Carol Lynley

Acting

Carol Lynley

Born
Died
(aged 77)
Birthplace
New York City, New York, USA
Credits
99 titles

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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Known For

Acting credits 99

YearTitleRole
TBA Future Cop: Cops and Robin Film Dr. Alcott
2008 Glamour vs. Paparazzi Film Self
2006 Vic Film Carrie Lee
2003 Cult Culture: The Poseidon Adventure Film Herself
2003 A Light in the Forest Film Gramma Irene
1999 Drowning on Dry Land Film Marge
1996 Neon Signs Film Faith
1991 Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker Film Self
1991 Howling VI: The Freaks Film Miss Eddington
1990 Spirits Film Sister Jillian
1989 Dark Tower Film Tilly
1988 Blackout Film Esther Boyle
1988 Monsters TV Dr. Elizabeth Porter (1 ep)
1985 Night Heat TV (1 ep)
1984 In Possession Film Sylvia Daly
1984 Finder of Lost Loves TV Karen Davis (1 ep)
1984 Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense TV Sylvia Daly (1 ep)
1983 Vigilante Film Assistant D.A. Mary Fletcher
1983 Balboa Film Erin Blakely
1982 Hotel TV Zane Elliott (1 ep)
1982 Bakers' Dozen TV (1 ep)
1980 Me olvidé de vivir Film Laura
1979 Hart to Hart TV (1 ep)
1979 The Shape of Things to Come Film Nikki
1979 Tales of the Unexpected TV Elizabeth (1 ep)
1978 The Cat and the Canary Film Annabelle West
1978 Sword of Justice TV (1 ep)
1978 The Beasts Are on the Streets Film Dr. Claire McCauley
1978 Cops and Robin Film Dr. Alice Alcott
1978 Fantasy Island TV Renee Lansing, Mandy Breem, Dorothy Weller (1 ep)
1977 Having Babies II Film Sally Magee
1977 The Love Boat TV Carol Gilmore (1 ep)
1977 Bad Georgia Road Film Molly Golden
1977 Flood! Film Abbie Adams
1977 The Washington Affair Film Barbara Nicholson
1977 Fantasy Island Film Elizabeth 'Liz' Hollander
1976 Quincy, M.E. TV Lynn Dressler (1 ep)
1976 Charlie's Angels TV Lisa Gallo (1 ep)
1975 The Four Deuces Film Wendy Rittenhouse, the Girlfriend
1975 If It's a Man – Hang Up! Film Suzy Martin
1975 Death Stalk Film Cathy Webster
1974 Police Woman TV Nina Daniels (1 ep)
1974 The Elevator Film Irene Turner
1973 Kojak TV Polly Ames (1 ep)
1973 The Magician TV Janet Keegan (2 ep)
1973 Orson Welles' Great Mysteries TV Elizabeth Ann Zachary (1 ep)
1973 The Evil Touch TV (1 ep)
1973 Thriller TV Suzy Martin (1 ep)
1973 Cotter Film Leah
1972 The Poseidon Adventure Film Nonnie Parry
1972 Beware! The Blob Film Leslie
1972 The Sixth Sense TV (1 ep)
1972 The Night Stalker Film Gail Foster
1971 Crosscurrent Film Kathy Cooper
1970 Weekend of Terror Film Sister Meredith
1970 Norwood Film Yvonne Phillips
1970 The Immortal TV (1 ep)
1969 Once You Kiss a Stranger... Film Diana
1969 The Immortal Film Sylvia Cartwright
1969 The Bold Ones: The New Doctors TV Judith Walters (1 ep)
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