Morticia Addams is the matriarch of the Addams Family. In the TV series, Carolyn Jones played the role of Morticia. Several films and animated series followed as well, and perhaps the most well-known is the portrayal of Morticia by Anjelica Huston.
The Addams Family was created by cartoonist Charles Addams, who based Morticia on his first wife, Barbara. It consisted of Gomez and Morticia Addams and their two children, Pugsley and Wednesday. Also included are Uncle Fester, Grandmama, the hāiry Cousin Itt, the butler Lurch and Thing!
The 1991 film grossed nearly $113.5 million domestically, while its sequel, Addams Family Values, (released exactly two years later) reach nearly $49 million. It has become a modern classic, and airs on television every Halloween (thanks to the natural ghoulishness that the family casts off) and Thanksgiving (due to a particularly hilarious pilgrims-meet-Pocahontas play at Wednesday and Pugsley’s camp, one of the movie’s highlights).
Learn more about the cast and crew of Addams Family Values including their auditions, the lines they can’t escape, first kisses, some unexpected Michael Jackson drama, and how they remained close through it all at Buzzfeed.com.