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 War of the Worlds
(1953)
Blonde Party Guest (uncredited)
The Big Heat
(1953)
Doris
The Man Who Knew Too Much
(1956)
Cindy Fontaine
How the West Was Won
(1962)
Julie Rawlings
The Seven Year Itch
(1955)
Miss Finch
Eaten Alive
(1976)
Miss Hattie
House of Wax
(1953)
Cathy Gray
Last Train from Gun Hill
(1959)
Linda, Craig's Girl
King Creole
(1958)
Ronnie
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
(1956)
Theodora 'Teddy' Belicec
Désirée
(1954)
Mme. Tallien
Road to Bali
(1953)
Eunice (uncredited)
Marjorie Morningstar
(1958)
Marsha Zelenko
A Hole in the Head
(1959)
Shirl
Halloween with the New Addams Family
(1977)
Morticia Addams/Ophelia Frump
Ice Palace
(1960)
Bridie Ballantyne
Full Filmography
Acting
Off Limits
(1952)
Deborah
The Turning Point
(1952)
Lilian Smith (uncredited)
House of Wax
(1953)
Cathy Gray
The Big Heat
(1953)
Doris
The War of the Worlds
(1953)
Blonde Party Guest (uncredited)
Road to Bali
(1953)
Eunice (uncredited)
Shield for Murder
(1954)
Beth, Girl at Bar
Make Haste to Live
(1954)
Mary Rose
Désirée
(1954)
Mme. Tallien
The Saracen Blade
(1954)
Elaine of Siniscola
Three Hours to Kill
(1954)
Polly
The Seven Year Itch
(1955)
Miss Finch
The Tender Trap
(1955)
Helen
Alfred Hitchcock Presents: The Chaney Vase
(1955)
Pamela Waring
The Man Who Knew Too Much
(1956)
Cindy Fontaine
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
(1956)
Theodora 'Teddy' Belicec
The Opposite Sex
(1956)
Pat
Baby Face Nelson
(1957)
Sue Nelson
The Bachelor Party
(1957)
The Existentialist
Johnny Trouble
(1957)
Julie Horton
Marjorie Morningstar
(1958)
Marsha Zelenko
King Creole
(1958)
Ronnie
A Hole in the Head
(1959)
Shirl
Last Train from Gun Hill
(1959)
Linda, Craig's Girl
The Man in the Net
(1959)
Linda Hamilton
Career
(1959)
Shirley Drake
Ice Palace
(1960)
Bridie Ballantyne
Sail A Crooked Ship
(1961)
Virginia
Who Killed Julie Greer?
(1961)
Julie Greer
How the West Was Won
(1962)
Julie Rawlings
A Ticklish Affair
(1963)
Tandy Martin
Heaven with a Gun
(1969)
Madge McCloud
Color Me Dead
(1969)
Paula Gibson
Eaten Alive
(1976)
Miss Hattie
Demon and the Mummy
(1976)
Registrar
Little Ladies of the Night
(1977)
Marilyn Atkins
Halloween with the New Addams Family
(1977)
Morticia Addams/Ophelia Frump
A Good Human Story
(1977)
Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff
(1979)
Beth
Midnight Lace
(1981)
Bernadette Chance
Creepy Classics
(1987)
Theodora 'Teddy' Belicec - (archive footage)