Wednesday Addams

Wednesday Addams
The Addams Family character
Lisa Loring as Wednesday in The Addams Family original television series
First appearance
The New Yorker (August 26, 1944)
Created byCharles Addams
Portrayed byLisa Loring (1964–1966, 1977)
Christina Ricci (1991, 1993)
Nicole Fugere (1998, 1998–1999)
Krysta Rodriguez (2009–2011)
Rachel Potter (2011)
Jenna Ortega (2022–present)
Voiced byCindy Henderson (1972, 1973)
Debi Derryberry (1992–1993)
Chloë Grace Moretz (2019, 2021)
Hair color
Black
Age
8 (in the 1964 TV series)
12-14 (in later adaptations)
In-universe information
Full nameWednesday Friday Addams
GenderFemale
Family
  • Gomez (father)
    Morticia (mother)
    Pugsley (brother)
    Pubert Addams (youngest brother, Addams Family Values)
    Wednesday Jr. (younger sister, Halloween with the New Addams Family)
    Pugsley Jr. (youngest brother, Halloween with the New Addams Family)
    Fester (originally maternal great-uncle in the 1964 series, paternal uncle from then on)
    Pancho (paternal uncle, Halloween with the New Addams Family)
    Debbie Jellinsky Addams (paternal aunt via marriage to Fester, Addams Family Values; deceased)
    Vasco Addams (father's paternal uncle)
    Cousin Itt (father's cousin)
    Margaret Addams (Cousin Itt's wife)
    What Addams (Cousin Itt and Margaret Addams's son)
    Grandmama Addams (paternal grandmother)
    Hester Frump (maternal grandmother)
    Ophelia Frump (maternal aunt)
    Goody Addams (ancestor; Wednesday)

Wednesday Friday Addams is a character from the Addams Family multimedia franchise created by American cartoonist Charles Addams. She is typically portrayed as a morbid and emotionally reserved child that is fascinated by the macabre, identified by her pale skin and black pigtails.

Wednesday has been portrayed by several actresses in various films and television series, including Lisa Loring in the television series The Addams Family (1964–1966) and in the television film Halloween with the New Addams Family (1977); Christina Ricci in the feature films The Addams Family (1991) and Addams Family Values (1993); Nicole Fugere in the direct-to-video film Addams Family Reunion (1998) and in the television series The New Addams Family (1998–1999); and Jenna Ortega in the streaming television series Wednesday (2022–).