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

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Lara Parker, who played the clever and cunning witch Angelique Bouchard in ABC’s gothic TV serial opera “Dark Shadows,” has died at the age of 84.

Her “Dark Shadows” co-star Kathryn Leigh Scott wrote on Facebook, “I have sad news… my beautiful, beloved friend Lara Parker passed away Thursday, October 12. I’m heartbroken, as all of us are who knew and loved her. She graced our lives with her beauty and talent, and we are all richer for having had her in our lives. Family meant more than anything to Lara, and they have wanted these few days since her passing to themselves. Rest in peace, my cherished friend.”

Parker played the strong enemy on “Dark Shadows” from 1967 to 1971, battling vampire Barnabas Collins (Jonathan Frid).

The actor died of cancer, per Deadline.