Carolyn Jones

Carolyn Jones

Deceased · Born: Apr 28, 1930 · Died: Aug 3, 1983

Personal Details

Born Apr 28, 1930 Amarillo, Texas, USA
Spouse
  • Peter Bailey-Britton

    ( Sep 25, 1982 to Aug 3, 1983 )
  • Herbert Greene

    ( Dec 19, 1968 to Apr 5, 1977 )
  • Aaron Spelling

    ( Apr 10, 1953 to Aug 6, 1965 )
  • Donald Gordon Donaldson

    ( Aug 19, 1950 to Mar 19, 1952 )
Parents
  • Julius Alfred Jones
  • Cloe Jeanette Jones
Relatives
  • Bette Rhea Jones (Sibling)

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.

Career

1982
Capitol
Capitol
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1981
Midnight Lace
Midnight Lace as Bernadette Chance
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1980
Fantasy Island
Fantasy Island as Jessie DeWinter
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1979
Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff
Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff as Beth
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The French Atlantic Affair
The French Atlantic Affair as Peg
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The Love Boat
The Love Boat as Margaret Jerome
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1977
Halloween with the New Addams Family
Halloween with the New Addams Family as Morticia Addams/Ophelia Frump
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Little Ladies of the Night
Little Ladies of the Night as Marilyn Atkins
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1976
Demon and the Mummy
Demon and the Mummy as Registrar (segment: "Demon in Lace")
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Eaten Alive
Eaten Alive as Miss Hattie
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1975
Wonder Woman
Wonder Woman as Queen Hippolyta
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1974
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
Ironside
Ironside as Justine Cross
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1969
Color Me Dead
Color Me Dead as Paula Gibson
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Heaven with a Gun
Heaven with a Gun as Madge McCloud
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1966
Batman
Batman as Marsha, Queen of Diamonds
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1964
The Addams Family
The Addams Family as Morticia Addams
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1963
A Ticklish Affair
A Ticklish Affair as Tandy Martin
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1962
How the West Was Won
How the West Was Won as Julie Rawlings
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1961
Sail a Crooked Ship
Sail a Crooked Ship as Virginia
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1960
Ice Palace
Ice Palace as Bridie Ballantyne
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1959
Career
Career as Shirley Drake
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The Man in the Net
The Man in the Net as Linda Hamilton
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A Hole in the Head
A Hole in the Head as Shirl
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Last Train from Gun Hill
Last Train from Gun Hill as Linda, Craig's Girl
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1958
King Creole
King Creole as Ronnie
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Marjorie Morningstar
Marjorie Morningstar as Marsha Zelenko
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1957
Johnny Trouble
Johnny Trouble as Julie Horton
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The Bachelor Party
The Bachelor Party as The Existentialist
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Baby Face Nelson
Baby Face Nelson as Sue Nelson
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1956
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Invasion of the Body Snatchers as Theodora 'Teddy' Belicec
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Climax!
Climax! as Helen
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1955
The Seven Year Itch
The Seven Year Itch as Miss Finch
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The Tender Trap
The Tender Trap as Helen
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Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Pamela Waring
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1954
Shield for Murder
Shield for Murder as Beth, Girl at Bar
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The Saracen Blade
The Saracen Blade as Elaine of Siniscola
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Three Hours to Kill
Three Hours to Kill as Polly
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Make Haste to Live
Make Haste to Live as Mary Rose
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1953
House of Wax
House of Wax as Cathy Gray
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1952
Dragnet
Dragnet
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