Lisa Loring

A five-year-old Loring played the original pigtailed oddball and she's been adored ever since by horror nerds, comedy fans and generations of women who felt ...

Now, after her death at the age of 64, the only living member of that Addams family is John Astin, who played her father, Gomez Addams. The dance, in which Ortega cuts a series of unexpected shapes on the dancefloor, went viral. Now a teenager, but still in the same pigtails and black dress, she brought a surly new monotone to Wednesday, while still making her innately lovable. While no longer in the limelight, she raised two daughters who were by her bedside this week after a stroke that proved fatal. At 11 and 13 in the films, Ricci’s Wednesday was a little older than Loring’s but had the same precocious demeanour and steely deadpan delivery. The original show was shot in black and white and only ran for two seasons, but it came to be regarded as a classic TV sitcom that balanced zany slapstick with political satire.

Lisa Loring will be remembered as a Hollywood icon for playing the gloomy Wednesday Addams at age 6. She went on to fill roles on As the World Turns and the ...

According to her IMBD page, Loring was born in the Marshall Islands to Navy personnel. While the show wasn't an immediate hit (it only lasted two seasons), decades of re-runs turned the eccentric family into a beloved American treasure. Loring semi-retired from acting in the mid-1990s following a friend's suicide and her own drug addictions, according to IMBD. She solidified her place in the cultural canon while starring as the 6-year-old Wednesday in the original Addams Family series, which aired in 1964. "The legacy for her family and friends – a wealth of humor, affection and love – will long play in our memories," Jacobson wrote. Lisa Loring, best known for her role as Wednesday on the first run of The Addams Family, died on Saturday, her agent confirmed to NPR.

The “Addams Family” and “As the World Turns” star died Saturday after a stroke, her daughter Vanessa Foumberg confirmed to Variety. “She went peacefully with ...

In the 1980s, Loring appeared in the long-running soap opera “As the World Turns” as Cricket Montgomery. Christina Ricci, who played Wednesday in the 1991 “Addams Family” movie and its sequels, also appears in the Netflix spinoff and reacted to news of Loring’s death by posting a broken-heart emoji [on Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/stories/riccigrams/3027277495799361662/). Loring made her TV debut in a 1964 episode of the medical drama “Dr. And the legacy for her family and friends — a wealth of humor, affection and love will long play in our memories. Kildare” before delivering her breakout performance as Wednesday. “Beautiful, kind, a loving mother, Lisa’s legacy in the world of entertainment is huge.

With her dark clothes and pigtailed hair framing a pale face, Ms. Loring played Wednesday as a young girl obsessed with death on the ABC series, ...

Ms. Dominguez, Ms. Loring](https://twitter.com/jennaortega/status/1596230597780770816) among the inspirations for her iteration of Wednesday’s dance moves, which [became a sensation on TikTok](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/09/arts/dance/wednesday-dance-jenna-ortega.html) and [in dance clubs](https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/19/style/wednesday-addams-dance.html). Acting “was not her love,” Ms. In addition to Ms. With her dark clothes and pigtailed hair framing a pale face, Ms. She married for the first time when she was 15, gave birth to her first child and then divorced a year later, her daughter said. Through those connections, Ms. “The Addams Family,” which premiered on ABC in 1964, was based on spooky but harmless characters that Charles Addams created for a series of cartoons that first appeared in The New Yorker in 1938. Loring did some child modeling work before she was offered the role on “The Addams Family” in 1964. Her death, in a hospital, was confirmed by her daughter Vanessa Callies Dominguez, who said Ms. Her grandmother owned a Mexican restaurant on Ventura Boulevard in the Sherman Oaks neighborhood of Los Angeles that was popular with people in the movie industry, Ms.

Well known actress Lisa Loring who played Wednesday Addams on the original 1960s TV adaptation of The Addams Family, has died. She died of complicatio.

And the legacy for her family and friends -- a wealth of humor, affection and love will long play in our memories. "Rest in Peace Lisa Loring, the original Wednesday Addams. The common symptoms of stroke are numbness in limbs, trouble speaking and changes in vision. Beautiful, kind, a loving mother, Lisa's legacy in the world of entertainment is huge. During a stroke the brain cells die due to lack of oxygen. "She went peacefully with both her daughters holding her hands," she told the media.

Loring died after suffering a stroke, her daughter, Vanessa Foumberg, confirmed in a statement to Variety. “She went peacefully with both her daughters holding ...

Loring was 6 years old when she was cast as Wednesday in the sitcom “The Adams Family.” The show lasted two seasons. Her name was changed when she started modeling at age 3. She went on to be part of comedian Phyllis Diller’s sitcom “The Pruitts of Southampton” and had a recurring role as Cricket Montgomery in “As the World Turns.

Lisa Loring, the American actress who starred as Wednesday Addams in the first screen transformation of The Addams Family, passed away from a stroke at the ...

Moreover, Lisa Loring worked as a makeup artist on the sets of Traci's Big Trick, an adult film. Lisa Loring, the American actress who starred as Wednesday Addams in the first screen transformation of The Addams Family, passed away from a stroke at the age of 64. Lisa Loring also landed a recurring role on a long-running daytime soap, As the World Turns. However, her first role on television was not as Wednesday Addams. Later, when the steps went viral, lead actress Ortega expressed gratitude towards the original Wednesday Addams for her moves. Lisa Loring played the character for two consecutive years, and the audience loved her.

Lisa Loring, best known for her role as Wednesday on the first run of The Addams Family, died on Saturday, her agent confirmed to NPR.

According to her IMBD page, Loring was born in the Marshall Islands to Navy personnel. While the show wasn't an immediate hit (it only lasted two seasons), decades of re-runs turned the eccentric family into a beloved American treasure. Loring semi-retired from acting in the mid-1990s following a friend's suicide and her own drug addictions, according to IMBD. She solidified her place in the cultural canon while starring as the 6-year-old Wednesday in the original Addams Family series, which aired in 1964. "The legacy for her family and friends – a wealth of humor, affection and love – will long play in our memories," Jacobson wrote. Lisa Loring, best known for her role as Wednesday on the first run of The Addams Family, died on Saturday, her agent confirmed to NPR.

Lisa Loring, best known for her role as Wednesday on the first run of The Addams Family, died on Saturday, her agent confirmed to NPR.

According to her IMBD page, Loring was born in the Marshall Islands to Navy personnel. While the show wasn't an immediate hit (it only lasted two seasons), decades of re-runs turned the eccentric family into a beloved American treasure. Loring semi-retired from acting in the mid-1990s following a friend's suicide and her own drug addictions, according to IMBD. She solidified her place in the cultural canon while starring as the 6-year-old Wednesday in the original Addams Family series, which aired in 1964. "The legacy for her family and friends – a wealth of humor, affection and love – will long play in our memories," Jacobson wrote. Lisa Loring, best known for her role as Wednesday on the first run of The Addams Family, died on Saturday, her agent confirmed to NPR.

Loring introduced audiences to the iconic character on "The Addams Family" in 1964.

Speaking with [Jimmy Fallon](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0266422/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0) on the “ [Tonight Show](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GA7Kl7XWOmM),” Ortega credited Loring as a key inspiration for the choreography. She is also known for portraying Cricket Montgomery in the soap opera [As the World Turns](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0048845/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0). “Beautiful, kind, a loving mother, Lisa's legacy in the world of entertainment is huge. Born as Lisa Ann DeCinces in 1958 on Kwajalein in the Marshall Islands, Loring and her family moved to Los Angeles when she was a toddler. [Wednesday](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13443470/),” a Netflix sitcom directed by [Tim Burton](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000318/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0). [New Yorker](https://www.newyorker.com/) cartoons of [Charles Addams](https://www.britannica.com/biography/Charles-Addams), the macabre sitcom “The Addams Family” aired for two seasons between 1964 and 1966. And the legacy for her family and friends—a wealth of humor, affection and love will long play in our memories.” The original “Addams Family” sitcom has made an indelible mark on popular culture. [Jenna Ortega](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4911194/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0)’s performance as the titular character has been subject to critical praise and internet virality, with one scene of her [dancing](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NakTu_VZxJ0) taking off on TikTok. [The Girl From U.N.C.L.E.](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059988/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0), [Fantasy Island](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077008/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_6) and [Barnaby Jones](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0069557/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0) in the ’60s and ’70s, as well as several slasher films in the ’80s. In one [particularly memorable moment](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jq_etwhv6vw), she puts on a record and teaches the family’s butler, Lurch, how to dance. [Lisa Loring](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0521006/), best known as the original actress to play Wednesday Addams in the 1960s television series “ [The Addams Family](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057729/),” died on Saturday at age 64, reports [Variety](https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/lisa-loring-dead-wednesday-addams-family-1235506117/)’s Pat Saperstein.

Lisa Loring, who played Wednesday Addams in the classic TV series "The Addams Family," was friends with Butch Patrick, who played Eddie Munster in "The ...

"She was very proud of what she had done… And I’m happy she found peace." "She was always appreciative of her success and her life," said Patrick while fighting back tears. She began working on the live-action TV adaptation of Charles Addams’ New Yorker cartoons when she was just 5. "But she survived. "So I contacted Lisa and she loved the idea," he shared. "They were divorced, but she still cared for him very much." It was such a good time." But I was hoping she was going to recover… A buddy of his was going to open a nightclub called Heaven… I’m a big believer in spirituality and the afterlife, so I’m happy she’s in a better place. "And at the same time, it didn’t come unexpectedly.