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Lisa Loring(1958-2023)

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Lisa Loring
Lisa Loring was an American actress and former child model. She is primarily known for having played Wednesday Addams in the comedy-horror sitcom "The Addams Family" (1964-1966). The sitcom was the first screen adaptation of the comic strip "The Addams Family" (1938-1988) by Charles Addams, which featured a wealthy aristocratic clan who took delight in the macabre. Wednesday was the perpetually gloomy daughter of the family in the comic strip. Loring's version of the character was sweet-natured, but eccentric. This version of Wednesday owned a collection of decapitated dolls, and named her favorite doll after Marie Antoinette, the executed Queen of France. Wednesday raised spiders as a hobby.

In 1958, Loring was born on the Kwajalein Atoll, the southernmost of the Marshall Islands. The island is located about 2,100 nautical miles (3,900 kilometers; 2,400 miles) southwest of Honolulu, Hawaii. It has hosted an American naval base since World War II. Her parents were both personnel of the United States Navy. Loring's parents separated shortly after her birth, and Judith Loring (Loring's mother) received custody of Loring. Lisa Loring was initially raised in Hawaii, before moving with her mother to Los Angeles.

In 1961, Loring started working as a child model. She eventually took a few acting roles, and reportedly guest starred in a 1964 episode of the medical drama "Dr. Kildare". When cast to play Wednesday in "The Addams Family", Loring was only 6-years-old. It was her first regular role in television. The series lasted for 2 seasons and 64 episodes, ending in 1966.

Loring was cast in the role of Susan "Suzy" Pruitt in the short-lived sitcom "The Pruitts of Southampton" (1966-1967). The sitcom was the brainchild of David Levy, who had previously produced "The Addams Family". The series used much of the former cast of "The Addams Family". The premise of this sitcom was that the Pruitts were a formerly wealthy family who still lived in an aristocratic mansion in the Hamptons. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) had found out about their loss of wealth, but instructed them to maintain their pretensions of great wealth in order to avoid a potential loss of confidence in the financial system. Episodes revolved about the family's efforts to raise money while maintaining secrecy.

In 1973, aged 15, Loring married her boyfriend Farrell Foumberg. She gave birth to her daughter Vanessa that year. The couple divorced in 1974. Judith Loring died in 1974 from alcoholism. Lisa Loring had to provide for herself. She appeared infrequently in television films during the late 1970s. Loring was cast as Wednesday Sr. in the television film "Halloween with the New Addams Family" (1977). Wednesday was depicted in the film as having a look-alike younger sister, known as Wednesday junior (played by Jennifer Surprenant). In 1980, Loring joined the cast of the soap opera "As the World Turns". She portrayed Cricket Montgomery, a half-sister of the regular character Margo Montgomery Hughes. Loring continued appearing in the series until 1984.

In 1981, Loring married the soap opera actor Doug Stevenson. They had daughter Marianne early in their marriage, but received a divorce in 1983. Loring's acting career was in hiatus until she agreed to play in the slasher film "Blood Frenzy" (1987). Its premise was that a killer stalked the patients of psychiatrist Dr. Barbara Shelley (played by Wendy MacDonald) during their trip through a desert. The film's plot reportedly combined plot elements from the earlier films "Ten Little Indians" (1974) and "Friday the 13th" (1980). The film was an early attempt by pornographic film producer Hal Freeman to create his own horror films.

Loring was an uncredited co-writer in the pornographic film "Traci's Big Trick" (1987). She was introduced to porn actor Jerry Butler (born Paul David Siederman; 1959-2018), and they started dating. They were married within 1987, but their relationship was tumultuous. They divorced each other in 1992, following failed a number of failed attempts in reconciliation.

In 1988, Loring co-starred in the slasher film "Iced". Its premise was that a group of old friends has received invitations to a new ski resort. They reunite there, but are stalked by a killer who has mysterious ties to their past. Loring's performance and humorous dialogue were reportedly among the highlight of the film. But the film has a relatively poor reputation among horror fans, due to soap opera-like plot elements and an inconclusive ending to its mystery. It was her last notable role for several years.

By the early 1990s, Loring was feeling depressed due to the decline of her career and her poor relationship with her husband. She tried to self-medicate her condition, leading to a drug addiction. In 1991, Loring was the first person to discover the corpse of her friend Kelly Van Dyke, who had committed suicide by hanging. Loring was in a fragile state of mind. She made a suicide attempt not long after. In 1992, she went to rehab and beat her addiction. She gave a few interviews in the mid-1990s, but semi-retired from acting. She resumed her acting career in the mid-2010s, with appearances in two different horror films. In 2023, Lisa Loring died, aged 64.
BornFebruary 16, 1958
DiedJanuary 28, 2023(64)
BornFebruary 16, 1958
DiedJanuary 28, 2023(64)
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Lisa Loring, Ken Marquis, and Jennifer Surprenant in Halloween with the New Addams Family (1977)
Lisa Loring and Ken Weatherwax in Halloween with the New Addams Family (1977)
Lisa Loring and Jennifer Surprenant in Halloween with the New Addams Family (1977)
Ted Cassidy and Lisa Loring in Addams Family (1964)
Ted Cassidy and Lisa Loring in Addams Family (1964)
Carolyn Jones and Lisa Loring in Addams Family (1964)
Marie Blake and Lisa Loring in Addams Family (1964)
John Astin, Carolyn Jones, Lisa Loring, Ken Weatherwax, and Robby the Robot in Addams Family (1964)
Carolyn Jones and Lisa Loring in Addams Family (1964)
Lisa Loring in Addams Family (1964)
Jackie Coogan and Lisa Loring in Addams Family (1964)
Lisa Loring and Ken Weatherwax in Addams Family (1964)

Known for:

Jackie Coogan, John Astin, Marie Blake, Ted Cassidy, Carolyn Jones, Lisa Loring, and Ken Weatherwax in Addams Family (1964)
Addams Family
8.0
TV Series
  • Wednesday Addams
Savage Harbor (1987)
Savage Harbor
4.5
  • Roxey
  • 1987
As the World Turns (1956)
As the World Turns
6.2
TV Series
  • Cricket Montgomery
  • Cricket Montgomery Ross (1981-1983)
Way Down in Chinatown (2014)
Way Down in Chinatown
6.9
  • Vera
  • 2014

Credits

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Actress

  • Doctor Spine (2015)
    Doctor Spine
    5.5
    • Miss Rhonda
    • 2015
  • Way Down in Chinatown (2014)
    Way Down in Chinatown
    6.9
    • Vera
    • 2014
  • Layin' Down the Law
    7.0
    Video
    • Hooker
    • 1992
  • Hyinen kuolema (1989)
    Hyinen kuolema
    4.2
    • Jeanette
    • 1989
  • Savage Harbor (1987)
    Savage Harbor
    4.5
    • Roxey
    • 1987
  • John Clark, Hank Garrett, Lisa Loring, Wendy MacDonald, Tony Montero, Lisa Savage, and Monica Silveria in Blood Frenzy (1987)
    Blood Frenzy
    4.5
    • Dory
    • 1987
  • As the World Turns (1956)
    As the World Turns
    6.2
    TV Series
    • Cricket Montgomery
    • 1980–1983
  • Gabe and Walker
    TV Movie
    • Sexy Girl
    • 1981
  • Buddy Ebsen in Barnaby Jones (1973)
    Barnaby Jones
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Amanda Adamson
    • Lois
    • 1978–1979
  • Ricardo Montalban and Hervé Villechaize in Seikkailujen saari (1977)
    Seikkailujen saari
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Maria
    • 1978
  • Annie Flynn
    TV Movie
    • Sherry
    • 1978
  • Halloween with the New Addams Family (1977)
    Halloween with the New Addams Family
    5.6
    TV Movie
    • Wednesday Sr
    • 1977
  • Noel Harrison and Stefanie Powers in April, agenttityttö (1966)
    April, agenttityttö
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Felicia
    • 1966
  • Richard Deacon and Phyllis Diller in The Pruitts of Southampton (1966)
    The Pruitts of Southampton
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Susan "Suzy" Pruitt
    • 1966
  • Jackie Coogan, John Astin, Marie Blake, Ted Cassidy, Carolyn Jones, Lisa Loring, and Ken Weatherwax in Addams Family (1964)
    Addams Family
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Wednesday Addams
    • 1964–1966

Makeup Department

  • Blowing in Style
    7.0
    Video
    • makeup artist (as Maxine Factor)
    • 1989
  • Traci's Big Trick
    5.4
    • make-up & hair (as Maxine Factor)
    • 1986
  • Bi-Coastal
    7.9
    • makeup artist (as Maxine Factor)
    • 1985

Writer

  • Traci's Big Trick
    5.4
    • contributing writer (uncredited)
    • 1986

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Maxine Factor
  • Born
    • February 16, 1958
    • Kwajalein, Marshall Islands
  • Died
    • January 28, 2023
    • Burbank, California, USA(complications from a stroke)
  • Spouses
      Graham Ritch2003 - 2014 (divorced)
  • Children
      Vanessa Ann Foumberg
  • Parents
      Judith Ann Callies
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Article
    • 3 Pictorials

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    Father is Caucasian and mother is Polynesian.
  • Quotes
    "I will not do any schlock. But I'd love to do a Quentin Tarantino film".

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