Marianne Hagan
Marianne Louise Hagan (born December 8, 1966) is an American actress and writer. She played Kara Strode in the 1995 horror sequel "", her film debut. Personal life. Hagan was born to Louise and James Hagan in New York City and was raised in Pocantico Hills, a small hamlet within the town on Mount Pleasant in New York. She has three sisters, Victoria, Christine and Joanna. She graduated cum laude with a B.A. in political science from Duke University. For many years, Hagan resided in New York City and in March 2016 she returned to Mount Pleasant, where she  currently resides in Sleepy Hollow. Career. Acting career. Hagan's first feature is one she is best known for among horror fans, her role as Kara Strode in the 1995 horror sequel "", her character is an adopted cousin of original "Halloween" character Laurie Strode. She appeared at the convention for "Halloween: 25 Years of Terror" event in 2003. In 2006 she appeared in the horror film "Dead Calling" alongside fellow "Halloween" cast members, "Ellie Cornell" of "" & "", P.J. Soles of "Halloween", Charles Cyphers of "Halloween" & "Halloween II", and Brad Loree of "". Most recently she has appeared in horror films "Stake Land , which stars Danielle Harris also of Halloween 4" & "Halloween 5", and "BreadCrumbs". She has also appeared in "Dinner and a Movie", in which she played the lead role, "I Think I Do", and "Rick", which stars Bill Pullman. Her television credits include "Who's the Boss?", which was her debut as an actress, "Major Dad", "SeaQuest DSV", "Law & Order", "", "", and "Friends" in which she played a friend of Rachel's. She has also starred in theater productions including "Inky" at the Julia Miles Theatre/ Women's Project Theater, in which she played the character of "Barbara". She has appeared in  several other productions including "Fiction", "Mercy", "The Country Club", "Skyscraper" and "In Heat". Other work. As a journalist, Hagan has written pieces for the arts and culture magazines, including "BlackBook" (for whom she interviewed such figures as Lou Reed) and "Room 100". She is the author of the book, "Victoria Hagan: Interior Portraits", which was released on October 12, 2010. Marianne and her sister Victoria appeared on "The Martha Stewart Show", as part of the episode titled "The Sisters Show", in which they talked about the book.