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Carolyn Jones

American actress (1930-1983) · United States · On the map · Actors · Died at 53

Carolyn Sue Jones was an American actress of television and film. She began her film career in the early 1950s and by the end of the decade, in 1958, had achieved recognition with a nomination for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for The Bachelor Party (1957) and, that same year, won a Laurel Award for Top...

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1983Died3 August 19831982CapitolSeries1981Midnight LaceFilm, Bernadette Chance1977The Love BoatSeries, Margaret JeromeHalloween with the New Addams FamilyFilm, 1977Morticia Addams/Ophelia Frump1976Eaten AliveFilm, Miss Hattie1969Love, American StyleSeries, VeraColor Me DeadFilm, 1969Paula Gibson1967IronsideSeries, Justine CrossMondo HollywoodFilm, 19671964The Addams FamilySeries, Morticia Addams1962How the West Was WonFilm, Julie Rawlings1961Dr. KildareSeries, Evy SchallerSail a Crooked ShipFilm, 1961Virginia1959A Hole in the HeadFilm, Shirl1958King CreoleFilm, Ronnie1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreSeries, Ella ClantonInvasion of the Body SnatchersFilm, 1956Theodora 'Teddy' Belicec1955The Seven Year ItchFilm, Miss Finch - Nurse1954Climax!Series, Helen1953GeraldineFilm, Kitty1952Off LimitsFilm, Deborah1951DragnetSeries, Laura Osborne1944Golden Globe AwardsSeries1930Born28 April 1930

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  • The Big Heat 1953
  • Invasion of the Body Snatchers 1956
  • The Man Who Knew Too Much 1956
  • Last Train from Gun Hill 1959
  • How the West Was Won 1962

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Television 24

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About this person

She began her film career in the early 1950s and by the end of the decade, in 1958, had achieved recognition with a nomination for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for The Bachelor Party (1957) and, that same year, won a Laurel Award for Top Supporting Female Performance, as well as a Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year-Actress for her turn in Marjorie Morningstar. Her film career continued for another 20 years. In 1964, Jones began playing the role of Morticia Addams in the black-and-white television sitcom The Addams Family.

Country
United States
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1930 to 1983 · aged 53

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Marilyn MonroeAlso in The Seven Year Itch (1955)Richard SimmonsAlso in King Creole (1958)Bob HopeAlso in Off Limits (1952)Frank CapraAlso in A Hole in the Head (1959)Vincent PriceAlso in House of Wax (1953)