Jenna Marie Ortega born September 27, 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 โ She played Ellie Alves in the thriller series You and starred in the family film Yes Day , both for Netflix.
Ortega received praise for her performance as a traumatized high school student in the drama film The Fallout She gained wide recognition for portraying Wednesday Addams in the Netflix horror-comedy series Wednesday โpresent , for which she received nominations at the Golden Globe , Primetime Emmy , and Screen Actors Guild Awards. Media publications have dubbed Ortega as "Gen Z's scream queen ".
Ortega has also been noted for her fashion, in addition to supporting various charitable causes. Jenna Marie Ortega, [ 1 ] the fourth of six siblings, was born on September 27, , [ 2 ] in Palm Desert, California.
A casting director watched the video and signed her to an agency. Ortega's mother began driving her to Los Angeles to attend auditions, a trip that sometimes took as long as six hours roundtrip, up to five days a week. From to , [ 28 ] Ortega led the Disney Channel sitcom Stuck in the Middle as Harley Diaz, an aspiring inventor who is the middle child of the seven siblings. Ortega drew inspiration from her own family and relationships with her siblings; she felt her experience starring on the show was akin to reality television.
In , Ortega starred in the film Saving Flora in the lead role of Dawn, a circus owner's daughter. Ortega played Phoebe, the love interest of Judah Lewis 's character, in Netflix's horror film The Babysitter: Killer Queen , [ 43 ] which was released in September to negative critical reviews.
