Addams
Americannoun
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Charles (Samuel), 1912–88, U.S. cartoonist.
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Jane, 1860–1935, U.S. social worker and writer: Nobel Peace Prize 1931.
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She will once again be joined by Catherine Zeta-Jones as Morticia Addams and Luis Guzmán as Gomez Addams, while several new faces are entering the “Wednesday” universe.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026
Production on Season 3 of “Wednesday” officially got underway near Dublin earlier this year, with Ortega returning as the morbidly witty Wednesday Addams.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026
Rhode Island’s Morticia, named for the Addams Family matriarch, spent much of its life as a single leaf stalk with multiple leaflets before going dormant, leaving what looked like a big pot of dirt.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
And for one of the many Netflix touches — “Thing,” the lovable detached hand from the streamer’s Addams family spinoff “Wednesday,” will be throwing the first pitch.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 25, 2026
It looked like one of the trendy dark shades, meant to convey a ghoulish look, a la Morticia Addams.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
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