Carolyn Jones
Actor
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.
Filmography
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
as Theodora 'Teddy' Belicec 1956
The Seven Year Itch
as Miss Finch 1955
The War of the Worlds
as Blonde Party Guest (uncredited) 1953
The Big Heat
as Doris 1953
How the West Was Won
as Julie Rawlings 1962
House of Wax
as Cathy Gray 1953
Last Train from Gun Hill
as Linda, Craig's Girl 1959
Eaten Alive
as Miss Hattie 1976
King Creole
as Ronnie 1958
Road to Bali
as Eunice (uncredited) 1952
A Hole in the Head
as Shirl 1959
Désirée
as Mme. Tallien 1954
Halloween with the New Addams Family
as Morticia Addams/Ophelia Frump 1977
The Tender Trap
as Helen 1955
The Turning Point
as Lilian Smith (uncredited) 1952
Shield for Murder
as Beth, Girl at Bar 1954