Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
April 28, 1930
Place of Birth:
Amarillo, Texas, USA
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Carolyn Jones
Biography
Carolyn Jones (April 28, 1930 – August 3, 1983) was an American film and television actress. She began her career in the early 1950s and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for The Bachelor Party (1957) and a Golden Globe Award as one of the most promising actresses of 1959. In 1964 she began playing the role of Morticia Addams in the television series The Addams Family.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Creepy Classics | Theodora 'Teddy' Belicec - (archive footage) |
| 1981 | Midnight Lace | Bernadette Chance |
| 1979 | Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff | Beth |
| 1977 | Little Ladies of the Night | Marilyn Atkins |
| 1977 | Halloween with the New Addams Family | Morticia Addams/Ophelia Frump |
| 1977 | A Good Human Story | |
| 1976 | Eaten Alive | Miss Hattie |
| 1976 | Demon and the Mummy | Registrar |
| 1972 | Scooby-Doo Meets The Addams Family | Morticia Addams (Voice) |
| 1969 | Heaven with a Gun | Madge McCloud |
| 1969 | Color Me Dead | Paula Gibson |
| 1963 | A Ticklish Affair | Tandy Martin |
| 1962 | How the West Was Won | Julie Rawlings |
| 1961 | Sail A Crooked Ship | Virginia |
| 1961 | Who Killed Julie Greer? | Julie Greer |
| 1960 | Ice Palace | Bridie Ballantyne |
| 1959 | A Hole in the Head | Shirl |
| 1959 | Last Train from Gun Hill | Linda, Craig's Girl |
| 1959 | The Man in the Net | Linda Hamilton |
| 1959 | Career | Shirley Drake |
| 1958 | Marjorie Morningstar | Marsha Zelenko |
| 1958 | King Creole | Ronnie |
| 1957 | Baby Face Nelson | Sue Nelson |
| 1957 | The Bachelor Party | The Existentialist |
| 1957 | Johnny Trouble | Julie Horton |
| 1956 | The Man Who Knew Too Much | Cindy Fontaine |
| 1956 | Invasion of the Body Snatchers | Theodora 'Teddy' Belicec |
| 1956 | The Opposite Sex | Pat |
| 1955 | The Seven Year Itch | Miss Finch |
| 1955 | The Tender Trap | Helen |
| 1954 | Shield for Murder | Beth, Girl at Bar |
| 1954 | Make Haste to Live | Mary Rose |
| 1954 | Désirée | Mme. Tallien |
| 1954 | The Saracen Blade | Elaine of Siniscola |
| 1954 | Three Hours to Kill | Polly |
| 1953 | House of Wax | Cathy Gray |
| 1953 | Road to Bali | Eunice (uncredited) |
| 1953 | The Big Heat | Doris |
| 1953 | The War of the Worlds | Blonde Party Guest (uncredited) |
| 1952 | The Turning Point | Lilian Smith (uncredited) |
| 1952 | Off Limits | Deborah |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Capitol | |
| 1980 | The Dream Merchants | Vera |
| 1979 | The French Atlantic Affair | Peg |
| 1978 | Fantasy Island | Jessie DeWinter |
| 1977 | Roots | Mrs. Moore |
| 1977 | The Love Boat | Margaret Jerome |
| 1976 | Quincy, M.E. | Nurse Barbara Grayson |
| 1976 | Quincy, M.E. | Sybil Presstin |
| 1976 | Quincy, M.E. | Victoria Sawyer |
| 1975 | Wonder Woman | Queen Hippolyta |
| 1975 | Ellery Queen | Rita Radcliffe |
| 1974 | Kolchak: The Night Stalker | |
| 1972 | The New Scooby-Doo Movies | Morticia Addams (voice) |
| 1972 | Ghost Story | Martha Alcott |
| 1970 | Dan August | Margo |
| 1970 | The Misfit | WPC Skinner |
| 1969 | Bracken's World | |
| 1969 | Love, American Style | Vera |
| 1968 | The Mod Squad | Lisa Whittaker / Ginny |
| 1968 | The Name of the Game | Lydia Mulholland |
| 1968 | The Jazz Age | Pearl |
| 1967 | Ironside | Justine Cross |
| 1967 | Rango | |
| 1967 | The Danny Thomas Hour | Stacey McCall |
| 1966 | Batman | Marsha, Queen of Diamonds |
| 1964 | The Addams Family | Morticia Addams |
| 1963 | Burke's Law | Betsy Richards / Meredith Richards / Various Characters |
| 1963 | Burke's Law | Carole Durand |
| 1963 | The Danny Kaye Show | Self |
| 1962 | The Virginian | Annie Spencer |
| 1962 | The Lloyd Bridges Show | Cathy |
| 1961 | The Dick Powell Show | Julie Greer |
| 1961 | Dr. Kildare | Evy Schaller |
| 1961 | The Dick Powell Show | Hannah Cole |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show | Self |
| 1959 | The DuPont Show with June Allyson | Lena Murchak |
| 1957 | Panic! | |
| 1957 | Tonight Starring Jack Paar | Self |
| 1957 | Wagon Train | Molly Kincaid |
| 1956 | Wire Service | Eve |
| 1956 | Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre | Ella Clanton |
| 1956 | State Trooper | Betty Fowler |
| 1956 | Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre | Sal - Rue Royale Proprietor |
| 1956 | Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre | Julie Whiting |
| 1955 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Pamela Waring |
| 1955 | The Millionaire | Emily Short |
| 1955 | Star Stage | |
| 1955 | The 20th Century Fox Hour | Rita Kirby |
| 1955 | The Millionaire | Carol Fletcher |
| 1955 | The 20th Century Fox Hour | Marcia Bridges |
| 1954 | Climax! | Helen |
| 1954 | Studio 57 | Corinna Rogers |
| 1954 | Studio 57 | Diana Flagg |
| 1954 | Studio 57 | Carol Marshall |
| 1954 | Studio 57 | Maria |
| 1954 | Passport to Danger | Sally Towne |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater | Phyllis |
| 1953 | City Detective | |
| 1953 | The Oscars | Self |
| 1953 | The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse | Ingrid |
| 1952 | Mr. & Mrs. North | |
| 1952 | Chevron Theatre | |
| 1952 | Four Star Playhouse | Dolores |
| 1951 | Dragnet | |
| 1951 | Schlitz Playhouse of Stars | June Sardo |
| 1951 | Schlitz Playhouse of Stars | Girl |
| 1951 | Schlitz Playhouse of Stars | Wealthy Wife |
| 1951 | Dragnet | Laura Osborne |
| 1951 | Dragnet | Donna Stewart |
| 1951 | Dragnet | Marian Fuller |
| 1951 | Schlitz Playhouse of Stars | Sarah |
| 1950 | The Colgate Comedy Hour | Self - Hazel |
| 1950 | Lux Video Theatre | |
| 1950 | Treasury Men in Action | Eadie Starr |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awards | Self - Presenter |