Jennifer Cooke

Early life and career Cooke is the eldest of two children born to Robert and Kathleen Cooke of East Setauket, New York, where she attended Gelinas Junior High School and Ward Melville High School, 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 soap opera Guiding Light as Morgan Richards Nelson from 1981 to 1983. Cooke played Debbie Nesbit on the NBC miniseries A Year in the Life. 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 HBO series The Hitchhiker.

After appearing in Friday the 13th Part VI, Cooke retired from acting. She has been married to Celestial Seasonings 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

+Film and television Year Title Role Notes 1978 Tom and Joann Amy Hammil TV pilot Daddy, I Don't Like It Like This Helen TV movie 1979 ABC Afterschool Specials Rosemary Episode: "A Movie Star's Daughter" 1981–1983 Guiding Light Morgan Richards Nelson 1984 Summer Melinda Danson TV special Gimme an 'F' Pam Bethlehem 1984–1985 V Elizabeth Maxwell 19 episodes 1985 The Hitchhiker Eleanor Shepard Episode: "Man's Best Friend" 1986 Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives Megan Garris A Year in the Life Debbie Nesbit 2 episodes 2013 Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th Herself Documentary film