Catherine Parks

This article is about the actress. For the politician, see Catherine M. Parks.

Catherine Parks
Born
Orlando, Florida, U.S.
OccupationActress
Years active1981–present

Catherine Parks 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.

Filmography

Film
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
Television
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
2009 His Name Was Jason: 30 Years of Friday the 13th Herself Documentary

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. Archived from the original on June 4, 2020. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
  3. ^ a b c 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.