Haviland Morris
Born (1959-09-14) September 14, 1959
NationalityAmerican
Alma materPurchase 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.

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.

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
Year Title Role Notes
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
Television
Year Title Role Notes
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"
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 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"
20012003 One Life to Live Claire Baxter 75 episodes
20022003 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
Other work
Year Title Role Notes
1993 The Last Supper Shell Short film
1996 Dear Diary Christie Short film
2001 Max Payne Michelle Payne Voice
Video Game

References

  1. Brown Harris Stevens agent listing
  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.
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