Morticia Addams - wikipedia Morticia Addams `` Morticia '' redirects here. For the song by Combustible Edison, see Schizophonic ! This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( 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 ( 1998 film ) Ellie Harvie ( 1998 series ) Bebe Neuwirth ( 2010 Broadway musical ) Brooke Shields ( 2010 Broadway musical ) Sara Gettelfinger Julieta Díaz Geppi Cucciari Maile Herz ( 2016 Los Gatos Youth Theater Production ) Samantha Womack ( 2017 UK Musical Tour ) Information Nickname ( s ) Tish, Cara Mia, Querida Gender Female Family Gomez ( husband ) Wednesday ( daughter ) Pugsley ( son ) Pubert ( youngest son ) Fester ( brother - in - law / uncle, depending on the version ) Grandmama Addams ( mother / mother in law, depending on the version ) Ophelia Frump ( Sister ) Itt ( cousin - in - law ) Nationality American Morticia A. Addams ( née Frump ) is the fictional matriarch of `` The Addams Family '', created by cartoonist Charles Addams and based on his first wife Barbara ( who became the second wife of John Hersey, a colleague at The New Yorker and the author of Hiroshima ). Contents 1 Cartoons 2 Background 3 In other media 4 References 5 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 gave her the name `` Morticia '', implying `` death '' ( derived from `` mors '', genitive `` mortis '', the Latin word for `` death '', and perhaps also 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 thick 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. She also has a carnivorous plant, an African Strangler named Cleopatra, which she enjoys feeding. Morticia also has an affinity for making certain that her family upholds the traditional Addams way, and is usually the most taken aback when one of the clan goes astray and does something `` pleasant. '' 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 Addams Family film ( 1991 ). 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 the inspiration for Walt Disney 's duck witch in Magica De Spell, first designed and drawn by Carl Barks. In one episode of Roseanne, Jackie Harris went to a Halloween party at the lodge dressed as Morticia. References 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. External links Morticia Addams on IMDb 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 ) 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=815632581 '' Categories : Comics characters introduced in 1938 The Addams Family characters Female characters in comics Female characters in television Hidden categories : Articles needing additional references from January 2008 All articles needing additional references Pages using infobox character with unknown parameters Talk Contents About Wikipedia Asturianu Català Español Bahasa Indonesia Italiano Nederlands Norsk Português Edit links This page was last edited on 16 December 2017, at 01 : 34. 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Question: who plays morticia in the addams family movies
Answer: Anjelica Huston