Carol Lynley was an American actress known for her roles in the films Blue Denim and The Poseidon Adventure. Lynley was born in Manhattan to an Irish father and a New England mother. She began her career as a child model before taking up acting
Lynley was born Carole Ann Jones in Manhattan, New York City, the daughter of Frances (née Felch) and Cyril Jones. Her father was Irish and her mother, a native of New England, was of English, Scottish, Welsh, and German ancestry.
She studied dance in her childhood. Lynley’s parents divorced when she was a child, and her mother worked as a waitress until Lynley’s income from modeling was enough to sustain the family.
What Happened To Carol Lynley?
She also had an 18-year intermittent affair with English broadcaster and writer David Frost. Lynley died aged 77 of a heart attack on September 3, 2019, at her home in Pacific Palisades, California. She was cremated; her ashes were scattered at sea off the Southern California coast.