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Lisa Loring (born Lisa Ann DeCinces; February 16, 1958 – January 28, 2023) was an American actress. She is best known for her work as a child actress playing Wednesday Addams at six years old on the 1964–1966 sitcomThe Addams Family.

LIFE AND CAREER

Loring was born on Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands, a United Nations Trust Territory at the time, which had been administered by the United States. Her parents both served in the United States Navy, and divorced shortly after her birth. She grew up in Hawaii and later moved to Los Angeles with her mother. She began modeling at age three and appeared in an episode of Dr. Kildare, which aired in 1964. Her mother died of alcoholism in 1974 at age 34.

She was best known for her role portraying Wednesday Addams in The Addams Family sitcom (1964–1966). She was one of the longer surviving cast members of the main cast. In 1966, she joined the cast of ABC sitcom The Pruitts of Southampton. From 1980 to 1983, she played the character Cricket Montgomery on CBS soap opera As the World Turns. She also appeared in three B-rate slasher films: Blood Frenzy (1987), Iced (1988), and Savage Harbor (1987).