She made five appearances on the crime drama series Dragnet, starring Jack Webb, between 19. She guest-starred in Ray Milland's CBS sitcom, Meet Mr. She appeared in two Rod Cameron syndicated series, City Detective and State Trooper, as Betty Fowler in the 1956 episode, "The Paperhanger of Pioche". Jones made her television debut on the DuMont series Gruen Playhouse in 1952. However, a bout with pneumonia forced her to withdraw the role earned Donna Reed the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Jones was cast in the film From Here to Eternity (1953) in the role of Alma "Lorene" Burke, which was written for her. In 1954, she played Beth in Shield for Murder, earning $500 per day for playing the role.
She appeared in several episodes of Dragnet, credited as Caroline Jones in at least one episode had an uncredited bit part as a nightclub hostess in The Big Heat, and a role in House of Wax as the woman who is converted by Vincent Price into a Joan of Arc statue. In 1953, she married aspiring filmmaker Aaron Spelling. Seated, from left, Carolyn Jones and Dick Powell.Īfter being spotted by a talent scout at the Playhouse, Jones secured a contract with Paramount Pictures and made her first film, The Turning Point, in 1952. Standing, from left: Ronald Reagan, Nick Adams, Lloyd Bridges, Mickey Rooney, Edgar Bergen, Jack Carson, Ralph Bellamy, Kay Thompson, Dean Jones. Guest stars for the 1961 premiere episode of The Dick Powell Show, "Who Killed Julie Greer?".
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