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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nThe actress revealed how she just walked into the audition and landed the role of Angelique because she was the right fit:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThey were casting a witch, and they\u2019d seen a lot of dark-haired, sexy girls. I came in looking blond and angelic and younger than my age. I think I just happened to hit them right, and everything fell into place.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Despite landing the role easily, Parker didn\u2019t like playing Angelique, who was a bad witch, as she viewed her character as the bad girl from the wrong side of the tracks. \u201cI wanted to play the heroine, who got to wear the pretty gowns,\u201d she noted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She later changed her mind and came to love her character when she realized the audience relished Angelique\u2019s evil ways. \u201cI came to enjoy playing an evil, conniving woman,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Unfortunately, after a five-year run, \u201cDark Shadows\u201d was canceled. Parker managed to keep the legacy of the show alive through the \u201cDark Shadows\u201d series of books she wrote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Parker, who has remained one of the hottest actresses of her day, moved to Los Angeles when the hit show ended. She featured in several Broadway productions and guest-starred in shows such as \u201cThe Incredible Hulk\u201d and \u201cRemington Steele.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The actress also wrote scripts and screenplays and formed a company called \u201cOld Canyon Press,\u201d which published an illustrated collection of verses called \u201cBugs and Critters I Have Known.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Away from work, she also experienced shifts in her love life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The actress divorced her first husband, with whom she has two children, and married her second husband, Jim Hawkins, a contractor and builder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Hawkins and Parker welcomed a child, Caity, and together they raised their three babies \u2014 including Rick and Andy from Parker\u2019s first marriage \u2014 in a house they designed and built atop the Santa Monica Mountains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Her face lit up when she talked about her grandson, which indicated she has so much love to share with him, unlike the witchy counterpart she played in \u201cDark Shadows.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Their children all have successful careers in their respective fields. Rick is a music producer, Andy is a contractor, and Caity is a set designer and stylist for videos and commercials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n After her time on \u201cDark Shadows\u201d ended, Parker stayed busy by earning a Master\u2019s Degree in Creative Writing in 2004.<\/p>\n\n\n\n She taught at a college in Los Angeles, and in 2006, she conducted a two-day workshop at New York University titled \u201cHeart of Horror,\u201d which discussed the process of horror writing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Parker\u2019s gothic-horror books based on the \u201cDark Shadows\u201d show did so well that she wrote four. Her first, \u201cAngelique\u2019s Descent,\u201d was released in 1998, and her second, \u201cThe Salem Branch,\u201d came out in 2006.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The third book in the series, \u201cWolf Moon Rising,\u201d was released in 2012, and in 2016, Parker released \u201cHeiress of Collinwood.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n In 2011, Parker and her co-stars from \u201cDark Shadows,\u201d including Jonathan Frid, David Selby, and Kathryn Leigh Scott, went to England to shoot cameo appearances in the hit series feature film from director Tim Burton.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Parker now maintains a website, laraparker.com, where she provides DVDs of \u201cDark Shadows,\u201d movies she featured in, and her autographed books and photos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The actress also talks about and teaches acting on her website. She has maintained her career in the entertainment industry through teaching and writing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n As she ages, the actress still looks great and loves to spend time with her family. At 84, the actress looks flawless, with her son sharing her pictures on social media that show the life of the actress now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In one picture, Parker posed in her garden full of roses. The actress wore a green dress with black polka dots, white socks, and sandals. Her blonde hair, which is slowly turning gray, flowed freely to her shoulders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n She was smiling in the photo, clearly proud of her beautiful and well-kept garden with blooming red and yellow roses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In another photo, the mother of three posed with her dog Brooke. The actress, who was on a boat, looked stunning and relaxed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n She wore sunglasses, a grey cap, and a white buttoned-down shirt with gray trousers. Her dog, which she held close to her, also posed for the photo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"Lara](\"https:\/\/cdn.amomama.com\/7b0357aaf56e49bd72e19d3f06fd9dada9b04611ab10f842bc7efd5a13d8b8c0.jpg\")
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