Haviland Morris
Haviland Morris (* 14. September 1959 in Loch Arbor , New Jersey ) is an American actress .
life and career
Haviland Morris was born in New Jersey but grew up for a few years in Hong Kong , where her father worked in the electronics industry. She became known to many viewers in 1984 through her second role in the cinema, that of the popular and vain high school student Caroline, in the comedy This is only allowed as an adult , directed by John Hughes . In this film, the actually red-haired actress wore a blonde wig. Numerous other film and television roles followed. In 1987 she played a wealthy heiress in the comedy Who's That Girl , who loses her fiancé to Madonna's character at the end of the film . In the horror comedy Gremlins 2 - The Return of the Little Monsters (1990) she played Marla Bloodstone , the boss of the main character Billy.
In 1997 she starred as the mother of the main character in Home Alone Again , a less successful sequel to Home Alone . In addition to her cinema roles, Morris took on many appearances in US television series and played a permanent role in the soap opera Love, Lies, Passion for several years . In the 2001 hit video game Max Payne , she played the role of Michelle Payne, the main character's murdered wife. After receiving fewer and fewer role offers in Hollywood at the age of 40, she built up a second mainstay as a real estate agent. Nevertheless, she was still active in the 2010s with supporting roles in independent films and television series.
Morris is married to Robert Score, they have their daughter Faith (* 1991) and their son Henry (* 2000).
Filmography (selection)
- 1984: Young and Reckless (Reckless)
- 1984: You can only do that as an adult (Sixteen Candles)
- 1986: Familienbande ( Family Ties ; TV series, 1 episode)
- 1987: Who's That Girl
- 1990: Love or Money
- 1990: A Shock to the System
- 1990: Gremlins 2: The Return of the Little Monsters (Gremlins 2: The New Batch)
- 1990/1998: Law & Order (TV series, 2 episodes)
- 1994: Diagnosis: Murder ( Diagnosis Murder ; TV Series, 1 episode)
- 1996: Dead Man's Walk - The Deadly Way to the West ( Dead Man's Walk ; television three-part)
- 1997: Home Alone (Home Alone 3)
- 1997: Dear Diary
- 1998: Sex and the City (TV series, 1 episode)
- 1999–2003: Love, Lie, Passion ( One Life to Live ; soap opera)
- 2001: Max Payne (video game, voice of Michelle Payne )
- 2001/2009: Criminal Intent ( Law & Order: Criminal Intent ; TV series, 2 episodes)
- 2002/2003: Third Watch - Operation at the Limit (TV series, 2 episodes)
- 2005: Baxter - The Baxter
- 2007: Joshua - The Firstborn (Joshua)
- 2008: One Tree Hill (TV series, 3 episodes)
- 2009: Adam - A story about two strangers. One a little stranger than the other. (Adam)
- 2012: Jack & Diane
- 2012: Good Wife (TV series, 1 episode)
- 2013: Burning Blue
- 2016: Elementary (TV series, 1 episode)
- 2016: Quarry (TV series, 2 episodes)
- 2019: City on a Hill (TV series, 1 episode)
Web links
- Haviland Morris in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Haviland Morris | Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos. Retrieved July 10, 2019 (American English).
- ^ First Acts of New York Real Estate Brokers - NYTimes.com. April 10, 2012, accessed July 10, 2019 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Morris, Haviland |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-american actress |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 14, 1959 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Loch Arbor , New Jersey , United States |