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