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Carolyn Jones

Carolyn Jones

Acting

Born: April 28, 1930Amarillo, Texas, USA

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
The Addams Family Album

The Addams Family Album

Morticia Addams (archive footage)

1992
Creepy Classics

Creepy Classics

Theodora 'Teddy' Belicec - (archive footage)

1987
Midnight Lace

Midnight Lace

Bernadette Chance

1981
Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff

Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff

Beth

1979
Halloween with the New Addams Family

Halloween with the New Addams Family

Morticia Addams/Ophelia Frump

1977

A Good Human Story

1977
Little Ladies of the Night

Little Ladies of the Night

Marilyn Atkins

1977
Eaten Alive

Eaten Alive

Miss Hattie

1976
Demon and the Mummy

Demon and the Mummy

Registrar

1976
Scooby-Doo Meets The Addams Family

Scooby-Doo Meets The Addams Family

Morticia Addams (Voice)

1972
Color Me Dead

Color Me Dead

Paula Gibson

1969
Heaven with a Gun

Heaven with a Gun

Madge McCloud

1969
Mondo Hollywood

Mondo Hollywood

1967
A Ticklish Affair

A Ticklish Affair

Tandy Martin

1963
How the West Was Won

How the West Was Won

Julie Rawlings

1962
Sail a Crooked Ship

Sail a Crooked Ship

Virginia

1961
Who Killed Julie Greer?

Who Killed Julie Greer?

Julie Greer

1961
Ice Palace

Ice Palace

Bridie Ballantyne

1960
Career

Career

Shirley Drake

1959
A Hole in the Head

A Hole in the Head

Shirl

1959
Last Train from Gun Hill

Last Train from Gun Hill

Linda, Craig's Girl

1959
The Man in the Net

The Man in the Net

Linda Hamilton

1959
King Creole

King Creole

Ronnie

1958
Marjorie Morningstar

Marjorie Morningstar

Marsha Zelenko

1958
Baby Face Nelson

Baby Face Nelson

Sue Nelson

1957
Johnny Trouble

Johnny Trouble

Julie Horton

1957
The Bachelor Party

The Bachelor Party

The Existentialist

1957
The Opposite Sex

The Opposite Sex

Pat

1956
The Man Who Knew Too Much

The Man Who Knew Too Much

Cindy Fontaine

1956
Invasion of the Body Snatchers

Invasion of the Body Snatchers

Theodora 'Teddy' Belicec

1956
The Tender Trap

The Tender Trap

Helen

1955
The Seven Year Itch

The Seven Year Itch

Miss Finch

1955
Désirée

Désirée

Mme. Tallien

1954
Three Hours to Kill

Three Hours to Kill

Polly

1954
Shield for Murder

Shield for Murder

Beth, Girl at Bar

1954
The Saracen Blade

The Saracen Blade

Elaine of Siniscola

1954
Make Haste to Live

Make Haste to Live

Mary Rose

1954
Geraldine

Geraldine

Kitty

1953
The Big Heat

The Big Heat

Doris

1953
House of Wax

House of Wax

Cathy Gray

1953
The War of the Worlds

The War of the Worlds

Blonde Party Guest (uncredited)

1953
Off Limits

Off Limits

Deborah

1952
Road to Bali

Road to Bali

Eunice (uncredited)

1952
The Turning Point

The Turning Point

Lilian Smith (uncredited)

1952