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( January 2008 ) Morticia Addams Addams Family character Carolyn Jones as Morticia Addams in the 1960s television series Created by Charles Addams Portrayed by Carolyn Jones ( 1964 series ) Anjelica Huston ( 1991 & 1993 films ) Daryl Hannah ( Addams Family Reunion ) Ellie Harvie ( The New Addams Family ) Bebe Neuwirth, Brooke Shields ( 2010 musical ) Voiced by Janet Waldo ( 1973 animated series ) Nancy Linari ( 1992 animated series ) Information Family Gomez Addams ( husband ) Wednesday Addams ( daughter ) Pugsley Addams ( son ) Uncle Fester ( brother - in - law or uncle, depending on the version ) Grandmama Addams ( mother or mother in law, depending on the version Ophelia Frump ( sister ) Cousin Itt ( cousin - in - law ) Morticia Addams is a fictional character from The Addams Family television and film series. Created by cartoonist Charles Addams, she was based on his first wife Barbara. Contents 1 Cartoons 2 Background 3 In other media 4 See also 5 References 6 External links Cartoons Morticia first appeared in Charles Addams ' newspaper cartoons as the stern, aloof matriarch of the Family. 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. Background Morticia is the wife of Gomez Addams and mother of Wednesday Addams, Pugsley Addams and Pubert Addams. The character originated in the Charles Addams cartoons for The New Yorker magazine in the 1930s. In the cartoons, none of the family members had names. When the characters were adapted to the 1964 television series, Charles Addams ' selection of her name was inspired by `` mortician ''. Morticia 's maiden name is `` Frump '' and she has an older sister named Ophelia ( also played by Carolyn Jones ). In the television series, her mother ( Uncle Fester 's sister ) was named Hester Frump ( played by Margaret Hamilton ). Her mother - in - law is Grandmama Addams. In the 1990s Addams Family films, Grandmama is actually Morticia 's mother, not Gomez 's. The real head of the family... low - voiced, incisive and subtle, smiles are rare... ruined beauty... contemptuous and original and with fierce family loyalty... even in disposition, muted, witty, sometimes deadly... given to low - keyed rhapsodies about her garden of deadly nightshade, henbane and dwarf 's hair... -- Charles Addams Morticia is described as a witch ; she is slim, with extremely pale skin and long flowing straight black hair. In one episode she is seen wearing a black pointed hat. She commonly wears black gothic dresses to match her hair, tightly form fitting, with a hobble skirt, with fringe of octopus - like cloth `` tentacles '' at the lower hem. According to Wednesday, Morticia applies baking powder to her face instead of actual makeup. In each episode, she easily allures her husband Gomez by speaking French ( or any other foreign language for that matter ). Morticia is musically inclined, and is often seen freely strumming a Japanese shamisen. She frequently enjoys cutting the buds off of roses, which she discards ( keeping only the stems ), likes cutting out paper dolls with three heads and making sweaters with three arms, collecting the mail from the hand - in - the - box Thing, and cooking unusual concoctions for her husband, including eye of newt. Her personal pet is Cleopatra, a fictitious breed of carnivorous plant called an African Strangler, and to which she feeds hamburger. Morticia 's family tree can be traced back to Salem, Massachusetts, and witchcraft is also implied at times in the television series. For example, Morticia likes to `` smoke, '' an activity that does not involve cigarettes or cigars ( like her husband frequently enjoys ), but smoke instead emanates from below her. In 2009, she was included in Yahoo ! 's Top 10 TV Moms from Six Decades of Television for the time period 1964 -- 1966. AOL named her one of the 100 Most Memorable Female TV Characters. In other media Anjelica Huston as Morticia in the 1991 film The Addams Family Morticia was portrayed by Carolyn Jones in the television series of the 1960s and by Anjelica Huston in The Addams Family ( 1991 ) and its sequel Addams Family Values ( 1993 ). Huston 's portrayal of Morticia was always illuminated by a ghostly glow around the eyes, which became most noticeable when she was standing or lying in dim light. Daryl Hannah played Morticia in the 1998 film Addams Family Reunion. Canadian actress Ellie Harvie played Morticia in the revival series, The New Addams Family. In the first animated series made in 1973, Morticia was voiced by Janet Waldo. Jones also voiced this character in an episode of The New Scooby - Doo Movies that featured the family. In the 1992 animated series, she was voiced by Nancy Linari. In the 2010 Broadway musical, Morticia was portrayed by Bebe Neuwirth. Brooke Shields replaced her in the role of Morticia on June 28, 2011. Morticia was also one of the inspirations for the Walt Disney character Magica De Spell, first designed and drawn by Carl Barks. See also Vampira Elvira Lily Munster References Jump up ^ `` Charles Addams ''. lambiek.net. Retrieved 2018 - 07 - 16. Jump up ^ Charles Addams official website Jump up ^ Season 1 : Episode 5, `` The Addams Family Tree '' Jump up ^ Season 1 : Episode 9, `` The New Neighbors meet the Addams '' Jump up ^ Adair, Aly ( February 27, 2009 ). `` Top 10 Favorite TV Moms ''. Yahoo !. Archived from the original on October 21, 2012. Retrieved June 17, 2012. Jump up ^ Potts, Kim ( March 2, 2011 ). `` 100 Most Memorable Female TV Characters ''. AOL TV. Retrieved July 16, 2012. Jump up ^ https://ohmy.disney.com/insider/2013/08/27/creating-new-ducktales-art-with-mondo/ External links Morticia Addams at the Internet Movie Database ( Archived ) hide The Addams Family Characters Gomez Addams Morticia Addams Pugsley Addams Wednesday Addams Uncle Fester Grandmama Lurch Thing Cousin Itt Television The Addams Family ( episodes ) 1973 animated series Halloween with the New Addams Family ( 1977 TV film ) 1992 animated series The New Addams Family Films The Addams Family ( 1991 ) Addams Family Values ( 1993 ) Addams Family Reunion ( 1998 ) The Addams Family ( 2019 ) Theatre The Addams Family ( musical ) Games Fester 's Quest ( 1989 ) The Addams Family pinball ( 1991 ) The Addams Family handheld ( 1991 ) The Addams Family The Addams Family : Pugsley 's Scavenger Hunt ( 1993 ) Addams Family Values ( 1994 ) Music `` The Addams Family Theme '' `` When You 're an Addams '' `` Addams Groove '' The Addams Family soundtrack Addams Family Values : Music from the Motion Picture Addams Family Values : The Original Orchestral Score Books The Addams Family : An Evilution Creator Charles Addams Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Morticia_Addams&oldid=850519442 '' Categories : Comics characters introduced in 1938 The Addams Family characters Female characters in comics Female characters in film Female characters in television Fictional artists Fictional horticulturists and gardeners Fictional musicians Hidden categories : Articles needing additional references from January 2008 All articles needing additional references Talk Contents About Wikipedia Asturianu Català Español Bahasa Indonesia Italiano Nederlands Norsk Português Edit links This page was last edited on 16 July 2018, at 11 : 37 ( UTC ). 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Question: who played the mom on the addams family
Answer: Carolyn Jones