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Jenna Ortega
$\"Jenna$ Ortega at the 2024 Venice Film Festival
Born	Jenna Marie Ortega (2002-09-27) September 27, 2002 (age 22) Palm Desert, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2012\u2013present

\n \n \n Jenna Ortega's voice \n \n On how she made the 2022 version of Wednesday appeal to fans of the 1991 film Recorded December 2022 \n

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\u20132019). She then won an Imagen Award for her leading role as Harley Diaz in the Disney Channel series Stuck in the Middle (2016\u20132018). She played Ellie Alves in the thriller series You (2019) and starred in the family film Yes Day (2021), both for Netflix.\n

Ortega received praise for her performance as a traumatized high school student in the drama film The Fallout (2021). She gained wide recognition for portraying Wednesday Addams in the Netflix horror-comedy series Wednesday (2022\u2013present), 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), and Scream VI (2023), and the fantasy film Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024).\n

Media publications have dubbed Ortega as \"Gen Z's scream queen\".^[a] She has been featured on the Power 100 list from The Hollywood Reporter in 2023 and the Forbes 30 Under 30 list in 2024. Ortega has also been noted for her fashion, in addition to supporting various charitable causes.\n

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Year\n	Title\n	Role\n	Notes\n	Ref.\n
2013\n	Iron Man 3\n	Vice President's daughter\n	\n	^[19]\n
Insidious: Chapter 2\n	Annie\n	\n	^[208]\n
2014\n	The Little Rascals Save the Day\n	Mary Ann\n	Direct-to-video\n	^[209]\n
2015\n	After Words\n	Anna Chapa\n	\n	^[24]\n
2018\n	Saving Flora\n	Dawn\n	\n	^[36]\n
2019\n	Wyrm\n	Suzie\n	\n	^[210]\n
2020\n	The Babysitter: Killer Queen\n	Phoebe Atwell\n	\n	^[43]\n
2021\n	Yes Day\n	Katie Torres\n	\n	^[48]\n
The Fallout\n	Vada Cavell\n	\n	^[54]\n
2022\n	Scream\n	Tara Carpenter\n	\n	^[60]^[211]\n
Studio 666\n	Skye Willow\n	\n	^[68]\n
X\n	Lorraine Day\n	\n	^[72]\n
American Carnage\n	Camila Montes\n	\n	^[21]\n
2023\n	Scream VI\n	Tara Carpenter\n	\n	^[212]\n
Finestkind\n	Mabel\n	\n	^[213]^[214]\n
2024\n	Miller's Girl\n	Cairo Sweet\n	\n	^[117]^[215]\n
Winter Spring Summer or Fall\n	Remi Aguilar\n	Also executive producer\n	^[122]\n
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice\n	Astrid Deetz\n	\n	^[216]^[217]\n
2025\n	Death of a Unicorn \u2020\n	Ridley\n	Post-production; also executive producer\n	^[218]\n
Hurry Up Tomorrow \u2020\n	TBA\n	Post-production; also executive producer\n	^[219]\n
TBA\n	The Gallerist \u2020\n	TBA\n	Filming\n	^[220]\n
Klara and the Sun \u2020\n	Klara\n	Post-production\n	^[140]\n

Year\n	Title\n	Role\n	Notes\n	Ref.\n
2012\n	Rob\n	Girl\n	Episode: \"The Baby Bug\"\n	^[73]\n
CSI: NY\n	Aimee Moore\n	Episode: \"Unspoken\"\n	^[73]\n
2013\n	Days of Our Lives\n	Hayley\n	Episode: \"12062\"\n	^[221]\n
2014\n	Rake\n	Zoe Leon\n	Recurring role\n	^[222]\n
2014\u20132019\n	Jane the Virgin\n	Young Jane Villanueva (age 12)\n	Recurring role\n	^[223]\n
2015\n	Richie Rich\n	Darcy\n	Main role\n	^[23]\n
2016\u20132018\n	Stuck in the Middle\n	Harley Diaz\n	Lead role\n	^[224]\n
2016\u20132020\n	Elena of Avalor\n	Princess Isabel\n	Voice role\n	^[225]\n
2016\n	Elena and the Secret of Avalor\n	Voice role; television film\n	^[226]\n
2018\n	Bizaardvark\n	Izzy\n	Episode: \"The BFF (Before Frankie Friend)\"\n	^[227]\n
2019\u20132023\n	Big City Greens\n	Gabriella Espinosa\n	Voice role; 6 episodes\n	^[228]\n
2019\n	You\n	Ellie Alves\n	Main role (season 2)\n	^[38]\n
2020\n	Home Movie: The Princess Bride\n	Princess Buttercup\n	Episode: \"Chapter Six: The Fire Swamp\"\n	^[229]\n
2020\u20132022\n	Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous\n	Brooklynn\n	Voice role\n	^[45]\n
2022\u2013present\n	Wednesday\n	Wednesday Addams / Goody Addams\n	Lead role; also executive producer (season 2)\n	^[81]\n
2023\n	Saturday Night Live\n	Herself\n	Host; episode: \"Jenna Ortega / The 1975\"\n	^[230]\n

Year\n	Title\n	Artist\n	Ref.\n
2017\n	\"Chapstick\"\n	Jacob Sartorius\n	^[231]^[232]\n
2024\n	\"Taste\"\n	Sabrina Carpenter\n	^[233]\n

Award\n	Year^[c]\n	Category\n	Nominated work\n	Result\n	Ref.\n
AACTA Awards\n	2024\n	Audience Choice Favourite Actress\n	\u2014\n	Nominated\n	^[234]\n
Austin Film Critics Association Awards\n	2023\n	The Robert R. \"Bobby\" McCurdy Memorial Breakthrough Artist Award\n	The Fallout, Scream, X, and Studio 666\n	Won\n	^[235] ^[236]\n
Critics' Choice Super Awards\n	2023\n	Best Actress in a Horror Series\n	Wednesday\n	Won\n	^[237]\n
2024\n	Best Actress in a Horror Movie\n	Scream VI\n	Nominated\n	^[238]\n
Dorian Awards\n	2023\n	Rising Star Award\n	\u2014\n	Nominated\n	^[239]\n
Fangoria Chainsaw Awards\n	2023\n	Best Supporting Performance\n	Scream\n	Nominated\n	^[240]\n
Golden Globe Awards\n	2023\n	Best Actress in a Television Series \u2013 Musical or Comedy\n	Wednesday\n	Nominated\n	^[93]\n
Hollywood Critics Association Midseason Film Awards\n	2022\n	Best Actress\n	The Fallout\n	Nominated\n	^[241] ^[242]\n
Imagen Awards\n	2016\n	Best Young Actor \u2013 Television\n	Stuck in the Middle\n	Nominated\n	^[31]\n
2018\n	Best Young Actor \u2013 Television\n	Stuck in the Middle\n	Won\n	^[32]\n
2019\n	Best Young Actor \u2013 Television\n	Stuck in the Middle\n	Nominated\n	^[33] ^[243]\n
2021\n	Best Actress \u2013 Feature Film\n	Yes Day\n	Nominated\n	^[244] ^[245]\n
2023\n	Best Actress \u2013 Comedy (Television)\n	Wednesday\n	Won\n	^[246]\n
MTV Movie & TV Awards\n	2022\n	Most Frightened Performance\n	Scream\n	Won\n	^[67]\n
2023\n	Best Performance in a Show\n	Wednesday\n	Won\n	^[247]\n
Best Hero\n	Wednesday\n	Nominated\n
Best Duo^[d]\n	Wednesday\n	Nominated\n
Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards\n	2023\n	Favorite Female TV Star (Family)\n	Wednesday\n	Won\n	^[248]\n
People's Choice Awards\n	2024\n	The Drama Movie Star of the Year\n	Scream VI\n	Won\n	^[249]\n
Primetime Emmy Awards\n	2024\n	Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series\n	Wednesday\n	Nominated\n	^[250]^[251]\n
Saturn Awards\n	2024\n	Best Performance by a Younger Actor in a Television Series\n	Wednesday\n	Won\n	^[252]\n
2025\n	Best Performance by a Younger Actor\n	Beetlejuice Beetlejuice\n	Pending\n	^[253]\n
Screen Actors Guild Awards\n	2023\n	Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series\n	Wednesday\n	Nominated\n	^[94]\n

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2012\u20132017: Early acting roles and Disney

2018\u20132021: Transition to mature roles

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