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Jenna Ortega

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.

Jenna Ortega
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Ortega in 2024
Born
Jenna Marie Ortega

27 September 2002 (aged 23)
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
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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 [1]
Insidious: Chapter 2 Annie [2]
2014 The Little Rascals Save the Day Ann, MaryMary Ann Direct-to-video film [3]
2015 After Words Chapa, AnnaAnna Chapa [4]
2018 Saving Flora Dawn [5]
2019 Wyrm Suzie [6]
2020 The Babysitter: Killer Queen Atwell, PhoebePhoebe Atwell [7]
2021 Yes Day Torres, KatieKatie Torres [8]
The Fallout Cavell, VadaVada Cavell [9]
2022 Scream Carpenter, TaraTara Carpenter [10][11]
Studio 666 Willow, SkyeSkye Willow [12]
X Day, LorraineLorraine Day [13]
American Carnage Camila Montes [14]
2023 Scream VI Carpenter, TaraTara Carpenter [15]
Finestkind Mabel [16][17]
2024 Miller's Girl Cairo Sweet [18][19]
Winter Spring Summer or Fall Remi Post-production; also executive producer [20]
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Astrid Deetz Post-production [21][22]
Klara and the Sun Klara Post-production [23]
TBA Death of a Unicorn Ridley Post-production; also executive producer [24]
Untitled Trey Edward Shults film TBA Post-production; also executive producer [25]

Television

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2012 Rob Girl Episode: "The Baby Bug" [26]
CSI: NY Moore, AimeeAimee Moore Episode: "Unspoken" [26]
2013 Days of Our Lives Hayley Episode: "12062" [27]
2014 Rake Leon, ZoeZoe Leon Recurring role [28]
2014–2019 Jane the Virgin Young Jane Villanueva (age 12) Recurring role [29]
2015 Richie Rich Darcy Main role [30]
2016–2018 Stuck in the Middle Diaz, HarleyHarley Diaz Lead role [31]
2016–2020 Elena of Avalor Isabel, PrincessPrincess Isabel Main voice role [32]
2016 Elena and the Secret of Avalor Isabel, PrincessPrincess Isabel Voice role; television film [33]
2018 Bizaardvark Izzy Episode: "The BFF (Before Frankie Friend)" [34]
2019–2023 Big City Greens Espinosa, GabriellaGabriella Espinosa Voice role; 6 episodes [35]
2019 You Alves, EllieEllie Alves Main role (season 2) [36]
2020 Home Movie: The Princess Bride Buttercup, PrincessPrincess Buttercup Episode: "Chapter Six: The Fire Swamp" [37]
2020–2022 Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous Brooklynn Main voice role [38]
2022–present Wednesday Wednesday Addams / Goody Addams Lead role; also executive producer (season 2) [39]
2023 Saturday Night Live Herself (host) Episode: "Jenna Ortega/The 1975" [40]

Music videos

Awards and nominations

Awards and nominations received by Jenna Ortega
Award Year[a] Category Nominated work Result Ref.
AACTA Awards 2024 Audience Choice Favourite Actress — Nominated [43]
Austin Film Critics Association Awards 2023 The Robert R. "Bobby" McCurdy Memorial Breakthrough Artist Award The Fallout, Scream, X, and Studio 666 Won [44]
[45]
Critics' Choice Super Awards 2023 Best Actress in a Horror Series Wednesday Won [46]
2024 Best Actress in a Horror Movie Scream VI Nominated [47]
Dorian Awards 2023 Rising Star Award N/A Nominated [48]
Fangoria Chainsaw Awards 2023 Best Supporting Performance Scream Nominated [49]
Golden Globe Awards 2023 Best Actress in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy Wednesday Nominated [50]
Hollywood Critics Association Midseason Film Awards 2022 Best Actress The Fallout Nominated [51]
[52]
Imagen Awards 2016 Best Young Actor – Television Stuck in the Middle Nominated [53]
2018 Best Young Actor – Television Stuck in the Middle Won [54]
2019 Best Young Actor – Television Stuck in the Middle Nominated [55]
[56]
2021 Best Actress – Feature Film Yes Day Nominated [57]
[58]
2023 Best Actress – Comedy (Television) Wednesday Won [59]
MTV Movie & TV Awards 2022 Most Frightened Performance Scream Won [60]
2023 Best Performance in a Show Wednesday Won [61]
Best Hero Wednesday Nominated
Best Duo[b] Wednesday Nominated
Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards 2023 Favorite Female TV Star (Family) Wednesday Won [62]
People's Choice Awards 2024 The Drama Movie Star of the Year Scream VI Won [63]
Primetime Emmy Awards 2024 Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series Wednesday Nominated [64][65]
Saturn Awards 2024 Best Performance by a Younger Actor in a Television Series Wednesday Won [66]
Screen Actors Guild Awards 2023 Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series Wednesday Nominated [67]

Jenna Ortega Media

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

  1. ↑ Davis, Maddie. Hollywood's Newest Scream Queen Played a Major Role in the MCU (in en). Comic Book Resources (December 11, 2022). Retrieved October 12, 2023.
  2. ↑ Durney, Ellen. Jenna Ortega Talked About the 'Autopsies' She Use to Perform on 'Little Animals' as a Kid and I Have Concerns (in en). BuzzFeed News (November 23, 2022). Retrieved October 12, 2023.
  3. ↑ Error on call to Template:Cite interview: Parameter subject (or last) must be specified
  4. ↑ Lowe, Justin (August 21, 2016). "After Words: Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/words-film-review-816818. Retrieved April 19, 2016. 
  5. ↑ McNary, Dave. David Arquette, Jenna Ortega to Star in Elephant Drama Saving Flora'. Variety (August 4, 2017). Retrieved January 14, 2020.
  6. ↑ 'Wyrm' (in en). TV Guide. Retrieved September 28, 2022.
  7. ↑ Galuppo, Mia. 'Jane the Virgin Actress Jenna Ortega Joins The Babysitter Sequel (Exclusive). The Hollywood Reporter (October 18, 2019). Retrieved October 18, 2019.
  8. ↑ D'Alessandro, Anthony. 'Jane The Virgin's Jenna Ortega Joins Jennifer Garner Family Movie Yes Day'. Deadline Hollywood (October 10, 2019). Retrieved October 13, 2019.
  9. ↑ Wiseman, Andreas. 'You Star Jenna Ortega to Lead Cast in High-School Drama The Fallout from Writer-Director Megan Park – EFM. Deadline Hollywood (February 22, 2020). Retrieved February 24, 2020.
  10. ↑ Sneider, Jeff. 'Scream 5 Adds Jenna Ortega, Who Was So Good on You Last Season. Collider (August 19, 2020). Retrieved August 20, 2020.
  11. ↑ Collis, Clark (October 11, 2021). "Scream First Look: Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, David Arquette Join Franchise Newbies (and Ghostface) in Fifth Film". Entertainment Weekly. https://ew.com/movies/scream-exclusive-first-look/. Retrieved October 11, 2021. 
  12. ↑ White, James. Foo Fighters Are Under Threat in a First Look at Studio 666'. Empire (May 12, 2021). Retrieved December 7, 2021.
  13. ↑ Kit, Borys. Brittany Snow Joins Kid Cudi, Jenna Ortega in Ti West Horror Thriller X (Exclusive). The Hollywood Reporter (February 18, 2021). Retrieved March 9, 2021.
  14. ↑ Villei, Matt. Exclusive: American Carnage Trailer Has Jenna Ortega and Jorge Lendeborg Jr. Fighting for Life in a Demented Nursing Home. Collider (June 1, 2022). Retrieved June 2, 2022.
  15. ↑ D'Alessandro, Anthony. 'Scream Sequel Seeing Return of Melissa Barrera, Jasmin Savoy Brown, Mason Gooding & Jenna Ortega. Deadline Hollywood (May 10, 2022). Retrieved May 10, 2022.
  16. ↑ Vlessing, Etan (April 5, 2022). "Tommy Lee Jones, Ben Foster, Toby Wallace, Jenna Ortega to Star in Crime Drama Finestkind". The Hollywood Reporter. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/tommy-lee-jones-ben-foster-finestkind-movie-1235125395/. Retrieved May 3, 2022. 
  17. ↑ Sim, Jonathan. 'Finestkind First Look Photo Previews Jenna Ortega Crime Thriller Movie. ComingSoon.net (August 10, 2023). Retrieved August 11, 2023.
  18. ↑ D'Alessandro, Anthony. Jenna Ortega Joins Martin Freeman in Lionsgate & Point Grey's Miller's Girl' (in en-US). Deadline Hollywood (September 19, 2022). Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  19. ↑ Hypes, Patrick. Jenna Ortega Movie Miller's Girl to World Premiere at Palm Springs Film Festival Ahead of January Release; See First-Look Photo. Deadline Hollywood (December 12, 2023). Retrieved December 13, 2023.
  20. ↑ Jenna Ortega & Her Wednesday Co-Star Percy Hynes White Reunite on Tiffany Paulsen's Directorial Debut Winter Spring Summer or Fall'. Deadline Hollywood (December 15, 2022). Retrieved December 17, 2022.
  21. ↑ Kit, Borys. 'Beetlejuice 2: Willem Dafoe Joins Jenna Ortega, Michael Keaton. The Hollywood Reporter (May 12, 2023). Retrieved May 12, 2023.
  22. ↑ Gonzalez, Umberto. Here Are All The Movies Affected by the SAG-AFTRA Strike From Deadpool 3 to Mission: Impossible 8 (Photos). TheWrap (July 14, 2023). Retrieved August 9, 2023.
  23. ↑ Kroll, Justin. Amy Adams in Talks to Star Opposite Jenna Ortega in Klara and the Sun at 3000 Pictures. Deadline Hollywood (February 1, 2024). Retrieved February 2, 2024.
  24. ↑ Maddaus, Gene. SAG-AFTRA Approves 39 Indie Projects to Shoot During Strike, Including Two A24 Films. Variety (July 18, 2023). Retrieved July 24, 2023.
  25. ↑ Kroll, Justin. The Weeknd, Jenna Ortega And Barry Keoghan to Star in New Film from Trey Edward Shults. Deadline Hollywood (February 28, 2023). Retrieved February 28, 2023.
  26. ↑ 26.0 26.1 Truitt, Brian. Why Jenna Ortega, 19, Is 'Drawn to the Darker Things' with Wednesday Addams, Scream Roles. USA Today (August 17, 2022). Retrieved October 12, 2023.
  27. ↑ Weisholtz, Drew. Eileen Davidson Reacts to Resurfaced Clip of Her and Jenna Ortega on Days of Our Lives' (in en). Today (December 20, 2022). Retrieved October 12, 2023.
  28. ↑ Delores, Bee. Jenna Ortega's Evolution from Disney Princess to Scream Queen. /Film (January 26, 2023). Retrieved October 12, 2023.
  29. ↑ Hilsman, Patrick. What to Watch: 5 Jenna Ortega Roles Beyond Wednesday' (in en). United Press International (December 28, 2022). Retrieved October 12, 2023.
  30. ↑ Netflix Orders Richie Rich Series from AwesomenessTV. The Hollywood Reporter (October 29, 2014). Retrieved December 31, 2019.
  31. ↑ Petski, Denise. 'Stuck in the Middle Renewed for Season 2 on Disney Channel. Deadline Hollywood (June 15, 2016). Retrieved October 12, 2023.
  32. ↑ Wajda, Darek Michael. Disney's Latina Princess a Hit: Elena of Avalor Renewed for 2nd Season (in en) (August 12, 2016)NBC News. Retrieved October 12, 2023.
  33. ↑ Evans, Greg. Jane Fonda's Evil Sorceress in Disney Channel's Elena And The Secret Of Avalor – First-Look Photo. Deadline Hollywood (October 11, 2016). Retrieved March 13, 2021.
  34. ↑ Rowley, Glenn (November 22, 2022). "Jenna Ortega Dishes About Wednesday to Former Co-Star Olivia Rodrigo". Billboard. https://www.billboard.com/culture/tv-film/jenna-ortega-olivia-rodrigo-wednesday-interview-1235175743. Retrieved October 12, 2023. 
  35. ↑ Delores, Bee. Jenna Ortega's Best Moments as Wednesday Addams. /Film (November 29, 2022). Retrieved October 12, 2023.
  36. ↑ Petski, Denise (January 31, 2019). You: James Scully & Jenna Ortega Cast in Series' Second Season on Netflix. https://deadline.com/2019/01/you-james-scully-jenna-ortega-cast-in-series-second-season-1202547029/. Retrieved February 1, 2019. 
  37. ↑ Breznican, Anthony (June 26, 2020). "Watch the Celebrity-Filled Fan-Film Version of The Princess Bride". Vanity Fair. https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2020/06/the-princess-bride-homemade-fan-film. Retrieved March 13, 2021. 
  38. ↑ Reimann, Tom. First Trailer for Netflix's Jurassic World Animated Series Finds Plucky Kids Getting Terrorized by Dinosaurs. Collider (July 28, 2020). Retrieved July 28, 2020.
  39. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie. Jenna Ortega to Play Lead Wednesday Addams in Netflix's Live-Action Series from Tim Burton. Deadline Hollywood (May 19, 2021). Retrieved May 19, 2021.
  40. ↑ Valby, Karen. Jenna Ortega Shows Off Her Range on Saturday Night Live'. Vanity Fair (March 12, 2023). Retrieved October 12, 2023.
  41. ↑ Rutherford, Kevin. Zendaya Earns Second Week at No. 1 on Top Actors Social Media Ranking. The Hollywood Reporter (October 14, 2017). Retrieved October 3, 2023.
  42. ↑ Kaloi, Stephanie. Does Jenna Ortega Have a Boyfriend? The Wednesday Star's Dating History Is a Bit of a Mystery (in en). Parade (May 7, 2023). Retrieved October 3, 2023.
  43. ↑ AACTA Announces the Nominees for the 2024 Audience Choice AwardsAustralian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts. Retrieved February 2, 2024.
  44. ↑ Whittaker, Richard. Austin Film Critics Association Announces 2022 Awards Short Lists. The Austin Chronicle (January 4, 2023). Retrieved January 28, 2023.
  45. ↑ Whittaker, Richard (January 11, 2023). Everything Everywhere All At Once Wins Everything at the Austin Film Critics Association Award. https://www.austinchronicle.com/daily/screens/2023-01-11/everything-everywhere-all-at-once-wins-everything-at-the-austin-film-critics-association-award/. Retrieved January 28, 2023. 
  46. ↑ Vlessing, Etan. 'Everything Everywhere All at Once Wins Big at 2023 Critics Choice Super Awards. The Hollywood Reporter (March 16, 2023). Retrieved March 16, 2023.
  47. ↑ Critics Choice Super Awards Nominees List: Mission Impossible, John Wick, Guardians, Infinity Pool, Evil Dead Among Contenders (in en-AU) (March 7, 2024)Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
  48. ↑ Coates, Tyler. Dorian Awards: Everything Everywhere All at Once Sweeps LGBTQ Critics' Prizes. The Hollywood Reporter (February 23, 2023). Retrieved February 24, 2023.
  49. ↑ Gilchrist, Todd. Jordan Peele's Nope, Ti West's Pearl Lead Fangoria's Chainsaw Award Nominations. Variety (January 27, 2023). Retrieved January 28, 2023.
  50. ↑ Nordyke, Kimberly. Golden Globes: Full List of Winners. The Hollywood Reporter (January 10, 2023). Retrieved January 28, 2023.
  51. ↑ Anderson, Erik. 'Everything Everywhere All at Once leads Hollywood Critics Association (HCA) Midseason Awards nominations. AwardsWatch (June 28, 2022). Retrieved January 28, 2023.
  52. ↑ Anderson, Erik. 'Everything Everywhere All at Once sweeps HCA Midseason Film Awards, Austin Butler named Best Actor. AwardsWatch (July 1, 2022). Retrieved January 28, 2023.
  53. ↑ 2016 Imagen Awards Winners, Honorees & NomineesImagen Foundation. Retrieved January 28, 2023.
  54. ↑ Ramos, Dino-Ray. Imagen Awards: One Day at a Time, Coco Among Honorees – Full Winners List. Deadline Hollywood (August 26, 2018). Retrieved January 28, 2023.
  55. ↑ Nickolai, Nate. 2019 Imagen Awards Nominations: Jennifer Lopez, Antonio Banderas and More. Variety (July 15, 2019). Retrieved January 28, 2023.
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  57. ↑ Perez, Lexy. Imagen Awards: Selena: The Series, Love, Victor Among Top Nominees. The Hollywood Reporter (August 2, 2021). Retrieved January 28, 2023.
  58. ↑ Schneider, Michael. 'Pose, Love, Victor, Ya No Estoy Aquí Among Top 2021 Imagen Awards Winners (Full List). Variety (October 10, 2021). Retrieved January 28, 2023.
  59. ↑ Tinoco, Armando. Imagen Awards 2023 Complete Winners List: Eva Longoria & Flamin' Hot Take Top Honors In Film. Deadline Hollywood (December 3, 2023). Retrieved December 4, 2023.
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  62. ↑ Nordyke, Kimberly. 'Wednesday, Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Taylor Swift, Harry Styles Among Winners at 2023 Kids' Choice Awards. The Hollywood Reporter (March 4, 2023). Retrieved March 5, 2023.
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  66. ↑ Hipes, Patrick. 'Avatar: The Way Of Water, Oppenheimer, Star Trek: Picard Among Winners At Saturn Awards. Deadline Hollywood (February 5, 2024). Retrieved February 7, 2024.
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