Brigitte Helm

She moved to Switzerland and had 4 children with her second husband Dr. Hugo Kunheim, an industrialist. She was buried in Melrose Abbey Memorial Park Cemetery, Anaheim, California. After Metropolis Helm made over 30 films, including talking pictures, before retiring in 1936. Chemotherapy did little to slow the course of the disease and she died the following year in West Hollywood, California. Her first, and by far most memorable role, was as Maria in the silent film Metropolis. While appearing in the television series Capitol in 1982, she was diagnosed with colon cancer and she played many of her scenes in a wheelchair. She was born Brigitte Eva Gisela Schittenhelm in Berlin. Her acting career began to decline after the demise of "The Addams Family" in 1966, and while she continued to act, her roles were sporadic.

The most famous movie she played was Fritz Lang's Metropolis in 1927. In 1964 she began playing Morticia Addams in the television series The Addams Family, a role which brought her success as a comedienne and a Golden Globe Award nomination. Brigitte Helm (March 17, 1908 - June 11, 1996) was a German actress. By 1963 she and Spelling were separated, and by 1964 they were divorced. In 1958 she shared a Golden Globe Award for "Most Promising Newcomer" with Sandra Dee and Diane Varsi, and appeared with Elvis Presley in King Creole. She appeared in Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1957), and received a nomination for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for The Bachelor Party (1957).

Donna Reed was cast in her role. A role in House of Wax (1953) brought her good reviews, and she was cast in From Here to Eternity (also 1953), but illness forced her withdrawal. In 1953 she married aspiring filmmaker Aaron Spelling, and her film career began to gain momentum. She secured a contract with Paramount Studios and made her first film in 1952.

Born Carolyn Sue Baker in Amarillo, Texas, Jones joined the Pasadena Playhouse in 1947. Carolyn Jones (April 28, 1929 - August 3, 1983) was an American actress.