Actor Lar Park Lincoln, best known for her roles in the “Friday the 13th” horror franchise and the soap opera “Knots Landing” has died at the age of 63.
The Dallas-based audition coach and entrepreneur died April 22 after a 45-year career in Hollywood performing and mentoring other actors, Lincoln’s company Actors Audition Studios confirmed on Facebook.
The TV star’s death came after having previously battled breast cancer, according to The Hollywood Reporter, though a cause of death was not confirmed. Her late husband of 14 years, Michael, died in late 2015 after battling cancer, the outlet reported.
Her brothers Jack Jr. and Pat also died before her, as well as her parents Jack and Marjorie Dale, Actors Audition Studios said. A mother of two, Lincoln is survived by her daughter Piper and her son Trevor as well her sister Karen, brother Michael, four grandchildren and countless others.
The family is requesting privacy and is referring all donations be made to either the SAG-AFTRA Foundation or The Entertainment Community Fund.
Lincoln best known for role as Linda Fairgate
Throughout her illustrious in Hollywood, Lincoln performed in various film and television projects.
However, she is arguably most recognized for her reoccurring role as Linda Fairgate in “Knots Landing.” The soap opera aired between 1979 and 1993 and starred Michelle Phillips, Michele Lee, Joan Van Ark, Donna Mills, Ted Shackelford, Kevin Dobson and more.
She is also widely recognized for portraying telekinetic Tina Shepard in 1988’s “Friday the 13th: The New Blood.”
In 2008, she published a memoir titled “Get Started Not Scammed,” where she shared insight across the acting, modeling and pageant industries.
More than a decade later she founded Actors Audition Studios in Dallas, where she offered a unique audition and on-camera training program venturing away from traditional coaching methods, according its website.
This story has been updated to add a photo.
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