Haviland Morris

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Haviland Morris
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Born (1959-09-14) September 14, 1959 (age 63)
NationalityAmerican
Alma mater Purchase College
Occupation(s)Actress; real estate agent
Years active1984–present
SpouseRobert Score
Children2

Haviland Morris (born September 14, 1959) is an American film, television, and Broadway actress, who currently works in real estate.

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Early life

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 ]

Career

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 .

Personal life

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.

Filmography

Film
YearTitleRoleNotes
1984 Reckless Mary Pat Sykes
1984 Sixteen Candles Caroline Mulford
1987 Who's That Girl Wendy Worthington
1990Love or MoneyJennifer 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
2010Fighting FishLucy
2011Burning BlueGrace Lynch
2011Oka!Lydia Blake
2012 Jack & Diane Jack's Mom
2012Nous YorkMrs. Johns
2012 Nor'easter Ellen Green
2013 Burning Blue Grace Lynch
2016 Better Off Single Angela's Mom
Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
1985Royal MatchSusanTelevision film
1986George Washington II: The Forging of a NationHenrietta ListonTelevision film
1986 Family Ties Sharon McElroyEpisode – "Starting Over"
1988 Tales from the Darkside Sarah McBrideEpisode – "The Apprentice"
1989MenPattiEpisode – "The Trouble with Harvey"
19891990 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 NorrisEpisode – "Kiss the Girls and Make Them Die"
1994 Diagnosis: Murder ShandaEpisode – "Shanda's Song"
1995 New York News Mae MartinEpisode – "You Thought the Pope Was Something"
1996 Dead Man's Walk Lady Lucinda CareyTelevision miniseries
Episode 3
1996 Aliens in the Family Holly Turner WattmanEpisode – "Dissected and Neglected"
1998 Cosby JeannieEpisode – "Brazil"
1998 Law & Order Molly KilpatrickEpisode – "Divorce"
1998 Sex and the City BrookeEpisode – "The Turtle and the Hare"
1999 Homicide: Life on the Street Elanor BurkeEpisode – "Self Defense"
2000 Madigan Men Mary McManusEpisode – "Like Father, Like Son"
2001 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Karen CoveEpisode – "The Extra Man"
20012003 One Life to Live Claire Baxter75 episodes
20022003 Third Watch Barbara Kenney
Mrs. Kenny
Episode – "The Greater Good"
Episode – "Fury"
2003 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Dawn TrentEpisode – "Desperate"
2008 Canterbury's Law Anne MatthewsEpisode – "Sweet Sixteen"
2008 One Tree Hill OliviaEpisode – "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. WellsleyEpisode – "Salome in Manhattan"
2009 Army Wives Dr. Melinda JerniganEpisode – "First Response"
2010 As the World Turns Bridget Lawson3 episodes
2012 The Good Wife Jody VaughnEpisode – "Here Comes the Judge"
2014 Blue Bloods Lorraine TomlinEpisode – "Above and Beyond"
2016 Elementary Dr. Jane Mortimer"Hounded"
2016 Quarry Susan2 episodes
2019 City on a Hill Kate SouthworthEpisode – "The Wickedness of the Wicked Shall Be Upon Himself"
2022 Bull Dr. Adrienne CorbettEpisode – "With These Hands"
2023 Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai Theodora
Other work
YearTitleRoleNotes
1993The Last SupperShellShort film
1996Dear DiaryChristieShort film
2001 Max Payne Michelle PayneVoice
Video Game

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References

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  2. Harris, Elizabeth A. (9 April 2012). "Once a Rapper, a Ballerina or a Model, Now in Real Estate Sales". The New York Times . Archived from the original on 10 April 2012. Retrieved 10 April 2012.