Jenna Ortega

Jenna Ortega
Ortega in 2025
Born
Jenna Marie Ortega

(2002-09-27) September 27, 2002 (age 24)
Palm Desert, California, U.S.
OccupationActress
Years active2012–present
Jenna Ortega's voice
On how she made the 2022 version of Wednesday appeal to fans of the 1991 film
Recorded December 2022
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Jenna Marie Ortega (born September 27, 2002) is an American actress. She is noted for her roles on television as young Jane in Jane the Virgin, Harley Diaz in Stuck in the Middle and Ellie Alves in You. In 2016, she began voicing Princess Isabel in the Disney Channel animated series Elena of Avalor.

Ortega's movie work includes starring as Annie in Insidious: Chapter 2 (2013), Mary Ann in The Little Rascals Save the Day (2014) and Dawn in Saving Flora (2018).

In 2022, she became well known for playing Wednesday Addams in the Netflix series Wednesday. In 2024, she appeared in Beetlejuice Beetlejuice.

Filmography

Film

Key
† Denotes movies that have not yet been released
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2013 Iron Man 3 Vice President's daughter
Insidious: Chapter 2 Annie
2014 The Little Rascals Save the Day Mary Ann Direct-to-video film
2015 After Words Anna Chapa
2018 Saving Flora Dawn
2019 Wyrm Suzie
2020 The Babysitter: Killer Queen Phoebe Atwell
2021 Yes Day Katie Torres
The Fallout Vada Cavell
2022 Scream Tara Carpenter
Studio 666 Skye Willow
X Lorraine Day
American Carnage Camila Montes
2023 Scream VI Tara Carpenter
Finestkind Mabel
2024 Miller's Girl Cairo Sweet
Winter Spring Summer or Fall † Remi Post-production; also executive producer
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice † Astrid Deetz Post-production
Klara and the Sun † Klara Post-production
TBA Death of a Unicorn † Ridley Post-production; also executive producer
Untitled Trey Edward Shults film † TBA Post-production; also executive producer

Television

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2012 Rob Girl Episode: "The Baby Bug"
CSI: NY Aimee Moore Episode: "Unspoken"
2013 Days of Our Lives Hayley Episode: "12062"
2014 Rake Zoe Leon Recurring role
2014–2019 Jane the Virgin Young Jane Villanueva (age 12) Recurring role
2015 Richie Rich Darcy Main role
2016–2018 Stuck in the Middle Harley Diaz Lead role
2016–2020 Elena of Avalor Princess Isabel Main voice role
2016 Elena and the Secret of Avalor Princess Isabel Voice role; television film
2018 Bizaardvark Izzy Episode: "The BFF (Before Frankie Friend)"
2019–2023 Big City Greens Gabriella Espinosa Voice role; 6 episodes
2019 You Ellie Alves Main role (season 2)
2020 Home Movie: The Princess Bride Princess Buttercup Episode: "Chapter Six: The Fire Swamp"
2020–2022 Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous Brooklynn Main voice role
2022–present Wednesday Wednesday Addams / Goody Addams Lead role; also executive producer (season 2)
2023 Saturday Night Live Herself (host) Episode: "Jenna Ortega/The 1975"

Music videos

Awards and nominations

Awards and nominations received by Jenna Ortega
Award Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
AACTA Awards 2024 Audience Choice Favourite Actress — Nominated
Austin Film Critics Association Awards 2023 The Robert R. "Bobby" McCurdy Memorial Breakthrough Artist Award The Fallout, Scream, X, and Studio 666 Won
Critics' Choice Super Awards 2023 Best Actress in a Horror Series Wednesday Won
2024 Best Actress in a Horror Movie Scream VI Nominated
Dorian Awards 2023 Rising Star Award N/a Nominated
Fangoria Chainsaw Awards 2023 Best Supporting Performance Scream Nominated
Golden Globe Awards 2023 Best Actress in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy Wednesday Nominated
Hollywood Critics Association Midseason Film Awards 2022 Best Actress The Fallout Nominated
Imagen Awards 2016 Best Young Actor – Television Stuck in the Middle Nominated
2018 Best Young Actor – Television Stuck in the Middle Won
2019 Best Young Actor – Television Stuck in the Middle Nominated
2021 Best Actress – Feature Film Yes Day Nominated
2023 Best Actress – Comedy (Television) Wednesday Won
MTV Movie & TV Awards 2022 Most Frightened Performance Scream Won
2023 Best Performance in a Show Wednesday Won
Best Hero Wednesday Nominated
Best Duo Wednesday Nominated
Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards 2023 Favorite Female TV Star (Family) Wednesday Won
People's Choice Awards 2024 The Drama Movie Star of the Year Scream VI Won
Primetime Emmy Awards 2024 Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series Wednesday Nominated
Saturn Awards 2024 Best Performance by a Younger Actor in a Television Series Wednesday Won
Screen Actors Guild Awards 2023 Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series Wednesday Nominated

Notes

  1. ↑ Indicates the year of ceremony. Each year is linked to the article about the awards held that year, wherever possible.
  2. ↑ Shared with Thing

Sources

References

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  2. ↑ Durney, Ellen (November 23, 2022). "Jenna Ortega Talked About the 'Autopsies' She Use to Perform on 'Little Animals' as a Kid and I Have Concerns". BuzzFeed News. Archived from the original on May 18, 2023. Retrieved October 12, 2023.
  3. ↑ Ortega, Jenna (March 15, 2022). "Jenna Ortega's Five Favorite Horror Films" (Interview). Interviewed by Eric Alt. Rotten Tomatoes. Archived from the original on May 25, 2023. Retrieved October 12, 2023.
  4. ↑ Lowe, Justin (August 21, 2016). "After Words: Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on April 17, 2016. Retrieved April 19, 2016.
  5. ↑ McNary, Dave (August 4, 2017). "David Arquette, Jenna Ortega to Star in Elephant Drama Saving Flora". Variety. Archived from the original on September 25, 2019. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
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