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'''Caroline Kava''' (born September 25, 1949<ref>{{cite web|title=Caroline Kava biography|url=http://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/37116/Caroline-Kava/biography|work=The New York Times}}</ref> in [[Chicago]])<ref>{{cite web|last=Arkatov|first=Janice|title='Gate' Opened New Frontier For Kava|date=19 August 1987|publisher=''[[Los Angeles Times]]''|url=http://articles.latimes.com/1987-08-19/entertainment/ca-876_1_caroline-kava|accessdate=7 November 2015}}</ref> is an American actress and the playwright of the 1986 Off-Broadway play, ''The Early Girl''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Gussow|first=Mel|title=STAGE: CAROLINE KAVA'S 'EARLY GIRL,' AT CIRCLE REP|date=31 October 1986|publisher=''[[The New York Times]]''|url=http://www.nytimes.com/1986/10/31/theater/stage-caroline-kava-s-early-girl-at-circle-rep.html|accessdate=7 November 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Sullivan|first=Dan|title=Back Alley Theatre Offering : 'The Early Girl' Aims To Please|date=25 August 1987|publisher=''[[Los Angeles Times]]''|url=http://articles.latimes.com/1987-08-25/entertainment/ca-4005_1_girl|accessdate=7 November 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Wyma|first=Mike|title=Past Haunts Victims of 'Victimless Crime'|date=10 September 1987|publisher=''[[Los Angeles Times]]''|url=http://articles.latimes.com/1987-09-10/news/vw-6920_1_mary-magdalene-project|accessdate=7 November 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Arkatov|first=Janice|title='Flame's Call' Ignites Insights by Portraying Everyday Characters|date=11 March 1990|publisher=''[[Los Angeles Times]]''|url=http://articles.latimes.com/1990-03-11/entertainment/ca-423_1_everyday-characters|accessdate=7 November 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Miller|first=Darryl H.|title=Stages of Development|date=21 June 1998|publisher=''[[Los Angeles Times]]''|url=http://articles.latimes.com/1998/jun/21/entertainment/ca-61980/2|accessdate=7 November 2015}}</ref>
'''Caroline Kava''' (born September 25, 1949<ref>{{cite web|title=Caroline Kava biography|url=http://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/37116/Caroline-Kava/biography|work=The New York Times}}</ref> in [[Chicago]])<ref>{{cite web|last=Arkatov|first=Janice|title='Gate' Opened New Frontier For Kava|date=19 August 1987|publisher=''[[Los Angeles Times]]''|url=http://articles.latimes.com/1987-08-19/entertainment/ca-876_1_caroline-kava|accessdate=7 November 2015}}</ref> is an American actress and the playwright of the 1986 Off-Broadway play, ''The Early Girl''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Gussow|first=Mel|title=STAGE: CAROLINE KAVA'S 'EARLY GIRL,' AT CIRCLE REP|date=31 October 1986|publisher=''[[The New York Times]]''|url=http://www.nytimes.com/1986/10/31/theater/stage-caroline-kava-s-early-girl-at-circle-rep.html|accessdate=7 November 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Sullivan|first=Dan|title=Back Alley Theatre Offering : 'The Early Girl' Aims To Please|date=25 August 1987|publisher=''[[Los Angeles Times]]''|url=http://articles.latimes.com/1987-08-25/entertainment/ca-4005_1_girl|accessdate=7 November 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Wyma|first=Mike|title=Past Haunts Victims of 'Victimless Crime'|date=10 September 1987|publisher=''[[Los Angeles Times]]''|url=http://articles.latimes.com/1987-09-10/news/vw-6920_1_mary-magdalene-project|accessdate=7 November 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Arkatov|first=Janice|title='Flame's Call' Ignites Insights by Portraying Everyday Characters|date=11 March 1990|publisher=''[[Los Angeles Times]]''|url=http://articles.latimes.com/1990-03-11/entertainment/ca-423_1_everyday-characters|accessdate=7 November 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Miller|first=Darryl H.|title=Stages of Development|date=21 June 1998|publisher=''[[Los Angeles Times]]''|url=http://articles.latimes.com/1998/jun/21/entertainment/ca-61980/2|accessdate=7 November 2015}}</ref>


She portrayed a prostitute in the 1980 film, ''[[Heaven's Gate (film)|Heaven's Gate]]''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Jacobs|first=Tom|title=Brothel `Experience` Becomes A Call For Actress To Turn Playwright|date=3 September 1987|publisher=''[[Chicago Tribune]]''|url=http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1987-09-03/features/8703060946_1_prostitutes-in-new-york-kava-kitchen|accessdate=7 November 2015}}</ref> In ''[[Year of the Dragon (film)|Year of the Dragon]]'' (1985), she portrayed the wife of [[Mickey Rourke]]'s character.<ref>{{cite web|last=Benson|first=Sheila|title=Movie Review : 'Dragon': A Compelling Look Inside Chinatown|date=16 August 1985|publisher=''[[Los Angeles Times]]''|url=http://articles.latimes.com/1985-08-16/entertainment/ca-3236_1_mickey-rourke|accessdate=7 November 2015}}</ref> In ''[[Little Nikita]]'' (1988), she portrayed the mother of the titular character played by [[River Phoenix]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Thomas|first=Kevin|title=MOVIE REVIEW : 'Little Nikita': Thriller in the Hitchcock Vein|date=18 March 1988|publisher=''[[Los Angeles Times]]''|url=http://articles.latimes.com/1988-03-18/entertainment/ca-1469_1_movie-review|accessdate=7 November 2015}}</ref> She also played the mother of [[Ron Kovic]], respectively portrayed by [[Tom Cruise]], in ''[[Born on the Fourth of July (film)|Born on the Fourth of July]]'' (1989).<ref>{{cite web|last=Benson|first=Sheila|title=MOVIE REVIEW : Oliver Stone Goes to War Again : Drama: The maker of 'Platoon' touches the emotions but not the mind with 'Born on the Fourth of July.' Tom Cruise excels as disabled Vietnam War vet Ron Kovic.|date=20 December 1989|publisher=''[[Los Angeles Times]]''|url=http://articles.latimes.com/1989-12-20/entertainment/ca-482_1_ron-kovic|accessdate=7 November 2015}}</ref> She has also appeared in television films such as ''[[Act of Vengeance]]'' (1986)<ref>{{cite web|last=Steigerwald|first=Bill|title=Hbo's 'Act Of Vengeance' : Movie Shortchanges Umw Reforms|date=19 April 1986|publisher=''[[Los Angeles Times]]''|url=http://articles.latimes.com/1986-04-19/entertainment/ca-634_1_movie-act-vengeance|accessdate=7 November 2015}}</ref> and ''Guilty Until Proven Innocent'' (1991).<ref>{{cite web|last=Loynd|first=Ray|title=TV Reviews : 'Guilty' a Triumphant True-Life Tale|date=21 September 1991|publisher=''[[Los Angeles Times]]''|url=http://articles.latimes.com/1991-09-21/entertainment/ca-2232_1_true-life-family|accessdate=7 November 2015}}</ref> Kava also appeared with [[Alan Arkin]] in ''[[Four Days in September]]'' (1997).<ref>{{cite web|last=Matthews|first=Jack|title='Four Days' Examines Idealism's Power|date=30 January 1998|publisher=''[[Los Angeles Times]]''|url=http://articles.latimes.com/1998/jan/30/entertainment/ca-13499|accessdate=7 November 2015}}</ref>
She portrayed a prostitute in the 1980 film, ''[[Heaven's Gate (film)|Heaven's Gate]]''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Jacobs|first=Tom|title=Brothel `Experience` Becomes A Call For Actress To Turn Playwright|date=3 September 1987|publisher=''[[Chicago Tribune]]''|url=http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1987-09-03/features/8703060946_1_prostitutes-in-new-york-kava-kitchen|accessdate=7 November 2015}}</ref> In ''[[Year of the Dragon (film)|Year of the Dragon]]'' (1985), she portrayed the wife of [[Mickey Rourke]]'s character.<ref>{{cite web|last=Benson|first=Sheila|title=Movie Review : 'Dragon': A Compelling Look Inside Chinatown|date=16 August 1985|publisher=''[[Los Angeles Times]]''|url=http://articles.latimes.com/1985-08-16/entertainment/ca-3236_1_mickey-rourke|accessdate=7 November 2015}}</ref> In ''[[Little Nikita]]'' (1988), she portrayed the mother of the titular character played by [[River Phoenix]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Thomas|first=Kevin|title=MOVIE REVIEW : 'Little Nikita': Thriller in the Hitchcock Vein|date=18 March 1988|publisher=''[[Los Angeles Times]]''|url=http://articles.latimes.com/1988-03-18/entertainment/ca-1469_1_movie-review|accessdate=7 November 2015}}</ref> She also played the mother of [[Ron Kovic]], respectively portrayed by [[Tom Cruise]], in ''[[Born on the Fourth of July (film)|Born on the Fourth of July]]'' (1989).<ref>{{cite web|last=Jaques|first=Damien|title=Morality Examined in 'Early Girl'|date=20 October 1990|publisher=''[[The Milwaukee Journal]]''|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1499&dat=19901020&id=jCohAAAAIBAJ&sjid=5n4EAAAAIBAJ&pg=6790,3904477&hl=en|accessdate=28 November 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Benson|first=Sheila|title=MOVIE REVIEW : Oliver Stone Goes to War Again : Drama: The maker of 'Platoon' touches the emotions but not the mind with 'Born on the Fourth of July.' Tom Cruise excels as disabled Vietnam War vet Ron Kovic.|date=20 December 1989|publisher=''[[Los Angeles Times]]''|url=http://articles.latimes.com/1989-12-20/entertainment/ca-482_1_ron-kovic|accessdate=7 November 2015}}</ref> She has also appeared in television films such as ''[[Act of Vengeance]]'' (1986)<ref>{{cite web|last=Steigerwald|first=Bill|title=Hbo's 'Act Of Vengeance' : Movie Shortchanges Umw Reforms|date=19 April 1986|publisher=''[[Los Angeles Times]]''|url=http://articles.latimes.com/1986-04-19/entertainment/ca-634_1_movie-act-vengeance|accessdate=7 November 2015}}</ref> and ''Guilty Until Proven Innocent'' (1991).<ref>{{cite web|last=Loynd|first=Ray|title=TV Reviews : 'Guilty' a Triumphant True-Life Tale|date=21 September 1991|publisher=''[[Los Angeles Times]]''|url=http://articles.latimes.com/1991-09-21/entertainment/ca-2232_1_true-life-family|accessdate=7 November 2015}}</ref> Kava also appeared with [[Alan Arkin]] in ''[[Four Days in September]]'' (1997).<ref>{{cite web|last=Matthews|first=Jack|title='Four Days' Examines Idealism's Power|date=30 January 1998|publisher=''[[Los Angeles Times]]''|url=http://articles.latimes.com/1998/jan/30/entertainment/ca-13499|accessdate=7 November 2015}}</ref>


In 2009, Kava adapted [[Henrik Ibsen]]'s ''[[Hedda Gabler]]'' for the Mauckingbird Theatre Company in [[Philadelphia]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Performance Review: “Hedda Gabler”|date=28 January 2009|publisher=''[[Philadelphia (magazine)|Philadelphia]]''|url=http://www.phillymag.com/articles/performance-review-hedda-gabler/|accessdate=7 November 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Hetrick|first=Adam|title=Mauckingbird's Lesbian Hedda Gabler Opens in Philadelphia Jan. 13|date=13 January 2009|publisher=''[[Playbill]]''|url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/mauckingbirds-lesbian-hedda-gabler-opens-in-philadelphia-jan.-13-156875|accessdate=7 November 2015}}</ref>
In 2009, Kava adapted [[Henrik Ibsen]]'s ''[[Hedda Gabler]]'' for the Mauckingbird Theatre Company in [[Philadelphia]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Performance Review: “Hedda Gabler”|date=28 January 2009|publisher=''[[Philadelphia (magazine)|Philadelphia]]''|url=http://www.phillymag.com/articles/performance-review-hedda-gabler/|accessdate=7 November 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Hetrick|first=Adam|title=Mauckingbird's Lesbian Hedda Gabler Opens in Philadelphia Jan. 13|date=13 January 2009|publisher=''[[Playbill]]''|url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/mauckingbirds-lesbian-hedda-gabler-opens-in-philadelphia-jan.-13-156875|accessdate=7 November 2015}}</ref>

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Caroline Kava
Born (1949-09-25) September 25, 1949 (age 74)
Chicago, Illinois
Websitewww.carolinekava.com

Caroline Kava (born September 25, 1949[1] in Chicago)[2] is an American actress and the playwright of the 1986 Off-Broadway play, The Early Girl.[3][4][5][6][7]

She portrayed a prostitute in the 1980 film, Heaven's Gate.[8] In Year of the Dragon (1985), she portrayed the wife of Mickey Rourke's character.[9] In Little Nikita (1988), she portrayed the mother of the titular character played by River Phoenix.[10] She also played the mother of Ron Kovic, respectively portrayed by Tom Cruise, in Born on the Fourth of July (1989).[11][12] She has also appeared in television films such as Act of Vengeance (1986)[13] and Guilty Until Proven Innocent (1991).[14] Kava also appeared with Alan Arkin in Four Days in September (1997).[15]

In 2009, Kava adapted Henrik Ibsen's Hedda Gabler for the Mauckingbird Theatre Company in Philadelphia.[16][17]

Filmography

References

  1. ^ "Caroline Kava biography". The New York Times.
  2. ^ Arkatov, Janice (19 August 1987). "'Gate' Opened New Frontier For Kava". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 7 November 2015. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  3. ^ Gussow, Mel (31 October 1986). "STAGE: CAROLINE KAVA'S 'EARLY GIRL,' AT CIRCLE REP". The New York Times. Retrieved 7 November 2015. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  4. ^ Sullivan, Dan (25 August 1987). "Back Alley Theatre Offering : 'The Early Girl' Aims To Please". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 7 November 2015. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  5. ^ Wyma, Mike (10 September 1987). "Past Haunts Victims of 'Victimless Crime'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 7 November 2015. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  6. ^ Arkatov, Janice (11 March 1990). "'Flame's Call' Ignites Insights by Portraying Everyday Characters". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 7 November 2015. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  7. ^ Miller, Darryl H. (21 June 1998). "Stages of Development". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 7 November 2015. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  8. ^ Jacobs, Tom (3 September 1987). "Brothel `Experience` Becomes A Call For Actress To Turn Playwright". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 7 November 2015. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  9. ^ Benson, Sheila (16 August 1985). "Movie Review : 'Dragon': A Compelling Look Inside Chinatown". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 7 November 2015. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  10. ^ Thomas, Kevin (18 March 1988). "MOVIE REVIEW : 'Little Nikita': Thriller in the Hitchcock Vein". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 7 November 2015. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  11. ^ Jaques, Damien (20 October 1990). "Morality Examined in 'Early Girl'". The Milwaukee Journal. Retrieved 28 November 2015. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  12. ^ Benson, Sheila (20 December 1989). "MOVIE REVIEW : Oliver Stone Goes to War Again : Drama: The maker of 'Platoon' touches the emotions but not the mind with 'Born on the Fourth of July.' Tom Cruise excels as disabled Vietnam War vet Ron Kovic". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 7 November 2015. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  13. ^ Steigerwald, Bill (19 April 1986). "Hbo's 'Act Of Vengeance' : Movie Shortchanges Umw Reforms". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 7 November 2015. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  14. ^ Loynd, Ray (21 September 1991). "TV Reviews : 'Guilty' a Triumphant True-Life Tale". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 7 November 2015. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  15. ^ Matthews, Jack (30 January 1998). "'Four Days' Examines Idealism's Power". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 7 November 2015. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  16. ^ "Performance Review: "Hedda Gabler"". Philadelphia. 28 January 2009. Retrieved 7 November 2015. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  17. ^ Hetrick, Adam (13 January 2009). "Mauckingbird's Lesbian Hedda Gabler Opens in Philadelphia Jan. 13". Playbill. Retrieved 7 November 2015. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
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