Carole Mathews was born on September 13, 1920 in Montgomery, Illinois, USA as Jean Deifel. She was an actress, known for The Californians (1957), Swamp Women (1956) and Betrayed Women (1955). She was married to John Arthur Stockton. She died on November 6, 2014 in Murrieta, California, USA.
Second lead in films for Columbia, Paramount and Universal in the 1940's and 50's. Often played hard-boiled types.
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Screen-tested for the lead role in To Have and Have Not (1944) but lost out to Lauren Bacall.
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In the 70's and 80's, she operated Hidden Valley Ranch in Reseda, where she raised pygmy goats, Muscovy ducks, chickens and rabbits. She was also a top champion breeder of miniature horses.
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Owned Mathew Travel Center, a travel agency in Sherman Oaks, California, from 1971 to 1986.
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Won the Vernon Rice/Dick Watts Broadway award - Stardust Citation for her role in "With a Silk Thread"
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Member of the Earl Carroll Follies
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"Miss Chicago" 1938
Actress
Title
Year
Status
Character
Fame
1978
TV Movie
Woman in Restaurant
Ben Casey
1966
TV Series
Jennie Alden
Rawhide
1964
TV Series
Lucey
Pete and Gladys
1962
TV Series
Cynthia
Tender Is the Night
1962
Mrs. Hoyt
This Is the Life
1962
TV Series
Death Valley Days
1961
TV Series
Belle Starr
Look in Any Window
1961
Betty Lowell
Guestward Ho!
1960
TV Series
Phyllis Brady
13 Fighting Men
1960
Carole Prescott
Johnny Midnight
1960
TV Series
Elinor
M Squad
1959
TV Series
Ruth Webster / Pilar Olivera
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
1959
TV Series
Rita Kirk
Markham
1959
TV Series
Jan Van Pelt
The Californians
1958-1959
TV Series
Wilma Fansler
The Rough Riders
1959
TV Series
Dora Thackery
Northwest Passage
1959
TV Series
Lila Jason
Perry Mason
1958-1959
TV Series
Leora Mathews / Cora Dunbar
77 Sunset Strip
1959
TV Series
Mrs. Elaine Lamson
The Texan
1958
TV Series
Bess Corbin
Showdown at Boot Hill
1958
Jill Crane
Tales of Wells Fargo
1958
TV Series
Lola
Mike Hammer
1958
TV Series
Marta Ryan
Man Without a Gun
1958
TV Series
Female Fiends
1958
Selena Friend
The Millionaire
1956-1958
TV Series
Julie Lewis / Helen Hendricks
Zane Grey Theater
1958
TV Series
Libby
Trackdown
1958
TV Series
Millie Gwyn
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1956-1958
TV Series
Faye Slovak / Clara Nash
The Gray Ghost
1958
TV Series
Lizabeth
Official Detective
1957
TV Series
Barbara Lake
The Adventures of McGraw
1957
TV Series
Magda
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
1957
TV Series
Dellie Hartford
Million Dollar Manhunt
1956
Hedy Bergner
Swamp Women
1956
Police Lt. Lee Hampton (as Carole Matthews)
The Great Gildersleeve
1955
TV Series
Kathryn Milford
Betrayed Women
1955
Kate Morrison
The Star and the Story
1955
TV Series
Nancy Remsen
The Best of Broadway
1955
TV Series
Mazie
Treasure of Ruby Hills
1955
Sherry Vernon
Port of Hell
1954
Julie Povich
Lux Video Theatre
1953-1954
TV Series
Thelma
Danger
1953-1954
TV Series
Robert Montgomery Presents
1954
TV Series
The Lone Wolf
1954
TV Series
Janet LeMaire
Man Against Crime
1953-1954
TV Series
Betty Benson / Carol
Ponds Theater
1954
TV Series
Shark River
1953
Jane Daughterty
City of Bad Men
1953
Cynthia London
Goodyear Playhouse
1953
TV Series
Meet Me at the Fair
1953
Clara Brink
The Cisco Kid
1952
TV Series
Debby Hansen / Sally Griffith
Red Snow
1952
Lt. Jane (as Carole Matthews)
Fireside Theatre
1951-1952
TV Series
Geraldine
Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951-1952
TV Series
Anne Hardy / Miss Jennings
Racket Squad
1952
TV Series
Alice Miller
The Man with My Face
1951
Mary Davis
Stars Over Hollywood
1951
TV Series
No Man of Her Own
1950
Irma - the blonde
The Clock
1950
TV Series
Paid in Full
1950
Model (uncredited)
Cry Murder
1950
Norma Alden
Chicago Deadline
1949
Miss Lee - Secretary (uncredited)
Special Agent
1949
Rose McCreary
The Great Gatsby
1949
Ella Cody (uncredited)
Massacre River
1949
Laura Jordan
Amazon Quest
1949
Theresa Vasco
The Accused
1949
Waitress
Sealed Verdict
1948
WAC hospital desk receptionist)
Blazing the Western Trail
1945
Mary Halliday
Outlaws of the Rockies
1945
Jane Stuart
Over 21
1945
Officer Candidate's Wife (uncredited)
A Thousand and One Nights
1945
Handmaiden (uncredited)
Ten Cents a Dance
1945
Marge (uncredited)
The Monster and the Ape
1945
Babs Arnold
Keep Your Powder Dry
1945
WAC (uncredited)
Sing Me a Song of Texas
1945
Hilda Cartwright
I Love a Mystery
1945
Jean Anderson
Tahiti Nights
1944
Betty Lou (uncredited)
Together Again
1944
Young Woman Fleeing Nightclub Raid (uncredited)
Dancing in Manhattan
1944
Salesgirl (uncredited)
She's a Sweetheart
1944
Frances
The Missing Juror
1944
Marcy aka Cherry Blossom (uncredited)
Strange Affair
1944
Gloria - Bill's Model (uncredited)
Swing in the Saddle
1944
Doreen Nesbitt
Girl in the Case
1944
Sylvia Manners (uncredited)
Springtime in the Rockies
1942
uncredited
Footlight Serenade
1942
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Girl from Avenue A
1940
uncredited
Rose of Washington Square
1939
Girl (uncredited)
Romance in the Dark
1938
Dancer (uncredited)
College Holiday
1936
Dancer (uncredited)
Here's to Romance
1935
Dancer (uncredited)
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
Meet Me at the Fair
1953
performer: "Remember the Time", "Meet Me at the Fair", "Bill Bailey, Won't You Please Come Home?" - uncredited