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Jenna Ortega

Sep 27, 2002 (22 years old) in Coachella Valley, Palm Desert, California, USA

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

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You
Ellie Alves
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Death of a Unicorn
Ridley
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Winter Spring Summer or Fall
Remi
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Honest Trailers
Wednesday Addams (archive footage)
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CSI: NY
Aimee Moore
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Jane the Virgin
Young Jane
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Wednesday
Wednesday Addams / Goody Addams
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Elena of Avalor
Princess Isabel (voice)
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Big City Greens
Gabriella Espinosa (voice)
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Iron Man 3
Vice President's Daughter

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