Jennifer Cooke (born September 19, 1964) is a former American actress. She is best known for her roles as
Elizabeth Maxwell on the
NBC science fiction television series ''
V'' (1984–85) and as
Megan Garris in the
slasher film ''
Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives'' (1986).
Career
She is perhaps best known for her role as the "Star Child", Elizabeth, who is half Human/half
Visitor
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in the 1984 television series ''
V''. She also starred in the
soap opera ''
Guiding Light
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'' as Morgan Richards Nelson from 1981 to 1983. Cooke played "Debbie" on the
NBC miniseries ''
A Year in the Life
''A Year in the Life'' is an American dramatic series that ran on NBC from September 16, 1987 to April 13, 1988, during the 1987–1988 television season, created by Joshua Brand and John Falsey.
The series began as a three-part miniseries whi ...
''. Her only well-known film role is in the 1986 horror film ''
Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives'' as Megan. Cooke's only guest appearance on TV is on the
HBO
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series ''
The Hitchhiker''.
After appearing in ''Friday the 13th Part VI'', Cooke retired from acting. She has been married to
Celestial Seasonings
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co-founder Mo Siegel since 1989
and gave birth to 2 children. She briefly returned to the public eye in 2013 when she was interviewed for ''Crystal Lake Memories'', a retrospective documentary about the ''Friday the 13th'' film series, in which she recalled her role in ''Part VI''.
Filmography
References
External links
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1964 births
American film actresses
American soap opera actresses
American television actresses
Living people
Actresses from New York City
21st-century American women
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