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Carolyn Jones
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Died aged 53
Also known asCarolyn Sue Jones, Carolyn Sue Baker, Caroline JonesGenderFemaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn28/04/1930Born inAmarillo, Texas, USADied03/08/1983 (aged 53)Died inWest HollywoodCausecolorectal cancerWikidataQ238895 ↗Buried atCaliforniaTMDb#19109 ↗

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 Supporting Female Performance, as well as a Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year–Actress for her turn in Marjorie Morningstar.

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Filmography93 titles

YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
1987Creepy ClassicsMovieTheodora 'Teddy' Belicec - (archive footage)57
1982CapitolSeries—52
1981Midnight LaceMovieBernadette Chance51
1980The Dream MerchantsSeriesVera50
1979The French Atlantic AffairSeriesPeg49
1979Good Luck, Miss WyckoffMovieBeth49
1978Fantasy IslandSeriesJessie DeWinter48
1977The Love BoatSeriesMargaret Jerome47
1977RootsSeriesMrs. Moore47
1977Little Ladies of the NightMovieMarilyn Atkins47
1977The Sunday DramaSeriesMaggie47
1977Halloween with the New Addams FamilyMovieMorticia Addams/Ophelia Frump47
1976Quincy, M.E.SeriesNurse Barbara Grayson46
1976Eaten AliveMovieMiss Hattie46
1976Demon and the MummyMovieRegistrar46
1975Ellery QueenSeriesRita Radcliffe45
1975Wonder WomanSeriesQueen Hippolyta45
1974Kolchak: The Night StalkerSeries—44
1972The New Scooby-Doo MoviesSeriesMorticia Addams (voice)42
1972Ghost StorySeriesMartha Alcott42
1972Scooby-Doo Meets The Addams FamilyMovieMorticia Addams (Voice)42
1970The MisfitSeriesWPC Skinner40
1970Dan AugustSeriesMargo40
1969Love, American StyleSeriesVera39
1969Bracken's WorldSeries—39
1969ITV Saturday Night TheatreSeriesPam39
1969Heaven with a GunMovieMadge McCloud39
1968The Name of the GameSeriesLydia Mulholland38
1968The Mod SquadSeriesLisa Whittaker / Ginny38
1968The Jazz AgeSeriesPearl38
1967IronsideSeriesJustine Cross37
1967The Danny Thomas HourSeriesStacey McCall37
1967Mondo HollywoodMovie—37
1967RangoSeries—37
1966BatmanSeriesMarsha, Queen of Diamonds36
1966Hollywood SquaresSeriesSelf36
1964The Addams FamilySeriesMorticia Addams34
1963Burke's LawSeriesBetsy Richards / Meredith Richards / Various Characters33
1963The Danny Kaye ShowSeriesSelf33
1962The VirginianSeriesAnnie Spencer32
1962How the West Was WonMovieJulie Rawlings32
1962The Lloyd Bridges ShowSeriesCathy32
1961Dr. KildareSeriesEvy Schaller31
1961The Mike Douglas ShowSeriesSelf31
1961The Dick Powell ShowSeriesJulie Greer31
1960Ice PalaceMovieBridie Ballantyne30
1959The DuPont Show with June AllysonSeriesLena Murchak29
1959A Hole in the HeadMovieShirl29
1959CareerMovieShirley Drake29
1959Last Train from Gun HillMovieLinda, Craig's Girl29
1959The Man in the NetMovieLinda Hamilton29
1958Marjorie MorningstarMovieMarsha Zelenko28
1957Wagon TrainSeriesMolly Kincaid27
1957Baby Face NelsonMovieSue Nelson27
1957Tonight Starring Jack PaarSeriesSelf27
1957Panic!Series—27
1957Johnny TroubleMovieJulie Horton27
1957The Bachelor PartyMovieThe Existentialist27
1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreSeriesJulie Whiting26
1956The Opposite SexMoviePat26
1956State TrooperSeriesBetty Fowler26
1956The Man Who Knew Too MuchMovieCindy Fontaine26
1956Wire ServiceSeriesEve26
1955Alfred Hitchcock PresentsSeriesPamela Waring25
1955The 20th Century Fox HourSeriesMarcia Bridges25
1955The MillionaireSeriesCarol Fletcher25
1955The Seven Year ItchMovieMiss Finch25
1955The Tender TrapMovieHelen25
1955Star StageSeries—25
1954Climax!SeriesHelen24
1954Make Haste to LiveMovieMary Rose24
1954Shield for MurderMovieBeth, Girl at Bar24
1954Studio 57SeriesCorinna Rogers24
1954DésiréeMovieMme. Tallien24
1954The Saracen BladeMovieElaine of Siniscola24
1953General Electric TheaterSeriesPhyllis23
1953The OscarsSeriesSelf23
1953The War of the WorldsMovieBlonde Party Guest (uncredited)23
1953House of WaxMovieCathy Gray23
1953City DetectiveSeries—23
1953The Big HeatMovieDoris23
1953You Are ThereSeries—23
1953GeraldineMovieKitty23
1952The Turning PointMovieLilian Smith (uncredited)22
1952Four Star PlayhouseSeriesDolores22
1952Off LimitsMovieDeborah22
1952Road to BaliMovieEunice (uncredited)22
1952Mr. & Mrs. NorthSeries—22
1951DragnetSeries—21
1951Schlitz Playhouse of StarsSeriesGirl21
1950Lux Video TheatreSeries—20
1950The Colgate Comedy HourSeriesSelf - Hazel20
1950Treasury Men in ActionSeriesEadie Starr20