Catherine Parks
Catherine Parks | |
|---|---|
| Born | Catherine LaBelle December 10, 1956 Orlando, Florida, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1981–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]
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[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Looker | Jan | |
| 1982 | Friday the 13th Part III | Vera Sanchez | |
| 1989 | Weekend at Bernie's | Tina | |
| 1993 | Aspen Extreme | Karen |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Behind the Screen | Sally Dundee | TV series |
| 1982 | The Love Boat | Carole Struckland | Episode: "A Dress to Remember" |
| 1982 | Three's Company | Susan (uncredited) | Episode: "Extra, Extra" |
| 1982 | Days of Our Lives | Mitzi Rummley | TV series |
| 1983 | Zorro and Son | Señorita Anita | 3 episodes |
| 1984 | The New Mike Hammer | Rachel | Episode: "Hot Ice" |
| 1985 | Street Hawk | Simkins' Daughter | Episode: "Follow the Yellow Gold Road" |
| 1986 | Tales from the Darkside | Gina Casavin | Episode: "The Casavin Curse" |
| 1989 | Hunter | Bonnie Arlington | Episode: "Blood Line" |
| 1989 | Quantum Leap | Lady in Park | Episode: "The Americanization of Machiko" |
| 1989 | Empty Nest | Mrs. Harte | Episode: "Overdue for a Job" |
| 1990 | Capital News | Brooke Bros | Episode: "Pilot" Episode: "Swanns and Drakes" |
| 1991 | The Man in the Family | Christina Minetti | Episode: "Once Bitten..." |
| 1993 | Body of Influence | Helen | Video |
References[edit]
- ^ Maslin, Janet (August 13, 1982). "'Friday the 13th Part Iii-in 3-D' Opens". The New York Times. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
- ^ Thomas, Kevin (July 5, 1989). "MOVIE REVIEW : A Hectic and Fun 'Weekend'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
- ^ a b c Belcher, Walt (October 9, 1981). "Soap Bubbles With Love, Lust and Lechery". The Tampa Tribune. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
- ^ "Florida beauty contestant shows she has talent, too". The Journal News. Associated Press. September 10, 1977. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
- ^ Licht, Cindy (June 30, 1977). "Tampa girl lost a boyfriend but won Miss Florida title". The Tampa Times. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
- ^ Phipps, Betty (November 3, 1981). "News Of People". The Tampa Tribune. Retrieved June 4, 2020.