6 Things You Never Knew About Carolyn Jones, the Woman Behind Morticia Addams

Carolyn Jones, who was born on April 28, 1930, was most famous for her role as Morticia, the dead-sexy matriarch of that creepy and kooky, mysterious and spooky, altogether ooky Addams Family from 1964 to 1966. But while that show’s 64 episodes made Jones a pop culture legend, there was a lot more to the actress, who tragically passed away in 1983, at age 53, from aggressive colon cancer.

On what would have been her 95th birthday, let’s learn a little bit about the real woman behind the gothic TV icon.