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Carolyn Jones

Carolyn Jones

Birthday: 1930-04-28 | Place of Birth: Amarillo, 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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

1977
Little Ladies of the Night

as    Marilyn Atkins

1977
Halloween with the New Addams Family

as    Morticia Addams/Ophelia Frump

1976
Eaten Alive

as    Miss Hattie

1969
Heaven with a Gun

as    Madge McCloud

1964
The Addams Family

as    Morticia Addams

1963
How the West Was Won

as    Julie Rawlings

1963
A Ticklish Affair

as    Tandy Martin

1960
Ice Palace

as    Bridie Ballantyne

1959
The Man in the Net

as    Linda Hamilton

1959
Last Train from Gun Hill

as    Linda, Craig's Girl

1959
A Hole in the Head

as    Shirl

1958
Marjorie Morningstar

as    Marsha Zelenko

1958
King Creole

as    Ronnie

1957
Baby Face Nelson

as    Sue Nelson

1957
The Bachelor Party

as    The Existentialist

1956
Invasion of the Body Snatchers

as    Theodora 'Teddy' Belicec

1955
The Tender Trap

as    Helen

1955
The Seven Year Itch

as    Miss Finch

1954
Shield for Murder

as    Beth, Girl at Bar

1954
The Saracen Blade

as    Elaine of Siniscola

1954
Make Haste to Live

as    Mary Rose

1953
House of Wax

as    Cathy Gray