Catherine Parks
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Catherine LaBelle Parks is an American actress who has starred in movies and on television. She is perhaps best known for her role in the 1982 horror movie Friday the 13th Part III as Vera Sanchez and in the 1989 comedy Weekend at Bernie's
.
Parks was born Catherine LaBelle in Tampa, Florida
. She was a runner-up in the 1977 Miss America Pageant. She has starred on television shows, her first being Behind the Screen, and she later starred in 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. She remains an actor and continues to pursue various movie and television projects as a writer, producer and actor.
Weekend at Bernie's
Weekend at Bernie's is a 1989 American comedy film directed by Ted Kotcheff. A comedy starring Andrew McCarthy and Jonathan Silverman features the two as a couple of young insurance agency employees who discover their boss is deceased...
.
Parks was born Catherine LaBelle in Tampa, Florida
Tampa, Florida
Tampa is a city in the U.S. state of Florida. It serves as the county seat for Hillsborough County. Tampa is located on the west coast of Florida. The population of Tampa in 2010 was 335,709....
. She was a runner-up in the 1977 Miss America Pageant. She has starred on television shows, her first being Behind the Screen, and she later starred in the short-lived CBS
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
series Zorro and Son in 1983. Parks has made guest appearances on TV shows such as The Love Boat
The Love Boat
The Love Boat is an American television series set on a cruise ship, which aired on the ABC Television Network from September 24,1977, until May 24,1986.The show starred Gavin MacLeod as the ship's captain...
, Three's Company
Three's Company
Three's Company is an American sitcom that aired from March 15, 1977, to September 18, 1984, on ABC. It is based on the British sitcom, Man About the House....
, Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer is the title used for two syndicated television series that followed the adventures of fictional private detective Mike Hammer...
, Street Hawk
Street Hawk
Street Hawk is an American television series that aired for 13 episodes on ABC in 1985. The series was a Limekiln and Templar Production in association with Universal Television. Its central characters were created by Paul M. Belous and Robert "Bob" Wolterstorff, and its core format was developed...
, Tales from the Darkside
Tales from the Darkside
Tales from the Darkside is an anthology horror TV series produced by George A. Romero; it originally aired from 1983 to 1988. Similar to Amazing Stories, The Twilight Zone, Night Gallery, The Outer Limits, and Tales From The Crypt, each episode was an individual short story that ended with a plot...
, Hunter, and Empty Nest.
In 2005, Parks left Hollywood and now resides in Tampa. She remains an actor and continues to pursue various movie and television projects as a writer, producer and actor.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Looker Looker Looker is a 1981 science fiction film written and directed by Michael Crichton. It starred Albert Finney, Susan Dey, and James Coburn. Former NFL linebacker Tim Rossovich was featured as the villain's main henchman.... |
Jan | |
| 1982 | Friday the 13th Part III | Vera Sanchez | |
| 1989 | Weekend at Bernie's Weekend at Bernie's Weekend at Bernie's is a 1989 American comedy film directed by Ted Kotcheff. A comedy starring Andrew McCarthy and Jonathan Silverman features the two as a couple of young insurance agency employees who discover their boss is deceased... |
Tina | |
| 1993 | Aspen Extreme Aspen Extreme Aspen Extreme is a 1993 film about two ski buddies, TJ Burke and Dexter Rutecki , who move from Brighton, Michigan to Aspen to seek a better life. The two friends quickly become Aspen ski instructors, but women, drugs, and job troubles threaten to destroy their relationship... |
Karen |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Behind the Screen | Sally Dundee | TV series |
| 1982 | Carole Struckland | Episode: "A Dress to Remember" | |
| 1982 | Three's Company Three's Company Three's Company is an American sitcom that aired from March 15, 1977, to September 18, 1984, on ABC. It is based on the British sitcom, Man About the House.... |
Susan (uncredited) | Episode: "Extra, Extra" |
| 1982 | Days of our Lives Days of our Lives Days of our Lives is a long running daytime soap opera broadcast on the NBC television network. It is one of the longest-running scripted television programs in the world, airing nearly every weekday in the United States since November 8, 1965. It has since been syndicated to many countries around... |
Mitzi Rummley | TV series |
| 1983 | Zorro and Son | Señorita Anita | 3 episodes |
| 1984 | Rachel | Episode: "Hot Ice" | |
| 1985 | Street Hawk Street Hawk Street Hawk is an American television series that aired for 13 episodes on ABC in 1985. The series was a Limekiln and Templar Production in association with Universal Television. Its central characters were created by Paul M. Belous and Robert "Bob" Wolterstorff, and its core format was developed... |
Simkins' Daughter | Episode: "Follow the Yellow Gold Road" |
| 1986 | Tales from the Darkside Tales from the Darkside Tales from the Darkside is an anthology horror TV series produced by George A. Romero; it originally aired from 1983 to 1988. Similar to Amazing Stories, The Twilight Zone, Night Gallery, The Outer Limits, and Tales From The Crypt, each episode was an individual short story that ended with a plot... |
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 Empty Nest Empty Nest is an American sitcom that originally aired on NBC from 1988 to 1995. The series was created as a spin-off of The Golden Girls by creator and producer Susan Harris. For its first three seasons, Empty Nest was one of the year's top 10 most-watched programs... |
Mrs. Harte | Episode: "Overdue for a Job" |
| 1990 | Capital News Capital News Capital News is a short-lived American drama series that aired on ABC in 1990. Starring Lloyd Bridges and Helen Slater, Capital News was created by David Milch and Christian Williams.-Synopsis:... |
Brooke Bros | Episode: "Pilot" Episode: "Swanns and Drakes" |
| 1991 | Christina Minetti | Episode: "Once Bitten..." | |
| 1993 | Body of Influence | Helen | Video |