Heather Rattray
Actor · Born April 25, 1965 (61) · Moline, Illinois, USA
Pretty and charming brunette actress Heather Rattray enjoyed a brief spurt of fame in the 1970's by appearing in a handful of enjoyably innocuous family features. Rattray was born on April 25, 1965 in Moline, Illinois and grew up on a 400-acre farm in Minnesota. Heather was only 11 when she was discovered by a film producer, who thought she looked like a young Grace Kelly. She co-starred with Robert Logan in several delightful movies: excellent as "Holly Smith" in the sweet western, Across the Great Divide (1976), solid as "Courtney MacLaine" in The Sea Gypsies (1978), and highly appealing as spunky daughter "Jenny Robinson" in the "Wilderness Family" pictures. Rattray had recurring roles on the popular daytime TV soap operas, Guiding Light (1952) and As the World Turns (1956). She gave a nice performance as Annie Ross' lovely daughter "Susan" in Frank Henenlotter's outrageous Basket Case 2 (1990). Her favorite pastimes are riding and caring for animals. She's the younger sister of actor Laird Macintosh.
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Biography from IMDb.
- April 25, 1965 (61)
- Moline, Illinois, USA
- Actor
- 6 on MovieCove · 8 credits in all
Known for
What are Heather Rattray's films like?
Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Survival.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 1 · Earnest 4
Light 4 · Serious 1 · Dark 0
Grounded 4 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0
Gentle 4 · Charged 1 · Intense 0
Steady 3 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 0
Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0
Casual 5 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 5 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 0
Resolved 5 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Roles they play
Usually the Ally: 2 of 3 analyzed roles.
- Heroas Holly Smith in Across the Great Divide (1976)
- Allyas Jenny Robinson in The Further Adventures of the Wilderness Family (1978)
- Allyas Courtney Maclaine in The Sea Gypsies (1978)
Moods and endings
- Happy3
- Bittersweet2
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Heather Rattray's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 6 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (5).
Subscription and free streaming for Heather Rattray's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
8 credits, 6 with a MovieCove page.
The Theory of the Leisure Class (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
The Home Court (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
Love & War(1992)
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all shows
Basket Case 2(1990)
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
The Sea Gypsies(1978)
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
Across the Great Divide(1976)
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
Career shape
Star power in the 64th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 8 titles from 1976 to 2001; peak year 1990.
Film career
Peak 1990 · steadily prominent in film for years. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.
- 1978Screen debut· The Further Adventures of the Wilderness Family
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
How do Heather Rattray's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 58th percentile, the median of all 5; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 59th percentile for acclaim.
- 50th to 74th4
- 25th to 49th2
Shape of the crowd
4 of their 6 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Crowd Pleaser4
- Mixed2
Reviewers score the acting 49/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 59, detractors 30. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does Heather Rattray work with?
People who share at least 2 of Heather Rattray's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Robert Logan shares the most, 4.
Directors
- Stewart RaffillShared titles: The Sea Gypsies (1978), Across the Great Divide (1976)See all 2 shared titles with Stewart Raffill
Writers
- Arthur R. DubsShared titles: Adventures of the Wilderness Family 3 (1979), The Further Adventures of the Wilderness Family (1978), Across the Great Divide (1976)See all 3 shared titles with Arthur R. Dubs
Actors
- Robert LoganShared titles: Adventures of the Wilderness Family 3 (1979), The Further Adventures of the Wilderness Family (1978), The Sea Gypsies (1978), Across the Great Divide (1976)See all 4 shared titles with Robert Logan
- George 'Buck' FlowerShared titles: Adventures of the Wilderness Family 3 (1979), The Further Adventures of the Wilderness Family (1978), Across the Great Divide (1976)See all 3 shared titles with George 'Buck' Flower
- Ham LarsenShared titles: Adventures of the Wilderness Family 3 (1979), The Further Adventures of the Wilderness Family (1978)See all 2 shared titles with Ham Larsen
- Susan DamanteShared titles: Adventures of the Wilderness Family 3 (1979), The Further Adventures of the Wilderness Family (1978)See all 2 shared titles with Susan Damante
Composers and editors
- Dan GreerShared titles: Adventures of the Wilderness Family 3 (1979), The Sea Gypsies (1978)See all 2 shared titles with Dan Greer
- Douglas M. LackeyShared titles: The Further Adventures of the Wilderness Family (1978), Across the Great Divide (1976)See all 2 shared titles with Douglas M. Lackey
- Gene KauerShared titles: The Further Adventures of the Wilderness Family (1978), Across the Great Divide (1976)See all 2 shared titles with Gene Kauer
- R. Hansel BrownShared titles: The Sea Gypsies (1978), Across the Great Divide (1976)See all 2 shared titles with R. Hansel Brown
Producers
- Fred R. KrugShared titles: Adventures of the Wilderness Family 3 (1979), The Further Adventures of the Wilderness Family (1978), Across the Great Divide (1976)See all 3 shared titles with Fred R. Krug
- Joseph RaffillShared titles: The Sea Gypsies (1978), Across the Great Divide (1976)See all 2 shared titles with Joseph Raffill
Mixed roles
- Gérard AlcanShared titles: The Sea Gypsies (1978), Across the Great Divide (1976)See all 2 shared titles with Gérard Alcan