Nancy Thompson

Nancy Thompson, played by Heather Langenkamp, is a fictional character from A Nightmare on Elm Street series. She is the primary protagonist; Freddy's arch-nemesis; and final girl of A Nightmare on Elm Street, A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors, and Wes Craven's New Nightmare. Nancy also appears in a comic book series based on the films. In the 2010 remake, the character's name is revised to Nancy Holbrook. The franchise focuses on Freddy Krueger, a supernatural serial killer who uses dreams to murder the children of the people who burned him to death as an act of vengeance. Nancy is one of these children, and the films depict her struggle to survive her dreams and defeat the killer. In the original A Nightmare on Elm Street,...