Lara Parker, star of soap opera ‘Dark Shadows,’ dead at 84

Actress Lara Parker, best known for her role as Angelique Bouchard on the hit soap “Dark Shadows,” has died at age 84.Parker died in her sleep on Oct. 12 in her Los Angeles home, her former co-star Kathryn L. Scott confirmed on Facebook Monday.She died just one week before her 85th birthday.“For more than 50 years, our lives were intertwined through our mutual love of literature, writing, and acting,” Scott wrote of her late “Dark Shadows” co-star.“We could not have been more unalike, and therein lay the magic of our enduring friendship. My thoughts are with her family in this sad time of grief and remembrance.” Parker’s daughter, Caitlin Hawkins, confirmed her mother’s death in a statement to The Hollywood Reporter. Before kickstarting her career in entertainment, Parker enrolled in Vassar College in New York, where she roomed with none other than Jane Fonda.