Carolyn Jones
American actress (1930–1983)
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. 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.
Filmography in the catalog
Credited on 14 films (1953–1977) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 7 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).
| Year ▼ | Title | Creator | Length | Format | Color | Sound |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Eaten Alive | Tobe Hooper | ||||
| 1969 | Heaven With A Gun. | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. | 101 min | 35mm | Color | sound |
| 1961 | Sail A Crooked Ship | Ideal Pictures Inc | 16mm | B&W | sound | |
| 1960 | Ice Palace. | Warner Bros. Pictures Inc. | 143 min | 35mm | Color | sound |
| 1959 | A Hole In The Head. | Sincap Productions | 120 min | 35mm | Color | sound |
| 1959 | Career | Joseph Anthony | ||||
| 1959 | The Man In The Net. | Mirisch Co. Inc. | 97 min. | 35mm | B&W | sound |
| 1958 | Last Train From Gun Hill. | Hal B. Wallis & Joseph H. Hazen | 94 min. | 35mm | Color | sound |
| 1958 | Marjorie Morningstar. | Beachwold Pictures Inc. | 123 min | 35mm | Color | sound |
| 1957 | Baby Face Nelson. | F-ZS Productions | 85 min. | 35mm | B&W | sound |
| 1957 | The Bachelor Party. | Norma Productions Inc. | 92 min. | 35mm | B&W | sound |
| 1956 | Invasion of the body snatchers | National Telefilm | 80 | 16mm | B&W | sound |
| 1954 | The Saracen Blade. | Columbia Pictures Corp. | 76 min. | 35mm | Color | sound |
| 1953 | The Big Heat | Fritz Lang | 89 | B&W |