Carole Mathews

Carole Mathews (born Jean Deifel, also credited as Jeanne Francis; September 13, 1920 – November 6, 2014) was an American film and television actress.

Early years Born in Montgomery, Illinois, near Chicago, Mathews lived with her grandmother after her parents divorced. She attended elementary schools in Aurora, Illinois, and obtained her secondary education at Calumet High School in Chicago.

Film In 1939, Mathews had some bit parts in films, using the name Jeanne Francis.

Filmography

Tender Is the Night (1962) – Mrs. Hoyt Death Valley Days (1961) (Season 10, Episode 9: "A Bullet for the D.A.") – Belle Starr Look In Any Window (1961) – Betty Lowell 13 Fighting Men (1960) – Carole Prescott Perry Mason (1959) (Season 2, Episode 16: "The Case of the Fraudulent Photo") - Leora Matthews Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1958) (Season 3 Episode 14: "The Percentage") - Faye Slovak Tales of Wells Fargo (1958) (Season 2 Episode 34: "The Pickpocket") - Lola Zane Grey Theatre (1958) (Season 2 Episode 16: "This Man Must Die") - Libby (aired January 24, 1958) Perry Mason (1958) (Season 1, Episode 24: "The Case of the Deadly Double") - Cora Dunbar Showdown at Boot Hill (1958) – Jill Crane Million Dollar Manhunt (1957) – Hedy Bergner Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1956) (Season 1 Episode 32: "The Baby Sitter") - Clara Nash Swamp Women (1956) – Lieutenant Lee Hampton Betrayed Women (1955) – Kate Morrison Treasure of Ruby Hills (1955) – Sherry Vernon Port of Hell (1954) – Julie Povich City of Bad Men (1953) – Cynthia Castle Shark River (1953) – Jane Daugherty Meet Me at the Fair (1952) – Clara [Brink] Red Snow (1952) – Lieutenant Jane The Man with My Face (1951) – Mary Davies No Man of Her Own (1950) – Blonde Cry Murder (1950) – Norma Wayne Alden Paid in Full (1950) – Model The Accused (1949) – Waitress The Great Gatsby (1949) – Ella Cody Special Agent (1949) – Rose McCreary Massacre River (1949) – Laura Jordon Chicago Deadline (1949) – Secretary Amazon Quest (1949) – Teresa Sealed Verdict (1948) – Nurse, outspoken WAC Ten Cents a Dance (1945) – Marge Sing Me a Song of Texas (1945) – Hilda Cartwright A Thousand and One Nights (1945) – Handmaiden Blazing the Western Trail (1945) – Mary Halliday Outlaws of the Rockies (1945) – Jane Stuart I Love a Mystery (1945) – Jean Anderson Over 21 (1945) – Officer candidate's wife The Monster and the Ape (1945) – Babs Arnold Tahiti Nights (1944) – Betty Lou She's a Sweetheart (1944) – Frances Swing in the Saddle (1944) – Doreen Nesbitt Girl in the Case (1944) – Sylvia Manners The Missing Juror (1944) – Marcy Strange Affair (1944) – Gloria Together Again (1944) – Girl Dancing in Manhattan (1944) – Saleslady Source

Later years Mathews appeared on various television series, including ABC Stage 67 in 1967, Police Woman in 1977, and General Hospital for four episodes in 1983. She appeared in the TV Hallmark Hall of Fame movie "Fame" in 1978.

Death Mathews, at age 94, died on November 6, 2014.