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In Memoriam: Fallen Stars of 2022
Family and friends are mourning the nonaccomplishment of Lisa Loring.
The actress, whose credits included her relation arsenic the archetypal Wednesday Addams successful the 1964 sitcom, The Addams Family, has died astatine the property of 64. Loring's daughter, Vanessa Foumberg, confirmed to Variety her parent died connected Jan. 28 aft suffering a stroke, sharing the star "went peacefully with some her daughters holding her hands."
Loring's rep besides reflected connected her passing to CBS News, noting successful a connection that Loring was "a precise loving mother, grandma and person with a beingness of astonishing stories and experiences."
"She brought to beingness 1 of the astir iconic characters successful Hollywood past that is inactive celebrated today," her agent, Chris Carbaugh, continued. "Lisa loved sharing her memories and gathering each her fans crossed the world. She volition beryllium missed dearly."
Shortly aft her passing, friends of the precocious star also paid tribute to her legacy. In a Facebook post, friend Laurie Jacobson noted that Loring "is embedded successful the tapestry that is popular civilization and successful our hearts ever arsenic Wednesday Addams."
Additionally, The Munsters actor Butch Patrick besides shared a fewer words, penning successful a Facebook post, "Very atrocious to perceive of my beloved person Lisa Loring's passing. We were precise adjacent and worked unneurotic often. I cognize she was precise weak. I was successful her institution conscionable a fewer weeks ago. Godspeed my friend."
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Loring, who besides went connected to look in As the World Turns, was the archetypal histrion to the play well-known relation of Wednesday Addams astatine 6 years aged successful the archetypal sitcom, which ran from 1964 until 1966. She besides appeared arsenic her quality successful the 1977 film, Halloween with the New Addams Family.
Loring's archetypal relation acceptable the precedent for different actresses to play the part, with actress Jenna Ortega most precocious starring successful her ain amusement arsenic the Addams Family's youngest sibling. Last December, Ortega explained she paid tribute to Loring successful her viral creation scene.
"I knew determination were definite things that I wanted to do," Ortega said during her December 2022 quality connected The Tonight Show. "I paid homage to Lisa Loring, the archetypal Wednesday Addams. I did a small spot of a shuffle that she does. And, of course, they chopped retired of camera erstwhile I did bash it. But it's there, I cognize it is."
She is survived by her daughters, Vanessa and Marianne.
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