Lisa Loring, original Wednesday Addams actress, dead at 64
ByDebbie Lord, Cox Media Group National Content Desk
Lisa Loring FILE PHOTO: "THE ADDAMS FAMILY - "Fester Goes on a Diet" - Season Two - 1/14/66, Wednesday (Lisa Loring) helped Uncle Fester get in shape for his French pen-pal Yvette's visit. Loring died at the age of 64. (Photo by ABC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images) (ABC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment Con)
ByDebbie Lord, Cox Media Group National Content Desk
Lisa Loring, who starred as Wednesday Addams in the original “The Addams Family” TV sitcom, died Saturday at the age of 64.
Loring died after suffering a stroke, her daughter, Vanessa Foumberg, confirmed in a statement to Variety.
“She went peacefully with both her daughters holding her hands,” Foumberg said.
According to Loring’s friend, Laura Jacobson, “She had been on life support for 3 days. Yesterday, her family made the difficult decision to remove it and she passed last night.
“She is embedded in the tapestry that is pop culture and in our hearts always as Wednesday Addams,” Jacobson posted on Facebook.
Loring was 6 years old when she was cast as Wednesday in the sitcom “The Adams Family.” The show lasted two seasons. 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.
According to IMDb, Loring was born Lisa Ann DeCinces on the island of Kwajalein in the Marshall Islands. Her name was changed when she started modeling at age 3.
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Through the years UNITED STATES - JANUARY 14: THE ADDAMS FAMILY - "Fester Goes on a Diet" - Season Two - 1/14/66, Wednesday (Lisa Loring) helped Uncle Fester get in shape for his French pen-pal Yvette's visit., (Photo by ABC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images) (ABC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment Con)
Through the years THE ADDAMS FAMILY - Pilot and Misc Gallery - Shoot Date: May 19, 1964. (Photo by ABC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images)
LISA LORING;KEN WEATHERWAX (ABC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment Con)
Through the years THE ADDAMS FAMILY - Pilot and Misc Gallery - Shoot Date: May 19, 1964. (Photo by ABC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images)
L-R: JOHN ASTIN;KEN WEATHERWAX;LISA LORING (ABC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment Con)
Through the years THE ADDAMS FAMILY - Pilot and Misc Gallery - Shoot Date: May 19, 1964. (Photo by ABC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images)
JOHN ASTIN;LISA LORING (ABC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment Con)
Through the years THE ADDAMS FAMILY - Pilot and Misc Gallery - Shoot Date: May 19, 1964. (Photo by ABC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images)
LISA LORING WITH THING T. THING (ABC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment Con)
Through the years THE ADDAMS FAMILY - Cast Gallery - Shoot Date: June 30, 1964. (Photo by ABC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images)
LISA LORING (ABC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment Con)
Through the years THE ADDAMS FAMILY - "Halloween with the Addams Family" - Airdate: October 30, 1964. (Photo by ABC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images)
LISA LORING (ABC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment Con)
Through the years THE ADDAMS FAMILY - "Halloween with the Addams Family" - Airdate: October 30, 1964. (Photo by ABC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images)
L-R: KEN WEATHERWAX;BLOSSOM ROCK;LISA LORING (ABC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment Con)
Through the years circa 1964: Group portrait of the cast of the television series, 'The Addams Family,' in costume. Standing (L-R): Jackie Coogan (1914 - 1984), John Astin, Blossom Rock, and Ted Cassidy. Sitting (L-R): Lisa Loring, Carolyn Jones, and Ken Weatherwax. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images) (Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Through the years THE PRUITTS OF SOUTHAMPTON - "Phyllis, the Milkmaid" - Airdate: September 13, 1966. (Photo by ABC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images)
LISA LORING (ABC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment Con)
Through the years LOS ANGELES - AUGUST 30: Actress Lisa Loring, husband actor Doug Stevenson and her daughter Vanessa Foumberg on August 30, 1983 exclusive photo session at Beverly Park in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Ron Galella, Ltd./Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images) (Ron Galella/Ron Galella Collection via Getty)
Through the years LOS ANGELES - AUGUST 30: Actress Lisa Loring on August 30, 1983 exclusive photo session at Beverly Park in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Ron Galella, Ltd./Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images) (Ron Galella/Ron Galella Collection via Getty)
Through the years LOS ANGELES - APRIL 8: Actress Lisa Loring attends the Second Annual "Laughing Hearts that Care" Comedy Benefit for Aid for AIDS and Homestead Hospice and Shelter on April 8, 1994 at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Ron Galella, Ltd./Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images) (Ron Galella/Ron Galella Collection via Getty)
Through the years Actors Lisa Loring (Wednesday) and Felix Silla (Cousin Itt) from the mid-60's television series "The Addams Family" attend the "Hollywood Collectors and Celebrities Show" April 7, 2001 in North Hollywood, CA. (Photo by Newsmakers) (Getty Images/Getty Images)
Through the years Lisa Loring (Photo by Albert L. Ortega/WireImage) (Albert L. Ortega/WireImage)
Through the years HOLLYWOOD, CA - AUGUST 18: Lisa Loring attends a preview of The Hollywood Museum's "Child Stars - Then And Now" exhibit at The Hollywood Museum on August 18, 2016 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Tara Ziemba/Getty Images) (Tara Ziemba/Getty Images)
Through the years PARSIPPANY, NJ - OCTOBER 29: Lisa Loring attends the Chiller Theatre Expo Halloween 2022 at Hilton Parsippany on October 29, 2022 in Parsippany, New Jersey. (Photo by Bobby Bank/Getty Images) (Bobby Bank/Getty Images)
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