From career breakthroughs to professional milestones, explore how Jenna Ortega made an impact.
Jenna Marie Ortega is an American actress who started her career as a child actress. She gained recognition for portraying young Jane in "Jane the Virgin" (2014-2019) and won an Imagen Award for her leading role as Harley Diaz in Disney's "Stuck in the Middle" (2016-2018). She has also appeared as Ellie Alves in the thriller series "You" (2019) and starred in the Netflix family film "Yes Day" (2021).
In 2012, Jenna Ortega made her acting debut in the sitcom "Rob".
In 2013, Jenna Ortega made her film debut in an uncredited role as the vice president's daughter in the superhero film "Iron Man 3". In the same year, Ortega appeared in the horror film "Insidious: Chapter 2" as a part of the supporting cast.
From 2014, Jenna Ortega had a recurring role on The CW comedy television series "Jane the Virgin" as a younger version of Jane Villanueva. She also starred in the direct-to-video comedy film "The Little Rascals Save the Day" in 2014.
In 2015, Jenna Ortega starred in the Netflix sitcom "Richie Rich" and appeared in the comedy-drama film "After Words" as Anna Chapa.
After securing a role in "Stuck in the Middle", Jenna Ortega got an apartment in Los Angeles in 2016. During that time, Ortega worked in Los Angeles during the workweek and went home on weekends.
From 2016, Jenna Ortega led the Disney Channel sitcom "Stuck in the Middle" as Harley Diaz. She also voiced Princess Isabel in "Elena and the Secret of Avalor" in 2016 and "Elena of Avalor" (2016–2020).
In 2018, Jenna Ortega garnered an Imagen Award win for Best Young Actor – Television for her role in "Stuck in the Middle".
In 2018, Jenna Ortega starred in the film "Saving Flora" in the lead role of Dawn, and was cast as Ellie Alves in the second season of the Netflix thriller series "You".
In 2018, Ortega's time on the Disney show Stuck in the Middle ended.
On December 26, 2019, the second season of the Netflix thriller series "You", in which Jenna Ortega played Ellie Alves, was released.
In 2019, Jenna Ortega played Ellie Alves in the thriller series "You" for Netflix.
In 2019, Jenna Ortega's recurring role on The CW comedy television series "Jane the Virgin" ended.
In September 2020, Jenna Ortega played Phoebe in Netflix's horror film "The Babysitter: Killer Queen", which was released to negative critical reviews.
In 2020, Jenna Ortega's time voicing Princess Isabel in "Elena of Avalor" ended.
In March 2021, Jenna Ortega starred in the Netflix comedy movie "Yes Day", portraying a stubborn teenager.
On March 17, 2021, the high-school drama film "The Fallout", starring Jenna Ortega, premiered at South by Southwest.
In May 2021, Jenna Ortega was cast as Wednesday Addams in the Netflix comedy-horror series "Wednesday".
In 2021, Jenna Ortega received praise for her performance as a traumatized high school student in the drama film "The Fallout".
In 2021, Jenna Ortega starred in the family film "Yes Day" for Netflix.
On January 27, 2022, the film "The Fallout", starring Jenna Ortega, was released on HBO Max.
In 2022, Jenna Ortega appeared in the Foo Fighters–led horror film "Studio 666", the slasher film "X", and the comedy-horror "American Carnage".
In 2022, Jenna Ortega called the production of Wednesday's first season her "most overwhelming job".
In 2022, Jenna Ortega gained wide recognition for portraying Wednesday Addams in the Netflix horror-comedy series "Wednesday", for which she received nominations at the Golden Globe, Primetime Emmy, and Screen Actors Guild Awards. She also starred in the slasher films "Scream" and "X".
In 2022, Jenna Ortega played Tara Carpenter in the slasher film "Scream", the fifth film in the franchise. She also won the MTV Movie Award for Most Frightened Performance for this role.
In 2022, Jenna Ortega's time voicing a travel vlogger named Brooklynn in the Netflix animated show Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous ended.
In March 2023, Jenna Ortega hosted an episode of NBC's sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live and reprised her role as Tara Carpenter in Scream VI, which was released in March 2023.
In November 2023, Jenna Ortega exited the "Scream" franchise after her co-star Melissa Barrera was fired.
In 2023, Jenna Ortega starred in the slasher film "Scream VI".
In 2024, Jenna Ortega starred in the fantasy film "Beetlejuice Beetlejuice".
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