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Jenna Ortega Movies, Cast & 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…

Born
27 September 2002
Birthplace
Rancho Mirage, California, USA
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Actor
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1 film

Biography

Who is Jenna Ortega?

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.

Biography from TMDB, edited for length. Verified 6 November 2026.

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Filmography

Notable credits

  • Iron Man 32013Vice President's Daughter
  • Wednesday2022Wednesday Addams / Goody Addams
  • Insidious: Chapter 22013Annie
  • X2022Lorraine
  • You2018Ellie Alves
  • Scream2022Tara Carpenter
  • Beetlejuice Beetlejuice2024Astrid
  • Scream VI2023Tara Carpenter
  • The Babysitter: Killer Queen2020Phoebe Atwell
  • Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous2020Brooklynn (voice)

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Jenna was born in which country?

Rancho Mirage, California, USA.

What is Jenna Ortega best known for?

Best known as a actor, with 1 credited film in the MovieState library.

Which Jenna Ortega films can I read about here?

Klara and the Sun (2026).