Carolyn Jones

She was buried in Melrose Abbey Memorial Park Cemetery, Anaheim, California. Landis died of cancer in Danbury, Connecticut. Chemotherapy did little to slow the course of the disease and she died the following year in West Hollywood, California. Her autobiography, titled You Won't Be So Pretty (But You'll Know More) was published in 1954. 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 married three times. 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. In real life she was 10 months younger than Grant.

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. In North By Northwest she plays his mother and in To Catch a Thief she plays Grace Kelly's mother. By 1963 she and Spelling were separated, and by 1964 they were divorced. She appears in both of these films with Cary Grant. 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. In the 1950s, she began appearing in movies as a character actress, most notably in North By Northwest and To Catch a Thief. 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). Landis was a stage actress for much of her career.

Donna Reed was cast in her role. She was born Jessie Royce Medbury in Chicago, Illinois. 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. Jessie Royce Landis (25 November 1904 - 2 February 1972) was an American actress. 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.