Netflix’s hit series ‘Wednesday’ has officially unveiled the face behind Morticia Addams’ long-missing sister, Ophelia.

Eva Green (‘Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children,’ ‘Dark Shadows’) has joined the cast as a series regular, portraying the troubled Addams family member who made an ambiguous appearance which closed out the Season 2 finale this year.

Green’s casting is the first major addition to the upcoming third season, which Netflix ordered earlier this summer ahead of Season 2’s debut. The announcement also puts an end to fan speculation surrounding the mysterious character, including theories that Lady Gaga’s Rosalyn Rottwood might secretly be Ophelia Frump.

Like her niece Wednesday (Jenna Ortega), Ophelia is a raven with potent psychic abilities — powers she pushed far past their limits. She was ultimately confined to Willow Hill Psychiatric Hospital by her and Morticia’s (Catherine Zeta-Jones) mother, Hester Frump (Joanna Lumley), before managing to escape. Long considered missing, Ophelia resurfaces when Wednesday reads her aunt’s journal — a gift from Morticia symbolizing newfound trust — and receives a vision of a woman with flowing blond hair and a floral crown.

Ophelia’s blond hair is a long-standing visual contrast to Morticia’s iconic gothic style. In the 1960s ‘Addams Family’ series, Carolyn Jones played both characters, donning a blond wig to portray Ophelia.

‘Wednesday,’ based on the characters created by Charles Addams, blends supernatural mystery with coming-of-age drama as it follows Wednesday Addams’ (Ortega) life at Nevermore Academy.

The main ensemble cast includes Ortega (Wednesday Addams), Emma Myers (Enid Sinclair), Joy Sunday (Bianca Barclay), Billie Piper (Isadora Capri), Evie Templeton (Agnes DeMille), Luis Guzmán (Gomez Addams), Zeta-Jones (Morticia Addams), Joanna Lumley (Grandmama Hester Frump), and Fred Armisen (Uncle Fester).

Released in two parts across August and September, Season 2 ranked as Netflix’s fourth most-watched English-language series ever, while Season 1 remains the platform’s top performer.

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