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[/img]Lisa Loring, the actress best known for portraying Wednesday Addams in "The Addams Family," has died, her family confirmed to Variety on Sunday night.
She died following a stroke, Variety reported. She was 64 years old.
Loring starred in the original version of the series starting in 1964, when she was only 6 years old. She stayed on for both seasons before the show went off the air.
Her iconic character Wednesday, known for her moody demeanor and long pigtails, has had a resurgence in popularity in recent months since the release of Netflix's "Wednesday." In the new series, Jenna Ortega plays a teenage Wednesday Addams. One scene of her dancing in the show has gone viral.
To choreograph the dance, Ortega said she drew inspiration from Loring's portrayal of Wednesday, who had her own signature dance moves.
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