Kristen Parker

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Kristen Parker
Kristen Parker
Franchise:	A Nightmare on Elm Street
Notability:	Main character
Type:	Student; Mental patient; Victim
Gender:	Female
Location:	Westin Hills Psychiatric Hospital, Springwood, Ohio
Relations:	Elaine Parker
Status:	Deceased
Born:	1971
Died:	1988
Introduction:	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.
• Kristen has the "Dream Power" of being able to pull others into her dream and acrobatic skills. These abilities are passed down to Alice Johnson before her death and unintentionally to Freddy Krueger, allowing him to kill a new generation of Springwood children. 

Appearances

• A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
• A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master

See also

A Nightmare on Elm Street A Nightmare on Elm Street films A Nightmare on Elm Street gallery

A Nightmare on Elm Street characters A Nightmare on Elm Street locations A Nightmare on Elm Street cast & crew

External Links

• Kristen Parker at IMDB
• Kristen Parker at the Movie Database
• 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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