Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
September 27, 2002
Place of Birth:
Coachella Valley, Palm Desert, California, USA
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Jenna Ortega
Biography
Jenna Marie Ortega (born September 27, 2002) is an American actress. She began her career as a child and received recognition for her role as a younger version of Jane in The CW comedy-drama series Jane the Virgin (2014–2019). She then won an Imagen Award for her leading role as Harley Diaz in the Disney Channel series Stuck in the Middle (2016–2018). She played Ellie Alves in the thriller series You (2019) and starred in the family film Yes Day (2021), both for Netflix.
In the drama film The Fallout, Ortega received praise for her performance as a traumatised high school student (2021). She gained wide recognition for portraying Wednesday Addams in the Netflix horror-comedy series Wednesday (2022–present), for which she received nominations at the Golden Globe, Primetime Emmy, and Screen Actors Guild Awards. She also starred in the slasher films Scream (2022), X (2022), Scream VI (2023), and the fantasy film Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024).
Media publications have dubbed Ortega "Gen Z's scream queen." She was featured on The Hollywood Reporter's Power 100 list in 2023 and Forbes's 30 Under 30 list in 2024. Ortega has also been noted for her fashion and for supporting various charitable causes.
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Known For
Filmography
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | My Generation | Narrator |
| 2022 | Wednesday | Wednesday Addams / Goody Addams |
| 2020 | The Drew Barrymore Show | Self |
| 2020 | Home Movie: The Princess Bride | Princess Buttercup |
| 2020 | Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous | Brooklynn (voice) |
| 2019 | Tamron Hall | Self - Guest |
| 2018 | Disney QUIZney | Self |
| 2018 | Big City Greens | Gabriella Espinosa (voice) |
| 2018 | You | Ellie Alves |
| 2016 | Elena of Avalor | Princess Isabel (voice) |
| 2016 | Stuck in the Middle | Harley Diaz |
| 2016 | Bizaardvark | Izzy |
| 2015 | Richie Rich | Darcy |
| 2015 | Hot Ones | Self |
| 2015 | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | Self |
| 2014 | Jane the Virgin | Young Jane |
| 2014 | Variety Studio: Actors on Actors | Self |
| 2014 | Rake | Zoe Leon |
| 2014 | Over the Garden Wall | Additional Voices (voice) |
| 2014 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Self |
| 2012 | ¡Rob! | Girl |
| 2012 | Honest Trailers | Wednesday Addams (archive footage) |
| 2012 | Deadtime Stories | Little Girl |
| 2012 | Honest Trailers | Tara Carpenter (archive footage) |
| 2004 | CSI: NY | Aimee Moore |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live | Self - Host |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awards | Self - Nominee/Presenter |