In Loving Memory of Carolyn Jones

Born April 28, 1930 - Passed Away August 3, 1983

This memorial website was created in the memory of Carolyn Jones , born in Amarillo, Texas on April 28, 1930 and passed away on August 3, 1983 at 53 years of age.

Carolyn Sue Jones (April 28, 1930 – August 3, 1983) 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 new actresses of 1959. Her film career continued for another 20 years. In 1964, she began playing the role of matriarch Morticia Addams in the original 1964 black and white television series The Addams Family.

Carolyn Jones was born in Amarillo, Texas, the daughter of Chloe Jeanette Southern,