Jenna Ortega
Born: 2002-09-27 in Coachella Valley, Palm Desert, California, USA
Known For: Acting
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jenna Ortega, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
2025
- Death of a Unicorn as Ridley
- SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night as Self (archive footage)
- Hurry Up Tomorrow as Anima
- SNL50: The Homecoming Concert as Self
- K-foodie meets J-foodie
2024
- Beetlejuice Beetlejuice as Astrid
- Hot Ones Versus as Self
- Winter Spring Summer or Fall as Remi
- Miller's Girl as Cairo Sweet
- Tim Burton: Life in the Line as Self
- My Generation as Narrator
2023
- Scream VI as Tara Carpenter
- Finestkind as Mabel
2022
- Wednesday as Wednesday Addams / Goody Addams
- X as Lorraine
- Scream as Tara Carpenter
- American Carnage as Camila
- Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous: Hidden Adventure as Brooklynn (voice)
- Studio 666 as Skye Willow
- Couch by Lena Situations as Self - Guest
2021
- The Fallout as Vada Cavell
- YES DAY as Katie Torres
2020
- Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous as Brooklynn (voice)
- The Drew Barrymore Show as Self
- The Babysitter: Killer Queen as Phoebe Atwell
- Home Movie: The Princess Bride as Princess Buttercup
2019
- Tamron Hall as Self - Guest
- Saving Flora as Dawn
- Wyrm as Susie
2018
- You as Ellie Alves
- Big City Greens as Gabriella Espinosa (voice)
- Disney QUIZney as Self
2017
- Stuck In The Waterpark as Harley Diaz
- Elena of Avalor: Realm of the Jaquins as Princess Isabel (voice)
2016
- Elena of Avalor as Princess Isabel (voice)
- Stuck in the Middle as Harley Diaz
- Bizaardvark as Izzy
- Elena and the Secret of Avalor as Princess Isabella (voice)
- Disney Parks Presents: A Descendants Magical Holiday Celebration
- Elena of Avalor: Ready to Rule as Isabel
2015
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self
- Hot Ones as Self
- After Words as Anna Chapa
- Richie Rich as Darcy
- The Massively Mixed-Up Middle School Mystery as Elena Mendoza
2014
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
- Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self - Guest
- Jane the Virgin as Young Jane
- Rake as Zoe Leon
- Variety Studio: Actors on Actors as Self
- Over the Garden Wall as Additional Voices (voice)
- The Little Rascals Save the Day as Mary Ann
- The Cookie Mobster as Nita
2013
- Iron Man 3 as Vice President's Daughter
- Insidious: Chapter 2 as Annie
2012
- Deadtime Stories as Little Girl
- ¡Rob! as Girl
2004
- CSI: NY as Aimee Moore
2003
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
1975
- Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
1949
- The Emmy Awards as Self
1944
- Golden Globe Awards as Self - Nominee / Presenter