Lisa Loring, who played Morticia Addams on “The Addams Family,” died last week. The actor died on January 28, 2023. He was best known for playing Wednesday Addams on a 1960s TV show. She was 64 years old when she died from a very bad stroke. Take a look back at the actor’s life and work.
Lisa Loring: Career Details
Loring was born on Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands. At the time, Kwajalein Atoll was a United Nations Trust Territory run by the United States. Both of her parents were in the U.S. Navy, and they split up soon after she was born. She grew up in Hawaii and then moved with her mother to Los Angeles. She started modeling when she was three, and in 1964, she was in an episode of Dr. Kildare. In 1974, when she was 34, her mother died of alcoholism.
She was most well-known for playing Wednesday Addams on the TV show The Addams Family. She was one of the main cast members who had been there the longest. In 1966, she joined the cast of The Pruitts of Southampton, a TV show on ABC. She played Cricket Montgomery on the CBS soap opera As the World Turns from 1980 to 1983. She was also in three B-movies that were about killing people: Blood Frenzy, Iced, and Savage Harbor.
Lisa Loring: Net Worth
Loring has a net worth of about $500,000. She started as a child model and actress until her death.
On “The Addams Family,” The Actor Will Always Be Remembered As Wednesday Addams
Loring will always be remembered as the precocious daughter of Gomez and Morticia Addams (John Astin and Carolyn Jones). During the two years that The Addams Family was on, Loring gave Wednesday many memorable moments. Who could forget her famous shuffle dance as she taught Ted Cassidy’s character Lurch how to dance? Loring would later play Wednesday again in the Halloween with the New Addams Family special from 1977.
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Christina Ricci and Jenna Ortega have played a role in many TV and movie versions. Without Loring, the character would not be as well-known as he is. Chris Carbaugh, her agent, told Source that she brought to life one of the most well-known characters in Hollywood history, which is still a big deal today. Lisa loved telling stories about the past and meeting her fans from all over the world.
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