Actress Lisa Loring, best known for her portrayal of Wednesday Addams on the iconic TV show “The Addams Family,” has died.
Her daughter, Vanessa, tells TMZ … Lisa died Saturday at a Burbank, Calif., hospital after suffering a stroke due to high blood pressure.
Lisa was only 6 years old when she landed the role of pig-tailed Wednesday Addams in the 1964 dark comedy. Although she only played the role for 2 years, her portrayal of the character inspired other actresses who portrayed Wednesday in later films based on the TV show.
Jenna Ortega, who took on the role of Wednesday in the recent Netflix series, also gave props to Lisa in an interview with Jimmy Fallon on The Tonight Show.
After “The Addams Family,” Lisa stayed mostly on television with appearances on “The Girl From UNCLE,” “Fantasy Island” and “Barnaby Jones.” She also played Cricket Montgomery in “As the World Turns” in the early 1980s. Her final credit was the 2015 film, “Doctor Spine.”
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Lisa was 64 years old.
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