 P.J. Soles (qv) was originally approached for the role of Keri  Tates/Laurie Strodes secretary. Soles never gave a straight answer  as to what she wanted to do, skeptical about returning to the series  as someone completely different then her character Lynda, originally  killed off in Halloween. She eventually lost the role to Jamie Lee  Curtiss mother, Janet Leigh (qv), who was approached after not  getting an answer from Soles.