Carolyn Jones

Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Born
April 28, 1930 (53 years old)
Died
August 3, 1983
Place of Birth
Amarillo, Texas, USA
Popular Genres
Drama Comedy Romance
Career Span
1952 – 1987

Carolyn Jones

6 wins
33 nominations
6 Oscars
41 credits

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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Personal Info

Born
Apr 28, 1930
From
Amarillo, Texas, USA
Known For
Acting
Career
1952 – 1987

Award Recognition

6
Wins
33
Nominations
6
Oscars

Complete Filmography

1987

Creepy Classics as Theodora 'Teddy' Belicec - (archive footage)

1981

Midnight Lace as Bernadette Chance

1979

Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff as Beth Award

1977

Little Ladies of the Night as Marilyn Atkins Award
A Good Human Story
Halloween with the New Addams Family as Morticia Addams/Ophelia Frump

1976

Eaten Alive as Miss Hattie Award
Demon and the Mummy as Registrar

1972

Scooby-Doo Meets The Addams Family as Morticia Addams (Voice)

1969

Heaven with a Gun as Madge McCloud Award
Color Me Dead as Paula Gibson

1963

A Ticklish Affair as Tandy Martin

1962

How the West Was Won as Julie Rawlings Award

1961

Who Killed Julie Greer? as Julie Greer
Sail A Crooked Ship as Virginia

1960

Ice Palace as Bridie Ballantyne

1959

A Hole in the Head as Shirl Award
Career as Shirley Drake Award
Last Train from Gun Hill as Linda, Craig's Girl
The Man in the Net as Linda Hamilton

1958

King Creole as Ronnie Award
Marjorie Morningstar as Marsha Zelenko Award

1957

Baby Face Nelson as Sue Nelson Award
Johnny Trouble as Julie Horton
The Bachelor Party as The Existentialist

1956

The Man Who Knew Too Much as Cindy Fontaine Award
The Opposite Sex as Pat Award
Invasion of the Body Snatchers as Theodora 'Teddy' Belicec Award

1955

The Seven Year Itch as Miss Finch Award
The Tender Trap as Helen

1954

Désirée as Mme. Tallien Award
Shield for Murder as Beth, Girl at Bar Award
Make Haste to Live as Mary Rose
Three Hours to Kill as Polly
The Saracen Blade as Elaine of Siniscola

1953

The War of the Worlds as Blonde Party Guest (uncredited) Award
Road to Bali as Eunice (uncredited)
House of Wax as Cathy Gray
The Big Heat as Doris

1952

The Turning Point as Lilian Smith (uncredited) Award
Off Limits as Deborah

Photos & Videos

Featured in Trailers

The War of the Worlds
The Man Who Knew Too Much
Eaten Alive
Road to Bali
The Opposite Sex
How the West Was Won
Désirée
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
King Creole
Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff

Career Statistics

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