• Carol Lynley is a former actress and model from New York City with an estimated net worth of over $10 million.
• She began her entertainment career as a child model, before transitioning to acting when she was 15.
• She starred in the controversial play “Blue Denim”, and was nominated for a Golden Globe for her role in the film adaptation.
• She has appeared in several other films and television shows, including “The Poseidon Adventure” and “Fantasy Island”.
• She had a relationship with broadcaster and writer David Frost that lasted for 18 years.
Known for movies
Short Info
Date Of Birth | February 13, 1942 |
Spouse | Michael Selsman |
Fact | She was featured on the April 22, 1957 cover of LIFE Magazine. Walt Disney saw her photo and article, and decided to cast her in his release The Light in the Forest (1958). It was Carol's debut (she received an "and introducing" credit in the opening titles), but it was also her swan song for Disney's studio. Opposite James MacArthur, a Broadway actor, both gave convincing performances, receiving mixed critical reaction, mostly because of the entrenched polarized "pro" and "anti" Disney factions. |
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Who is Carol Lynley?
Carolyn Ann Jones was born on 13 February 1942, in New York City, USA, and is a former actress as well as a former model, best known popularly through her roles in the films “Return to Peyton Place”, and “Blue Denim” for which she won a Golden Globe nomination.
Poseidon Adventure (1972) cast members Pamela Sue Martin, Red Buttons, and Carol Lynley years later. pic.twitter.com/3TgiDpPivZ
— Channing Thomson (@CHANNINGPOSTERS) April 18, 2015
The Wealth of Carol Lynley
How rich is Carol Lynley? As of late-2018, sources inform us of a net worth that is over $10 million, earned largely through a successful career in acting. She’s appeared on the cover of several magazines throughout her career, and as she continues her endeavors, it is expected that her wealth will also continue to increase.
Early Life
Carol is of Scottish, Welsh, German, English and ancestry. At a very young age she was exposed to the entertainment industry, as a child model under the name Carolyn Lee. She her early years doing modelling work, and later when she turned 15, then developed an interest in acting. She appeared on the cover of “LIFE” magazine during the same year, and would then register as actress Carol Lynley.
She began her acting career on Broadway in the controversial production of “Blue Denim”, which would eventually make its way to Hollywood with Carol reprising her role. The show deals with issues of teenage pregnancy and then abortion, although the topics at the time were not widely discussed. The film and the play had different endings, but she co-starred with Brandon deWilde in both. For her performance in the film, she was nominated a Golden Globe Award for Most Promising Newcomer- Female in 1959.
Happy 75th #CarolLynley Carol Lynley and Brandon de Wilde playing chess on the set of Blue Denim, 1959, directed by Philip Dunne. pic.twitter.com/zxyRonU19v
— Sergio Rodríguez (@Sergiofordy) February 13, 2017
Career Prominence
Two years later, Lynley had one of her most notable film roles in “Return to Peyton Place” which is a film based on the novel of the same name by Grace Metalious, and a sequel to “Peyton Place”. In 1963, she was cast in “Under the Yum Yum Tree”, a comedy film based on a Broadway play that ran during 1960, and starring her alongside Jack Lemmon, which earned Lemmon a Golden Globe nomination. The following year, she appeared in “The Pleasure Seekers’ based on the novel “Coins in the Fountain” by John H. Secondarim and which was nominated for an Academy Award for Scoring of Music – Adaptation or Treatment.
In 1965 she was cast in “Bunny Lake Is Missing”, a psychological thriller based on the novel of the same name by Merriam Model. Despite on release being dismissed as unworthy by critics, it had positive reviews from high profile critics such as Andrew Sarris. Her career continued with films such as “The Cardinal” and “The Poseidon Adventure”, which featured an ensemble cast of five Academy Award winners including Jack Albertson as well as Gene Hackman, and in which she performed the song “The Morning After” which won an Oscar.
Later Career
Aside from her film work, Carol appeared in the television shows such as “Kolchak: The Night Stalker” and “Fantasy Island”, which is a series about a mysterious person who grants the fantasies of visitors to the said island, but the fantasies comes at a price. Other shows she worked on throughout her career include “The Big Valley”, “Mannix”, “It Takes a Thief”, and “Night Gallery”. She also had a role in the series “The Invaders”, a science fiction program about a person trying to thwart an alien invasion.
Carol also made appearances in shows such as “Kojak” and “Hawaii Five-O”, which ran during the 1970s and featured the head of a special state police task force Steve McGarrett, a character which is based on an actual unit that existed during the 1940s martial law. Carol also had guest roles in “Charlie’s Angels” and “Hart to Hart”, a nd during the fourth season of “The Man from U.N.C.L.E.”, she had a two episode role in “The Prince of Darkness Affair”. She also posed nude for an edition of “Playboy” magazine, and appeared in the short film entitled “Vic”, directed by the late son of Sylvester Stallone, Sage Stallone.
Personal Life
For her personal life, it is known that she was married to publicist Michael Selsman from 1960 to 1964, and they had a child together. She was also known to have an intermittent relationship with broadcaster and writer David Frost which lasted for around 18 years – he is best known for being the host of the show “That Was the Week That Was” which led him to US television, and often conducted interviews with political personalities, including one with US President Richard Nixon which was later adapted into a stage play and then a film.
General Info
Full Name | Carol Lynley |
Date Of Birth | February 13, 1942 |
Profession | Actor, Child model |
Nationality | American |
Family
Spouse | Michael Selsman |
Children | Jill Victoria Selsman |
Parents | Cyril Jones, Frances Jones |
Accomplishments
Nominations | Golden Globe Award for Best New Star of the Year – Actress |
Movies | The Poseidon Adventure, Bunny Lake Is Missing, The Last Sunset, Blue Denim, The Pleasure Seekers, Under the Yum Yum Tree, The Cardinal, The Shuttered Room, Return to Peyton Place, Once You Kiss A Stranger, The Night Stalker, H. G. Wells' The Shape of Things to Come, The Maltese Bippy, Bad Georgia Ro... |
TV Shows | Journey to the Unknown |
Social profile links
Quotes
# | Quote |
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1 | I've never been in a scandal. I've never been caught running naked down a highway. I've not tried to shoot anybody. Nobody's ever tried to shoot me. My child is legitimate... I've never been to Betty Ford... No porn... No drug addictions... I've outlived three of my doctors. So if you're going to write a juicy book, I've got a problem. |
Facts
# | Fact |
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1 | Her father's name was Cyril Jones, and her mother's name was Frances Peltch. |
2 | With her friend, entertainment reporter Nelson Aspen, Lynley appeared in several interstitial showbiz segments covering a variety of topics. For Australia's #1 morning show Sunrise (2003), she reflected on the remake of The Poseidon Adventure (1972). On TV Guide Television (1999), she discussed her long career in television, film and on Broadway. For "New with Nelson", she revealed some of her Oscar picks for that year and named her all time favorite Oscar winner as Frank Sinatra. |
3 | Was close friends with actor/dancer Fred Astaire. In the 1970s, it was rumored in the press that they might even marry; however, 81-year old Astaire wed the two and a half years younger Robyn Smith in 1980. Carol is quoted extensively in the book "Fred Astaire: His Friends Talk" (1988), by Sarah Giles. |
4 | Although in later years she claimed to have sung "The Morning After" in The Poseidon Adventure (1972), her voice was in fact dubbed by studio singer Renée Armand. |
5 | Is a huge fan of Cameron Diaz, one of her favorite films being There's Something About Mary (1998). |
6 | Lynley owned the boots and pendant she wears in The Poseidon Adventure (1972). She complained during production that the boots were shrinking due to constant immersion in water, making them extremely uncomfortable. |
7 | She was featured on the April 22, 1957 cover of LIFE Magazine. Walt Disney saw her photo and article, and decided to cast her in his release The Light in the Forest (1958). It was Carol's debut (she received an "and introducing" credit in the opening titles), but it was also her swan song for Disney's studio. Opposite James MacArthur, a Broadway actor, both gave convincing performances, receiving mixed critical reaction, mostly because of the entrenched polarized "pro" and "anti" Disney factions. |
8 | Her only child is a daughter with ex-husband Michael Selsman named Jill Selsman (born March 2, 1962). |
9 | "Carolyn Lee" was her modeling name -- a name that was already registered with Actors' Equity, so she changed it to use the homophone "Carol Lynley". |
10 | She had an affair off and on with David Frost for 18 years. |
Pictures
Movies
Actress
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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The Evil Touch | 1974 | TV Series | Cora Blake |
The Elevator | 1974 | TV Movie | Irene Turner |
The Magician | 1974 | TV Series | Janet Keegan |
Cotter | 1973 | Leah | |
Great Mysteries | 1973 | TV Series | Elizabeth Ann Zachary |
The Poseidon Adventure | 1972 | Nonnie Parry | |
Beware! The Blob | 1972 | Leslie | |
The Sixth Sense | 1972 | TV Series | Gail Sumner |
Night Gallery | 1972 | TV Series | Jenny Tarraday (segment "Last Rites for a Dead Druid") |
The Night Stalker | 1972 | TV Movie | Gail Foster |
Crosscurrent | 1971 | TV Movie | Kathy Cooper |
Mannix | 1971 | TV Series | Dorothy Kinman |
Weekend of Terror | 1970 | TV Movie | Sister Meredith |
The Most Deadly Game | 1970 | TV Series | Brooke |
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors | 1970 | TV Series | Judith Walters |
Norwood | 1970 | Yvonne Phillips | |
The Immortal | 1969-1970 | TV Series | Sylvia Cartwright |
Once You Kiss a Stranger... | 1969 | Diana | |
The Maltese Bippy | 1969 | Robin Sherwood | |
It Takes a Thief | 1969 | TV Series | Michelle |
The Smugglers | 1968 | TV Movie | Jo Hudson |
Shadow on the Land | 1968 | TV Movie | Abigail 'Abby' Tyler |
The Big Valley | 1968 | TV Series | Dilly Shanks |
Journey to the Unknown | 1968 | TV Series | Eve |
The Helicopter Spies | 1968 | Annie | |
The F.B.I. | 1967 | TV Series | Lynn Hallett |
The Invaders | 1967 | TV Series | Elyse Reynolds |
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. | 1967 | TV Series | Annie Justin |
Danger Route | 1967 | Jocelyn | |
The Shuttered Room | 1967 | Susannah Whately Kelton / Sarah | |
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre | 1965-1966 | TV Series | Miranda Woodland / Irene Ayers |
Run for Your Life | 1966 | TV Series | April Martin |
Bunny Lake Is Missing | 1965 | Ann Lake | |
Harlow | 1965/II | Jean Harlow | |
The Pleasure Seekers | 1964 | Maggie Williams | |
Shock Treatment | 1964 | Cynthia Lee Albright | |
Another World | 1964 | TV Series | Judge Dunlay (1990) |
The Cardinal | 1963 | Mona Regina Fermoyle | |
Under the Yum Yum Tree | 1963 | Robin Austin | |
The Stripper | 1963 | Miriam Caswell | |
The Dick Powell Theatre | 1963 | TV Series | Elise |
The Virginian | 1962 | TV Series | Judith Morrow |
Alcoa Premiere | 1962 | TV Series | Sandy Carter |
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour | 1962 | TV Series | Sister Pamela Wiley |
The Last Sunset | 1961 | Melissa 'Missy' Breckenridge | |
Return to Peyton Place | 1961 | Allison | |
General Electric Theater | 1956-1959 | TV Series | Phyllis / Barbara Clark / Mary Elizabeth Asher / ... |
Hound-Dog Man | 1959 | Dony Wallace | |
Blue Denim | 1959 | Janet Willard | |
Holiday for Lovers | 1959 | Betsy Dean | |
Shirley Temple's Storybook | 1958 | TV Series | Rapunzel |
Pursuit | 1958 | TV Series | Elaine Hermann |
The Light in the Forest | 1958 | Shenandoe | |
The DuPont Show of the Month | 1957 | TV Series | Judy Graves |
Alfred Hitchcock Presents | 1957 | TV Series | Janice |
The Kaiser Aluminum Hour | 1956 | TV Series | |
The Alcoa Hour | 1956 | TV Series | Setsu |
Goodyear Playhouse | 1956 | TV Series | |
Vic | 2006 | Short | Carrie Lee |
A Light in the Forest | 2003 | Gramma Irene | |
Drowning on Dry Land | 1999 | Marge | |
Flypaper | 1999 | Housewife in Kitchen (uncredited) | |
Neon Signs | 1996 | Faith | |
Howling VI: The Freaks | 1991 | Video | Miss Eddington |
Spirits | 1990 | Sister Jillian | |
Monsters | 1990 | TV Series | Dr. Elizabeth Porter |
Dark Tower | 1989 | Tilly | |
Blackout | 1988 | Esther Boyle | |
Night Heat | 1987 | TV Series | Grace Barnett |
Finder of Lost Loves | 1984 | TV Series | Karen Davis |
Fox Mystery Theater | 1984 | TV Series | Sylvia Daly |
Tales of the Unexpected | 1984 | TV Series | Elizabeth |
Fantasy Island | 1977-1984 | TV Series | Sheila McKenna Catherine Harris Gwen ... |
Hotel | 1983 | TV Series | Zane Elliott |
The Fall Guy | 1983 | TV Series | Ivy Morris |
Balboa | 1983 | Erin Blakely | |
Vigilante | 1983 | Assistant D.A. Mary Fletcher | |
Baker's Dozen | 1982 | TV Series | |
Judgment Day | 1981 | TV Movie | Harriet Egan |
Hart to Hart | 1981 | TV Series | Eva DrakeAnn Marie Fabro |
Best of Friends | 1981 | TV Movie | Marge Adams |
Charlie's Angels | 1980 | TV Series | Lisa Gallo |
The Littlest Hobo | 1980 | TV Series | June Wilson |
Willow B: Women in Prison | 1980 | TV Movie | Claire Hastings |
Me olvidé de vivir | 1980 | Laura (as Carol Linley) | |
The Shape of Things to Come | 1979 | Niki | |
The Love Boat | 1979 | TV Series | Carol Gilmore |
The Cat and the Canary | 1978 | Annabelle West | |
Sword of Justice | 1978 | TV Series | Cyndy Rupert |
The Beasts Are on the Streets | 1978 | TV Movie | Dr. Claire McCauley |
Richie Brockelman, Private Eye | 1978 | TV Series | |
Cops and Robin | 1978 | TV Movie | Dr. Alice Alcott |
Hawaii Five-O | 1978 | TV Series | Valerie Bates / Karen Baker |
The Washington Affair | 1977 | Barbara Nicholson | |
Having Babies II | 1977 | TV Movie | Sally Magee |
Bad Georgia Road | 1977 | Molly Golden | |
Kojak | 1977 | TV Series | Polly Ames |
Flood! | 1976 | TV Movie | Abbie Adams |
Police Woman | 1976 | TV Series | |
Quincy M.E. | 1976 | TV Series | Lynn Dressler |
The Four Deuces | 1975 | Wendy Rittenhouse - the Girlfriend | |
Thriller | 1975 | TV Series | Suzy Martin |
Death Stalk | 1975 | TV Movie | Cathy Webster |
Soundtrack
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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The Poseidon Adventure | 1972 | performer: "The Song From The Poseidon Adventure" 1972 | |
Bunny Lake Is Missing | 1965 | performer: "Here We Go Round The Mulberry Bush" | |
The DuPont Show of the Month | 1957 | TV Series performer - 1 episode |
Self
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Jenseits von Hollywood - Das Kino des Otto Preminger | 2006 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
The Poseidon Adventure: The Cast Looks Back | 2006 | Video short | Herself |
Cult Culture: The Poseidon Adventure | 2003 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
E! True Hollywood Story | 1997 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's | 1997 | Documentary | Herself (as Carol Linley) |
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker | 1991 | Documentary | Herself |
The Joe Franklin Show | 1989 | TV Series | |
Star's Table | 1986 | TV Series | Herself |
Omnibus | 1980 | TV Series | Herself |
The American Movie Awards | 1980 | TV Special | Herself |
Circus of the Stars #3 | 1979 | TV Special documentary | Herself - Performer |
The 51st Annual Academy Awards | 1979 | TV Special documentary | Herself - Co-Presenter: Best Short Film, Animated & Live Action |
The Hollywood Squares | 1967-1979 | TV Series | Herself |
The 21st Annual Grammy Awards | 1979 | TV Special | Herself |
Good Morning America | 1979 | TV Series | Herself |
The Mike Douglas Show | 1978 | TV Series | Herself - Actress |
The Paul Ryan Show | 1977 | TV Series | Herself |
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | 1963-1973 | TV Series | Herself / Herself - Guest |
The 29th Annual Golden Globe Awards | 1972 | TV Special | Herself |
The Return of the Movie Movie | 1972 | Documentary short | Nonny / Herself (uncredited) |
The Merv Griffin Show | 1965-1971 | TV Series | Herself |
The David Frost Show | 1969 | TV Series | Herself |
The Joey Bishop Show | 1968 | TV Series | Herself |
ABC Stage 67 | 1967 | TV Series | Herself |
Password All-Stars | 1964 | TV Series | Herself |
The 35th Annual Academy Awards | 1963 | TV Special | Herself - Audience Member |
Stump the Stars | 1953-1963 | TV Series | Herself - Guest Panelist / Herself |
Henry Fonda and the Family | 1962 | TV Special | Herself |
Here's Hollywood | 1961 | TV Series | Herself |
I've Got a Secret | 1958 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
Archive Footage
Title | Year | Status | Character |
---|---|---|---|
Chump Change | 2000 | Nonnie Parry (uncredited) | |
Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 2 | 1999 | TV Special documentary | Herself (uncredited) |
Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color | 1961 | TV Series | Shenandoe |
Awards
Nominated Awards
Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
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1960 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Most Promising Newcomer - Female | Blue Denim (1959) |
1960 | Golden Laurel | Laurel Awards | Top Female New Personality | 5th place. |
1959 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Most Promising Newcomer - Female | The Light in the Forest (1958) |
Source: IMDb, Wikipedia