In 1990, while walking to a New York theatre production she was
appearing in, Viveca was assaulted and her face slashed. After
receiving stitches for the wound, she continued on to the rehearsal.
When she was included in the "In Memoriam" segment of the Academy Awards in 1996, the Academy showed a scene from The Sure Thing (1985) where she had a supporting role as a professor. In the scene, she's smiling and spreading her arms.
Son, John Tabori (born John Hasso, 1943 in Sweden).