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Carolyn Jones (I) (1930–1983)


Carolyn Jones was born April 28, 1930, in Amarillo, Texas. Her mother was Jeannette and her sister was Bette (Moriarty). She was an imaginative child, much like her mother. In 1934, her father abandoned the family and her mother moved them in with her parents, also in Amarillo. As a child Carolyn suffered from severe asthma... See full bio »

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Filmography

Hide HideActress (97 titles)
1982-1983 Capitol (TV series)
Myrna Clegg
Episode #1.19 (1982) … Myrna Clegg
Episode #1.18 (1982) … Myrna Clegg
Episode #1.17 (1982) … Myrna Clegg
Episode #1.16 (1982) … Myrna Clegg
Episode #1.15 (1982) … Myrna Clegg
 
1979-1982 Fantasy Island (TV series)
Clora McAllister / Ellie Ackland / Ellie Simpson / …
Daddy's Little Girl/The Whistle (1982) … Ellie Ackland
The Chateau/White Lightning (1981) … Clora McAllister
With Affection, Jack the Ripper/Gigolo (1980) … Jessie DeWinter
Tattoo's Romance/Handy Man (1979) … Ellie Simpson
 
1981 Midnight Lace (TV movie)
Bernadette Chance
 
1977-1981 Quincy M.E. (TV series)
Nurse Barbara Grayson / Sybil Presstin / Victoria Sawyer
Stain of Guilt (1981) … Victoria Sawyer
Last of the Dinosaurs (1977) … Sybil Presstin
Valleyview (1977) … Nurse Barbara Grayson
 
1980 The Dream Merchants (TV movie)
Vera
 
1979 The French Atlantic Affair (TV mini-series)
Peg
 
1979 The Love Boat (TV series)
Margaret Jerome
Cindy/Play by Play/What's a Brother For? (1979) … Margaret Jerome
 
1977 Eaten Alive
Miss Hattie
 
1976-1977 Wonder Woman (TV series)
Queen Hippolyta
 
1977 Little Ladies of the Night (TV movie)
Marilyn Atkins
 
1977 Roots (TV mini-series)
Mrs. Moore
Episode #1.7 (1977) … Mrs. Moore
Part Eight (1977) … Mrs. Moore
Part Four (1977) … Mrs. Moore
Part Nine (1977) … Mrs. Moore
 
1976 Ellery Queen (TV series)
Rita Radcliffe
The Adventure of the Hardhearted Huckster (1976) … Rita Radcliffe
 
1975 Kolchak: The Night Stalker (TV series)
The Registrar
Demon in Lace (1975) … The Registrar
 
1974 Ironside (TV series)
Justine Cross
Raise the Devil: Part 2 (1974) … Justine Cross
Raise the Devil: Part 1 (1974) … Justine Cross
 
1973 The New Perry Mason (TV series)
Marian Ryan
The Case of the Frenzied Feminist (1973) … Marian Ryan
 
1972 Circle of Fear (TV series)
Martha Alcott
The Summer House (1972) … Martha Alcott
 
1972 The New Scooby-Doo Movies (TV series)
Morticia Frump Addams
 
1971 Dan August (TV series)
The Assassin (1971)
 
1971 The Virginian (TV series)
Annie Spencer
The Legacy of Spencer Flats (1971) … Annie Spencer
 
1970 The Name of the Game (TV series)
Lydia
Why I Blew Up Dakota (1970) … Lydia
 
1969-1970 Love, American Style (TV series)
Vera (segment "Love and the Geisha")
Love and the Minister/Love and the Geisha/Love and the Singles Apartment (1970) … Vera (segment "Love and the Geisha")
Love and the Advice Givers/Love and the Geisha/Love and Take Me Along (1969) … Vera (segment "Love and the Geisha")
 
1969 Mod Squad (TV series)
Jenny / Lisa Whittaker
Lisa (1969) … Lisa Whittaker/Jenny
 
1969 Bracken's World (TV series)
Paula Shannon
King David (1969) … Paula Shannon
 
1969 Heaven with a Gun
Madge McCloud (saloon owner)
 
1967 The Danny Thomas Hour (TV series)
Stacey McCall
Fame Is a Four-Letter Word (1967) … Stacey McCall
 
1966-1967 Batman (TV series)
Marsha, Queen of Diamonds / Marsha
Penguin's Disastrous End (1967) … Marsha, Queen of Diamonds
Penguin Sets a Trend (1967) … Marsha, Queen of Diamonds
Penguin Is a Girl's Best Friend (1967) … Marsha, Queen of Diamonds
Marsha's Scheme of Diamonds (1966) … Marsha
Marsha, Queen of Diamonds (1966) … Marsha
 
1964-1966 The Addams Family (TV series)
Morticia Frump Addams / Ophelia Frump / Lady Fingers / …
 
1964 The DuPont Show of the Week (TV series)
Jo Jo
 
1963-1964 Burke's Law (TV series)
Betsy Richards / Carole Durand / Jane Richards / …
Who Killed Madison Cooper? (1964) … Carole Durand
Who Killed Sweet Betsy? (1963) … Betsy Richards/Meredith Richards/Jane Richards/Olivia Manning
 
1957-1963 Wagon Train (TV series)
Jenna Douglas / Julie Cameron / Molly Kincaid
The Molly Kincaid Story (1963) … Molly Kincaid
The Jenna Douglas Story (1961) … Jenna Douglas
The John Cameron Story (1957) … Julie Cameron
 
1963 A Ticklish Affair
Tandy Martin
 
1961-1962 The Dick Powell Theatre (TV series)
Cleo Plowright / Hannah Cole / Julie Greer
The Sea Witch (1962) … Cleo Plowright
Goodbye, Hannah (1961) … Hannah Cole
Who Killed Julie Greer? (1961) … Julie Greer
 
1962 Dr. Kildare (TV series)
Evy Schaller
The Mask Makers (1962) … Evy Schaller
 
1962 The Lloyd Bridges Show (TV series)
Cathy
Just Married (1962) … Cathy
 
1962 Frontier Circus (TV series)
Amy Tyson
Stopover in Paradise (1962) … Amy Tyson
 
1961 Sail a Crooked Ship
Virginia
 
1957-1961 Zane Grey Theater (TV series)
Ella Clanton / Julie Whiting / Sal
Blood Red (1961) … Julie Whiting
Picture of Sal (1960) … Sal
Until the Man Dies (1957) … Ella Clanton
 
1960 The DuPont Show with June Allyson (TV series)
Lena Murchak
Love on Credit (1960) … Lena Murchak
 
1960 Ice Palace
Bridie Ballantyne
 
1959 Career
Shirley Drake
 
1959 Last Train from Gun Hill
Linda
 
1959 The David Niven Show (TV series)
Girl
Portrait (1959) … Girl
 
1959 The Man in the Net
Linda Hamilton
 
1958 King Creole
Ronnie
 
1958 Marjorie Morningstar
Marsha Zelenko
 
1958 Playhouse 90 (TV series)
Julie
The Last Man (1958) … Julie
 
1957 Baby Face Nelson
Sue Nelson
 
1954-1957 Schlitz Playhouse (TV series)
Girl / June Sardo / Sarah
High Barrier (1957)
The Girl in the Grass (1957) … Girl
Boiling Point (1956) … Sarah
Prisoner in the Town (1954) … June Sardo
 
1957 Johnny Trouble
Julie Horton
 
1955-1957 The Millionaire (TV series)
Carol Fletcher / Emily Short
The Matt Kirby Story (1957) … Carol Fletcher
The Emily Short Story (1955) … Emily Short
 
1957 Climax! (TV series)
Helen
The Disappearance of Amanda Hale (1957) … Helen
 
1957 G.E. True Theater (TV series)
Phyllis
The Man Who Inherited Everything (1957) … Phyllis
 
1957 The Bachelor Party
The Existentialist
 
1957 Panic! (TV series)
Janet Hunter
The Airline Hostess (1957) … Janet Hunter
 
1957 Wire Service (TV series)
Eve
Dateline Las Vegas (1957) … Eve
 
1955-1957 Jane Wyman Presents The Fireside Theatre (TV series)
Madeline Novak / Patient
The Little Black Lie (1957) … Madeline Novak
The Key (1955) … Patient
 
1956 State Trooper (TV series)
Betty Fowler
The Paperhanger of Pioche (1956) … Betty Fowler
 
1955-1956 The 20th Century-Fox Hour (TV series)
Marcia Bridges / Rita Kirby
Cavalcade (1955) … Marcia Bridges
 
1956 The Man Who Knew Too Much
Cindy Fontaine
 
1956 Passport to Danger (TV series)
Sally Towne
Athens (1956)
Batavia (1956) … Sally Towne
 
1956 Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Theodora 'Teddy' Belicec
 
1956 Star Stage (TV series)
Screen Credit (1956)
 
1955 Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV series)
Pamela Waring
The Cheney Vase (1955) … Pamela Waring
 
1955 My Favorite Husband (TV series)
Janie Cooper
The Painting (1955) … Janie Cooper
 
1955 The Tender Trap
Helen
 
1954-1955 Studio 57 (TV series)
Corinna Rogers / Diana Flagg / The Boy's Mother
Diagnosis of a Selfish Lady (1955) … The Boy's Mother
The Black Sheep's Daughter (1955) … Diana Flagg
Storm Signal (1954) … Corinna Rogers
 
1955 The Seven Year Itch
Miss Finch
 
1955 The Man Behind the Badge (TV series)
Louise
The Case of the Desperate Moment (1955) … Louise
 
1953-1955 Dragnet (TV series)
Donna Stewart / Laura Osborne / Marian Fuller
The Big Note (1955)
The Big Producer (1954) … Laura Osborne (as Caroline Jones)
The Big Frame (1954) … Marian Fuller (as Caroline Jones)
The Big Girl (1954) … Donna Stewart (as Caroline Jones)
The Big Waiter (1953) (as Caroline Jones)
 
1954-1955 Treasury Men in Action (TV series)
Eadie Starr / Judy King
The Case of the Black Sheep (1955) … Eadie Starr
The Case of the Elder Brother (1955) … Judy King
 
1955 The Ray Milland Show: Meet Mr. McNulty (TV series)
Risa Powell
Mr. Sargent and the Lady (1955) … Risa Powell
 
1954-1955 City Detective (TV series)
Alene / Linda
A Girl's Best Friend (1955) … Alene
On the Record (1954) … Linda
 
1954 Four Star Playhouse (TV series)
Dolores
The Answer (1954) … Dolores
 
1954 Désirée
Mme. Tallien (uncredited)
 
1954 Three Hours to Kill
Polly
 
1954 Shield for Murder
Beth--Girl at Bar
 
1954 The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse (TV series)
Doubled in Danger (1954)
The Silence (1954)
Account Closed (1954)
 
1954 The Saracen Blade
Elaine of Siniscola
 
1954 Lux Video Theatre (TV series)
The Outside Witness (1954)
 
1952-1954 Mr. & Mrs. North (TV series)
Ellen / Grace Wilson / Mrs. Janet Ferber
Model for Murder (1954) … Ellen
Dead Man's Tale (1952) … Mrs. Janet Ferber
A Good Buy (1952) … Grace Wilson
 
1954 Make Haste to Live
Mary Rose
 
1954 The Colgate Comedy Hour (TV series)
Episode #4.21 (1954)
 
1953 Geraldine
Kitty
 
1953 The Big Heat
Doris
 
1953 The War of the Worlds
Blonde party guest (uncredited)
 
1953 House of Wax
Cathy Gray
 
1953 Off Limits
Deborah
 
1952 Road to Bali
Eunice (uncredited)
 
1952 The Turning Point
Miss Lillian Smith (uncredited)
 
1952 Gruen Guild Theater (TV series)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (4 titles)
1965 The Danny Kaye Show (TV series)
Episode #3.7 (1965) (performer: "These Ghoulish Things")
 
1965 Shindig! (TV series)
Episode #2.8 (1965) (performer: "This Little Bird")
 
1959 A Hole in the Head (performer: "Shirl's Theme Cha-Cha" 1959 - uncredited)
 
1956 The Opposite Sex (performer: "The Opposite Sex" - uncredited, "Yellow Gold" - uncredited)
 
Show ShowSelf (31 titles)
2002 Biography (TV series documentary)
Herself
Carolyn Jones: Morticia and More (2002) … Herself
 
1982 The 9th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards (TV movie)
Herself
 
1979 The Cross-Wits (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 26 July 1979 (1979) … Herself
 
1971-1975 The Irv Kupcinet Show (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 18 August 1975 (1975) … Herself
Episode dated 19 June 1971 (1971) … Herself
 
1973 Match Game 73 (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 8 August 1973 (1973) … Herself
 
1966-1973 Password All-Stars (TV series)
Herself / Herself - Guest
Episode dated 15 June 1973 (1973) … Herself
Episode dated 14 June 1973 (1973) … Herself
Episode dated 13 June 1973 (1973) … Herself
Episode dated 12 June 1973 (1973) … Herself
 
1972 This Is Your Life (TV series)
Herself
Jackie Coogan (1972) … Herself
 
1971 The Virginia Graham Show (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 26 July 1971 (1971) … Herself
 
1970 It Takes Two (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 27 July 1970 (1970) … Herself
 
1970 The Movie Game (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 11 May 1970 (1970) … Herself
 
1966-1969 The Hollywood Squares (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 10 November 1969 (1969) … Herself
Episode #1.39 (1966) … Herself
Episode #1.38 (1966) … Herself
Episode #1.37 (1966) … Herself
Episode #1.36 (1966) … Herself
 
1969 Della (TV series)
Herself
Episode #1.2 (1969) … Herself
 
1969 The Storybook Squares (TV series)
Morticia
Episode #1.1 (1969) … Morticia
 
1967-1968 The Joey Bishop Show (TV series)
Herself / Himself
Episode #3.9 (1968) … Herself
Episode #2.218 (1968) … Herself
Episode #2.53 (1967) … Herself
Episode #1.95 (1967) … Himself
Episode #1.28 (1967) … Herself
 
1968 The Steve Allen Show (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 3 June 1968 (1968) … Herself
 
1967 The Woody Woodbury Show (TV series)
Herself
Episode #1.5 (1967) … Herself
 
1967 Dateline: Hollywood (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 24 April 1967 (1967) … Herself
 
1966 You Don't Say (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 3 October 1966 (1966) … Herself
 
1966 Hollywood Star Spangled Revue (short)
Herself
 
1961-1966 The Linkletter Show (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 8 August 1966 (1966) … Herself
Episode dated 7 December 1961 (1961) … Herself
 
1966 Crossword (TV movie)
Herself
 
1965 Hollywood Talent Scouts (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 27 December 1965 (1965) … Herself
 
1965 The Danny Kaye Show (TV series)
Herself - Singer / Sketch Actor
Episode #3.7 (1965) … Herself - Singer/Sketch Actor
 
1965 Shindig! (TV series)
Herself - Guest Host
Episode #2.8 (1965) … Herself - Guest Host
 
1964 Freedom Spectacular (TV movie)
Herself
 
1964 The Object Is (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 13 January 1964 (1964) … Herself
 
1962 The 34th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Co-Presenter: Documentary Awards
 
1961 Here's Hollywood (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 17 January 1961 (1961) … Herself
 
1959 This Is Your Life (TV series)
Herself
Frank Capra (1959) … Herself
 
1959 The 31st Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Performer
 
1958 You Asked for It (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 19 October 1958 (1958) … Herself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (5 titles)
2007 The Gator Creator (video documentary short)
Miss Hattie
 
2007 5ive Minutes with Marilyn (video documentary short)
Miss Hattie
 
2006 My Name Is Buck (video documentary short)
Miss Hattie (uncredited)
 
1959 Frontier Justice (TV series)
 

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Other Works:

Appeared on the "Gisele MacKenzie Variety Show" in 1958. Stan Kenton also appeared. Songs include "Paper Moon" (all), "I've Got to Be Me" (Gisele). See more »

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Alternate Names:

Caroline Jones

Height:

5' 5" (1.65 m)
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Trivia:

Best remembered for her starring role as Morticia Addams in The Addams Family. See more »

Star Sign:

Taurus