Jenna Ortega may be the modern face of Wednesday Addams, but she's not the only actress who's taken on the infamously iconic character. Over the years, we've seen a number of interpretations of the morbid Addams Family daughter, each unique in their own dark way. The Hollywood Reporter is taking a look at five actresses who have played Wednesday Addams.
00:00Jenna Ortega may be the modern face of Wednesday Addams, but she's not the only actress who's taken on the infamously iconic character.
00:07Over the years, we've seen a number of interpretations of the morbid Addams family daughter, each unique in their own dark way.
00:14So let's take a look at five actresses who have played Wednesday Addams.
00:19The first ever Wednesday brought to the screen was played by Lisa Loring in the live-action sitcom The Addams Family.
00:25The original series ran from 1964 to 1966, where Loring played a relatively tamer version of the Wednesday that so many are familiar with.
00:34Then, of course, there was Christina Ricci, who made Wednesday the iconic character that she is today.
00:40The Addams Family was the first major live-action feature that canonized the family members in pop culture.
00:46Uncle Fester, may I have a salt?
00:48What do we say?
00:51Now.
00:51Rigi reprised the role in the 1993 sequel, Addams Family Values, and even has a role in the current Wednesday series.
00:59Nicole Fougere played Wednesday Addams in the 1998 made-for-TV film, Addams Family Reunion,
01:05which was poorly received for all but Tim Curry's performance as Gomez Addams.
01:09The film was the pilot for the attempted reboot of the 1991 film into a live-action sitcom series.
01:15Chloe Grace Moretz voiced Wednesday in the latest animated adaptation of The Spooky Family in 2019, The Addams Family, followed by The Addams Family 2 in 2021.
01:26I've done this thousands of times.
01:29Give my creature!
01:31Live!
01:32Live, I tell you, live!
01:34She voiced with an all-star cast alongside Oscar Isaac as Gomez and Charlize Theron as Morticia.
01:43However, of all the iterations of Wednesday, Jenna Ortega is the first actress in this role to get a series of her own,
01:50with the 2022 Tim Burton Netflix series Wednesday, following the beloved character as a high schooler at Nevermore Academy.
01:57Secrets are the bedrock of the Addams Family.
02:01The first half of season two of Wednesday dropped on August 6th, with the last four episodes dropping on September 3rd.
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