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.

Known For

The Man Who Knew Too Much

as Cindy Fontaine

Invasion of the Body Snatchers

as Theodora 'Teddy' Belicec

The Seven Year Itch

as Miss Finch

The War of the Worlds

as Blonde Party Guest (uncredited)

Batman

as Marsha, Queen of Diamonds

The Big Heat

as Doris

Wonder Woman

as Queen Hippolyta

How the West Was Won

as Julie Rawlings

The Addams Family

as Morticia Addams

House of Wax

as Cathy Gray