Amanda Krueger is a fictional character in the Nightmare on Elm Street series of movies. She is the mother of Freddy Krueger, and was played by Nan Martin in the third film and Beatrice Boepple in the fifth.
At age 18, Amanda Krueger decided to become a nun, choosing "Mary Helena" as her name in Christ. Her first assignment as a nun was to care for the inmates in Westin Hills hospital, including the infamous tower (where the most insane patient...
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Amanda Krueger is a fictional character in the Nightmare on Elm Street series of movies. She is the mother of Freddy Krueger, and was played by Nan Martin in the third film and Beatrice Boepple in the fifth.
At age 18, Amanda Krueger decided to become a nun, choosing "Mary Helena" as her name in Christ. Her first assignment as a nun was to care for the inmates in Westin Hills hospital, including the infamous tower (where the most insane patients were locked up). Only a few days away from Christmas, Amanda was accidentally locked in the tower when the guards were in a hurry to go home to their families. She was left alone with the inmates for several days, and she was brutally rape and beaten many times during this ordeal. When she was finally found, she was barely alive and pregnant.
Nine months later, Amanda gave birth to Frederick Charles Krueger (aka Freddy Krueger). Shortly after, the infant was given over to the state and adopted by Mr. Underwood, an abusive alcoholic.
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