Lisa Loring, who played the original raven-haired pigtailed Wednesday Addams in the original series, has died aged 64.
Loring played a young Wednesday Addams from 1964 to 1966, which sparked numerous remakes and revivals over the years, including the recent smash-hit Tim Burton series, Wednesday.
According to a friend of the star, the actress was taken off life support after she suffered “a massive stroke.”
“It is with great sadness that I report the death of our friend, Lisa Loring,” the post, which was shared on January 28, began.
“4 Days ago she suffered a massive stroke brought on by smoking and high blood pressure.
“She had been on life support for 3 days. Yesterday, her family made the difficult decision to remove it and she passed last night.
The post added, “She is embedded in the tapestry that is pop culture and in our hearts always as Wednesday Addams. Beautiful, kind, a loving mother, Lisa’s legacy in the world of entertainment is huge.”
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“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. Beautiful, kind, a loving mother, Lisa’s legacy in the world of entertainment is huge.
Speaking to Jimmy Fallon on The Tonight Show in January, the star Wednesday, Jenna Ortega, who plays the titular character, revealed that she had paid tribute to Lisa Loring during her now-TikTok dance routine in the popular series.
“I watched videos of Siouxsie and Banshees, Denis Lavant in ‘Beau Travail’. I found archival footage of goth kids dancing in clubs in the ’80s. Lene Lovich, Nina Hagen. Just anything I can get my hands on,” she explained.
“I paid homage to Lisa Loring, the first Wednesday Addams. I did a little bit of a shuffle that she does,” she said. “And, of course, they cut out of camera when I did do it. But it’s there, I know it is.”
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