Jennifer Cooke (born September 19, 1963) is a former American actress. She is best known for her roles as Elizabeth Maxwell on the

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television series '' V'' (1984–85) and as Megan Garris in the

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'' Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives'' (1986).

Early life and career

Cooke is the eldest of two children born to Robert and Kathleen Cooke of

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, where she attended Gelinas Junior High School and

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, graduating in 1982. Cooke is perhaps best known for her role as the "Star Child", Elizabeth Maxwell, who is half Human/half Visitor in the 1984 television series '' V''. She also starred in the

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'' as Morgan Richards Nelson from 1981 to 1983. Cooke played Debbie Nesbit on the

miniseries ''

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''. Her most well-known film role is in the 1986 horror film '' Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives'' as Megan Garris. Cooke also made a guest appearance on TV is on the

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series '' The Hitchhiker''. After appearing in ''Friday the 13th Part VI'', Cooke retired from acting. She has been married to

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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

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