Personal Info
Birth date
1930-04-28 (95 Years)
Day of death
1983-08-03
Gender
Female
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Amarillo, Texas, USA
Also known as
Carolyn Sue Jones
Кэролин Джонс
Carolyn Sue Baker
Caroline Jones
Carolyn Jones
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.
Filmography
The Mike Douglas Show
5.4
Overview:
The Mike Douglas Show is an American daytime television talk show hosted by Mike Douglas that originally aired only in the Cleveland area during much of its first two years on the air. It then went into syndication in 1963 and remained on television until 1982. It was distributed by Westinghouse Broadcasting and for much of its run, originated from studios of two of the company's TV stations in Cleveland and Philadelphia.The Love Boat
6.3
Overview:
Passengers who search for romantic nights aboard a beautiful ship travelling to tropical or mysterious countries, decide to pass their vacation aboard the "Love Boat", where Gopher, Dr. Bricker, Isaac, Julie, and Captain Stubing try their best to please them, and sometimes help them fall in love. Things are not always so easy, but in the end, love wins.Wagon Train
6.586
Overview:
The series initially starred veteran movie supporting actor Ward Bond as the wagon master, later replaced upon his death by John McIntire, and Robert Horton as the scout, subsequently replaced by lookalike Robert Fuller a year after Horton had decided to leave the series. The series was inspired by the 1950 film Wagon Master directed by John Ford and starring Ben Johnson, Harry Carey Jr. and Ward Bond, and harkens back to the early widescreen wagon train epic The Big Trail starring John Wayne and featuring Bond in his first major screen appearance playing a supporting role. Horton's buckskin outfit as the scout in the first season of the television series resembles Wayne's, who also played the wagon train's scout in the earlier film.The Virginian
6.4
Overview:
The Shiloh Ranch in Wyoming Territory of the 1890s is owned in sequence by Judge Henry Garth, the Grainger brothers, and Colonel Alan MacKenzie. It is the setting for a variety of stories, many more based on character and relationships than the usual western.Batman
7.3
Overview:
Wealthy entrepreneur Bruce Wayne and his ward Dick Grayson lead a double life: they are actually crime fighting duo Batman and Robin. A secret Batpole in the Wayne mansion leads to the Batcave, where Police Commissioner Gordon often calls with the latest emergency threatening Gotham City. Racing to the scene of the crime in the Batmobile, Batman and Robin must (with the help of their trusty Bat-utility-belt) thwart the efforts of a variety of master criminals, including The Riddler, The Joker, Catwoman, and The Penguin.Golden Globe Awards
7.2
Overview:
An annual awards ceremony recognizing excellence in film and television, both domestic and foreign, bestowed by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.Ironside
6.8
Overview:
When an assassin's bullet confines him to a wheelchair for life ending his career as Chief of Detectives, Robert T. Ironside becomes a consultant to the police department. Detective Sergeant Ed Brown and policewoman Eve Whitfield join with him to crack varied and fascinating cases. Ex-con Mark Sanger is employed by the chief as home help but eventually becomes a fully fledged member of the team also. Officer Whitfield leaves after 4 years service, and is replaced by Officer Fran Belding.Quincy, M.E.
7.504
Overview:
Los Angeles County medical examiner Quincy routinely engages in police investigations.Love, American Style
6.105
Overview:
An anthology comedy series featuring a line up of different celebrity guest stars appearing in anywhere from one, two, three, and four short stories or vignettes within an hour about versions of love and romance.Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
6
Overview:
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre, sometimes simply called Zane Grey Theatre, is an American Western anthology series which ran on CBS from 1956 to 1961.Dr. Kildare
5.5
Overview:
The story of a young intern in a large metropolitan hospital trying to learn his profession, deal with the problems of his patients, and win the respect of the senior doctor in his specialty, internal medicine.Climax!
3.3
Overview:
Climax! is an American anthology series that aired on CBS from 1954 to 1958. The series was hosted by William Lundigan and later co-hosted by Mary Costa. It was one of the few CBS programs of that era to be broadcast in color. Many of the episodes were performed and broadcast live.Dragnet
6.4
Overview:
Follows the cases of a dedicated Los Angeles police detective, Sergeant Joe Friday, and his partners. The show takes its name from the police term "dragnet", meaning a system of coordinated measures for apprehending criminals or suspects.Fantasy Island
6.4
Overview:
A magical island hosted by Mr Roarke and Tattoo where weekly guests learn valuable life lessons in their pursuit of fulfilling their dreams. Not all dreams are fulfilled as expected.The Addams Family
7.996
Overview:
A satirical inversion of the ideal of the perfect American nuclear family, they are an eccentric wealthy family who delight in everything grotesque and macabre, and are never really aware that people find them bizarre or frightening. In fact, they themselves are often terrified by "normal" people.Four Star Playhouse
6.7
Overview:
Four Star Playhouse is an American television anthology series that ran from 1952 to 1956, sponsored in its first bi-weekly season by The Singer Company; Bristol-Myers became an alternate sponsor when it became a weekly series in the fall of 1953. The original premise was that Charles Boyer, Ida Lupino, David Niven, and Dick Powell would take turns starring in episodes. However, several other performers took the lead from time to time, including Ronald Colman and Joan Fontaine. Blake Edwards was among the writers and directors who contributed to the series. Edwards created the recurring character of illegal gambling house operator Willie Dante for Dick Powell to play on this series. The character was later revamped and spun off in his own series starring Howard Duff, then-husband of Lupino. The pilot for Meet McGraw, starring Frank Lovejoy, aired here, as did another episode in which Lovejoy recreated his role of Chicago newspaper reporter Randy Stone, from the radio drama Nightbeat.Burke's Law
6
Overview:
Burke's Law is an American detective series that ran on ABC from 1963 to 1965 and was revived on CBS in the 1990s. The show starred Gene Barry as Amos Burke, millionaire captain of Los Angeles police homicide division, who was chauffeured around to solve crimes in his Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud II.Capitol
5.7
Overview:
Capitol is an American soap opera which aired on CBS from March 29, 1982 to March 20, 1987 for 1,270 episodes. As its name suggests, the storyline usually revolves around the political intrigues of people whose lives intertwined in Washington, D.C.The Colgate Comedy Hour
6.8
Overview:
The Colgate Comedy Hour is an American comedy-musical variety series that aired live on the NBC network from 1950 to 1955. The show starred many notable comedians and entertainers of the era, including Eddie Cantor, Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis, Fred Allen, Donald O'Connor, Bud Abbott and Lou Costello, Bob Hope, Jimmy Durante, Ray Bolger, Gordon MacRae, Ben Blue, Robert Paige, Tony Curtis, Burt Lancaster, Broadway dancer Wayne Lamb and Spike Jones and His City Slickers.The Name of the Game
6.8
Overview:
The Name of the Game is an American television series starring Tony Franciosa, Gene Barry, and Robert Stack that ran from 1968 to 1971 on NBC, totaling 76 episodes of 90 minutes. It was a pioneering wheel series, setting the stage for The Bold Ones and the NBC Mystery Movie in the 1970s. The show had an extremely large budget for a television series.The Oscars
6.961
Overview:
An annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The various category winners are awarded a copy of a statuette, officially the Academy Award of Merit, that is better known by its nickname Oscar.Alfred Hitchcock Presents
7.768
Overview:
A television anthology series hosted by Alfred Hitchcock featuring dramas, thrillers, and mysteries.The Man Who Knew Too Much
7.455
Overview:
An American doctor and his wife, a former singing star, witness a murder while vacationing in Morocco, and are drawn into a twisting plot of international intrigue when their young son is kidnapped.King Creole
6.3
Overview:
Danny Fisher, young delinquent, flunks out of high school. He quits his job as a busboy in a nightclub, and one night he gets the chance to perform. Success is imminent and the local crime boss Maxie Fields wants to hire him to perform at his night club The Blue Shade. Danny refuses, but Fields won't take no for an answer.State Trooper
5
Overview:
State Trooper is an American crime drama set in the 1950s American West, starring Rod Cameron as Rod Blake, an officer of the Nevada Department of Public Safety. The series aired 104 episodes in syndication from September 25, 1956, to June 25, 1959.Roots
7.4
Overview:
The epic tale of celebrated Pulitzer-prize winning author Alex Haley's ancestors as portrayed in the acclaimed twelve hour mini-series Roots, was first told in his 1976 bestseller Roots: The Saga of an American Family. The docu-drama covers a period of history that begins in mid-1700s Gambia, West Africa and concludes during post-Civil War United States, over 100 years later. This 1977 miniseries eventually won 9 Emmy awards, a Golden Globe award, and a Peabody award, and still stands as the most watched miniseries in U.S. history.Studio 57
NYR
Overview:
Studio 57 is an American anthology series that was broadcast on the now-defunct DuMont Television Network from September 1954 to September 1955, and in syndication from 1955 to 1956.The Millionaire
5
Overview:
An anthology series that explored the ways sudden and unexpected wealth changed life for better or for worse. It told the stories of people who were given one million dollars from a benefactor who insisted they never know him, with one exception.The Danny Kaye Show
6.3
Overview:
The Danny Kaye Show is an American variety show hosted by Danny Kaye that aired on CBS from 1963 to 1967 on Wednesday nights. Directed by Robert Scheerer, the show premiered in black-and-white, but later switched to color broadcasts. At the time, Kaye was at the height of his popularity, having starred in a string of successful films in the 1940s and '50's, made successful personal appearances at such venues as the London Palladium, and appeared many times on television. His most recent films had been considered disappointing, but the television specials he starred in were triumphant, leading to this series. Prior to his television and film career, Kaye had made a name for himself with his own radio show, and numerous other guest appearances on other shows.Wonder Woman
7
Overview:
With the strength of Hercules, the wisdom of Athena, the speed of Mercury and the beauty of Aphrodite, she’s Wonder Woman. Beautiful Amazon princess Wonder Woman travels to 1940s America disguised as Diana Prince, assistant to handsome but trouble-prone Major Steve Trevor. Using her golden belt, which imbues her with astonishing strength, her bullet-deflecting bracelets, a golden lasso that dispels dishonesty and an invisible supersonic plane, Wonder Woman combats evil.Acting
1992The Addams Family Album as Morticia Addams (archive footage)
1987Creepy Classics as Theodora 'Teddy' Belicec - (archive footage)
1982Capitol (260 Episodes) as Unknown
1981Midnight Lace as Bernadette Chance
1980The Dream Merchants (3 Episodes) as Vera
1979The French Atlantic Affair (3 Episodes) as Peg
1979Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff as Beth
1978Fantasy Island (1 Episode) as Jessie DeWinter
1977Halloween with the New Addams Family as Morticia Addams/Ophelia Frump
1977The Love Boat (1 Episode) as Margaret Jerome
1977A Good Human Story as Unknown
1977Roots (1 Episode) as Mrs. Moore
1977Little Ladies of the Night as Marilyn Atkins
1976Eaten Alive as Miss Hattie
1976Quincy, M.E. (1, 1, 1 Episode) as Nurse Barbara Grayson, Sybil Presstin, Victoria Sawyer
1976Demon and the Mummy as Registrar
1975Wonder Woman (3 Episodes) as Queen Hippolyta
1975Ellery Queen (1 Episode) as Rita Radcliffe
1974Kolchak: The Night Stalker (1 Episode) as Unknown
1972Scooby-Doo Meets The Addams Family as Morticia Addams (Voice)
1972Ghost Story (1 Episode) as Martha Alcott
1972The New Scooby-Doo Movies (1 Episode) as Morticia Addams (voice)
1970Dan August (1 Episode) as Margo
1970The Misfit (1 Episode) as WPC Skinner
1969Love, American Style (1 Episode) as Vera
1969Bracken's World (1 Episode) as Unknown
1969Color Me Dead as Paula Gibson
1969Heaven with a Gun as Madge McCloud
1968The Mod Squad (1 Episode) as Lisa Whittaker / Ginny
1968The Name of the Game (1 Episode) as Lydia Mulholland
1968The Jazz Age (1 Episode) as Pearl
1967The Danny Thomas Hour (1 Episode) as Stacey McCall
1967Ironside (2 Episodes) as Justine Cross
1967Rango (1 Episode) as Unknown
1966Batman (5 Episodes) as Marsha, Queen of Diamonds
1964The Addams Family (64 Episodes) as Morticia Addams
1963The Danny Kaye Show (1 Episode) as Self
1963Burke's Law (1, 1 Episode) as Betsy Richards / Meredith Richards / Various Characters, Carole Durand
1963A Ticklish Affair as Tandy Martin
1962How the West Was Won as Julie Rawlings
1962The Virginian (1 Episode) as Annie Spencer
1962The Lloyd Bridges Show (1 Episode) as Cathy
1961The Mike Douglas Show (2 Episodes) as Self
1961Sail a Crooked Ship as Virginia
1961Dr. Kildare (1 Episode) as Evy Schaller
1961Who Killed Julie Greer? as Julie Greer
1961The Dick Powell Show (1, 1 Episode) as Julie Greer, Hannah Cole
1960Ice Palace as Bridie Ballantyne
1959Career as Shirley Drake
1959The DuPont Show with June Allyson (1 Episode) as Lena Murchak
1959A Hole in the Head as Shirl
1959Last Train from Gun Hill as Linda, Craig's Girl
1959The Man in the Net as Linda Hamilton
1958King Creole as Ronnie
1958Marjorie Morningstar as Marsha Zelenko
1957Baby Face Nelson as Sue Nelson
1957Johnny Trouble as Julie Horton
1957Wagon Train (1 Episode) as Molly Kincaid
1957Tonight Starring Jack Paar (1 Episode) as Self
1957The Bachelor Party as The Existentialist
1957Panic! (1 Episode) as Unknown
1956The Opposite Sex as Pat
1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (1, 1, 1 Episode) as Ella Clanton, Sal - Rue Royale Proprietor, Julie Whiting
1956Wire Service (1 Episode) as Eve
1956State Trooper (1 Episode) as Betty Fowler
1956The Man Who Knew Too Much as Cindy Fontaine
1956Invasion of the Body Snatchers as Theodora 'Teddy' Belicec
1955The Tender Trap as Helen
1955The 20th Century Fox Hour (1, 1 Episode) as Rita Kirby, Marcia Bridges
1955Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1 Episode) as Pamela Waring
1955Star Stage (1 Episode) as Unknown
1955The Seven Year Itch as Miss Finch
1955The Millionaire (1, 1 Episode) as Emily Short, Carol Fletcher
1954Désirée as Mme. Tallien
1954Three Hours to Kill as Polly
1954Climax! (1 Episode) as Helen
1954Studio 57 (1, 1, 1, 1 Episode) as Corinna Rogers, Diana Flagg, Carol Marshall, Maria
1954Shield for Murder as Beth, Girl at Bar
1954The Saracen Blade as Elaine of Siniscola
1954Passport to Danger (1 Episode) as Sally Towne
1954Make Haste to Live as Mary Rose
1953Geraldine as Kitty
1953The Big Heat as Doris
1953The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse (1, 1 Episode) as Ingrid, Karen Brook
1953City Detective (2 Episodes) as Unknown
1953The War of the Worlds as Blonde Party Guest (uncredited)
1953House of Wax as Cathy Gray
1953The Oscars (1 Episode) as Self
1953General Electric Theater (1 Episode) as Phyllis
1952Off Limits as Deborah
1952Road to Bali as Eunice (uncredited)
1952Mr. & Mrs. North (3 Episodes) as Unknown
1952Four Star Playhouse (1 Episode) as Dolores
1952The Turning Point as Lilian Smith (uncredited)
1952Chevron Theatre (1 Episode) as Unknown
1951Dragnet (2, 1, 1, 1 Episode) as Unknown, Laura Osborne, Donna Stewart, Marian Fuller
1951Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1, 1, 1, 1 Episode) as June Sardo, Girl, Wealthy Wife, Sarah
1950Lux Video Theatre (1 Episode) as Unknown
1950Treasury Men in Action (1 Episode) as Eadie Starr
1950The Colgate Comedy Hour (1 Episode) as Self - Hazel
1944Golden Globe Awards (1 Episode) as Self - Presenter