Marianne Hagan

Background

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.

Education

She graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts 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.

Career

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. Acting career 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. She has also starred in theater productions including Inky at the Julia Miles / Women"s Project Theater, in which she played the character of "Barbara".

She has appeared in several other productions including Fiction, Mercy, The Country Club, Skyscraper and In Heat. Other work Fiction, by Steven Dietz, directed by David Warren - The McCarter.

Connections

Cousin:

Laurie Strode

friends:

Criminal Intent, Law