Website www.carolinekava.com Name Caroline Kava | Role Actor Plays The Early Girl | |
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Movies Born on the Fourth of July, Little Nikita, Year of the Dragon, Presumed Guilty, Four Days in September Similar People Raymond J Barry, Ron Kovic, Josh Evans, Bryan Larkin, Anne Bobby | ||
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Caroline Kava (born September 25, 1949 in Chicago) is an American actress and playwright of the 1986 Off-Broadway play, The Early Girl.
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She portrayed a prostitute in the 1980 film, Heaven's Gate. In Year of the Dragon (1985), she portrayed the wife of Mickey Rourke's character. In Little Nikita (1988), she portrayed the mother of the title character played by River Phoenix. She also played the mother of Ron Kovic, portrayed by Tom Cruise, in Born on the Fourth of July (1989). She has also appeared in television films such as Act of Vengeance (1986) and Guilty Until Proven Innocent (1991). Kava also appeared with Alan Arkin in Four Days in September (1997).
In 2009, Kava adapted Henrik Ibsen's Hedda Gabler for the Mauckingbird Theatre Company in Philadelphia.
Filmography
Actress
2005
Law & Order: Trial by Jury (TV Series) as
Vivian Gleason
- Day (2005) - Vivian Gleason (uncredited)
2005
Everything Good (Short) as
Madam
2004
Strip Search (TV Movie) as
Alvira Sykes
2001
Third Watch (TV Series) as
Grace Owens
- The Relay (2001) - Grace Owens
2001
100 Centre Street (TV Series) as
Mrs. Truskie
- Love Stories (2001) - Mrs. Truskie
2001
The Favor (Short) as
Uptight customer
2001
Final as
Bill's Mother
2001
Amy & Isabelle (TV Movie)
2000
The Practice (TV Series) as
Mary Donovan
- Liberty Bells (2000) - Mary Donovan
- Till Death Do Us Part (2000) - Mary Donovan
- Death Penalties (2000) - Mary Donovan
1999
Snow Falling on Cedars as
Helen Chambers
1998
Dawson's Creek (TV Series) as
Mrs. McPhee
- The Reluctant Hero (1998) - Mrs. McPhee
- Full Moon Rising (1998) - Mrs. McPhee
1997
Four Days in September as
Elvira Elbrick
1991
Law & Order (TV Series) as
Betty Abrams / Rose Schwimmer
- Corruption (1996) - Betty Abrams
- Life Choice (1991) - Rose Schwimmer
1996
Shattered Mind (TV Movie) as
Martha Tremayne
1995
The X-Files (TV Series) as
Doris Kearns
- Our Town (1995) - Doris Kearns
1993
Tribeca (TV Series) as
Louise
- The Rainmaker (1993) - Louise
1993
L.A. Law (TV Series) as
Mrs. Clark
- Cold Shower (1993) - Mrs. Clark
1992
All My Children (TV Series) as
Mrs. Callaway
- Episode #1.5963 (1992) - Mrs. Callaway (credit only)
1992
Jumpin' Joe (TV Movie) as
Irene Dugan
1992
Star Trek: The Next Generation (TV Series) as
Dr. Toby Russell
- Ethics (1992) - Dr. Toby Russell
1991
In a Child's Name (TV Mini Series) as
Janice Miller
- Episode #1.2 (1991) - Janice Miller
- Episode #1.1 (1991) - Janice Miller
1991
Guilty Until Proven Innocent (TV Movie) as
Mary Hohne
1991
The Antagonists (TV Series) as
Judge Foxworth
- State of Mind (1991) - Judge Foxworth
- Con Safos (1991) - Judge Foxworth
1991
ABC Afterschool Specials (TV Series) as
Hallie's Mother
- It's Only Rock & Roll (1991) - Hallie's Mother
1990
Murder Times Seven (TV Movie) as
Jean Harp
1990
Quantum Leap (TV Series) as
Mrs. Thelma Beckett
- The Leap Home: Part 1 - November 25, 1969 (1990) - Mrs. Thelma Beckett
1990
Murder in Black and White (TV Movie) as
Jean
1989
Born on the Fourth of July as
Mrs. Kovic
1989
Cross Fire (TV Movie)
1986
The Equalizer (TV Series) as
Mercenary Recruiter
- Race Traitors (1989)
- Shades of Darkness (1986) - Mercenary Recruiter
1988
Internal Affairs (TV Movie) as
Jean Harp
1988
Little Nikita as
Elizabeth Grant
1988
Body of Evidence (TV Movie) as
Jean
1987
Max Headroom (TV Series) as
Harriet Garth
- Grossberg's Return (1987) - Harriet Garth
1986
Act of Vengeance (TV Movie) as
Charlotte Yablonski
1986
Nobody's Child (TV Movie) as
Dr. Blackwell
1985
Year of the Dragon as
Connie White
1980
Heaven's Gate as
Stefka
1979
The Scarlet Letter (TV Mini Series) as
Young Woman
- Part IV (1979) - Young Woman
- Part I (1979) - Young Woman
1976
Ivan the Terrible (TV Series) as
Sonia Petrovsky
- Episode #1.5 (1976) - Sonia Petrovsky
- Episode #1.4 (1976) - Sonia Petrovsky
- The Very Loud Family (1976) - Sonia Petrovsky
- Episode #1.2 (1976) - Sonia Petrovsky
- Ivan's Out of Work (1976) - Sonia Petrovsky
Director
2010
Jesus, Maria (Short)
1998
Number One (Short)
1995
Polio Water (Short)
Writer
2010
Jesus, Maria (Short)
1998
Number One (Short) (writer)
1995
Polio Water (Short)
Producer
1998
Number One (Short) (producer)
1995
Polio Water (Short) (producer)
Editor
1995
Polio Water (Short)
Self
2011
Oklahoma! (TV Special) as
Aunt Eller
References
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