Jenna Ortega

Jenna Ortega
Ortega at the 2024 Venice Film Festival
Born	Jenna Marie Ortega (2002-09-27) September 27, 2002 (age 22) Palm Desert, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2012–present
Jenna Ortega's voice On how she made the 2022 version of Wednesday appeal to fans of the 1991 film Recorded December 2022

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.

Ortega received praise for her performance as a traumatized high school student in the drama film The Fallout (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, X (both 2022) and Scream VI (2023), which established her as a scream queen, and the fantasy film Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024).

Known for her work in horror, Ortega has been dubbed "Gen Z's scream queen" by media publications.^[a] She has been featured on lists such as The Hollywood Reporter's 2023 Power 100 and Forbes's 2024 30 Under 30. Outside of acting, Ortega has been noted for her fashion, and has supported various charitable causes and worked as an ambassador for multiple brands.
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