Carol Lynley (born Carole Ann Jones; February 13, 1942 – September 3, 2019) was an American actress and child model. She is known for her roles in the films The Poseidon Adventure (1972) and Blue Denim.
Lynley was born Carole Ann Jones in Manhattan, to an Irish father and New England mother. She began her career at the age of 15 as a child model appearing on the April 22, 1957, cover of Life. She won the Theatre World Award as "one of the most promising personalities for 1956-57" for her performance in The Potting Shed. She started her film career in 1958 with the Disney's film The Light in the Forest followed by Holiday for Lovers (1959) and Blue Denim (1959). In 1959, Lynley was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Most Promising Newcomer – Female for the film The Light in the Forest. In 1960 she was again nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Most Promising Newcomer – Female for the film Blue Denim.
Filmography
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Film
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | The Light in the Forest | Shenandoe | [1] |
| 1959 | Holiday for Lovers | Betsy Dean | [1] |
| 1959 | Blue Denim | Janet Willard | [2] |
| 1959 | Hound-Dog Man | Dony Wallace | [3] |
| 1961 | Return to Peyton Place | Allison | [1] |
| 1961 | The Last Sunset | Melissa 'Missy' Breckenridge | [3] |
| 1963 | The Stripper | Miriam Caswell | [3] |
| 1963 | Under the Yum Yum Tree | Robin Austin | [1] |
| 1963 | The Cardinal | Mona / Regina Fermoyle | [1] |
| 1964 | Shock Treatment | Cynthia Lee Albright | |
| 1964 | The Pleasure Seekers | Maggie Williams | [1] |
| 1965 | Harlow | Jean Harlow | |
| 1965 | Bunny Lake Is Missing | Ann Lake | [1] |
| 1967 | The Shuttered Room | Susannah Whately Kelton / Sarah | |
| 1967 | Danger Route | Jocelyn | [3] |
| 1968 | Shadow on the Land | Abigail 'Abby' Tyler | TV movie |
| 1968 | The Smugglers | Jo Hudson | TV movie |
| 1969 | The Maltese Bippy | Robin Sherwood | [3] |
| 1969 | Once You Kiss a Stranger | Diana | |
| 1970 | Norwood | Yvonne Phillips | [3] |
| 1970 | Weekend of Terror | Sister Meredith | TV movie |
| 1971 | Crosscurrent | Kathy Cooper | TV movie |
| 1972 | The Night Stalker | Gail Foster | TV movie[1] |
| 1972 | Beware! The Blob | Leslie | |
| 1972 | The Poseidon Adventure | Nonnie Parry | [1] |
| 1973 | Cotter | Leah | |
| 1974 | The Elevator | Irene Turner | TV movie |
| 1975 | Death Stalk | Cathy Webster | TV movie |
| 1975 | The Four Deuces | Wendy Rittenhouse | [3] |
| 1976 | Flood! | Abbie Adams | TV movie |
| 1977 | The Washington Affair | Barbara Nicholson | [3] |
| 1977 | Bad Georgia Road | Molly Golden | [3] |
| 1977 | Having Babies II | Sally Magee | TV movie |
| 1978 | Cops and Robin | Dr. Alice Alcott | TV movie |
| 1978 | The Beasts Are on the Streets | Dr. Claire McCauley | TV movie |
| 1978 | The Cat and the Canary | Annabelle West | |
| 1979 | H. G. Wells' The Shape of Things to Come | Nikki | |
| 1980 | Willow B: Women in Prison | Claire Hastings | TV movie |
| 1981 | Best of Friends | Marge Adams | TV movie |
| 1981 | Judgment Day | Harriet Egan | TV movie |
| 1983 | Vigilante | Assistant D.A. Mary Fletcher | |
| 1983 | Balboa | Erin Blakely | |
| 1987 | Dark Tower | Tilly Ambrose | [4][1] |
| 1988 | Blackout | Esther Boyle | |
| 1990 | Spirits | Sister Jillian | [3] |
| 1991 | Howling VI: The Freaks | Miss Eddington | [4] |
| 1996 | Neon Signs | Faith | |
| 1997 | Flypaper | Housewife in Kitchen | uncredited[3] |
| 1999 | Drowning on Dry Land | Marge | [3] |
| 2003 | A Light in the Forest | Gramma Irene | (no connection with the 1958 movie)[5] |
| 2006 | Vic | Carrie Lee | short film[1] |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Roles | Episode |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Goodyear Television Playhouse | "Grow Up"[3] | |
| 1956 | The Alcoa Hour | Setsu | "The Big Wave" |
| 1956 | The Kaiser Aluminum Hour | "Cracker Money" | |
| 1956 | General Electric Theatre | Schoolgirl | "The Hat With the Roses", uncredited |
| 1957 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Janice | "The Young One"[3] |
| 1957 | DuPont Show of the Month | Judy Graves | Junior Miss (TV film) |
| 1958 | Pursuit | Elaine Hermann | "The Vengeance" |
| 1958 | Shirley Temple's Storybook | Rapunzel | "Rapunzel" |
| 1958 | General Electric Theatre | Mary Elizabeth Asher | "The Young and Scared" |
| 1959 | General Electric Theatre | Barbara Clark | "Deed of Mercy" |
| 1959 | General Electric Theatre | Phyllis | "The Last Dance" |
| 1962 | The Alfred Hitchcock Hour | Sister Pamela Wiley | "Final Vow" |
| 1962 | Alcoa Premiere | Sandy Carter | "Whatever Happened to Miss Illinois?" |
| 1962 | The Virginian | Judith Morrow | "The Man from the Sea" |
| 1963 | The Dick Powell Show | Elise | "The Rage of Silence" |
| 1963-1973 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Herself | 7 episodes |
| 1965 | Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre | Irene Ayers | "The Fliers" |
| 1965-1971 | The Merv Griffin Show | Herself | 2 episodes |
| 1966 | Run for Your Life | April Martin | "In Search of April" |
| 1966 | Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre | Miranda Woodland | "Runaway Boy" |
| 1967 | The Man from U.N.C.L.E. | Annie Justin | "The Prince of Darkness", (parts 1 and 2)[4] |
| 1967 | The Invaders | Elyse Reynolds | "The Believers"[1] |
| 1967 | The F.B.I. | Lynn Hallett | "False Witness" |
| 1967-1979 | Hollywood Squares | Herself | 10 episodes |
| 1968 | Journey to the Unknown | Eve | "Eve" |
| 1968 | The Big Valley | Dilly Shanks | "Hell Hath No Fury"[1] |
| 1968 | The Joey Bishop Show | Herself | 1 episode |
| 1969 | It Takes a Thief | Michelle | "Boom at the Top"[1] |
| 1969–1970 | The Immortal | Sylvia Cartwright | TV series, episodes: "Pilot" (1969) and "Sylvia" (1970) |
| 1970 | The Bold Ones: The New Doctors | Judith Walters | "Giants Never Kneel" |
| 1970 | The Most Deadly Game | Brooke | "Who Killed Kindness?" |
| 1971 | Mannix | Dorothy Kinman | "Voice in the Dark"[1] |
| 1972 | Night Gallery | Jenny Tarraday | "The Waiting Room/Last Rites for a Dead Druid"[1] |
| 1972 | The Sixth Sense | Gail Sumner | "The House That Cried Murder" |
| 1972-1978 | The Mike Douglas Show | Herself | 2 episodes |
| 1973 | Orson Welles Great Mysteries | Elizabeth Ann Zachary | "Death of an Old-Fashioned Girl" |
| 1974 | The Magician | Janet Keegan | "The Illusion of the Curious Counterfeit" (parts 1 and 2) |
| 1974 | The Evil Touch | Cora | TV series, episodes: "Death by Drowning" and "Dear Cora I'm Going to Kill You" |
| 1975 | Thriller | Suzy Martin | "If It's a Man, Hang Up" |
| 1976 | Quincy M.E. | Lynn Dressler | "Who's Who in Neverland" |
| 1976 | Police Woman | Nina Daniels | "Trial by Prejudice" |
| 1977 | Kojak | Polly Ames | "Kiss It All Goodbye"[1] |
| 1977–1984 | Fantasy Island | various characters | TV series, 11 episodes[5] |
| 1978 | Hawaii Five-O | Karen Baker/Valerie Bates | "Angel in Blue"[1] |
| 1978 | Sword of Justice | Cyndy Rupert | "The Skywayman" |
| 1979 | The Love Boat | Carol Gilmore | "Dream Ship/Best of Friends/Aftermath" |
| 1980 | The Littlest Hobo | June Wilson | "Mystery at the Zoo" |
| 1980 | Charlie's Angels | Lisa Gallo | "Island Angels"[4] |
| 1981 | Hart to Hart | Ann Marie Drake | "Hartland Express" |
| 1983 | The Fall Guy | Ivy Morris | "Pleasure Isle" |
| 1983 | Hotel | Zane Elliott | "Faith, Hope and Charity" |
| 1984 | Tales of the Unexpected | Elizabeth | "The Gift of Beauty" |
| 1984 | Finder of Lost Loves | Karen Davis | "Forgotten Melodies" |
| 1985 | Fox Mystery Theater/A.K.A. Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense | Sylvia Daly | "In Possession" |
| 1987 | Night Heat | Grace Barnett | "Grace" |
| 1989 | Another World | Judge Martha Dunlay | 2 episodes |
| 1990 | Monsters | Dr. Elizabeth Porter | "Stressed Environment" |
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r Tingley, Anna (September 6, 2019). "Carol Lynley, 'The Poseidon Adventure' Star, Dies at 77". Variety.com.
- ^ Gates, Anita (September 6, 2019). "Carol Lynley, Star of 'Blue Denim' and 'The Poseidon Adventure,' Dies at 77". The New York Times. Archived from the original on September 7, 2019. Retrieved September 8, 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Carol Lynley, 'Poseidon Adventure' Actress, Dies at 77". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved September 8, 2019.
- ^ a b c d "Carol Lynley, 'The Poseidon Adventure' & 'Blue Denim' Star, Dies at 77". Movieweb. September 6, 2019. Retrieved September 8, 2019.
- ^ a b Gates, Anita. "'Poseidon Adventure' actress Carol Lynley dies at 77 - The Boston Globe". BostonGlobe.com. New York Times. Retrieved September 9, 2019.
External links
edit- Carol Lynley filmography at IMDb
- Carol Lynley at Allmovie
- Carol Lynley (Aveleyman)