Lisa Loring, best known as the first actress to play Wandinha Addams in the original “The Addams Family”, has died aged 64.
Loring’s daughter, Vanessa Foumberg, confirmed in a statement to Variety that her mother died Saturday of a stroke.
“She went peacefully with her two daughters holding her hand,” Vanessa said.
Laurie Jacobson, a friend of Loring, also reported the death on Facebook, saying that she “suffered a massive stroke caused by smoking and high blood pressure”.
“She was on life support for 3 days. Yesterday her family made the difficult decision to have it removed and she passed away last night,” Laurie wrote. “She is embedded in the tapestry that is pop culture and in our hearts always as Wandinha Addams.”
Following news of her death, fans flocked to social media to pay tribute, with one person writing on Twitter: “Goodbye to Lisa Loring, the person who DEFINED Wandinha Addams in a time when she was just a frowning newspaper cartoon. ”.
Loring was the go-to for the pale, ponytailed Wanda after being cast on “The Addams Family” in 1964. She took on the role when she was six years old and played the death-obsessed character until the show ended two years later. .
In 1977, she appeared as Wendy in the television movie “Halloween with the New Addams Family”.
Loring’s deadpan portrayal of the character, based on Charles Addams’ New Yorker cartoons, paved the way for other actresses, including Christina Ricci, who starred as Wendy in the 1991 hit film “The Addams Family” and its sequel. , “The Addams Family 2” (Addams Family Values).
Jenna Ortega said her version of the pop culture icon was also inspired by Loring, following the premiere of Tim Burton’s Netflix horror comedy “Wandinha” last year.
“I paid tribute to Lisa Loring, the first Wandinha Addams. I did a little bit of what she does,” Ortega said during an appearance on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” in December.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Loring was born Lisa Ann DeCinces in the Marshall Islands and got her stage name when she started modeling at age 3.
After his stint on “The Addams Family”, Loring joined the Phyllis Diller sitcom “The Pruitts of Southampton”. She later landed a recurring role on “As the World Turns”, playing Cricket Montgomery.
Her acting credits also include shows “The Girl From UNCLE”, “Fantasy Island” and “Barnaby Jones”.
Source: CNN Brasil
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