Lisa Loring, who played the young Addams Addams on “The Addams Family” from 1964 to 1966 and also appeared in “As the World Turns,” died Saturday of a stroke, her daughter Vanessa Fomberg confirmed. She was 64 years old.
“She walked away safely with both of her daughters holding her hands,” Fomberg said.
Her friend, Laurie Jacobson, said on Facebook that she “will always be in our hearts as Wednesday Adams.”
Butch Patrick, who played Eddie Munster on “The Munsters,” also remembered her on Facebook, saying, “So sad to hear of the passing of my dear friend Lisa Loring.” We were very close and often worked together. I know she was very weak. A few weeks ago I was in her company. God bless my friend.
Jenna Ortega does her own rendition of Wednesday’s Dance in Loring’s Championship Frug Dance “The Drew” Frug has gained new attention in the new Netflix series “Wednesday.” Her character, Wednesday Addams, was sweet-natured but dark and had a penchant for collecting hideous pets, including a black widow spider named Homer and a lizard named Lucifer, as well as playing with a headless doll.
Loring was born in the Marshall Islands to parents who served in the Navy and lived with her mother in Hawaii before coming to Los Angeles. She started modeling at the age of 3 and later appeared in “Dr. Kildare.”
After “The Addams Family” finished its two-season run, Loring joined Phyllis Diller’s sitcom “The Pretties of Southampton.”
She appeared in a series of shows, including “The Girl From Uncle,” “Fantasy Island” and “Barnaby Jones,” and then landed a recurring role as Cricket Montgomery on “As the World Turns” from 1980 to 1983.
Lisa Loring has appeared at conventions and fan events over the years.
Later in the 1980s, she had parts in genre films including “Savage Harbor” and “Blood Frenzy” and worked as a make-up artist on adult films under the name “Maxine Factor”.
She is survived by two daughters, Marian and Vanessa.
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