Carolyn Jones

Carolyn Jones

Known for

Acting

Born

April 28, 1930

Birthplace

Amarillo, Texas, USA

Died

August 3, 1983 (aged 53)

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.

Best known work

The Man Who Knew Too Much
The Man Who Knew Too Much
1956
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
1956
The Seven Year Itch
The Seven Year Itch
1955
The War of the Worlds
The War of the Worlds
1953
Batman
Batman
1966
The Big Heat
The Big Heat
1953
How the West Was Won
How the West Was Won
1962
Wonder Woman
Wonder Woman
1975
The Addams Family
The Addams Family
1964
House of Wax
House of Wax
1953

Filmography

  1. 1992

    The Addams Family Album

    as Morticia Addams (archive footage)

  2. 1987

    Creepy Classics

    as Theodora 'Teddy' Belicec - (archive footage)

  3. 1982

    CapitolTV

  4. 1981

    Midnight Lace

    as Bernadette Chance

  5. 1980

    The Dream MerchantsTV

    as Vera (3 episodes)

  6. 1979

    The French Atlantic AffairTV

    as Peg (3 episodes)

  7. 1979

    Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff

    as Beth

  8. 1978

    Fantasy IslandTV

    as Jessie DeWinter (1 episode)

  9. 1977

    Halloween with the New Addams Family

    as Morticia Addams/Ophelia Frump

  10. 1977

    The Love BoatTV

    as Margaret Jerome (1 episode)

  11. 1977

    A Good Human Story

  12. 1977

    The Sunday DramaTV

    as Maggie (1 episode)

  13. 1977

    RootsTV

    as Mrs. Moore (1 episode)

  14. 1977

    Little Ladies of the Night

    as Marilyn Atkins

  15. 1976

    Eaten Alive

    as Miss Hattie

  16. 1976

    Quincy, M.E.TV

    as Nurse Barbara Grayson (1 episode), as Sybil Presstin (1 episode), as Victoria Sawyer (1 episode)

  17. 1976

    Demon and the Mummy

    as Registrar

  18. 1975

    Wonder WomanTV

    as Queen Hippolyta (3 episodes)

  19. 1975

    Ellery QueenTV

    as Rita Radcliffe (1 episode)

  20. 1974

    Kolchak: The Night StalkerTV

  21. 1972

    Scooby-Doo Meets The Addams Family

    as Morticia Addams (Voice)

  22. 1972

    Ghost StoryTV

    as Martha Alcott (1 episode)

  23. 1972

    The New Scooby-Doo MoviesTV

    as Morticia Addams (voice) (1 episode)

  24. 1970

    Dan AugustTV

    as Margo (1 episode)

  25. 1970

    The MisfitTV

    as WPC Skinner (1 episode)

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