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Jenna Ortega

Jenna Ortega

Actor·b. 2002·Coachella Valley, Palm Desert, California, USA

9 horror credits

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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Actor9 films

Death of a Unicorn

Death of a Unicorn

Ridley

2025 3.0
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice

Astrid

2024 3.1
Scream VI

Scream VI

Tara Carpenter

2023 3.3
American Carnage

American Carnage

Camila

2022
X

X

Lorraine

2022 3.7
Studio 666

Studio 666

Skye Willow

2022 3.5
Scream

Scream

Tara Carpenter

2022 3.1
The Babysitter: Killer Queen

The Babysitter: Killer Queen

Phoebe Atwell

2020 3.3
Insidious: Chapter 2

Insidious: Chapter 2

Annie

2013

Producer1 film

Death of a Unicorn

Death of a Unicorn

Executive Producer

2025 3.0

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