Carolyn Sue Jones (April 28, 1930 – August 3, 1983) was an American actress. 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, as well as her sister Ophelia in the television series
The Addams Family, receiving a Golden Globe Award nomination for her work.