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Carol Lynley

Actor / Actress

Carol Lynley

Born New York City, New York, USA 34 credits available

Biography

Carol Lynley (born Carole Ann Jones; February 13, 1942 – September 3, 2019) was an American actress and child model.

Lynley began her career as a child model under the name Carolyn Lee. She started acting after appearing on the April 22, 1957, cover of LIFE at 15.

Early on, Lynley distinguished herself in both the Broadway stage and Hollywood screen versions of the controversial drama Blue Denim (1959), in which the teenaged characters played by Lynley and co-star Brandon deWilde had to deal with an unwanted pregnancy and (then-illegal) abortion. In 1959, Lynley was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Most Promising Newcomer – Female.

Lynley is perhaps best known for her film roles in Return to Peyton Place, Under the Yum Yum Tree, Bunny Lake is Missing, The Pleasure Seekers, The Cardinal, and The Poseidon Adventure, in which she performed the Oscar-winning song \"The Morning After\" (although her singing voice was dubbed by studio singer Renee Armand).

She appeared in the pilot television movies for Kolchak: The Night Stalker and Fantasy Island. Her many other series appearances include The Big Valley, Mannix, It Takes a Thief, Night Gallery, The Invaders, Kojak, Hawaii Five-O, Hart to Hart, and Charlie's Angels. Lynley appeared in the fourth season of The Man from U.N.C.L.E. in the two-part episode \"The Prince of Darkness Affair\".

Lynley died of a heart attack on September 3, 2019 at her home in Pacific Palisades, California. She was 77 years old.

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Carol Lynley is known for work in acting across film and television. New Release currently presents 34 verified screen credits connected to this profile.

Selected work includes Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker (1991), Dark Tower (1987), The Shape of Things to Come (1979), Fantasy Island (1977), The Evil Touch (1973), The Poseidon Adventure (1972), The Night Stalker (1972), Bunny Lake Is Missing (1965). The recorded credits span 1944 to 1991, including 9 movies and 25 TV shows.

The filmography below lists available titles, release years and known roles. This profile is updated as additional verified information becomes available.

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Known forActing
Movies9
TV shows25
Active years represented1944–1991
Place of birthNew York City, New York, USA
Died

Also known as

Carole Ann Jones · Carolyn Lee · Carol Linley

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