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
The Addams Family (musical) But Love" is cut but portions of the lyrics are used in Act I with Fester's song "Fester's Manifesto" and a reprise titled "But Love". Act I Act II † Not included on the original Addams Family playbill. Act I Act II † Not included on the original Broadway Cast Album. The principal original casts of the major productions of "The Addams Family". Notable Broadway cast replacements included Roger Rees as Gomez, Brooke Shields as Morticia, Brad Oscar as Fester, Rachel Potter as Wednesday, and Heidi Blickenstaff as Alice In addition to the original characters created by Addams, the musical