Lar Park Lincoln

In this article, the surname is Park Lincoln.
Lar Park Lincoln
Born
Laurie Jill Park

May 12, 1961 (1961-05-12) (age 63)[1]
Dallas, Texas, U.S.
OccupationActress
Years active1985–present
Spouse
Michael Lincoln
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(m. 1981; died 1995)​
Children2 with Lincoln

Laurie Jill "Lar" Park Lincoln (née Park; born May 12, 1961) is an American actress. She appeared in the 1987 film House II: The Second Story as Kate, the 1988 horror film Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood as Tina Shepard,[2] and a 1988 episode of the anthology horror series Freddy's Nightmares as Karyn. Lincoln starred in the television series Knots Landing from 1987 to 1991.

Life and career

Park was born in Dallas, Texas.[3] She made her acting debut appearing in the 1985 made-for-television movie Children of the Night and in 1987 played the leading role in the independent comedy film, The Princess Academy.[4] Also in 1987, she appeared in the comedy horror House II: The Second Story and following year starred as Tina Shepard in the slasher film, Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood, the seventh installment in the Friday the 13th franchise. She also guest-starred on television series including Hunter, Outlaws, Highway to Heaven, Freddy's Nightmares, and Tour of Duty.

In 1987, Park was cast as Linda Fairgate, the daughter-in-law to Karen Fairgate (played by series star Michele Lee) in the CBS prime time soap opera, Knots Landing. She first appeared in the two episodes of show's ninth season, before returning with bigger role as of season eleven to thirteenth. In 1988, Park also played "Sally’s Friend" in the eight episodes of season 10 of Knots Landing.[5] After leaving the series in 1991, she guest-starred on Murder, She Wrote, Space: Above and Beyond and Beverly Hills, 90210.[3]

Park returned to acting in the mid-2000s, appearing in the Lifetime movie Inspector Mom: Kidnapped in Ten Easy Steps and low-budget productions. Her notable credits include comedy horror film Sky Sharks (2020), meta-slasher film 13 Fanboy (2021) where she plays a fictionalised version of herself being stalked and hunted by an obsessed Friday the 13th fan, and Rose Blood: A Friday the 13th Fan Film (2021), the unofficial fan film continuing the story of Tina Shepard, her character from Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood.[6][7]

Personal life

Lincoln was married to Michael Martin Lincoln on December 5, 1981, and remained married until his death on December 4, 1995.[8][9] She has two children and lives near Dallas, Texas. She has been battling breast cancer since 2008, and by 2012 had gone through numerous surgeries.[10]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1987 The Princess Academy Cindy Cathcart
1987 House II: The Second Story Kate
1988 Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood Tina Shepard
1990 Fatal Charm Sandy
2009 From The Dark Gail Miller
2009 Gravestoned Monica
2020 Sky Sharks Sidney Scott
2020 Expulsion Shara Fanning
2021 13 Fanboy Herself
2021 Autumn Road Kennedy
2021 Rose Blood: A Friday the 13th Fan Film Tina Shepard Nominated — FANtastic Horror Film Festival Award for Best Actress in a Feature Film
2022 Ghost Party Victoria
2023 Bad B*tch Rowena
2023 Young Bolsheviks Mayor

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1985 Children of the Night Valerie Television film
1987 Hunter Angela Holly Hobarts Episode: "Bad Company"
1987 Outlaws Grady Bennett Episode: "Pursued"
1987 Ohara Cindy Episode: "The Sparrow"
1987 Highway to Heaven Denise Kelly Episode: "In with the 'In' Crowd"
1988 Freddy's Nightmares Karyn Episode: "It's a Miserable Life"
1989 Tour of Duty Abigail Curtis Episode: "Nightmare"
1987, 1989–1991 Knots Landing Linda Fairgate Recurring role (seasons 11–12), 48 episodes
1992 Murder, She Wrote Caroline Pryce Episode: "Incident in Lot 7"
1995 Space: Above and Beyond Bowman Episode: "Ray Butts"
1995 Beverly Hills, 90210 Tammy Kane Episode: "Fortunate Son"
2005 City of Justice Susan Foley Episode: "The Burns of Revenge"
2007 Inspector Mom: Kidnapped in Ten Easy Steps Regina Von Hoffman Television film
2009 His Name Was Jason: 30 Years of Friday the 13th Herself Documentary

References

  1. ^ "Lar Park-Lincoln | Movies and Filmography". AllMovie.
  2. ^ Collum, Jason Paul (April 2004). Assault of the killer B's: interviews with 20 cult film actresses. McFarland. pp. 68–. ISBN 978-0-7864-1818-3. Retrieved August 22, 2011.
  3. ^ a b "Lar Park-Lincoln - Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com.
  4. ^ "The Princess Academy" – via www.rottentomatoes.com.
  5. ^ L, Knots; Fan, ing (January 31, 2023). "The Lar Park Lincoln Exclusive Interview".
  6. ^ Simms, S. Michael (December 4, 2021). "Movie Night: Rose Blood (2021)".
  7. ^ Squires, John (August 26, 2021). "Lar Park-Lincoln is Back as Tina in 'Friday the 13th: The New Blood' Fan Film 'Rose Blood'! [Trailer]".
  8. ^ State of California. "California, Death Index, 1940-1997". Ancestry.com. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
  9. ^ State of Texas. "Texas, Marriage Index, 1814-1909 and 1966-2011". Ancestry.com. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
  10. ^ "Lar Park Lincoln Acting Studios Newsletter - December 2012". Myemail.constantcontact.com. 2012-11-01. Retrieved 2016-12-25.