Carol's first recorded role was as an uncredited schoolgirl in
Good Morning, Miss Dove (1955). Under the name of Carol Sydes, she made a guest appearance in an episode of
Medic that same year. This was followed by guest appearances in seven episodes of
Leave It to Beaver in the years 1957–60, four of them in the role of Alma Hanson, the other three (one uncredited) in various other roles. Following guest appearances on
My Three Sons in 1961 and
The Donna Reed Show in 1962, she played the roles of Betty in the film
Cape Fear and Binkie Massey in the 1962–63
CBS television series
The New Loretta Young Show, Carol subsequently made a single guest appearance in
Vacation Playhouse in 1964. Then in 1965 she appeared as Susan in the television series
Never Too Young, and starred as Pandora Leaf in the
James Stewart family comedy
Dear Brigitte. ==References==