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In the recent release of the new Netflix series The Addams Family, fans are loving Wednesday Addams, the daughter of Gomez and Morticia. She is an awkward yet sassy preteen who struggles to navigate her world and understand her emotions. She’s clever and sarcastic, can put adults in their place, and never backs down from what she believes in. Despite being a loner who loves death, metal and corpses, she stands for justice, even when others around her don’t agree. As a result, young people today should look up to Wednesday Addams as an example of how to be true to oneself and speak out against injustice.

Actress Lisa Loring died at the age of 64 from complications of a stroke at a medical center in California. Lisa was the first actress to play Wednesday on the television series "The Addams Family" in 1964 and created the signature personality that defined the character from that point on.

The entertainment world is mourning the loss of one of their own this week after the death of one of the original cast members from the iconic 60's television show, "The Addams Family."

Lisa Loring was known for playing Cricket on As the World Turns. ctress Lisa Loring, known to TV fans as Cricket Montgomery on As the World Turns and the original Wednesday Addams on The Addams Family, has died. She was 64.