Lisa Loring, an American actress best known for playing Wednesday Addams on the 1960s sitcom “The Addams Family,” has died from a stroke, a relative confirmed. She was 64.
Laurie Jacobson, a close friend of Loring, announced the death in a statement on Facebook, saying the actress experienced “a massive stroke” last week that was “brought on by smoking and high blood pressure.”
Jacobson said Loring had been on life support for three days before her family made the difficult decision over the weekend to remove it.
“Beautiful, kind, a loving mother, Lisa’s legacy in the world of entertainment is huge,” Jacobson said. “And the legacy for her family and friends—a wealth of humor, affection, and love will long play in our memories.”…