Who Is Jenna Ortega? Everything You Need to Know About the 'Wednesday' Star
released the first trailer for Wednesday, a new Tim Burton-produced Addams Family spinoff series. The preview puts the focus on the titular character, who is played by Jenna Ortega.Though she is only 19 years old, Ortega is a familiar face to many people, which is evidenced by the 8.3 million followers she has on Instagram.
However, Wednesday stands to be the highest profile role yet of the young actor's career when it debuts on Netflix this fall.Ortega began her career as a child actor.
After some guest parts on television shows like CSI: NY and films like Iron Man 3, she landed a starring role as Young Jane on The CW's comedy-drama series Jane the Virgin from 2014 to 2019.Ortega received more attention for two prominent roles on the Disney Channel.
One was her starring role as Harley Diaz in the series Stuck in the Middle (2016-2018), while the other was for voicing Princess Isabel on the animated series Elena of Avalor (2016-2020).While she has a large following among Disney fans, Ortega is also no stranger to Netflix.
