Lisa Loring, who originated the role Wednesday on the hit TV show The Addams Family, has died of a stroke at the age of 64.
According to Deadline.com on Sunday, the actress died after “extreme stress”. she He was 64 years old.
Her good friend Lor Jacobsen shared the news of her death in a Facebook post, saying Loring died on Saturday after being taken off life support.
Lisa Loring, who originated the role of Wednesday on the hit TV show The Addams Family, has died. According to Deadline.com, the actress died after “great stress”; Photo of 2019
Jacobson wrote: ‘It is with great sadness that I announce the passing of my friend Lisa Loring. 4 days ago she suffered heart attack due to smoking and high blood pressure.
‘She was on life support for 3 days. Yesterday her family made the difficult decision to remove her and she passed away last night.’
Loring’s popular character Wednesday Addams has been in the spotlight recently thanks to the hit Netflix show Wednesday, which starred Gina Ortega as the daughter of the fictional Morticia and Gomez Addams.
Loring starred in the first live-action adaptation of Charles Adams’ New Yorker cartoons on Wednesday. The show ran for two seasons from 1964 to 1966 with a total of 64 episodes.
Loring starred in the first live-action adaptation of Charles Adams’ New Yorker cartoons on Wednesday, as Deadline reported.
She took on the role at just six years old. The show ran for two seasons from 1964 to 1966 with a total of 64 episodes.
Her friend Jacobson shared: ‘She is embedded in the tapestry that is pop culture and forever in our hearts as Wednesday Addams. A beautiful, kind, loving mother, Lisa’s legacy in the world of entertainment is immense. And her legacy to her family and friends – a wealth of humor, love and affection will live long in our memories. RIP, Lisa. Damn, girl… you were so cute.
Her good friend Lor Jacobson shared the news of her death in a Facebook post, saying Loring died on Saturday after being taken off life support. 2016 image
Loring’s daughter, Vanessa Fomberg, confirmed her mother’s death to Variety, saying she was peacefully holding both of her daughters’ hands. 1966 photo
Her character was sweet but dark, and liked to collect scary animals including a lizard named Lucifer, a black widow spider named Homer, as well as a headless doll.
Loring reprized her role as Wednesday in the 1977 TV movie Halloween with the new Addams Family.
The role was later portrayed by Christina Ricci, 42, who starred as Wednesday in the 1991 hit film The Addams Family and its sequel, The Addams Family Value.
Loring was married four times and is survived by her two daughters, Marian and Vanessa, and her grandchildren, Emiliana and Charles.
Young star: Loring took on the famous role at just six on Wednesday. She reprized her character in the 1977 TV movie Halloween with the new Addams Family.
Her daughter Vanessa Fomberg confirmed her mother’s death to Variety, saying: ‘She was peacefully holding the hands of both her daughters.
Loring married her first husband — childhood sweetheart Pharrell Fomberg — at just 15, according to The Hollywood Reporter, and had her first child the following year.
The marriage ended in 1974. She later married actor Doug Stevenson in 1981, whose union ended years later.
Her third husband was adult film star Jerry Butler, whom she married in 1987, before they divorced in 1992. She married her last husband Graham Rich in 2003 and divorced in 2014.
Taking on a famous role: Loring’s character Wednesday thanks to the recent hit Netflix show starring Gina Ortega (pictured in a photo from Wednesday)
The role was also portrayed by Christina Ricci, 42, who starred as Wednesday in the 1991 hit film The Addams Family and its sequel, Addams Family Values. Illustrated in steel from The Addams Family
Loring was born Lisa Ann DeSaens in the Marshall Islands and lived in Hawaii before eventually coming to Los Angeles after her parents divorced.
She started modeling at the age of 3 and first starred in an episode of Dr Kildare in 1964 before finding fame as Wednesday.
She often talked about her time working on The Addams Family and how close the cast was.
Child star: After The Addams Family ended, Loring appeared in Phyllis Diller’s sitcom The Prots of Southampton (filmed in 1966), as well as The Girl from UNCLE, Fantasy Island and Barnaby Jones, before becoming a star in the world. Changes from 1980 to 1983
“It was like a real family—you couldn’t have picked a better cast and crew,” she shared in a 2017 YouTube interview at the Monsterpalooza convention. Caroline Jones, John Astin-Gómez and Morticia-were like parents to me. They were great.
With Loring’s passing, Astin is now the last surviving member of the original cast of The Addams Family.
After The Addams Family ended, Loring appeared in Phyllis Diller’s sitcom The Protease of Southampton.
She also had roles on The Girl from UNCLE, Fantasy Island and Barnaby Jones before landing a recurring role as Cricket Montgomery on the daytime soap from 1980 to 1983.
Her last acting credit was with the 2015 film Dr. White.
Dearest: Loring was married four times and is survived by her two daughters, Marian and Vanessa, and her grandchildren, Emiliana and Charles
