Starring in the titular series Wednesday, Jenna Ortega has become the It girl. The series achieved the biggest debut week for Netflix, beating Stranger Things Season 4. Ortega has nailed the character with finesse as if she created it.
The series received accolades from the audience as well as critics. Ortega plays the role of Wednesday, the daughter of Morticia and Gomez Addams. The series is about how Wednesday Addams gets transferred from a regular high school to Nevermore Academy, a place of learning for magical beings and those with magical abilities. However, Wednesday uncovers a mystery her parents were involved in decades ago and realizes there is more than meets the eye.
However, many found her familiar.
Wondering where you have seen the American Latino actress before?
Jenna Ortega has starred in numerous movies and TV shows. Here is a list of all the movies Ortega has starred in:
Scream 5
Jenna Ortega did the role of Tara in Scream 5. She will be making a comeback in Scream 6, where the movie is set 25 years later after the slasher movies came out. A new killer has hidden behind the Ghostface Mask and targeting a teen group to unravel Woodsboro’s dark secrets of the past.
The Babysitter: Killer Queen
Jenna Ortega has strengthened her status as the New Scream Queen, and rightly so. She is made for the horror genre. The artist herself revealed in an interview that she is drawn to the dark and weird, and such projects seem to find her naturally. Jenna starred in the sequel of Babysitter, which takes place 2 years after the events of the first film. She starred as Pheobe Atwell alongside Bella Thorne, Samara Weaving, and Robbie Amell.
Insidious 2
Another horror film. No surprise there. Jenna Ortega did her cameo at the end of the movie playing a young girl, the only one who could see Lin Shaye. She starred in the sequel alongside Daniella Bisutti, Patrick Wilson, and Rose Byrne.
X
Jenna starred in the horror film X as Lorraine Day, where a filming crew gathers to make an adult film at an off-location in rural Texas. However, things take a deadly turn as the elderly resident isn’t too welcoming.
The Fallout
Starring alongside Maddie Ziegler, Jenna did the teen drama The Fallout. However, in the movie, Jenna played Vada, a high school student. The movie is about the aftermath of a school shooting and Vada’s close friendship with Mia (Ziegler) and attempts to reinvent her by going beyond her boundaries.
American Carnage
The film is about the undocumented immigrants’ children’s arrest following a governor’s executive order. However, they are offered to get their charges dropped while in captivity, suggesting if they would become caretakers for the elderly. Jenna worked as Camila alongside Eric Dane, ending up revealing a wicked conspiracy.
Yes Day
The family film Yes Day saw Jenna starring alongside Edgar Ramirez and Jennifer Garner as her parents. The movie is about a day when the parents cannot give any rules to kids for 24 hours after constantly replying negatively to their requests.
