The original Wednesday Addams actress - a role since taken on by Christina Ricci and Jenna Ortega -passed away on Saturday (28.01.23) after being removed from her life support machine after she endured a stroke caused by ""smoking and high blood pressure"", according a social media post shared on Sunday (29.01.23) Her friend Laurie Jacobsen wrote on Facebook: ""It is with great sadness that I report the death of our friend, Lisa Loring. 4 Days ago she suffered a massive stroke brought on by smoking and high blood pressure
Lisa Loring will be remembered as a Hollywood icon for playing the gloomy Wednesday Addams at age 6. She went on to fill roles on As the World Turns and the Girl from U.N.C.L.E..