Carol Lynley (born February 13, 1942) is an American actress and former child model.
Born Carole Ann Jones in New York City, Lynley began her career as a child model under the name "Carolyn Lee", and when she started acting (after appearing on the April 22, 1957 cover of Life magazine at 15), she discovered that another actress had already registered the name, so she modified it to the homophone "Carol Lynley".
Early on, Lynley distinguished hers...
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Carol Lynley (born February 13, 1942) is an American actress and former child model.
Born Carole Ann Jones in New York City, Lynley began her career as a child model under the name "Carolyn Lee", and when she started acting (after appearing on the April 22, 1957 cover of Life magazine at 15), she discovered that another actress had already registered the name, so she modified it to the homophone "Carol Lynley".
Early on, Lynley distinguished herself in both the Broadway stage and Hollywood screen versions of the controversial drama Blue Denim (1959), in which the teenage characters played by Lynley and co-star Brandon De Wilde had to deal with an unwanted pregnancy.
In 1959, Lynley was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for "Most Promising Newcomer – Female".
Lynley appeared in the fourth season Man from U.N.C.L.E. two-part episode, "The Prince of Darkness Affair".
In films, Lynley is known for her roles in Return to Peyton Place, Under the Yum Yum Tree, Bunny Lake is Missing, The...
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