Carolyn Jones

Carolyn Jones

Acting • Born 1930-04-28 – Died 1983-08-03

Acting2Amarillo, Texas, USA

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.

Filmography

120 credits
The Man Who Knew Too Much

The Man Who Knew Too Much

Movie • 1956

Cindy Fontaine

Heaven with a Gun

Heaven with a Gun

Movie • 1969

Madge McCloud

The Seven Year Itch

The Seven Year Itch

Movie • 1955

Miss Finch

Shield for Murder

Shield for Murder

Movie • 1954

Beth, Girl at Bar

Eaten Alive

Eaten Alive

Movie • 1976

Miss Hattie

Invasion of the Body Snatchers

Invasion of the Body Snatchers

Movie • 1956

Theodora 'Teddy' Belicec

How the West Was Won

How the West Was Won

Movie • 1962

Julie Rawlings

A Hole in the Head

A Hole in the Head

Movie • 1959

Shirl

Marjorie Morningstar

Marjorie Morningstar

Movie • 1958

Marsha Zelenko

Baby Face Nelson

Baby Face Nelson

Movie • 1957

Sue Nelson

Last Train from Gun Hill

Last Train from Gun Hill

Movie • 1959

Linda, Craig's Girl

The Tender Trap

The Tender Trap

Movie • 1955

Helen

The Turning Point

The Turning Point

Movie • 1952

Lilian Smith (uncredited)

The Man in the Net

The Man in the Net

Movie • 1959

Linda Hamilton

Ice Palace

Ice Palace

Movie • 1960

Bridie Ballantyne

Sail a Crooked Ship

Sail a Crooked Ship

Movie • 1961

Virginia

House of Wax

House of Wax

Movie • 1953

Cathy Gray

King Creole

King Creole

Movie • 1958

Ronnie

Make Haste to Live

Make Haste to Live

Movie • 1954

Mary Rose

Creepy Classics

Creepy Classics

Movie • 1987

Theodora 'Teddy' Belicec - (archive footage)

Road to Bali

Road to Bali

Movie • 1952

Eunice (uncredited)

A Ticklish Affair

A Ticklish Affair

Movie • 1963

Tandy Martin

Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff

Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff

Movie • 1979

Beth

Color Me Dead

Color Me Dead

Movie • 1969

Paula Gibson

The Bachelor Party

The Bachelor Party

Movie • 1957

The Existentialist

Career

Career

Movie • 1959

Shirley Drake

Johnny Trouble

Johnny Trouble

Movie • 1957

Julie Horton

Désirée

Désirée

Movie • 1954

Mme. Tallien

Little Ladies of the Night

Little Ladies of the Night

Movie • 1977

Marilyn Atkins

The Big Heat

The Big Heat

Movie • 1953

Doris

Who Killed Julie Greer?

Who Killed Julie Greer?

Movie • 1961

Julie Greer

The Saracen Blade

The Saracen Blade

Movie • 1954

Elaine of Siniscola

Three Hours to Kill

Three Hours to Kill

Movie • 1954

Polly

Halloween with the New Addams Family

Halloween with the New Addams Family

Movie • 1977

Morticia Addams/Ophelia Frump

The Opposite Sex

The Opposite Sex

Movie • 1956

Pat

Off Limits

Off Limits

Movie • 1952

Deborah

The War of the Worlds

The War of the Worlds

Movie • 1953

Blonde Party Guest (uncredited)

A Good Human Story

A Good Human Story

Movie • 1977

Midnight Lace

Midnight Lace

Movie • 1981

Bernadette Chance

Demon and the Mummy

Demon and the Mummy

Movie • 1976

Registrar

Scooby-Doo Meets The Addams Family

Scooby-Doo Meets The Addams Family

Movie • 1972

Morticia Addams (Voice)

The Addams Family Album

The Addams Family Album

Movie • 1992

Morticia Addams (archive footage)

Geraldine

Geraldine

Movie • 1953

Kitty

Mondo Hollywood

Mondo Hollywood

Movie • 1967

The Dick Powell Show

The Dick Powell Show

TV • 1961

Julie Greer

Burke's Law

Burke's Law

TV • 1963

Betsy Richards / Meredith Richards / Various Characters

The Colgate Comedy Hour

The Colgate Comedy Hour

TV • 1950

Self - Hazel

The New Scooby-Doo Movies

The New Scooby-Doo Movies

TV • 1972

Morticia Addams (voice)

Batman

Batman

TV • 1966

Marsha, Queen of Diamonds

The Mod Squad

The Mod Squad

TV • 1968

Lisa Whittaker / Ginny

Dragnet

Dragnet

TV • 1951

Wonder Woman

Wonder Woman

TV • 1975

Queen Hippolyta

General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater

TV • 1953

Phyllis

Ironside

Ironside

TV • 1967

Justine Cross

Kolchak: The Night Stalker

Kolchak: The Night Stalker

TV • 1974

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

TV • 1955

Pamela Waring

The Millionaire

The Millionaire

TV • 1955

Emily Short

Capitol

Capitol

TV • 1982

Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre

TV • 1950

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

TV • 1951

June Sardo

Climax!

Climax!

TV • 1954

Helen

Bracken's World

Bracken's World

TV • 1969

Roots

Roots

TV • 1977

Mrs. Moore

The Addams Family

The Addams Family

TV • 1964

Morticia Addams

Wire Service

Wire Service

TV • 1956

Eve

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

TV • 1956

Ella Clanton

Rango

Rango

TV • 1967

Star Stage

Star Stage

TV • 1955

Dr. Kildare

Dr. Kildare

TV • 1961

Evy Schaller

City Detective

City Detective

TV • 1953

State Trooper

State Trooper

TV • 1956

Betty Fowler

Treasury Men in Action

Treasury Men in Action

TV • 1950

Eadie Starr

The Oscars

The Oscars

TV • 1953

Self

Panic!

Panic!

TV • 1957

Ghost Story

Ghost Story

TV • 1972

Martha Alcott

The DuPont Show with June Allyson

The DuPont Show with June Allyson

TV • 1959

Lena Murchak

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

TV • 1957

Self

Mr. & Mrs. North

Mr. & Mrs. North

TV • 1952

Studio 57

Studio 57

TV • 1954

Corinna Rogers

The Dream Merchants

The Dream Merchants

TV • 1980

Vera

The 20th Century Fox Hour

The 20th Century Fox Hour

TV • 1955

Rita Kirby

Chevron Theatre

Chevron Theatre

TV • 1952

Wagon Train

Wagon Train

TV • 1957

Molly Kincaid

The Millionaire

The Millionaire

TV • 1955

Carol Fletcher

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

TV • 1951

Girl

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

TV • 1951

Wealthy Wife

The Dick Powell Show

The Dick Powell Show

TV • 1961

Hannah Cole

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

TV • 1956

Sal - Rue Royale Proprietor

Burke's Law

Burke's Law

TV • 1963

Carole Durand

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

TV • 1956

Julie Whiting

Four Star Playhouse

Four Star Playhouse

TV • 1952

Dolores

The Virginian

The Virginian

TV • 1962

Annie Spencer

The French Atlantic Affair

The French Atlantic Affair

TV • 1979

Peg

Fantasy Island

Fantasy Island

TV • 1978

Jessie DeWinter

Dragnet

Dragnet

TV • 1951

Laura Osborne

The Love Boat

The Love Boat

TV • 1977

Margaret Jerome

Quincy, M.E.

Quincy, M.E.

TV • 1976

Nurse Barbara Grayson

Dan August

Dan August

TV • 1970

Margo

Quincy, M.E.

Quincy, M.E.

TV • 1976

Victoria Sawyer

Ellery Queen

Ellery Queen

TV • 1975

Rita Radcliffe

Quincy, M.E.

Quincy, M.E.

TV • 1976

Sybil Presstin

Love, American Style

Love, American Style

TV • 1969

Vera

The Danny Thomas Hour

The Danny Thomas Hour

TV • 1967

Stacey McCall

The Name of the Game

The Name of the Game

TV • 1968

Lydia Mulholland

The Lloyd Bridges Show

The Lloyd Bridges Show

TV • 1962

Cathy

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

TV • 1961

Self

Studio 57

Studio 57

TV • 1954

Diana Flagg

Studio 57

Studio 57

TV • 1954

Carol Marshall

The 20th Century Fox Hour

The 20th Century Fox Hour

TV • 1955

Marcia Bridges

Dragnet

Dragnet

TV • 1951

Donna Stewart

Studio 57

Studio 57

TV • 1954

Maria

Dragnet

Dragnet

TV • 1951

Marian Fuller

Passport to Danger

Passport to Danger

TV • 1954

Sally Towne

The Danny Kaye Show

The Danny Kaye Show

TV • 1963

Self

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

TV • 1951

Sarah

Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

TV • 1944

Self - Presenter

The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse

The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse

TV • 1953

Ingrid

The Jazz Age

The Jazz Age

TV • 1968

Pearl

The Misfit

The Misfit

TV • 1970

WPC Skinner

The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse

The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse

TV • 1953

Karen Brook