Portrayer Martina Deignan First Appearance January 3, 1985 Episode #112 Last appearance May 8, 1985 Episode #200 Aliases Jacqueline Baldwin (maiden name) Occupation Teacher Spouse Larry Parks Residence 10347 Castillo Lane Santa Barbara, CA Episode count 31

Jackie Parks was a fictional character who appeared on Santa Barbara from January to May 1985. She was portrayed by actress Martina Deignan.

Introduction
In early 1985, pregnant Amy Perkins was thrilled when her old friend, Jackie Parks, came to stay with her. Jackie was a Navy wife and her reason for coming to Santa Barbara was to become a teacher at Lymon Prep. She lost her wallet on her first night in town, but it was found and returned to her by wealthy Ted Capwell.

Upon getting the teaching job, Jackie got to know Ted better because he and his girlfriend, Laken Lockridge, were two of her students. Ted and Laken were obviously having problems at the time, and Jackie tried to get them to confide in her. She came down hard on Ted when his problems interfered with his homework, but they soon made amends.

Friendship with Ted
Jackie's husband, Larry Parks, was overseas and she was disappointed when he couldn't come home on leave. Ted was with Jackie when she received a letter, informing her that her husband was ill, and they took a drive to a Naval office find out how serious the situation was. Slowly but surely, the two started to become friends.

Meanwhile, Jackie had a good friendship with Amy and got along well with Brick Wallace, the guy Amy was falling in love with. Jackie also attended the wedding of Amy's brother, Joe Perkins, and Kelly Capwell. On a less positive note, Jackie witnessed a horrible fight between Amy and Jeff, her baby's father. When Amy started having cramps, Jackie got the frightened girl to the hospital and called Brick for her. Amy ended up not losing the baby, and Brick moved in with her and Jackie.

When Jackie called Amy to tell her that Larry was finally coming home, she had no idea that Amy was being held hostage by a deranged Peter Flint. As a result, an unsuspecting Jackie went home and became one of the hostages herself. She was devastated when Peter shot her husband, mistaking Larry for a cop. Larry only pretended to be dead to fool Peter, however, so Jackie played along with this charade. They were both moved to the nursery, and later Larry tried to overpower Peter. Fortunately, both Jackie and Larry managed to escape with their lives.

Jackie was supported by Ted whenever she needed it.

As Larry recovered in the hospital, Jackie introduced Ted to her husband. Larry was soon ordered to return to the Navy, but he and Jackie managed to make love one last time. He promised her to come back for good after this final tour of duty. Some time later, a letter from Larry worried Jackie and she prayed for his safe return. When she received a telegram from the Navy, she immediately feared that her husband was dead. She was afraid to open the envelope until Ted happened to stop by. Fortunately, the telegram turned out to be about Larry's discharge. Feeling the need to celebrate, a tipsy Jackie went out with Ted. They started spending more time together and even went jogging together.

Since Ted had been accepted to two colleges (Harvard and Stanford), his father, C.C. Capwell, put pressure on Jackie to influence Ted to consider going to Harvard that fall. Jackie believed that the decision should be Ted's and went to see him at the apartment he was sharing with his older brother, Mason. Little did Jackie and Ted know that a few prostitutes were hanging out at the apartment. Everyone was arrested during a police bust, including Jackie who had no identification with her. At the police station, she called Brick to get her passport and the innocent mistake was soon straightened out. Although Ted blamed Mason for what happened, Jackie celebrated their release by inviting the Capwell brothers to dinner.

Ted spent the night on Jackie's sofa and the next morning they were shocked to see an article on the bust of the prostitution ring, plus their picture, on the front page of the morning paper. Jackie was reprimanded by the Lymon headmistress for her provocative friendship with Ted. Not wanting to lose her job, Jackie told Ted that she wouldn't spend time with him anymore.

Bad news
Jackie received another telegram, this time informing her that Larry was missing after a plane crash. After not getting a confirmation of any sort from the Navy, she went to the State Street Bistro and ran into Ted. They went to his apartment, where a sad Jackie danced with Ted to a song that was special to her and her husband. The next day, she expected bad news about Larry and her worst fears were soon confirmed. A Naval officer informed her that Larry had been killed!

In a state of shock, Jackie decided to drive to Monterey. Ted, who had been informed of the sad news, insisted on accompanying her. After a long drive together, a distraught Jackie vented her anger at being left alone by Larry. She stayed at a motel with Ted and tried to write a letter to her late husband. When Ted heard Jackie crying, he took her into his arms. It didn't get out of hand, however, as she thanked him for his support and returned to Santa Barbara. This was the last time we saw her.

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