Marianne Hagan | |
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Born |
Pocantio Hills, Mount Pleasant, New York, U.S. |
December 8, 1966
Residence | Sleepy Hollow, New York, U.S. |
Occupation | Actress, writer |
Years active | 1990–Present |
Notable work | Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers |
Spouse(s) | Trey Duckworth (divorced) |
Marianne Hagan (born December 8, 1966) is an American actress and writer. She is most notable for her role as Kara Strode in the 1995 horror sequel Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers, which is her film debut.
Hagan was born to Louise and James Hagan and was raised in Pocantico Hills, a small hamlet within the town on Mount Pleasant in New York, and is of Irish, Scottish, Italian and Belgian descent. She has three sisters, Victoria, Christine and Joanna. She graduated cum laude with a B.A. degree in political science from Duke University and was accepted into The Columbia School of Journalism, which she deferred for two years to pursue acting.
For many years, Hagan resided in New York City and in March 2016 she returned to Mount Pleasant, where she currently resides in Sleepy Hollow.
Hagan's first feature is one she is best known for among horror fans, her role as Kara Strode in the 1995 horror sequel Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers, her character is an adopted cousin of original Halloween character Laurie Strode. She appeared at the convention for Halloween: 25 Years of Terror event in 2003. In 2006 she appeared in the horror film Dead Calling alongside fellow Halloween cast members, Ellie Cornell of Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers & Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers, P.J. Soles of Halloween, Charles Cyphers of Halloween & Halloween II, and Brad Loree of Halloween: Resurrection. Most recently she has appeared in horror films Stake Land, which stars Danielle Harris also of Halloween 4 & Halloween 5, and BreadCrumbs. She has also appeared in Dinner and a Movie, in which she played the lead role, I Think I Do, and Rick, which stars Bill Pullman.