Carolyn Jones

Carolyn Jones

1930-04-28 – 1983-08-03 (age 53) Amarillo, Texas, USA
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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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Known For

How the West Was Won
How the West Was Won

1962

as Julie Rawlings

House of Wax
House of Wax

1953

as Cathy Gray

Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Invasion of the Body Snatchers

1956

as Theodora 'Teddy' Belicec

The Man Who Knew Too Much
The Man Who Knew Too Much

1956

as Cindy Fontaine

The War of the Worlds
The War of the Worlds

1953

as Blonde Party Guest (uncredited)

The Seven Year Itch
The Seven Year Itch

1955

as Miss Finch - Nurse

Last Train from Gun Hill
Last Train from Gun Hill

1959

as Linda, Craig's Girl

The Big Heat
The Big Heat

1953

as Doris

Désirée
Désirée

1954

as Mme. Tallien

King Creole
King Creole

1958

as Ronnie

Eaten Alive
Eaten Alive

1976

as Miss Hattie

Halloween with the New Addams Family
Halloween with the New Addams Family

1977

as Morticia Addams/Ophelia Frump

The Tender Trap
The Tender Trap

1955

as Helen

Heaven with a Gun
Heaven with a Gun

1969

as Madge McCloud

Three Hours to Kill
Three Hours to Kill

1954

as Polly

Baby Face Nelson
Baby Face Nelson

1957

as Sue Nelson

A Hole in the Head
A Hole in the Head

1959

as Shirl

Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff
The Opposite Sex
The Opposite Sex

1956

as Pat

Make Haste to Live
Make Haste to Live

1954

as Mary Rose