LISA LORING

The Original “Wednesday Addams,” Died at 64

With the recent success of the new series “Wednesday” on Netflix, the character of Wednesday Addams, of the Addams Family is more iconic than ever. The person who first starred in the role, in 1964, was Lisa Loring, She was a child star who forever made her mark on the world as the first famous gothic little girl who was equal parts loveable and obsessed with death and morbidity.

She was born, Lisa Ann DeCinces, on February 16th, 1958. Born on the small island known as Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands, Lisa and her family would relocate to Los Angeles when she was a toddler. Her family owned a small Mexican restaurant in LA that was frequented by the “Hollywood” crowd and early on between the ages of 3 and 5 her mother started her out as a child model. It was from this exposure that she got her big break being offered the role of Wednesday Addams in the cult classic and iconic Addams Family series that ran only for 3 years, from 1964 to 1966, but has since been remade several times as movies, series and cartoons.

The name Wednesday that was given to the character by its creator Charles Addams came from the children’s nursery rhyme, “Monday’s Child,” more specifically from the line” Wednesday’s child is full of woe,” which if you think about it is the perfect namesake for a five year old girl obsessed with death and spiders and revenge.

Lisa went on to be co-star in a few movies Way Down in Chinatown and Savage Harbor, and Blood Frenzy, and she had the role of Cricket Montgomery in the soap opera As the World Turns which she reprised for 3 years, however she will always be known for her most iconic role of Wednesday Addams, a role that she seemed born to play and truly embodied at such a young age.

Sadly Lisa Loring, died on January 28th after being hospitalized for some time after suffering a severe stroke. She was only 64 and sadly will not get to bask in the newfound glow of the character that is Wednesday, now that the Addams Family name is back in the spotlight. Lisa Loring, you will be missed and will live on forever in the memories of your family and many fans. Rest in Peace.

by Michael Devine u