Maggie Caviezel: Facts About Jim Caviezel’s Mother

Maggie Caviezel is a former stage actress and the mother of Jim Caviezel. Maggie’s son Jim Caviezel is an American actor best known for his performance as Jesus Christ in The Passion of the Christ (2004). His best-known appearances in films include Tim Ballard in Sound of Freedom (2023), Steven ‘Catch’ Lambert in Angel Eyes (2001), and Edmond Dantès in The Count of Monte Cristo (2002) among others.

Maggie Caviezel: Bio Summary

Who Is Jim Caviezel’s Mother, Maggie Caviezel?

Margaret ‘Maggie’ Caviezel (née Lavery) is the mother of Jim Caviezel. Maggie is the daughter of William C. Lavery and Mary Aletha Dinneen. She was born in Geneseo, Ill., and grew up in Moline. Her date of birth is unknown. She is Irish. There’s minimal information about her early life and family available in the public domain. She is a former stage actress and homemaker.

Maggie Caviezel is a former Miss Moline beauty pageant winner. She was reportedly chosen to Black Hawk’s Theater Hall of Fame, and her brother, Mike Lavery who runs a sheltered-care home in Milan, Ill. worked in the makeup department for Paramount Pictures. Maggie met James Patrick Caviezel, Sr. at a cast party after one of her performances at Black Hawk College.

Maggie’s beauty caught James’ eye. “She was a knockout. Knocked me off my feet,” James recalled. Maggie and James Caviezel, a chiropractor eventually got married. They had three daughters and two sons. Their children are Ann Caviezel, Amy Caviezel, Erin Caviezel, James Patrick Caviezel Jr known as Jim Caviezel, and Timothy Tim Caviezel.

Maggie Caviezel and her husband James raised their children in a tight-knit Catholic family in Conway, Washington. “We’re real strong in our faith, the Catholic faith, and that’s been one of the anchors for Jim, too,” Maggie’s husband James Sr. said. “All the kids grew up that way, to know it’s God first and family second and business third.”

Maggie’s son Jim Caviezel who became an actor said that they referred to acting at home as “the blarney”. After he decided to move to Los Angeles to pursue a career in acting, “people thought I was out of my mind”. Jim began acting in plays in Seattle, Washington. Today, he has several acting credits to his name.

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Maggie Caviezel and James Patrick Caviezel, Sr are very proud of their son Jim Caviezel’s accomplishments and want him to remain humble. Maggie lives privately. Most details about her life are unknown. It is unknown if she is still alive or not.

Maggie Caviezel’s Son Was Struck By Lightning

Maggie Caviezel’s son Jim Caviezel born James Patrick Caviezel Jr has established himself as one of the well-known and successful actors in the movie industry. He has played several roles in notable films and television series. Among his best-known roles is Jesus Christ in Mel Gibson’s The Passion of the Christ (2004).

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Jim Caviezel suffered some actual torture while shooting The Passion of the Christ in Italy. He suffered pneumonia, had a dislocated shoulder, and gashing wounds. He was even struck by lightning and suffered hypothermia during filming. “The physical part was horrendous,” Jim said. “You are going to work every day with only one eye functioning which gives you headaches.”

“They’ve got these thorns they tie on your head as hard as they can, and then there’s a cross to carry that weighs 150 pounds. It feels like 600 pounds as the day goes on. Later they stick you up on a cross in 25 degree temperatures with 30-knot winds.” Speaking of being struck by lightning Jim Caviezel said:

“People started screaming that I had been struck by lightning and had fire on both sides of my head and a light around me,” Jim told Newsweek magazine. “It was a sickening feeling.” Jim Caviezel said when he was asked if is was the scene of crucifixion that he got struck by lightning: “It wasn’t crucifixion. We filmed in Rome. It was the scene of the Sermon on the Mount.”

“I climbed the mountain, clouds had formed and 5 seconds before the stroke I had felt what was going to happen. It was windy but I couldn’t hear the wind blowing. Suddenly, I was stroked by the lightning. I was terrified but at the same time I felt peace on the inside. Before it all happened, Mel had shouted „action” and the cameras were directed at me. It was the moment I was stroked.”

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Jim Caviezel added: “Afterwards I heard Mel shouting: „What the hell has happened to his hair?”. It was funny. People think I’m gloomy and serious. That’s not true. Polish nun has come up to me today and asked: „Why aren’t you smiling?”. I told her that I was smiling with my eyes but the signal hadn’t reached the rest of the face yet [laughter].”