Catherine Parks

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Catherine Parks
Born
Catherine LaBelle

(1956-12-10) December 10, 1956 (age 66)
OccupationActress
Years active1981–present

Catherine LaBelle Parks (born December 10, 1956) is an American actress who has starred in movies and on television. She is perhaps best known for her roles in the 1982 horror movie Friday the 13th Part III , as Vera Sanchez, and the 1989 comedy Weekend at Bernie's . [1] [2]

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Parks was born in Orlando, Florida and grew up in Tampa, Florida. [3] She graduated from Leto High School and attended University of South Florida where she was a theater major. [3] [4]

Parks began doing beauty pageants while still residing in Florida, winning Miss Hillsborough County and Miss Florida [5] before becoming a runner-up in the Miss America 1978 pageant. [3]

She received her Screen Actors Guild card after she appeared in the film Looker. [6]

She has appeared on television shows, her first being Behind the Screen , and she later had a recurring role on the short-lived CBS series Zorro and Son in 1983. Parks has made guest appearances on TV shows such as The Love Boat , Three's Company , Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer , Street Hawk , Tales from the Darkside , Hunter , and Empty Nest .

In 2005, Parks left Hollywood and now resides in Tampa.[ citation needed ] She remains an actress and continues to pursue various movie and television projects as a writer, producer and actress.[ citation needed ]

Filmography

Film
YearTitleRoleNotes
1981 Looker Jan
1982 Friday the 13th Part III Vera Sanchez
1989 Weekend at Bernie's Tina
1993 Aspen Extreme Karen
Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
1981 Behind the Screen Sally DundeeTV series
1982 The Love Boat Carole StrucklandEpisode: "A Dress to Remember"
1982 Three's Company Susan (uncredited)Episode: "Extra, Extra"
1982 Days of Our Lives Mitzi RummleyTV series
1983 Zorro and Son Señorita Anita3 episodes
1984 The New Mike Hammer RachelEpisode: "Hot Ice"
1985 Street Hawk Simkins' DaughterEpisode: "Follow the Yellow Gold Road"
1986 Tales from the Darkside Gina CasavinEpisode: "The Casavin Curse"
1989 Hunter Bonnie ArlingtonEpisode: "Blood Line"
1989 Quantum Leap Lady in ParkEpisode: "The Americanization of Machiko"
1989 Empty Nest Mrs. HarteEpisode: "Overdue for a Job"
1990 Capital News Brooke BrosEpisode: "Pilot"
Episode: "Swanns and Drakes"
1991 The Man in the Family Christina MinettiEpisode: "Once Bitten..."
1993Body of InfluenceHelenVideo

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References

  1. Maslin, Janet (August 13, 1982). "'Friday the 13th Part Iii-in 3-D' Opens". The New York Times. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
  2. Thomas, Kevin (July 5, 1989). "MOVIE REVIEW : A Hectic and Fun 'Weekend'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 Belcher, Walt (October 9, 1981). "Soap Bubbles With Love, Lust and Lechery". The Tampa Tribune. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
  4. "Florida beauty contestant shows she has talent, too". The Journal News. Associated Press. September 10, 1977. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
  5. Licht, Cindy (June 30, 1977). "Tampa girl lost a boyfriend but won Miss Florida title". The Tampa Times. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
  6. Phipps, Betty (November 3, 1981). "News Of People". The Tampa Tribune. Retrieved June 4, 2020.