Jenna Ortega
Jenna Ortega is an American actor and producer known for Wednesday Addams, Tara Carpenter in Scream and Astrid Deetz in Beetlejuice Beetlejuice.
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Known for
- Wednesday2022–present · Wednesday Addams; season 2 producer
Netflix - Beetlejuice Beetlejuice2024 · Astrid Deetz
Warner Bros. - Scream2022 · Tara Carpenter
Paramount - Stuck in the Middle2016–2018 · Harley Diaz
Disney Channel - Death of a Unicorn2025 · Co-star with Paul Rudd
A24 - Klara and the Sun2026 · Klara
Sony Pictures
Overview
- Born
- September 27, 2002 · Palm Desert, California
- Grew up
- California’s Coachella Valley
- Work
- Actor and producer
- Early lead
- Harley Diaz in Disney Channel’s Stuck in the Middle
- Breakout
- Wednesday Addams in Netflix’s Wednesday (2022)
Mini bio
How it started.
Jenna wanted to act at six. In her WIRED interview, she recalls performing a monologue for her mother, who posted it on Facebook. A family connection to a casting director helped open the door.
Growing into the work.
Raised in the Coachella Valley as the fourth of six siblings, Jenna booked her first acting job at nine. Early roles included young Jane in Jane the Virgin and Harley Diaz in Stuck in the Middle, before You and Scream.
Finding Wednesday.
Wednesday made Jenna widely known in 2022. She returned as both star and producer for season 2, also reunited with Tim Burton and Winona Ryder as Astrid in Beetlejuice Beetlejuice.
The latest chapter.
Her recent films include Death of a Unicorn, Hurry Up Tomorrow and Klara and the Sun. In 2026, she also brought The Gallerist to Sundance and completed filming Wednesday’s third season.
Creditschronological, newest first
Film
- 2026Klara and the SunKlara
- 2026The GalleristGallery assistant
- 2025Hurry Up TomorrowAnima
- 2025Death of a UnicornCo-star with Paul Rudd
- 2024Beetlejuice BeetlejuiceAstrid Deetz
- 2022ScreamTara Carpenter
Television
- 2022–presentWednesdayWednesday Addams; producer on season 2
- 2016–2018Stuck in the MiddleHarley Diaz
Awards
- Golden Globe nominations2026 and 2023 · Lead actress in a television musical or comedy, Wednesday.
- Primetime Emmy nomination2023 · Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series, Wednesday.
- MTV Movie & TV Award2023 · Won Best Performance in a Show for Wednesday.
- MTV Movie & TV Award2022 · Won Most Frightened Performance for Scream.
Quotes
I first wanted to start acting when I was six years old.Jenna Ortega, WIRED Autocomplete Interview
Recalling how she began acting. Full video and transcript are linked in the sources.
Trivia
- She learned cello for Wednesday, beginning lessons about two months before filming.
- She is the fourth of six siblings.
- While filming Wednesday in Ireland, she cared for rescued chinchillas.
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