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Daily Mail
26-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Knots Landing star Lar Park Lincoln dead at 63: Soap actress also featured in iconic horror franchise
Knots Landing star Lar Park Lincoln, who featured unforgettably as the scheming femme fatale Linda Fairgate, has died aged 63. Shortly after she began appearing on the soap opera in 1987, Lincoln also joined one of the most beloved horror franchises in the genre. She acted in the 1988 film Friday The 13th Part VII: The New Blood, playing a telekinetic woman who faces off against the villainous Jason Voorhees. Over her decades-long career, she also guest-starred on iconic TV shows like Murder, She Wrote, and for years was a fixture on the home shopping channel QVC. Although she has battled breast cancer in the past, at one point undergoing 17 surgeries in the space of five years, her cause of death remains undisclosed. Her passing was announced Thursday by the Actors Audition Studios, a company she founded in her hometown of Dallas, Texas. In a post on Facebook breaking the news, the firm noted that her 'family requests privacy' and added: 'In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to The SAG-AFTRA Foundation or The Entertainment Community Fund.' Born Laurie Jill Park to a military family in Dallas, she decided by the third grade that she wanted to act, she told the website Icon Vs. Icon. She got her start as a model but 'always had my eye on acting,' featuring in commercials and taking classes to hone her skills in her dream profession. Her big break came with the 1985 TV movie Children Of The Night, a movie about the founder of the real-life Los Angeles organization of the same name, which is dedicated to rescuing underage prostitutes and helping them restart their lives. 'I was playing a real girl's life story. She was a young teenage prostitute,' Lincoln recalled. 'That's where I had to learn, and what has guided me since the very beginning in 1985, that you can't be an artist if you are judging.' She then landed her fan favorite role on Knots Landing as Linda Fairgate, the scenery-chewing blonde bombshell, whom she played off and on from 1987 to 1991. Linda starts off married to Eric Fairgate (Steve Shaw), whom she leaves for his brother Michael Fairgate (Patrick Petersen), only to get board of him and stray with a string of men including her boss Greg Sumner (William Devane). Eventually, the character's machinations catch up to her, and she is murdered by the man with whom she has her last explosive affair, Brian Johnston (Philip Brown). 'I would guess Linda was popular because she was so rotten and so fun at the same time,' she told a fan website for the show a few years ago. 'I studied a few people to become Linda, as she went from the brown hair to the blonde meanie.' Lincoln remembered when the show's creator David Jacobs informed her she would be going blonde for the character, telling her: 'I'm doing this because you look so sweet and everyone will be shocked how you turn out.' After her character was killed off in 1991, she continued to act on TV, guesting on such legendary series as Beverly Hills, 90210 and Murder, She Wrote. She also worked extensively as an acting coach, founding the Actors Audition Studios in Dallas as a way for her to nurture budding talent. 'I always loved coaching actors, even when I was a young actor,' she reflected. 'I always just felt I could see things from the outside, although directing isn't something that I'm interested in. A lot of people ask me that and it's not.' In 2008 she took her educational pursuits to another level by publishing the book Get Started Not Scammed, offering advice to people starting out in showbiz. Lincoln continued acting into her last years and has shot multiple movies that have still yet to be released, including the action films Young Bolsheviks and Bad B****. She was predeceased by her husband Michael Lincoln, whom she was married to for 14 years before he succumbed to cancer in 2015 at the age of just 43. Lincoln is survived by several family members including her children Piper and Trevor, her siblings Karen and Michael and her grandchildren Audra, Benjamin, Jack and Mia.
The Irish Sun
25-04-2025
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
Lar Park Lincoln dead: Knots Landing and Friday the 13th star dies aged 63 after breast cancer battle
POPULAR actress Lar Park Lincoln, who starred in Knots Landing and Friday The 13th, has died after a battle with breast cancer. Lincoln passed away at the age of 63 after a four-decade career where she became a household name in the US. 5 Popular actress Lar Park Lincoln, who starred in Knots Landing and Friday the 13th, has died after a battle with breast cancer Credit: Getty 5 Lincoln played Linda Fairgate, right, in Knots Landing Credit: CBS 5 Lincoln in Friday The 13th Part VII: The New Blood Credit: Paramount The striking blonde first shot to stardom playing the scheming femme fatale Linda Fairgate in Knots Landing in 1987. A few years later, she landed another huge role in the iconic horror franchise Friday the 13th. Lincoln faced off with the evil Jason Voorhees in the 1988 horror flick Friday The 13th Part VII: The New Blood where she played the role of a telekinetic woman. Her popularity also allowed her to have guest roles on iconic TV shows such as Murder, She Wrote. Later on in her acting career, Lincoln became one of the faces on the home shopping channel QVC. Her tragic passing was announced on Thursday by the Actors Audition Studios - a company she founded in her hometown Dallas. The studio left a touching tribute which read: "Over her 45-year career, Lar left an unforgettable mark on Hollywood through her dynamic performances and dedication to mentoring aspiring actors." Her official cause of death is still unknown but Lincoln did suffer from breast cancer in the past five years. Most read in Celebrity She is survived by her family including two children Piper and Trevor. Lincoln also leaves behind grandchildren Audra, Benjamin, Jack and Mia. Clodagh Rodgers dead: Eurovision legend, popular singer and TV star dies aged 78 as tributes pour in The soap star turned Hollywood actress first knew she wanted to act in the third grade, Lincoln once told the website She started out as a model in commercials before perfecting her craft in the world of acting. Her first big break came with in 1985 with the movie Children Of The Night. Lincoln took on the tricky role of a young teenage prostitute in Los Angeles. After impressing TV executives with her performance, Lincoln was offered a job on Knots Landing. Her role as blonde beauty Linda Fairgate garnered her national attention as she kept the role from 1987 up until 1991. Linda was involved in a shock death on the show when she was murdered by Brian Johnston who she had an affair with in her final season. After her run on the show ended, Lincoln described Linda as a "rotten but so fun" role to play. Read more on the Irish Sun Following her TV death, she went on to play roles in Lincoln then went into acting coaching as she founded the Actors Audition Studios in Dallas. 5 Lincoln in 2007 in Parsippany, New Jersey Credit: Getty 5 The cast of Knots Landing in 1991 with Lincoln back row third to the right Credit: Getty
Daily Mail
25-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
BREAKING NEWS Knots Landing star Lar Park Lincoln dead at 63: Soap actress also featured in iconic horror franchise
Knots Landing star Lar Park Lincoln, who featured as the unforgettable scheming femme fatale Linda Fairgate, has died aged 63. Shortly after she began appearing on the soap opera in 1987, Lincoln also joined one of the most beloved horror franchises in the genre. She acted in the 1988 film Friday The 13th Part VII: The New Blood, playing a telekinetic woman who faces off against the villainous Jason Voorhees. Over the years, she also guest-starred on iconic television programs like Murder, She Wrote, and for years was a fixture on the home shopping channel QVC. Although she has battled breast cancer in the past, at one point undergoing 17 surgeries in the space of five years, her cause of death remains undisclosed. Her passing was announced Thursday by the Actors Audition Studios, a company she founded in her hometown of Dallas, Texas. In a post on Facebook breaking the news, the firm noted that her 'family requests privacy' and added: 'In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to The SAG-AFTRA Foundation or The Entertainment Community Fund.' Lincoln was born to a military family in Dallas, and decided by the third grade that she wanted to act, she told the website Icon Vs. Icon. She got her start as a model but 'always had my eye on acting,' featuring in commercials and taking classes to hone her skills in her dream profession. Her big break came with the 1985 TV movie Children Of The Night, a movie about the founder of the real-life Los Angeles organization of the same name, which is dedicated to rescuing underage prostitutes and helping them restart their lives. 'I was playing a real girl's life story. She was a young teenage prostitute,' Lincoln recalled. 'That's where I had to learn, and what has guided me since the very beginning in 1985, that you can't be an artist if you are judging.' Two years later, she landed her fan favorite role on Knots Landing as Linda Fairgate, the scenery-chewing blonde bombshell with a ruthless streak.
