At the age of 64 he passed away Lisa Loringthe actress who played merlin in the first television version of the mad addams. The artist suffered a stroke, her daughter Vanessa Foumberg confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter.
famous for being the first merlinalso played the character in the 1977 TV movie Halloween with the New Addams Family and had a role on the soap opera As the World Turns.
“It is with great sadness that I report the death of our friend, Lisa Loring. She suffered a massive stroke caused by smoking and high blood pressure. She had been on life support for 3 days. Her family made the difficult decision to take her off and she passed away,” said Laure Jacobson, a personal friend of Loring.
“She is embedded in the tapestry that is pop culture and in our hearts forever as Merlina Addams. Beautiful, kind, a loving mother, Lisa’s legacy in the world of entertainment is enormous. And the legacy to her family and friends: a lot of humor, affection and love will stay in our memories for a long time. RIP Lisa. Damn girl… you were so much fun,” she added.
Loring He started working on the series when he was just 5 years old. Following her role on The Addams Family, Loring appeared on multiple shows including The Phyllis Diller Show, The Girl from UNCLE, Fantasy Island, Barnaby Jones, and As the World Turns, where she had a recurring role as Cricket Montgomery.
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