Carolyn Jones

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Female

birthday

April 28, 1930

died

August 3, 1983

place of birth

Amarillo, Texas, USA

also known as

Carolyn Sue Jones · Кэролин Джонс · Carolyn Sue Baker · Caroline Jones

total credits

43 movies

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.

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Known For

Filmography

43 credits · sorted by popularity · swipe or use arrows

The War of the Worlds
6.8

The War of the Worlds

1953as Blonde Party Guest (uncredited)
How the West Was Won
7.0

How the West Was Won

1962as Julie Rawlings
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
7.5

Invasion of the Body Snatchers

1956as Theodora 'Teddy' Belicec
The Man Who Knew Too Much
7.4

The Man Who Knew Too Much

1956as Cindy Fontaine
The Seven Year Itch
7.0

The Seven Year Itch

1955as Miss Finch
Eaten Alive
5.5

Eaten Alive

1976as Miss Hattie
The Big Heat
7.7

The Big Heat

1953as Doris
Last Train from Gun Hill
7.1

Last Train from Gun Hill

1959as Linda, Craig's Girl
House of Wax
6.9

House of Wax

1953as Cathy Gray
King Creole
6.4

King Creole

1958as Ronnie
Désirée
6.6

Désirée

1954as Mme. Tallien
Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff
5.5

Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff

1979as Beth
Ice Palace
6.3

Ice Palace

1960as Bridie Ballantyne
Road to Bali
6.2

Road to Bali

1952as Eunice (uncredited)
Heaven with a Gun
5.5

Heaven with a Gun

1969as Madge McCloud
Halloween with the New Addams Family
5.8

Halloween with the New Addams Family

1977as Morticia Addams/Ophelia Frump
Baby Face Nelson
5.6

Baby Face Nelson

1957as Sue Nelson
Scooby-Doo Meets The Addams Family
7.3

Scooby-Doo Meets The Addams Family

1972as Morticia Addams (Voice)
The Opposite Sex
5.4

The Opposite Sex

1956as Pat
Off Limits
5.9

Off Limits

1952as Deborah
A Hole in the Head
6.2

A Hole in the Head

1959as Shirl
The Turning Point
6.3

The Turning Point

1952as Lilian Smith (uncredited)
Marjorie Morningstar
6.3

Marjorie Morningstar

1958as Marsha Zelenko
Mondo Hollywood
6.8

Mondo Hollywood

1967
Three Hours to Kill
5.1

Three Hours to Kill

1954as Polly
Shield for Murder
6.7

Shield for Murder

1954as Beth, Girl at Bar
Little Ladies of the Night
4.2

Little Ladies of the Night

1977as Marilyn Atkins
The Tender Trap
6.2

The Tender Trap

1955as Helen
A Ticklish Affair
5.9

A Ticklish Affair

1963as Tandy Martin
The Man in the Net
5.2

The Man in the Net

1959as Linda Hamilton
Creepy Classics
6.4

Creepy Classics

1987as Theodora 'Teddy' Belicec - (archive footage)
Career
6.7

Career

1959as Shirley Drake
Sail a Crooked Ship
6.1

Sail a Crooked Ship

1961as Virginia
Who Killed Julie Greer?

Who Killed Julie Greer?

1961as Julie Greer
Make Haste to Live
6.0

Make Haste to Live

1954as Mary Rose
Midnight Lace
8.0

Midnight Lace

1981as Bernadette Chance
The Saracen Blade
5.4

The Saracen Blade

1954as Elaine of Siniscola
Demon and the Mummy
6.0

Demon and the Mummy

1976as Registrar
The Bachelor Party
6.8

The Bachelor Party

1957as The Existentialist
Johnny Trouble
4.6

Johnny Trouble

1957as Julie Horton
Geraldine
6.0

Geraldine

1953as Kitty
Color Me Dead
6.3

Color Me Dead

1969as Paula Gibson
The Addams Family Album

The Addams Family Album

1992as Morticia Addams (archive footage)