Carol Lynley
Biography
Carol Lynley was an American actress who moved from child modeling into a career on stage and screen. Born Carole Ann Jones in Manhattan, she studied dance as a child and won a Theatre World Award for her work in The Potting Shed, which helped her land a contract with 20th Century Fox. She received two Golden Globe nominations for Most Promising Newcomer, for The Light in the Forest and Blue Denim (1959). Her films included Return to Peyton Place (1961), The Cardinal (1963), Under the Yum Yum Tree (1963), Bunny Lake Is Missing (1965), The Night Stalker (1972) and The Poseidon Adventure (1972), the last of which ranked among the year's top-grossing films; in it she lip-synced The Morning After. She appeared often on television, in series such as Kojak and Charlie's Angels, and kept working in smaller films and direct-to-video releases.
77years old at death
- Born Manhattan
- Died Pacific Palisades
- Star sign: AquariusThe sign runs January 20 to February 18
- Carole Ann Jones (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 15
- Career span
- 42 years1961 to 2003
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About the name
Lynley started out as a child model named Carolyn Lee. After she took up acting, she learned that another child actress had already registered that name with the Actors' Equity Association, so she blended the last syllable of Carolyn with Lee to form Lynley.
Beyond film
In The Poseidon Adventure, Lynley lip-synced the Oscar-winning song "The Morning After." Studio singer Renee Armand provided the voice heard in place of Lynley's own singing.
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Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Worked with
Carol Lynley shares two films with Burgess Meredith, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Burgess Meredith's page
Bess Flowers's page
Donald Sutherland's page
Gene Hackman's page
Ernest Borgnine's page
Robert Forster's page
All films by Otto Preminger
Box office
What Carol Lynley's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$111 million
5 of the 15 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 15 films: 5 worldwide figure; 1 never in cinemas; 9 figure not found.
- 5Worldwide figure
- 1Never in cinemas
- 9Figure not found
Highest grossing
The five biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$85M76.2% of the total
- 2$11M10.1% of the total
- 3$10M9.0% of the total
- 4$5.1M4.6% of the total
- 5$91K0.1% of the total
Awards
One award and honor.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other honors | |||
| 1957 | Theatre World Award | Won | |
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.