Carolyn Jones

Birth Name:

Carolyn Sue Jones

Birth Place:

Amarillo, Texas, United States

Profession

Actress, Soundtrack

Her role in "The Bachelor Party" lasted for only eight minutes on screen, which garnered her an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Loved reading Hollywood magazines and going to the movies growing up, dreaming of being an actress she moved to California to pursue a career and to study at Pasadena Playhouse
Performed as the understudy at the Players Ring Theater, at which she was seen by a talent scout who offered her a role in "The Turning Point․"
Despite her diagnosis of colon cancer in 1981, she appeared on the series "Capitol" for a year, until having to leave the show due to her declining health
Spent two years on the series "The Addams Family" as the lead Morticia Addams, until the show's cancellation in 1966
After her success with "House of Wax," she proposed to Aaron Spelling and married in 1953, but the two split after his career took off in 1963
While suffering through chemotherapy and treatment for her cancer, she kept her illness a secret and covered by telling friends she had ulcers

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