Carolyn Jones

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Born

1930-04-28

Place of Birth

Amarillo, Texas, USA

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.

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Acting History

1992
The Addams Family Album as Morticia Addams (archive footage)
1987
Creepy Classics as Theodora 'Teddy' Belicec - (archive footage)
1982
Capitol
1981
Midnight Lace as Bernadette Chance
1980
The Dream Merchants as Vera
1979
The French Atlantic Affair as Peg
1979
Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff as Beth
1978
Fantasy Island as Jessie DeWinter
1977
Halloween with the New Addams Family as Morticia Addams/Ophelia Frump
1977
The Love Boat as Margaret Jerome
1977
A Good Human Story
1977
Roots as Mrs. Moore
1977
Little Ladies of the Night as Marilyn Atkins
1976
Eaten Alive as Miss Hattie
1976
Quincy, M.E. as Nurse Barbara Grayson
1976
Quincy, M.E. as Sybil Presstin
1976
Quincy, M.E. as Victoria Sawyer
1976
Demon and the Mummy as Registrar
1975
Wonder Woman as Queen Hippolyta
1975
Ellery Queen as Rita Radcliffe
1974
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
1972
Scooby-Doo Meets The Addams Family as Morticia Addams (Voice)
1972
Ghost Story as Martha Alcott
1972
The New Scooby-Doo Movies as Morticia Addams (voice)
1970
Dan August as Margo
1970
The Misfit as WPC Skinner
1969
Love, American Style as Vera
1969
Bracken's World
1969
Color Me Dead as Paula Gibson
1969
Heaven with a Gun as Madge McCloud
1968
The Mod Squad as Lisa Whittaker / Ginny
1968
The Name of the Game as Lydia Mulholland
1968
The Jazz Age as Pearl
1967
The Danny Thomas Hour as Stacey McCall
1967
Ironside as Justine Cross
1967
Rango
1966
Batman as Marsha, Queen of Diamonds
1964
The Addams Family as Morticia Addams
1963
The Danny Kaye Show as Self
1963
Burke's Law as Betsy Richards / Meredith Richards / Various Characters
1963
Burke's Law as Carole Durand
1963
A Ticklish Affair as Tandy Martin
1962
How the West Was Won as Julie Rawlings
1962
The Virginian as Annie Spencer
1962
The Lloyd Bridges Show as Cathy
1961
The Mike Douglas Show as Self
1961
Sail a Crooked Ship as Virginia
1961
Dr. Kildare as Evy Schaller
1961
The Dick Powell Show as Julie Greer
1961
The Dick Powell Show as Hannah Cole
1961
Who Killed Julie Greer? as Julie Greer
1960
Ice Palace as Bridie Ballantyne
1959
Career as Shirley Drake
1959
The DuPont Show with June Allyson as Lena Murchak
1959
A Hole in the Head as Shirl
1959
Last Train from Gun Hill as Linda, Craig's Girl
1959
The Man in the Net as Linda Hamilton
1958
King Creole as Ronnie
1958
Marjorie Morningstar as Marsha Zelenko
1957
Baby Face Nelson as Sue Nelson
1957
Johnny Trouble as Julie Horton
1957
Wagon Train as Molly Kincaid
1957
Tonight Starring Jack Paar as Self
1957
The Bachelor Party as The Existentialist
1957
Panic!
1956
The Opposite Sex as Pat
1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre as Ella Clanton
1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre as Sal - Rue Royale Proprietor
1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre as Julie Whiting
1956
Wire Service as Eve
1956
State Trooper as Betty Fowler
1956
The Man Who Knew Too Much as Cindy Fontaine
1956
Invasion of the Body Snatchers as Theodora 'Teddy' Belicec
1955
The Tender Trap as Helen
1955
The 20th Century Fox Hour as Rita Kirby
1955
The 20th Century Fox Hour as Marcia Bridges
1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Pamela Waring
1955
Star Stage
1955
The Seven Year Itch as Miss Finch
1955
The Millionaire as Emily Short
1955
The Millionaire as Carol Fletcher
1954
Désirée as Mme. Tallien
1954
Three Hours to Kill as Polly
1954
Climax! as Helen
1954
Studio 57 as Corinna Rogers
1954
Studio 57 as Carol Marshall
1954
Studio 57 as Diana Flagg
1954
Studio 57 as Maria
1954
Shield for Murder as Beth, Girl at Bar
1954
The Saracen Blade as Elaine of Siniscola
1954
Passport to Danger as Sally Towne
1954
Make Haste to Live as Mary Rose
1953
Geraldine as Kitty
1953
The Big Heat as Doris
1953
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse as Ingrid
1953
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse as Karen Brook
1953
City Detective
1953
The War of the Worlds as Blonde Party Guest (uncredited)
1953
House of Wax as Cathy Gray
1953
The Oscars as Self
1953
General Electric Theater as Phyllis
1952
Off Limits as Deborah
1952
Road to Bali as Eunice (uncredited)
1952
Mr. & Mrs. North
1952
Four Star Playhouse as Dolores
1952
The Turning Point as Lilian Smith (uncredited)
1952
Chevron Theatre
1951
Dragnet
1951
Dragnet as Laura Osborne
1951
Dragnet as Donna Stewart
1951
Dragnet as Marian Fuller
1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars as June Sardo
1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars as Girl
1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars as Wealthy Wife
1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars as Sarah
1950
Lux Video Theatre
1950
Treasury Men in Action as Eadie Starr
1950
The Colgate Comedy Hour as Self - Hazel
1944
Golden Globe Awards as Self - Presenter