Portrait of Carolyn Jones

Carolyn Jones

Acting

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.

Born: April 28, 1930

Place of Birth: Amarillo, Texas, USA

Filmography

1992
The Addams Family Album

as Morticia Addams (archive footage)

1987
Creepy Classics

as Theodora 'Teddy' Belicec - (archive footage)

1981
Midnight Lace

as Bernadette Chance

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
Roots

as Mrs. Moore

1977
1976
Eaten Alive

as Miss Hattie

1976
Quincy, M.E.

as Nurse Barbara Grayson

1976
Quincy, M.E.

as Victoria Sawyer

1976
Quincy, M.E.

as Sybil Presstin

1976
1975
Wonder Woman

as Queen Hippolyta

1975
Ellery Queen

as Rita Radcliffe

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
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

1967
The Danny Thomas Hour

as Stacey McCall

1967
Ironside

as Justine Cross

1967
1966
Batman

as Marsha, Queen of Diamonds

1964
The Addams Family

as Morticia Addams

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

1961
1961
Dr. Kildare

as Evy Schaller

1961
The Dick Powell Show

as Julie Greer

1961
The Dick Powell Show

as Hannah Cole

1961
1960
Ice Palace

as Bridie Ballantyne

1959
Career

as Shirley Drake

1959
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
The Bachelor Party

as The Existentialist

1957
1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

as Sal - Rue Royale Proprietor

1956
1956
The Man Who Knew Too Much

as Cindy Fontaine

1956
Invasion of the Body Snatchers

as Theodora 'Teddy' Belicec

1955
1955
1955
The 20th Century Fox Hour

as Marcia Bridges

1955
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
Climax!

as Helen

1954
Studio 57

as Corinna Rogers

1954
Studio 57

as Diana Flagg

1954
Studio 57

as Carol Marshall

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 War of the Worlds

as Blonde Party Guest (uncredited)

1953
House of Wax

as Cathy Gray

1953
The Oscars

as Self

1952
Off Limits

as Deborah

1952
Road to Bali

as Eunice (uncredited)

1952
The Turning Point

as Lilian Smith (uncredited)

1951
Dragnet

as Laura Osborne

1951
Dragnet

as Donna Stewart

1951
Dragnet

as Marian Fuller

1951
1950
1950
1944
Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Presenter