Lara Parker

Lara Parker (October 27, 1938-October 12, 2023) also known as Mary Lamar Rickey, played Angelique the witch under her real name and in her guises of Cassandra Collins, Valerie Collins, and Miranda DuVal. She also portrayed Angelique Stokes Collins, Alexis Stokes, and Catherine Harridge Collins in the original Dark Shadows. She joined the cast in episode 368, and enjoyed a long tenure on the show, remaining a regular cast member until the final episode. She later portrayed Angelique Collins in the film Night of Dark Shadows. In 1966 she had originally auditioned for the role of Victoria Winters.
Lara Parker was featured in many television roles. She was cast as a witch in one episode of The Night Stalker. In The Six Million Dollar Man she portrayed a character named Andrea Collins, and she played Laura Banner, the late wife of Dr. David Banner in The Incredible Hulk. She co-stared in the classic cult film Race With The Devil.
Parker and Thayer David played supporting roles in the film Save the Tiger, but they did not appear together in any scenes.
Lara has recently reprised her role of Angelique in the Big Finish audio dramas. In 2012 she had a cameo appearance in Tim Burton's film adaptation of Dark Shadows along with fellow original cast members Jonathan Frid, Kathryn Leigh Scott and David Selby.
In 2016 she wrote and starred in the short story The Ghost Ship which was released by Big Finish Productions as part of the anthology Haunting Memories.
She passed away in her sleep at home in Los Angeles, California on October 12, 2023.
== Appearances ==
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Night of Dark Shadows
==Audio Performances:==
*Return to Collinwood
*Angelique's Descent (Parts 1 & 2)
*The House of Despair
*The Book of Temptation
*The Christmas Presence
*The Rage Beneath
*The Skin Walkers
*The Path of Fate
*Final Judgement
*Echoes of Insanity
*Kingdom of the Dead (Parts 1 - 4)
*The Death Mask
*The Carrion Queen
*The Crimson Pearl
*The Voodoo Amulet
*The Last Stop
* The Phantom Bride
* The Devil Cat
* Bloodlust
* The Tony And Cassandra Mysteries, Series 1
* The Tony And Cassandra Mysteries, Series 2
* The Tony And Cassandra Mysteries, Series 3 (July 2019)
* Bloodline
== External links ==
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*Lara Parker's Official Website
Parker, Lara
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