Haviland Morris | |
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Born | |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Purchase College |
Occupation(s) | Actress; real estate agent |
Years active | 1984–present |
Spouse | Robert Score |
Children | 2 |
Haviland Morris (born September 14, 1959) is an American film, television, and Broadway actress, best known for playing Caroline Mulford in Sixteen Candles, who currently works in real estate.
Morris was born in Loch Arbour, New Jersey and spent much of her childhood in Hong Kong and Singapore. Her father worked in the electronics industry. Morris studied acting at Purchase College, where she graduated in 1982. She was also a classmate of Stanley Tucci.[ citation needed ]
Haviland Morris is most famous for her role as Caroline Mulford in Sixteen Candles . She was also in Madonna's Who's That Girl (1987) and Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990).
Morris played Karen Pruitt in Home Alone 3 in 1997 and Dr. Claire Baxter on One Life to Live from 2001–2003. She provided the voice for Michelle Payne in the popular video game Max Payne . She has appeared in three Law & Order series ( Law & Order , Law & Order: Special Victims Unit , and Law & Order: Criminal Intent ), as well as Sex and the City and other shows. In 2007, she appeared in the independent film Cherry Crush . In 2008, she made several appearances on One Tree Hill as a counselor.
In 2023, Morris returned to the Gremlins franchise with a supporting role in Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai .
Morris is married to Robert Score. They have a daughter, Faith, born in 1991, and a son, Henry, born in 2000. She currently works as a licensed real estate associate broker, [1] [2] but occasionally makes guest appearances in television.
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1984 | Reckless | Mary Pat Sykes | |
1984 | Sixteen Candles | Caroline Mulford | |
1987 | Who's That Girl | Wendy Worthington | |
1990 | Love or Money | Jennifer Reed | |
1990 | A Shock to the System | Tara Liston | |
1990 | Gremlins 2: The New Batch | Marla Bloodstone | |
1997 | Home Alone 3 | Karen Pruitt | |
2003 | Rick | Jane | |
2005 | The Baxter | Kate Lewis | |
2007 | Joshua | Monique Abernathy | |
2007 | Cherry Crush | Julia Wells | |
2009 | Adam | Lyra | |
2010 | Fighting Fish | Lucy | |
2011 | Burning Blue | Grace Lynch | |
2011 | Oka! | Lydia Blake | |
2012 | Jack & Diane | Jack's Mom | |
2012 | Nous York | Mrs. Johns | |
2012 | Nor'easter | Ellen Green | |
2013 | Burning Blue | Grace Lynch | |
2016 | Better Off Single | Angela's Mom |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1985 | Royal Match | Susan | Television film |
1986 | George Washington II: The Forging of a Nation | Henrietta Liston | Television film |
1986 | Family Ties | Sharon McElroy | Episode – "Starting Over" |
1988 | Tales from the Darkside | Sarah McBride | Episode – "The Apprentice" |
1989 | Men | Patti | Episode – "The Trouble with Harvey" |
1989–1990 | American Playhouse | Dodie Griffin Amy-Joy Cal's Sister | Episode – "Love and Other Sorrows" Episode – "Life Under Water" Episode – "Andre's Mother" |
1990 | Law & Order | Polly Norris | Episode – "Kiss the Girls and Make Them Die" |
1994 | Diagnosis: Murder | Shanda | Episode – "Shanda's Song" |
1995 | New York News | Mae Martin | Episode – "You Thought the Pope Was Something" |
1996 | Dead Man's Walk | Lady Lucinda Carey | Television miniseries Episode 3 |
1996 | Aliens in the Family | Holly Turner Wattman | Episode – "Dissected and Neglected" |
1998 | Cosby | Jeannie | Episode – "Brazil" |
1998 | Law & Order | Molly Kilpatrick | Episode – "Divorce" |
1998 | Sex and the City | Brooke | Episode – "The Turtle and the Hare" |
1999 | Homicide: Life on the Street | Elanor Burke | Episode – "Self Defense" |
2000 | Madigan Men | Mary McManus | Episode – "Like Father, Like Son" |
2001 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Karen Cove | Episode – "The Extra Man" |
2001–2003 | One Life to Live | Claire Baxter | 75 episodes |
2002–2003 | Third Watch | Barbara Kenney Mrs. Kenny | Episode – "The Greater Good" Episode – "Fury" |
2003 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Dawn Trent | Episode – "Desperate" |
2008 | Canterbury's Law | Anne Matthews | Episode – "Sweet Sixteen" |
2008 | One Tree Hill | Olivia | Episode – "Echoes, Silence, Patience, and Grace" Episode – "Bridge Over Troubled Water" Episode – "You've Dug Your Own Grave, Now Lie in It" |
2009 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Mrs. Wellsley | Episode – "Salome in Manhattan" |
2009 | Army Wives | Dr. Melinda Jernigan | Episode – "First Response" |
2010 | As the World Turns | Bridget Lawson | 3 episodes |
2012 | The Good Wife | Jody Vaughn | Episode – "Here Comes the Judge" |
2014 | Blue Bloods | Lorraine Tomlin | Episode – "Above and Beyond" |
2016 | Elementary | Dr. Jane Mortimer | "Hounded" |
2016 | Quarry | Susan | 2 episodes |
2019 | City on a Hill | Kate Southworth | Episode – "The Wickedness of the Wicked Shall Be Upon Himself" |
2022 | Bull | Dr. Adrienne Corbett | Episode – "With These Hands" |
2023 | Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai | Theodora | |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1993 | The Last Supper | Shell | Short film |
1996 | Dear Diary | Christie | Short film |
2001 | Max Payne | Michelle Payne | Voice Video Game |
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