Morticia Addams 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. Morticia is described as a witch; she is slim, with extremely pale skin and
Grandmama (The Addams Family) Alice Pearce had been rejected after the producers deemed her too young for the part. However, due to illness, Rock was the one regular cast member from the show who did not return for the 1977 reunion film "Halloween with the New Addams Family", and she was replaced as Grandmama by Jane Rose. The character was played by Betty Phillips in the 1998-99 television series "The New Addams Family". Janet Waldo voiced Grandmama in the 1973 animated series, and Carol Channing provided the character's voice for the 1992 animated series. Three different actresses played Grandmama in the three "Addams Family"