Hester Frump is a supporting character in the second season of the 2022 Netflix series Wednesday. She is the mother of Morticia Addams and Ophelia Frump, the mother-in-law of Gomez Addams, and the maternal grandmother of Wednesday and Pugsley Addams.
She is portrayed by Joanna Lumley.
Background[]
Personality[]
Hester "Grandmama" Frump is portrayed as ruthless business woman whose ruthlessness effects all aspects of her personality. She treats family as pawns in plans and is delighted that Wednesday openly schemes with her, as shown when Wednesday promised to join the family to upset Morticia. She expresses token regret the Ophelia has been missing for decades while openly denying she had anything to do with Ophelia's disappearance.
Physical Appearance[]
Powers and abilities[]
- Psychic Visions: Like her daughters and granddaughter, Hester has psychic visions.
- Spell Casting: She specializes in potion-making, spells, and hexes.
Role in the series[]
Backstory[]
Season Two[]
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Trivia[]
- It is was rumored Granny Frump's actress, Joanna Lumley would portray Grandmama, Gomez's mother before the creators of the show revealed she would actually portray Morticia's mother.
- In the original Addams Family show, she is referred to as "Granny Frump", but in Wednesday, she is referred to as "Grandmama".
- Xavier Thorpe mentioned his godmother being friends with Wednesday's grandmother, but it was not explained whether he was referring to Hester or Gomez's mother.