Catherine LaBelle Parks (born December 10, 1956) 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 Miss America 1978 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 actress and continues to pursue various movie and television projects as a writer, producer and actor.
Attended Leto High School and The University of South Florida. She held the titles of Miss Tampa, Miss Hillsborough County and Miss Florida. She was the fourth runner-up in the 1977 Miss America Pageant.
Actress
Title
Year
Status
Character
Body of Influence
1993
Video
Helen
Aspen Extreme
1993
Karen
The Man in the Family
1991
TV Series
Christina Minetti
Capital News
1990
TV Series
Brooke Bros
Empty Nest
1989
TV Series
Mrs. Harte
Quantum Leap
1989
TV Series
Mrs. Ellis
Hunter
1989
TV Series
Bonnie Arlington
Weekend at Bernie's
1989
Tina, Vito's Girl
Tales from the Darkside
1986
TV Series
Gina Casavin
Street Hawk
1985
TV Series
Simkins' Daughter
The New Mike Hammer
1984
TV Series
Rachel
Zorro and Son
1983
TV Series
Señorita Anita
Three's Company
1982
TV Series
Susan
Friday the 13th Part III
1982
Vera
The Love Boat
1982
TV Series
Carole Struckland
Looker
1981
Jan
Behind the Screen
1981
TV Series
Sally Dundee
Days of Our Lives
1965
TV Series
Mitzi Rummley #1 (1982)
Self
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Year
Status
Character
Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th