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Carolyn Sue Jones was an American actress of television and film. Jones began her film career in the early 1950s, and by the end of the decade had achieved recognition with a nomination 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. Her film career continued for another 20 years. In 1964, she began playing the role of Morticia Addams in the original black and white television series The Addams Family.
Birth Name
Carolyn Sue Jones
Born
Monday, 28 April 1930
Died
Wednesday, 03 August 1983
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| History of the Sitcom | Monticia Addams | 2021 |
| The Sixties | Morticia Addams | 2013 |
| Cinemassacre's Monster Madness | Cathy Gray | 2007 |
| The Definitive Elvis: The Hollywood Years - Part I: 1956-1961 | Self | 2002 |
| Holby City | Vicky Coles | 1999 |
| Capitol | Myrna Clegg | 1982 |
| Midnight Lace | Bernadette Chance | 1981 |
| The Dream Merchants | Vera | 1980 |
| The French Atlantic Affair | Peg | 1979 |
| Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff | Beth | 1979 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| History of the Sitcom | Monticia Addams | 2021 |
| The Sixties | Morticia Addams | 2013 |
| Cinemassacre's Monster Madness | Cathy Gray | 2007 |
| The Definitive Elvis: The Hollywood Years - Part I: 1956-1961 | Self | 2002 |
| Holby City | Vicky Coles | 1999 |
| Capitol | Myrna Clegg | 1982 |
| Midnight Lace | Bernadette Chance | 1981 |
| The Dream Merchants | Vera | 1980 |
| The French Atlantic Affair | Peg | 1979 |
| Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff | Beth | 1979 |
| Halloween with the New Addams Family | Morticia Addams / Ophelia Frump / Morticia Addams/Ophelia Frump | 1977 |
| Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels | Additional Voices | 1977 |
| The Love Boat | Margaret Jerome | 1977 |
| Roots | Mrs. Moore | 1977 |
| Little Ladies of the Night | Marilyn Atkins | 1977 |
| Fantasy Island | Clora McAllister / Ellie Ackland / Ellie Simpson / Jessie DeWinter | 1977 |
| Eaten Alive | Miss Hattie | 1976 |
| Quincy M.E. | Nurse Barbara Grayson / Sybil Presstin / Victoria Sawyer | 1976 |
| Wonder Woman | Queen Hippolyta | 1975 |
| Ellery Queen | Rita Radcliffe | 1975 |
| Kolchak: The Night Stalker | The Registrar | 1974 |
| Bicentennial Minutes | Self - Narrator | 1974 |
| Tomorrow Coast to Coast | Self | 1973 |
| The New Perry Mason | Marian Ryan | 1973 |
| Match Game | Herself - Panelist | 1973 |
| The New Scooby-Doo Movies | Morticia Addams | 1972 |
| Circle of Fear | Martha Alcott | 1972 |
| Dan August | Margo | 1970 |
| Color Me Dead | Paula Gibson | 1970 |
| It's Your Bet | Self | 1969 |
| Letters to Laugh-in | Self | 1969 |
| Love, American Style | Vera (segment "Love and the Geisha") | 1969 |
| Bracken's World | Paula Shannon | 1969 |
| Della | Self | 1969 |
| Heaven with a Gun | Madge McCloud | 1969 |
| Storybook Squares | Morticia | 1969 |
| It Takes Two | Self | 1968 |
| Mod Squad | Lisa Whittaker / Ginny | 1968 |
| The Name of the Game | Lydia Mulholland | 1968 |
| Ironside | Justine Cross | 1967 |
| The Danny Thomas Hour | Stacey McCall | 1967 |
| The Woody Woodbury Show | Self | 1967 |
| Mondo Hollywood: Hollywood Laid Bare! | Self | 1967 |
| The Joey Bishop Show | Self | 1967 |
| Rango | Belle Starker | 1967 |
| The Pat Boone Show | Self | 1966 |
| The Face Is Familiar | Self | 1966 |
| Batman | Marsha, Queen of Diamonds / Marsha | 1966 |
| The Hollywood Squares (Daytime) | Self - Panelist | 1965 |
| Gypsy | Self | 1965 |
| ABC's Nightlife | Self | 1964 |
| That Regis Philbin Show | Self | 1964 |
| The Addams Family | Morticia Addams / Ophelia Frump / Lady Fingers | 1964 |
| Shindig! | Self - Guest Hostess | 1964 |
| The Object Is | Self | 1963 |
| The Danny Kaye Show | Self | 1963 |
| Burke's Law | Carole Durand / Betsy Richards / Meredith Richards / Jane Richards / Olivia Manning | 1963 |
| A Ticklish Affair | Tandy Martin | 1963 |
| You Don't Say | Self / Herself | 1963 |
| The Match Game | Self - Team Captain | 1962 |
| How the West Was Won | Julie Rawlings | 1962 |
| The Virginian | Annie Spencer | 1962 |
| The Lloyd Bridges Show | Cathy | 1962 |
| The Tonight Show | Self | 1962 |
| The Mike Douglas Show | Herself | 1961 |
| Sail a Crooked Ship | Virginia | 1961 |
| Frontier Circus | Amy Tyson | 1961 |
| Dr. Kildare | Evy Schaller | 1961 |
| The Dick Powell Theatre | Julie Greer / Hannah Cole / Cleo Plowright | 1961 |
| The DuPont Show of the Week | Jo Jo | 1961 |
| Here's Hollywood | Self | 1960 |
| Ice Palace | Bridie Ballantyne | 1960 |
| Career | Shirley Drake | 1959 |
| The DuPont Show with June Allyson | Lena Murchak | 1959 |
| Last Train from Gun Hill | Linda / Linda, Craig's Girl | 1959 |
| A Hole in the Head | Shirl | 1959 |
| The Man in the Net | Linda Hamilton | 1959 |
| The David Niven Show | Girl | 1959 |
| Frontier Justice | Ella | 1958 |
| King Creole | Ronnie | 1958 |
| Marjorie Morningstar | Marsha Zelenko | 1958 |
| Baby Face Nelson | Sue Nelson | 1957 |
| Johnny Trouble | Julie Horton | 1957 |
| Wagon Train | Molly Kincaid / Julie Cameron / Jenna Douglas | 1957 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Jack Paar | Herself | 1957 |
| The Bachelor Party | The Existentialist | 1957 |
| Panic! | Janet Hunter | 1957 |
| The Opposite Sex | Pat | 1956 |
| Zane Grey Theatre | Ella Clanton / Julie Whiting / Sal - Rue Royale Proprietor | 1956 |
| Playhouse 90 | Julie Reynolds | 1956 |
| Wire Service | Eve | 1956 |
| The Man Who Knew Too Much | Cindy Fontaine | 1956 |
| Invasion of the Body Snatchers | Theodora 'Teddy' Belicec | 1956 |
| State Trooper | Betty Fowler | 1956 |
| The Tender Trap | Helen | 1955 |
| The 20th Century-Fox Hour | Rita Kirby / Marcia Bridges | 1955 |
| Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Pamela Waring | 1955 |
| Jane Wyman Presents the Fireside Theatre | Madeline Novak / Patient | 1955 |
| The Seven Year Itch | Miss Finch - Nurse / Miss Finch | 1955 |
| The Millionaire | Carol Fletcher / Emily Short | 1955 |
| Désirée | Mme. Tallien | 1954 |
| Climax! | Helen | 1954 |
| Studio 57 | Carol Marshall / Maria / Diana Flagg / Corinna Rogers | 1954 |
| Three Hours to Kill | Polly | 1954 |
| Shield for Murder | Beth, Girl at Bar / Girl at Bar | 1954 |
| The Best in Mystery | (archive footage) | 1954 |
| The Saracen Blade | Elaine of Siniscola | 1954 |
| Passport to Danger | Sally Towne / Celia | 1954 |
| Make Haste to Live | Mary Rose | 1954 |
| Geraldine | Kitty | 1953 |
| The Big Heat | Doris | 1953 |
| The Man Behind the Badge | Louise | 1953 |
| The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse | Alice / Karen Brook | 1953 |
| The Ray Milland Show | Risa Powell | 1953 |
| My Favorite Husband | Janie Cooper | 1953 |
| City Detective | Linda / Alene | 1953 |
| The War of the Worlds | Blonde Party Guest | 1953 |
| House of Wax | Cathy Gray | 1953 |
| General Electric Theater | Phyllis | 1953 |
| Off Limits | Deborah | 1952 |
| Road to Bali | Eunice | 1952 |
| The Turning Point | Miss Lillian Smith | 1952 |
| Mr. & Mrs. North | Ellen / Grace Wilson / Mrs. Janet Ferber | 1952 |
| This Is Your Life | Self / Self - Honoree | 1952 |
| Four Star Playhouse | Dolores | 1952 |
| Dragnet | (as Caroline Jones) / Donna Stewart / Laura Osborne / Marian Fuller | 1951 |
| Schlitz Playhouse | Girl / June Sardo / Sarah / Wealthy Wife | 1951 |
| Treasury Men in Action | Judy King / Eadie Starr | 1950 |
| The Colgate Comedy Hour | Hazel | 1950 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1964 | Golden Globe | Best TV Star - Female | Nominated |
| 1958 | Oscar | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Nominated |
| 1958 | Golden Globe | Most Promising Newcomer - Female | Won |
