Lisa Loring death

Lisa Loring, the original Wednesday Addams actress, is dead at 64 after a 'massive stroke,' according to family friend Laurie Jacobson.

And the legacy for her family and friends — a wealth of humor, affection and love will long play in our memories." She also played Cricket Montgomery in a recurring role on [As the World Turns](https://people.com/awards/sag-awards-2015-see-julianne-moores-as-the-world-turns-scenes/) from 1980 to 1983. [RELATED GALLERY: Paying Tribute to the Celebrities Who Have Died in 2023](https://people.com/celebrity/celebrity-deaths-2023/) you were a ton of fun," she concluded. Her fourth and final marriage was to Graham Rich, whom she married in 2003 and divorced in 2014. "Beautiful, kind, a loving mother, Lisa's legacy in the world of entertainment is huge. "RIP, Lisa. They divorced in 1974 and she then married actor Doug Stevenson in 1981, which ended in divorce in 1983. She tied the knot with childhood sweetheart Farrell Foumberg at age 15 and had her first child, Vanessa, the next year. She married adult film star Jerry Butler in 1987, and the two divorced in 1992. Her first role was on the medical drama Dr. "4 Days ago she suffered a massive stroke brought on by smoking and high blood pressure."

Lisa Loring, best known as the first actress to play Wednesday Addams in the original "The Addams Family" sitcom, has died at the age of 64.

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.

Lisa Loring was only 6 years old when she won the hearts of international audiences for her portrayal of the gothic, pigtail-wearing Wednesday Addams.

She also worked regularly as a makeup artist on adult film sets under the name “Maxine Factor.” She was a recurring character on the daytime soap opera As the World Turns. On Twitter, Ortega thanked Loring, among others, for helping to create the highly replicated dance. The Addams Family, which was originally a New Yorker cartoon by Charles Addams, has been revamped several times over the years. Loring was only six years old when she won the hearts of international audiences for her 1964 portrayal of Wednesday Addams. Read more:

Loring had the role in the classic 1960s sitcom, which was the original version of "The Addams Family."

It also says Loring died in a Burbank, Calif. Loring's agent, Chris Carbaugh of C and V Promotions, confirmed to CBS News in a statement that Loring died on Saturday "surrounded by her family. She will be missed dearly."

Lisa Loring was the original Wednesday Addams in the black and white TV series from the 1960s and died after suffering a stroke.

The Netflix series, created by Tim Burton, follows the Addams Family member as she breaks out on her own to attend a creepy boarding school for supernatural kids. Ortega began her career as a child actor with some guest parts on TV shows such as CSI: NY and films like Iron Man 3. The scene featured Ortega dancing as Wednesday at a high school dance which the actor choreographed herself. The iconic series was the first adaptation of Charles Addams' New Yorker cartoons, which would spawn a number of pop culture spinoffs, including the [ hit Netflix series](https://www.newsweek.com/addams-family-easter-eggs-wednesday-netflix-1761402) of which Ortega plays the titular character. She confirmed she drew inspiration from Loring and included "a little bit of her shuffle that she does" from the original TV series. The Wednesday star posted two photos of Loring as a child on the set of the 1960s TV series, The Addams Family, to her