Broadway debut in 1968 in Woman is My Idea, written and directed by Don C. Liljenquist. In 1969, she played the title role in an Off-Broadway production of Frank Wedekind's Lulu. She also appeared in the off-Broadway production of A Gun Play. In 1998, Parker published a novel, Angelique's Descent. Its sequel, Dark Shadows: The Salem Branch, came out in July 2006, and Dark Shadows: Wolf Moon Rising was released in August 2013. She has recently reprised the role of Angelique for a new series of Dark Shadows audio dramas, and is the reader for the audiobook recording of Angelique's Descent. In 2012, she had a cameo role in Tim Burton's movie version of Dark Shadows. Later she was reunited with her Dark Shadows co-stars Jerry Lacy and Kathryn Leigh Scott in two feature films about Doctor Mabuse written and directed by Ansel Faraj. The 1st film Doctor Mabuse was released in 2013, followed by a 2014 sequel called Doctor Mabuse: Etiopomar". Education and Post Acting Career Lara attended Central High School in Memphis and won a scholarship to Vassar College. At Vassar, she began a major in philosophy, which she completed at Southwestern at Memphis (now Rhodes College), receiving her BA. She attended graduate school at the University of Iowa and completed all course work on a Masters in speech and drama. She was working on her thesis while beginning her acting career. After retiring from acting, Lara became a high school and English teacher and obtained her MFA in creative writing from Antioch University. BibliographyAngelique's DescentThe Salem BranchWolf Moon RisingReturn to Collinwood (Introduction only)Dreams of the Dark (Introduction only)Heiress of Collinwood'' Personal life Parker is married to Jim Hawkins, a building contractor. They have a daughter, Caitlin. Parker has two sons, Rick and Andy, both from her first marriage to artist Tom Parker: Rick is a successful record producer, Andy a contractor. Caitlin Hawkins is a set designer and stylist for videos and commercials. Lara's son Rick is married to singer Miranda Lee Richards. They have one son, Wesley. References External links Original Dark Shadows Audio Dramas starring Lara Parker 1938 births Living people 20th-century American actresses 21st-century American women People from Knoxville, Tennessee Actresses from Tennessee University of Iowa alumni Rhodes College alumni American stage actresses American film actresses American television actresses Vassar College alumni