Biography

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 Man Who Knew Too Much

Cindy Fontaine

The War of the Worlds

Blonde Party Guest (uncredited)

How the West Was Won

Julie Rawlings

The Seven Year Itch

Miss Finch - Nurse

Invasion of the Body Snatchers

Theodora 'Teddy' Belicec

House of Wax

Cathy Gray

Last Train from Gun Hill

Linda, Craig's Girl

King Creole

Ronnie