
• Kristen Parker at the Elm Street Wiki
• Kristen Parker at the Horror Film Wiki

Keywords

Characters who are burned to death; Freddy Krueger; Freddy Krueger victims; Elm Street; Last of the Elm Street children; Mental health facility; Mental patient; Nightmare; Ohio; Springwood; Westin Psychiatric Hospital

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