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{{short description|American actress}}

{{Infobox person
| name               = Haviland Morris
| image              =
| image_size         = 
| caption            = 
| birth_date         = {{Birth date and age|1959|9|14|mf=y}}
| birth_place        = [[Loch Arbour, New Jersey]], [[U.S.]]
| occupation         = Actress; real estate agent
| alma mater         = [[State University of New York at Purchase|Purchase College]]
| years_active       = 1984–present
| spouse             = Robert Score
| children           = 2
| nationality        = American
}}

'''Haviland Morris''' (born September 14, 1959) is an American film, television, and [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] actress, best known for playing Caroline Mulford in ''[[Sixteen Candles]]'', 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 [[State University of New York at Purchase|Purchase College]], where she graduated in 1982. She was also a classmate of [[Stanley Tucci]].{{citation needed|date=April 2018}}

==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 film)|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 (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 (TV series)|One Tree Hill]]'' as a counselor.

In 2023, Morris returned to the Gremlins franchise with a supporting role in ''[[Gremlins (TV series)|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,<ref>[https://bhsusa.com/real-estate-agent/haviland-morris Brown Harris Stevens agent listing]</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Harris|first=Elizabeth A.|title=Once a Rapper, a Ballerina or a Model, Now in Real Estate Sales|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/10/nyregion/first-acts-of-new-york-real-estate-brokers.html/|accessdate=10 April 2012|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=9 April 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120410212314/http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/10/nyregion/first-acts-of-new-york-real-estate-brokers.html|archive-date=10 April 2012|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> but occasionally makes guest appearances in television.

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Film
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
|-
| 1984
| ''[[Reckless (1984 film)|Reckless]]''
| Mary Pat Sykes
|-
| 1984
| ''[[Sixteen Candles]]''
| Caroline Mulford
|-
| 1987
| ''[[Who's That Girl (1987 film)|Who's That Girl]]''
| Wendy Worthington
|-
| 1990
| ''Love or Money''
| Jennifer Reed
|-
| 1990
| ''[[A Shock to the System (1990 film)|A Shock to the System]]''
| Tara Liston
|-
| 1990
| ''[[Gremlins 2: The New Batch]]''
| Marla Bloodstone
|-
| 1997
| ''[[Home Alone 3]]''
| Karen Pruitt
|-
| 2003
| ''[[Rick (film)|Rick]]''
| Jane
|-
| 2005
| ''[[The Baxter]]''
| Kate Lewis
|-
| 2007
| ''[[Joshua (2007 film)|Joshua]]''
| Monique Abernathy 
|-
| 2007
| ''[[Cherry Crush]]''
| Julia Wells
|-
| 2009
| ''[[Adam (2009 film)|Adam]]''
| Lyra
|-
| 2010
| ''Fighting Fish''
| Lucy
|-
| 2011
| ''Burning Blue''
| Grace Lynch
|-
| 2011
| ''Oka!''
| Lydia Blake
|-
| 2012
| ''[[Jack & Diane (film)|Jack & Diane]]''
| Jack's Mom
|-
| 2012
| ''Nous York''
| Mrs. Johns
|-
| 2012
| ''[[Nor'easter (film)|Nor'easter]]''
| Ellen Green
|-
| 2013
| ''[[Burning Blue (film)|Burning Blue]]''
| Grace Lynch
|-
| 2016
| ''[[Better Off Single]]''
| Angela's Mom
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Television
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | 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 – "[[List of Family Ties episodes#Season 5 (1986/87)|Starting Over]]"
|-
| 1988
| ''[[Tales from the Darkside]]''
| Sarah McBride
| Episode – "[[List of Tales from the Darkside episodes#Season 4 (1987-1988)|The Apprentice]]"
|-
| 1989
| ''Men''
| Patti
| Episode – "The Trouble with Harvey"
|-
| 1989&ndash;1990
| ''[[American Playhouse]]''
| Dodie Griffin <br> Amy-Joy <br> Cal's Sister
| Episode – "Love and Other Sorrows" <br> Episode – "Life Under Water" <br> Episode – "[[Andre's Mother]]"
|-
| 1990
| ''[[Law & Order]]''
| Polly Norris
| Episode – "[[Law & Order (season 1)|Kiss the Girls and Make Them Die]]"
|-
| 1994
| ''[[Diagnosis: Murder]]''
| Shanda
| Episode – "[[List of Diagnosis: Murder episodes#Season 1: 1993–1994|Shanda's Song]]"
|-
| 1995
| ''[[New York News]]''
| Mae Martin
| Episode – "You Thought the Pope Was Something"
|-
| 1996
| ''[[Dead Man's Walk (miniseries)|Dead Man's Walk]]''
| Lady Lucinda Carey
| Television miniseries <br> Episode 3
|-
| 1996
| ''[[Aliens in the Family]]''
| Holly Turner Wattman
| Episode – "Dissected and Neglected"
|-
| 1998
| ''[[Cosby (TV series)|Cosby]]''
| Jeannie
| Episode – "[[List of Cosby episodes#Season 2: 1997–1998|Brazil]]"
|-
| 1998
| ''[[Law & Order]]''
| Molly Kilpatrick
| Episode – "[[Law & Order (season 8)|Divorce]]"
|-
| 1998
| ''[[Sex and the City]]''
| Brooke
| Episode – "[[List of Sex and the City episodes|The Turtle and the Hare]]"
|-
| 1999
| ''[[Homicide: Life on the Street]]''
| Elanor Burke
| Episode – "[[Self Defense (Homicide: Life on the Street)|Self Defense]]"
|-
| 2000
| ''[[Madigan Men]]''
| Mary McManus
| Episode – "Like Father, Like Son"
|-
| 2001
| ''[[Law & Order: Criminal Intent]]''
| Karen Cove
| Episode – "[[Law & Order: Criminal Intent (season 1)|The Extra Man]]" 
|-
| 2001&ndash;2003
| ''[[One Life to Live]]''
| Claire Baxter
| 75 episodes
|-
| 2002&ndash;2003
| ''[[Third Watch]]''
| Barbara Kenney <br> Mrs. Kenny
| Episode – "[[List of Third Watch episodes#Season 3: 2001–2002|The Greater Good]]" <br> Episode – "[[List of Third Watch episodes#Season 5: 2003–2004|Fury]]" 
|-
| 2003
| ''[[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit]]''
| Dawn Trent
| Episode – "[[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (season 4)|Desperate]]"
|-
| 2008
| ''[[Canterbury's Law]]''
| Anne Matthews
| Episode – "Sweet Sixteen"
|-
| 2008
| ''[[One Tree Hill (TV series)|One Tree Hill]]''
| Olivia
| Episode – "[[One Tree Hill (season 5)|Echoes, Silence, Patience, and Grace]]" <br> Episode – "[[One Tree Hill (season 6)|Bridge Over Troubled Water]]" <br> Episode – "[[One Tree Hill (season 6)|You've Dug Your Own Grave, Now Lie in It]]"
|-
| 2009
| ''[[Law & Order: Criminal Intent]]''
| Mrs. Wellsley
| Episode – "[[Law & Order: Criminal Intent (season 8)|Salome in Manhattan]]"
|-
| 2009
| ''[[Army Wives]]''
| Dr. Melinda Jernigan
| Episode – "[[List of Army Wives episodes|First Response]]"
|-
| 2010
| ''[[As the World Turns]]''
| Bridget Lawson
| 3 episodes
|-
| 2012
| ''[[The Good Wife (TV series)|The Good Wife]]''
| Jody Vaughn
| Episode – "[[The Good Wife (season 4)|Here Comes the Judge]]"
|-
| 2014
| ''[[Blue Bloods (TV series)|Blue Bloods]]''
| Lorraine Tomlin
| Episode – "[[Blue Bloods (season 4)|Above and Beyond]]" 
|-
| 2016
| ''[[Elementary (TV series)|Elementary]]''
| Dr. Jane Mortimer
| "Hounded"
|-
| 2016
| ''[[Quarry (TV series)|Quarry]]''
| Susan
| 2 episodes 
|-
| 2019
| ''[[City on a Hill (TV series)|City on a Hill]]''
| Kate Southworth
| Episode – "The Wickedness of the Wicked Shall Be Upon Himself" 
|-
| 2022
| ''[[Bull (2016 TV series)|Bull]]''
| Dr. Adrienne Corbett
| Episode – "With These Hands"
|-
| 2023
| ''[[Gremlins (TV series)|Gremlins]]''
| Theodora
| 
|-
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Other work
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 1993
| ''The Last Supper''
| Shell
| Short film
|-
| 1996
| ''Dear Diary''
| Christie
| Short film
|-
| 2001
| ''[[Max Payne (video game)|Max Payne]]''
| Michelle Payne
| Voice <br> Video Game
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb name|name=Haviland Morris|id=0606584}}
*{{IBDB name}}

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