‘She is embedded in the tapestry that is pop culture’: Lisa Loring, the original Wednesday Addams, dies at 64 following ‘a massive stroke’
- Loring passed away on Saturday after family removed her from life support
- A friend said on Facebook the actress ‘suffered a massive stroke brought on by smoking and high blood pressure’
- She played Wednesday on The Addams Family for 64 episodes from 1964 to 1966Â
- Loring was married four times and is survived by her two daughters who were at her side when she diedÂ
Lisa Loring who originated the role of Wednesday in the iconic TV show The Addams Family has died.
The actress passed away following ‘a massive stroke,’ according to Deadline.com on Sunday.
Loring was 54.
Lisa Loring, who originated the role of Wednesday in the iconic TV show The Addams Family, has died. The actress passed away following ‘a massive stroke,’ according to Deadline.com
Her good friend Laure Jacobson shared the news of her death in a Facebook post, saying Loring died on Saturday after being taken off life support.
Jacobson wrote: ‘It is with great sadness that I report the death of our friend, Lisa Loring. 4 Days ago she suffered a massive stroke brought on by smoking and high blood pressure.Â
‘She had been on life support for 3 days. Yesterday, her family made the difficult decision to remove it and she passed last night.’
Loring’s iconic character Wednesday Addams had been back in the spotlight recently thanks to the hit Netflix show Wednesday starring Jenna Ortega as the daughter of the fictional Morticia and Gomez Addams.
Loring played Wednesday in the first live-action adaptation of Charles Addams’ New Yorker cartoons. The show ran for two season from 1964 to 1966 with a total of 64 episodes
Loring played Wednesday in the first live-action adaptation of Charles Addams’ New Yorker cartoons, as Deadline reported.
The show ran for two season 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 in our hearts always as Wednesday Addams. Beautiful, kind, a loving mother, Lisa’s legacy in the world of entertainment is huge. And the legacy for her family and friends — a wealth of humor, affection and love will long play in our memories. RIP, Lisa. Damn, girl…you were a ton of fun.’
Her good friend Laure Jacobson shared the new of her death in a Facebook post, saying Loring died on Saturday after being taken off life support
Loring’s daughter Vanessa Foumberg confirmed her mother’s death to Variety, saying: ‘She went peacefully with both her daughters holding her hands.’
Loring was married four times and is survived by her two daughters.
Her daughter Vanessa Foumberg confirmed her mother’s death to Variety, saying:Â ‘She went peacefully with both her daughters holding her hands.’Â
After The Addams Family ended, Loring went on to appear in Phyllis Diller’s sitcom The Pruitts of Southampton.
She also had roles in The Girl From U.N.C.L.E., Fantasy Island and Barnaby Jones, before earning a recurring role as Cricket Montgomery on daytime soap As the World Turns from 1980 to 1983.
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