
Morticia's maiden name is "Frump" and she has an older sister named Ophelia (also played by Carolyn Jones, in the original TV series). When the characters were adapted to the 1964 television series, Charles Addams' selection of her name was inspired by " mortician". In the cartoons, none of the family members had names. The character originated in the Charles Addams cartoons for The New Yorker magazine in the 1930s. Morticia is the wife of Gomez Addams and mother of Wednesday, Pugsley and Pubert Addams. She often appeared with the rest of the family, and was, along with Gomez and Grandmama, one of the few members to actually speak in the cartoons.

Morticia first appeared in Charles Addams' newspaper cartoons as the stern, aloof matriarch of the family. The character was created by cartoonist Charles Addams in 1933. Morticia Addams (née Frump) is a fictional character from The Addams Family television and film series. (youngest son, Halloween with the New Addams Family) (youngest daughter, Halloween with the New Addams Family)

Grandmama Addams (mother or mother in law, depending on the version)ĭebbie Addams (née Jellinsky) (sister-in-law, Addams Family Values) Uncle Fester (brother-in-law or uncle, depending on the version) Carolyn Jones as Morticia Addams in the 1960s television seriesīebe Neuwirth, Brooke Shields ( 2010 musical)
