Carolyn Jones (Morticia Addams ... Loring played Wednesday Addams in the television series the Addams Family. Lawrence Lucier/Getty Images Lisa Loring (Wednesday Addams) led a difficult life.

The Addams Family, which was loosely based on the Charles Addams cartoons, came to life on TV between 1964-66. Over the years, fans fell in love with Carolyn Jones, John Astin, Jackie Coogan ...

The Addams Family got its start with Charles Addams ... It comes down to the originals (John Astin and Carolyn Jones) and the 1990s movie versions (Raul Julia and Anjelica Huston).