Lara Parker (born October 27, 1937, in Knoxville, Tennessee as Mary Lamar Rickey) played Angelique the witch under her real name and in her guises of Cassandra Collins, Valerie Collins, and Miranda DuVal. She also portrayed Angelique Stokes Collins, Alexis Stokes, and Catherine Harridge Collins in the original Dark Shadows. She joined the cast in episode 368, and enjoyed a long tenure on the show, remaining a regular cast member until the final episode. She later portrayed Angelique Collins in the film Night of Dark Shadows. In 1966 she had origianlly auditoned for the role of Victoria Winters.
Lara Parker was featured in many television roles. She was cast as a witch in one episode of The Night Stalker. In The Six Million Dollar Man she portrayed a character named Andrea Collins, and she played Laura Banner, the late wife of Dr. David Banner in The Incredible Hulk. She co-stared in the classic cult film Race With The Devil.