Morticia Addams

Morticia Addams
Background Information
Shows	Wednesday
Portrayed by	Catherine Zeta-Jones Gwen Jones (young)
Character Information
Full Name	Morticia A. Addams (née Frump)
Other names	Plum-lipped Cupid My Love Querida Tish Lumberjack Raven-Haired Roommate Mother Barbara Jean Day (pen name)
Age	49
Gender	Female
Species	Outcast (Psychic)
Occupation	Student at Nevermore Academy (formerly) Fencing captain at Nevermore Academy (formerly) President of the Gala Fundraising Committee for Nevermore Academy (2023 - ) Book writer
Home	Addams Mansion; New Jersey, USA
Family	Gomez Addams (husband) Wednesday Addams (daughter) Pugsley Addams (son) Uncle Fester (brother-in-law) Hester Frump (mother) Mr. Frump (father) Ophelia Frump (younger sister) Unnamed mother-in-law Unnamed father-in-law Goody Addams † (ancestor-in-law) Goody's Mother † (ancestor-in-law)
Pets	Cleopatra African Strangler
Allies	Larissa Weems, Lurch, Thing, Francoise Galpin (formerly), Bianca Barclay
Enemies	Garrett Gates, Francoise Galpin, Isaac Night, Barry Dort
Likes	Her family, dancing with her husband
Dislikes	Wednesday getting in trouble, Garett's attraction towards her, following her mother's footsteps, her sister's loss
Powers and abilities	Swordsmanship Psychic Vision
Weapons	Sword
Paraphernalia	Codex Umbrarüm (temporarily)

Morticia Addams (née Frump) is a minor character in Tim Burton's Netflix series, Wednesday. She is the wife of Gomez Addams, mother of Wednesday and Pugsley Addams, the sister-in-law of Uncle Fester, the daughter of Hester Frump, and the older sister of Ophelia Frump.

Morticia is portrayed by Catherine Zeta-Jones.

Background

Personality

Morticia is characterized by a combination of fierce protectiveness, sensual devotion to her husband Gomez, and a unique blend of beauty and spooky glamour, all rooted in a deep loyalty to her family and its traditions. She's an intelligent, kind, and well-educated light seer witch, though her unusual interests—like keeping only the stems of roses and playing the shamisen—can be embarrassing to her daughter, Wednesday.

Physical Appearance

Morticia Addams is a woman with extremely pale skin, long wavy black hair, and red lips. Her makeup is minimal, with Wednesday noting that Morticia uses baking powder instead of traditional makeup. She commonly wears black Gothic dresses with V-necklines to match her hair; tightly form-fitting with a hobble skirt, she is described as extremely beautiful and gloomy.

Powers and abilities

• Psychic Visions: Like her daughter Wednesday, Morticia has psychic visions. According to Morticia herself, their shared psychic ability resides on the spectrum of who they are. Given her disposition, Morticia's visions tend to be positive.
• Spiritualism: Being the former president of the Séance Society at Nevermore Academy, Morticia presumably has supernatural sensibility to contact spirits, as Wednesday questioned which spirit suggested she wear a pendant made of black obsidian.
• Scrying: She uses a crystal ball for long-distance communication with Wednesday.

Role in the series

Backstory

In 1973, Morticia was born to Hester Frump and an unnamed man. As she grew up, Morticia Frump developed psychic abilities and had a complicated relationship with her mother, but she was close to her younger sister, Ophelia.

At some point during her teenage years, Morticia attended Nevermore Academy, where she was roommates with Larissa Weems and acquainted with Francoise Galpin. During her academic years, Morticia was the captain of the fencing team and member of the Beladona Society. Mortícia was also the team captain during the Poe Cup, with Larissa being her co-captain and they once did an act together during the Solstice talent show. Morticia also fell in love with fellow Nevermore student Gomez Addams.

At the age of 16, Morticia began writing a series of romance books. She showed one of her drafts to her mother, who laughed shamelessly. So, Morticia decided to hide her identity under the pseudonym of "Barbara Jean Day".

During Ophelia's sophomore year the school, she suffered a psychic-induced breakdown. Hester committed Ophelia to Willow Hill Psychiatric Hospital against Morticia's pleadings, further cementing their estrangement. Morticia called on Gomez's brother Fester to check on Ophelia, though by the time he was committed, Ophelia had already escaped.

After graduating from Nevermore Academy, Morticia and Gomez eventually settled down at a mansion, got married, and had a daughter, Wednesday, and a son, Pugsley. They kept Gomez's outcast ability a secret from everyone, allowing the family to believe he was an outcast with no power.

Gallery

Promotional

Season One Poster.

Season One

Season Two

Trivia

• Morticia was the inspiration for Disney's duck-witch Magica De Spell, first designed and drawn by Carl Barks.
• Her name was, according to Charles Addams, a pun on the word "mortician".
• In the original Wednesday script, Morticia is in her 40s.
• Morticia's pen name "Barbara Jean Day" is the name of Charles Addams' wife.