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Jenna Ortega
Jenna Marie Ortega
Jenna Ortega is an American screen actor and producer best known for playing Wednesday Addams in Netflix's Wednesday. Her work also includes prominent roles in Scream, X, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, and Death of a Unicorn, as well as a producing role on Wednesday.
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At a glance
- Ortega plays the title character in Netflix's Wednesday and added a producing role for the series' second season.
- Her performance in Wednesday received a 2023 Primetime Emmy nomination for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series.
- Her film work includes Scream, X, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, and Death of a Unicorn.
- Her early television roles included young Jane in Jane the Virgin and a lead role in Disney's Stuck in the Middle.
Background and early television work
Jenna Marie Ortega was born on September 27, 2002, in California. Her early television work included playing young Jane in Jane the Virgin and taking a lead role in Disney's Stuck in the Middle.
Wednesday and producing
Ortega became widely identified with the title role in Netflix's Wednesday. She received a 2023 Primetime Emmy nomination for her performance and later added a producing role for Season 2. Netflix materials describe that work using both “producer” and “executive producer,” so the available evidence does not establish a complete season-by-season account of her producing titles.
Film and genre roles
Ortega has built a substantial body of work in horror and other genre films. She played Tara Carpenter in the 2022 film Scream, appeared among the principal cast of A24's X, played Astrid in Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, and starred as Ridley in Death of a Unicorn.
Timeline
- Born in California.
- Began appearing as young Jane in Jane the Virgin.
- Began playing Wednesday Addams in Netflix's Wednesday.
- Received a Primetime Emmy nomination for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for Wednesday.
- Added a producing role on Wednesday Season 2.
- Netflix announced that Wednesday Season 3 had entered production near Dublin, with Ortega returning as Wednesday Addams.
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Current context
- Netflix reported that Wednesday Season 3 was in production near Dublin and confirmed Ortega's return as Wednesday Addams. This reflects Netflix's production-status report dated February 23, 2026, and does not establish the series' status after that report.
- Netflix's Wednesday hub listed two seasons and stated that all eight episodes of Season 2 were streaming. Streaming availability is platform- and territory-dependent and may change.
Biographical facts
- Jenna Marie Ortega was born on September 27, 2002, in California.
- Her early television work included playing young Jane in Jane the Virgin and a lead role in Disney's Stuck in the Middle.
- Ortega plays Wednesday Addams in Netflix's Wednesday.
- Ortega added a producing role for Wednesday Season 2, while Netflix's series hub also identifies her as an executive producer.
- She received a 2023 Primetime Emmy nomination for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for playing Wednesday Addams and Goody Addams in Wednesday.
- Ortega played Tara Carpenter in Paramount Pictures' 2022 film Scream.
- She was among the principal cast of A24's 2022 horror film X.
- In the 2024 film Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, Ortega played Astrid, the daughter of Lydia Deetz.
- Ortega starred as Ridley in A24's 2025 film Death of a Unicorn.
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- Netflix Actor and producer on Wednesday 2022–present
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