Person
Carolyn Jones
Acting · 1930–1983 · Amarillo, Texas, USA
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.
Known for
The Love Boat
Margaret Jerome
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
Dragnet
1951
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter
Wagon Train
Molly Kincaid
Ironside
Justine Cross
Batman
Marsha, Queen of Diamonds
Fantasy Island
Jessie DeWinter
The Virginian
Annie Spencer
Love, American Style
Vera
Filmography
- 1992The Addams Family AlbumMorticia Addams (archive footage)
- 1987Creepy ClassicsTheodora 'Teddy' Belicec - (archive footage)
- 1982Capitol
- 1981Midnight LaceBernadette Chance
- 1980The Dream MerchantsVera
- 1979The French Atlantic AffairPeg
- 1979Good Luck, Miss WyckoffBeth
- 1978Fantasy IslandJessie DeWinter
- 1977Halloween with the New Addams FamilyMorticia Addams/Ophelia Frump
- 1977The Love BoatMargaret Jerome
- 1977A Good Human Story
- 1977The Sunday DramaMaggie
- 1977RootsMrs. Moore
- 1977Little Ladies of the NightMarilyn Atkins
- 1976Eaten AliveMiss Hattie
- 1976Quincy, M.E.Nurse Barbara Grayson
- 1976Demon and the MummyRegistrar
- 1975Wonder WomanQueen Hippolyta
- 1975Ellery QueenRita Radcliffe
- 1974Kolchak: The Night Stalker
- 1972Scooby-Doo Meets The Addams FamilyMorticia Addams (Voice)
- 1972Ghost StoryMartha Alcott
- 1972The New Scooby-Doo MoviesMorticia Addams (voice)
- 1970Dan AugustMargo
- 1970The MisfitWPC Skinner
- 1969Love, American StyleVera
- 1969Bracken's World
- 1969Color Me DeadPaula Gibson
- 1969Heaven with a GunMadge McCloud
- 1969ITV Saturday Night TheatrePam
- 1968The Mod SquadLisa Whittaker / Ginny
- 1968The Name of the GameLydia Mulholland
- 1968The Jazz AgePearl
- 1967The Danny Thomas HourStacey McCall
- 1967Mondo Hollywood
- 1967IronsideJustine Cross
- 1967Rango
- 1966Hollywood SquaresSelf
- 1966BatmanMarsha, Queen of Diamonds
- 1964The Addams FamilyMorticia Addams
- 1963The Danny Kaye ShowSelf
- 1963Burke's LawBetsy Richards / Meredith Richards / Various Characters
- 1963A Ticklish AffairTandy Martin
- 1962How the West Was WonJulie Rawlings
- 1962The VirginianAnnie Spencer
- 1962The Lloyd Bridges ShowCathy
- 1961The Mike Douglas ShowSelf
- 1961Sail a Crooked ShipVirginia
- 1961Dr. KildareEvy Schaller
- 1961Who Killed Julie Greer?Julie Greer
- 1961The Dick Powell ShowJulie Greer
- 1960Ice PalaceBridie Ballantyne
- 1959CareerShirley Drake
- 1959The DuPont Show with June AllysonLena Murchak
- 1959A Hole in the HeadShirl
- 1959Last Train from Gun HillLinda, Craig's Girl
- 1959The Man in the NetLinda Hamilton
- 1958King CreoleRonnie
- 1958Marjorie MorningstarMarsha Zelenko
- 1957Baby Face NelsonSue Nelson
- 1957Johnny TroubleJulie Horton
- 1957Wagon TrainMolly Kincaid
- 1957Tonight Starring Jack PaarSelf
- 1957The Bachelor PartyThe Existentialist
- 1957Panic!
- 1956The Opposite SexPat
- 1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreElla Clanton
- 1956Wire ServiceEve
- 1956State TrooperBetty Fowler
- 1956The Man Who Knew Too MuchCindy Fontaine
- 1956Invasion of the Body SnatchersTheodora 'Teddy' Belicec
- 1955The Tender TrapHelen
- 1955The 20th Century Fox HourRita Kirby
- 1955Alfred Hitchcock PresentsPamela Waring
- 1955Star Stage
- 1955The Seven Year ItchMiss Finch
- 1955The MillionaireEmily Short
- 1954DésiréeMme. Tallien
- 1954Three Hours to KillPolly
- 1954Climax!Helen
- 1954Studio 57Corinna Rogers
- 1954Shield for MurderBeth, Girl at Bar
- 1954The Saracen BladeElaine of Siniscola
- 1954Passport to DangerSally Towne
- 1954Make Haste to LiveMary Rose
- 1953GeraldineKitty
- 1953The Big HeatDoris
- 1953The Pepsi-Cola PlayhouseIngrid
- 1953City Detective
- 1953House of WaxCathy Gray
- 1953The War of the WorldsBlonde Party Guest (uncredited)
- 1953The OscarsSelf
- 1953General Electric TheaterPhyllis
- 1953You Are There
- 1952Off LimitsDeborah
- 1952Road to BaliEunice (uncredited)
- 1952Mr. & Mrs. North
- 1952Four Star PlayhouseDolores
- 1952The Turning PointLilian Smith (uncredited)
- 1952Chevron Theatre
- 1951Dragnet
- 1951Schlitz Playhouse of StarsJune Sardo
- 1950Lux Video Theatre
- 1950Treasury Men in ActionEadie Starr
- 1950The Colgate Comedy HourSelf - Hazel
- 1944Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Presenter
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