Actor profile

Carolyn Jones

28th April 1930 Amarillo, Texas, USA Acting

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.

43 Movies 71 TV Shows 124 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

The Addams Family Album poster

The Addams Family Album 19th November 1992 as Morticia Addams (archive footage)

Creepy Classics poster

Creepy Classics 1st October 1987 as Theodora 'Teddy' Belicec - (archive footage)

Midnight Lace poster

Midnight Lace 9th February 1981 as Bernadette Chance

Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff poster

Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff 13th April 1979 as Beth

Halloween with the New Addams Family poster

Halloween with the New Addams Family 30th October 1977 as Morticia Addams/Ophelia Frump

Little Ladies of the Night poster

Little Ladies of the Night 16th January 1977 as Marilyn Atkins

Eaten Alive poster

Eaten Alive 25th December 1976 as Miss Hattie

Demon and the Mummy poster

Demon and the Mummy 14th March 1976 as Registrar

Scooby-Doo Meets The Addams Family poster

Scooby-Doo Meets The Addams Family 23rd September 1972 as Morticia Addams (Voice)

Color Me Dead poster

Color Me Dead 17th September 1969 as Paula Gibson

Heaven with a Gun poster

Heaven with a Gun 20th May 1969 as Madge McCloud

Mondo Hollywood poster

Mondo Hollywood 30th June 1967

A Ticklish Affair poster

A Ticklish Affair 18th August 1963 as Tandy Martin

How the West Was Won poster

How the West Was Won 2nd November 1962 as Julie Rawlings

Sail a Crooked Ship poster

Sail a Crooked Ship 1st December 1961 as Virginia

Who Killed Julie Greer? poster

Who Killed Julie Greer? 26th September 1961 as Julie Greer

Ice Palace poster

Ice Palace 2nd January 1960 as Bridie Ballantyne

Career poster

Career 8th October 1959 as Shirley Drake

A Hole in the Head poster

A Hole in the Head 15th September 1959 as Shirl

Last Train from Gun Hill poster

Last Train from Gun Hill 29th July 1959 as Linda, Craig's Girl

The Man in the Net poster

The Man in the Net 10th June 1959 as Linda Hamilton

King Creole poster

King Creole 2nd July 1958 as Ronnie

Marjorie Morningstar poster

Marjorie Morningstar 24th April 1958 as Marsha Zelenko

Baby Face Nelson poster

Baby Face Nelson 11th December 1957 as Sue Nelson

Johnny Trouble poster

Johnny Trouble 24th September 1957 as Julie Horton

The Bachelor Party poster

The Bachelor Party 9th April 1957 as The Existentialist

The Opposite Sex poster

The Opposite Sex 15th November 1956 as Pat

The Man Who Knew Too Much poster

The Man Who Knew Too Much 16th May 1956 as Cindy Fontaine

Invasion of the Body Snatchers poster

Invasion of the Body Snatchers 5th February 1956 as Theodora 'Teddy' Belicec

The Tender Trap poster

The Tender Trap 4th November 1955 as Helen

The Seven Year Itch poster

The Seven Year Itch 3rd June 1955 as Miss Finch

Désirée poster

Désirée 16th November 1954 as Mme. Tallien

Three Hours to Kill poster

Three Hours to Kill 4th November 1954 as Polly

Shield for Murder poster

Shield for Murder 27th August 1954 as Beth, Girl at Bar

The Saracen Blade poster

The Saracen Blade 6th June 1954 as Elaine of Siniscola

Make Haste to Live poster

Make Haste to Live 25th March 1954 as Mary Rose

Geraldine poster

Geraldine 16th December 1953 as Kitty

The Big Heat poster

The Big Heat 14th October 1953 as Doris

House of Wax poster

House of Wax 16th April 1953 as Cathy Gray

The War of the Worlds poster

The War of the Worlds 3rd April 1953 as Blonde Party Guest (uncredited)

Off Limits poster

Off Limits 30th December 1952 as Deborah

Road to Bali poster

Road to Bali 5th December 1952 as Eunice (uncredited)

The Turning Point poster

The Turning Point 12th July 1952 as Lilian Smith (uncredited)

Capitol poster

Capitol 26th March 1982

The Dream Merchants poster

The Dream Merchants 12th May 1980 as Vera

The French Atlantic Affair poster

The French Atlantic Affair 15th November 1979 as Peg

Fantasy Island poster

Fantasy Island 28th January 1978 as Jessie DeWinter

The Love Boat poster

The Love Boat 24th September 1977 as Margaret Jerome

Roots poster

Roots 23rd January 1977 as Mrs. Moore

Quincy, M.E. poster

Quincy, M.E. 3rd October 1976 as Nurse Barbara Grayson

Quincy, M.E. poster

Quincy, M.E. 3rd October 1976 as Victoria Sawyer

Quincy, M.E. poster

Quincy, M.E. 3rd October 1976 as Sybil Presstin

Wonder Woman poster

Wonder Woman 7th November 1975 as Queen Hippolyta

Ellery Queen poster

Ellery Queen 11th September 1975 as Rita Radcliffe

Kolchak: The Night Stalker poster

Kolchak: The Night Stalker 13th September 1974

Ghost Story poster

Ghost Story 15th September 1972 as Martha Alcott

The New Scooby-Doo Movies poster

The New Scooby-Doo Movies 9th September 1972 as Morticia Addams (voice)

Dan August poster

Dan August 23rd September 1970 as Margo

The Misfit poster

The Misfit 3rd March 1970 as WPC Skinner

Love, American Style poster

Love, American Style 29th September 1969 as Vera

Bracken's World poster

Bracken's World 19th September 1969

ITV Saturday Night Theatre poster

ITV Saturday Night Theatre 11th January 1969 as Pam

The Mod Squad poster

The Mod Squad 24th September 1968 as Lisa Whittaker / Ginny

The Name of the Game poster

The Name of the Game 20th September 1968 as Lydia Mulholland

The Danny Thomas Hour poster

The Danny Thomas Hour 11th September 1967 as Stacey McCall

Ironside poster

Ironside 28th March 1967 as Justine Cross

Rango poster

Rango 13th January 1967

Hollywood Squares poster

Hollywood Squares 17th October 1966 as Self

Batman poster

Batman 12th January 1966 as Marsha, Queen of Diamonds

The Addams Family poster

The Addams Family 18th September 1964 as Morticia Addams

The Danny Kaye Show poster

The Danny Kaye Show 25th September 1963 as Self

Burke's Law poster

Burke's Law 20th September 1963 as Betsy Richards / Meredith Richards / Various Characters

Burke's Law poster

Burke's Law 20th September 1963 as Carole Durand

The Virginian poster

The Virginian 19th September 1962 as Annie Spencer

The Lloyd Bridges Show poster

The Lloyd Bridges Show 11th September 1962 as Cathy

The Mike Douglas Show poster

The Mike Douglas Show 11th December 1961 as Self

Dr. Kildare poster

Dr. Kildare 27th September 1961 as Evy Schaller

The Dick Powell Show poster

The Dick Powell Show 26th September 1961 as Julie Greer

The Dick Powell Show poster

The Dick Powell Show 26th September 1961 as Hannah Cole

The DuPont Show with June Allyson poster

The DuPont Show with June Allyson 21st September 1959 as Lena Murchak

Wagon Train poster

Wagon Train 18th September 1957 as Molly Kincaid

Panic! poster

Panic! 5th March 1957

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre poster

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre 5th October 1956 as Ella Clanton

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre poster

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre 5th October 1956 as Sal - Rue Royale Proprietor

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre poster

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre 5th October 1956 as Julie Whiting

Wire Service poster

Wire Service 4th October 1956 as Eve

The 20th Century Fox Hour poster

The 20th Century Fox Hour 5th October 1955 as Rita Kirby

The 20th Century Fox Hour poster

The 20th Century Fox Hour 5th October 1955 as Marcia Bridges

Alfred Hitchcock Presents poster

Alfred Hitchcock Presents 2nd October 1955 as Pamela Waring

Star Stage poster

Star Stage 9th September 1955

The Millionaire poster

The Millionaire 19th January 1955 as Emily Short

The Millionaire poster

The Millionaire 19th January 1955 as Carol Fletcher

Climax! poster

Climax! 7th October 1954 as Helen

Studio 57 poster

Studio 57 21st September 1954 as Corinna Rogers

Studio 57 poster

Studio 57 21st September 1954 as Diana Flagg

Studio 57 poster

Studio 57 21st September 1954 as Carol Marshall

Studio 57 poster

Studio 57 21st September 1954 as Maria

City Detective poster

City Detective 7th September 1953

The Oscars poster

The Oscars 19th March 1953 as Self

General Electric Theater poster

General Electric Theater 1st February 1953 as Phyllis

You Are There poster

You Are There 1st February 1953

Mr. & Mrs. North poster

Mr. & Mrs. North 3rd October 1952

Four Star Playhouse poster

Four Star Playhouse 25th September 1952 as Dolores

Dragnet poster

Dragnet 16th December 1951

Dragnet poster

Dragnet 16th December 1951 as Laura Osborne

Dragnet poster

Dragnet 16th December 1951 as Donna Stewart

Dragnet poster

Dragnet 16th December 1951 as Marian Fuller

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars poster

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars 5th October 1951 as June Sardo

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars poster

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars 5th October 1951 as Girl

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars poster

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars 5th October 1951 as Wealthy Wife

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars poster

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars 5th October 1951 as Sarah

Treasury Men in Action poster

Treasury Men in Action 11th September 1950 as Eadie Starr

The Colgate Comedy Hour poster

The Colgate Comedy Hour 10th September 1950 as Self - Hazel

Golden Globe Awards poster

Golden Globe Awards 20th January 1944 as Self - Presenter