Joanna Lumley Delivers a Fiendish Turn as Grandmama Hester Frump in Wednesday Season 2 Finale

London, September 4 2025 - Veteran actress Joanna Lumley makes a menacing cameo in the cliff-hanger conclusion of Netflix’s supernatural hit Wednesday, portraying Grandmama Hester Frump, the Addams family’s formidable matriarch.

In the finale of Season 2, Lumley’s Hester emerges as a key antagonist, revealing her complicity in Aunt Ophelia’s disappearance and masterminding a sinister plot against Wednesday Addams (Jenna Ortega). Hester’s chilling presence heightens the stakes as the Addams clan grapples with monstrous foes and fractured family bonds.

Lumley’s turn as Grandmama was praised for its blend of icy poise and dark humor, instantly setting fan speculation alight about Hester’s true motives and her connection to Ophelia’s psychic imprisonment. The episode concludes with Hester’s shadowy machinations unresolved, promising a dramatic confrontation in Season 3.