Jenna Ortega
{{Short description|American actress (born 2002)}}
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| birth_name = Jenna Marie Ortega
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| birth_place = Palm Desert, California, U.S.
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| years_active = 2012–present
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Jenna Marie Ortega (born September 27, 2002) 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 (2014–2019). She then won an Imagen Award for her leading role as Harley Diaz in the Disney Channel series Stuck in the Middle (2016–2018). She played Ellie Alves in the thriller series You (2019) and starred in the family film Yes Day (2021), both for Netflix.
Ortega received praise for her performance as a traumatized high school student in the drama film The Fallout (2021). She gained wide recognition for portraying Wednesday Addams in the Netflix horror-comedy series Wednesday (2022–present), for which she received nominations at the Golden Globe, Primetime Emmy, and Screen Actors Guild Awards. She also starred in the slasher films Scream (2022), X (2022), and Scream VI (2023), and the fantasy film Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024).
Media publications have dubbed Ortega as "Gen Z's scream queen".{{efn|name=Gen Z's scream queen}} She has been featured on the Power 100 list from The Hollywood Reporter in 2023 and the Forbes 30 Under 30 list in 2024. Ortega has also been noted for her fashion, in addition to supporting various charitable causes.
Early life
Jenna Marie Ortega,{{cite magazine |title=Jenna Ortega |url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/jenna-ortega/credits/3030755607 |magazine=TV Guide |access-date=August 23, 2023 |archive-date=August 24, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230824000523/https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/jenna-ortega/credits/3030755607/ |url-status=live }} the fourth of six siblings, was born on September 27, 2002,{{cite web |last1=Sangster |first1=Ella |title=Everything You Need to Know About Wednesday{{'s}} Jenna Ortega |url=https://harpersbazaar.com.au/who-is-jenna-ortega |website=Harper's Bazaar Australia |access-date=August 23, 2023 |date=December 8, 2022 |archive-date=March 20, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230320215149/https://harpersbazaar.com.au/who-is-jenna-ortega/ |url-status=live }} in Palm Desert, California.{{cite web |last1=Bahr |first1=Sarah |title=Jenna Ortega Knows What Wednesday Addams Wants |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/23/arts/television/jenna-ortega-wednesday-netflix.html?gws_id=nyt%3A%2F%2Finteractive%2F4afe389e-163c-43ba-8d11-c64a6783dfe5&gws_card=4 |website=The New York Times |access-date=August 23, 2023 |date=November 23, 2022 |url-access=limited |archive-date=August 23, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230823020023/https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/23/arts/television/jenna-ortega-wednesday-netflix.html?gws_id=nyt://interactive/4afe389e-163c-43ba-8d11-c64a6783dfe5&gws_card=4 |url-status=live }} Her father, a former sheriff who works at a California district attorney's office, is of Mexican descent, and her mother, who is of Mexican and Puerto Rican descent, works as an emergency room nurse.{{cite web |last1=Harris |first1=Hunter |date=March 7, 2023 |title=Jenna Ortega Is Watching You |url=https://www.elle.com/culture/celebrities/a43181047/jenna-ortega-interview-april-2023/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230823195143/https://www.elle.com/culture/celebrities/a43181047/jenna-ortega-interview-april-2023/ |archive-date=August 23, 2023 |access-date=August 24, 2023 |website=Elle}}{{cite news|url=http://www.teenvogue.com/story/jane-the-virgin-jenna-ortega-fights-anti-immigration-rhetoric|title=Jane the Virgin{{'s}} Jenna Ortega Fights Anti-Immigration Rhetoric|last1=Leonowicz|first1=Rex|date=August 15, 2016|work=Teen Vogue|access-date=August 21, 2016|archive-date=August 29, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160829002302/http://www.teenvogue.com/story/jane-the-virgin-jenna-ortega-fights-anti-immigration-rhetoric|url-status=live}} Ortega's maternal great-grandmother was an undocumented immigrant from Sinaloa, Mexico, and her maternal grandfather was from Puerto Rico.{{cite web |last1=Ward |first1=Fiona |title=Jenna Ortega Is Going to Be Everywhere in 2023 – Here's Everything You Need to Know About the Wednesday Star |url=https://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/article/jenna-ortega-facts-age-family-movies |website=Glamour UK |access-date=September 3, 2023 |date=December 13, 2022 |archive-date=October 8, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231008104834/https://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/article/jenna-ortega-facts-age-family-movies |url-status=live }} Ortega grew up in La Quinta, California, and has described her childhood self as "loud and extroverted". She wanted to act from the age of six and begged her mother to let her pursue a career for three years.{{cite magazine |first=Mirtle |last=Peña-Calderon |title=Exclusive: How Jenna Ortega Is Coming into Her Own and Creating Space for Everyone |url=https://peopleenespanol.com/chica/jenna-ortega-netflix-wednesday |magazine=People en Español |access-date=July 12, 2024 |language=es |date=November 21, 2022 |archive-date=August 25, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230825071007/https://peopleenespanol.com/chica/jenna-ortega-netflix-wednesday/ |url-status=live }} Her mother attempted to distract her with other activities, including soccer and school. Ortega almost quit pursuing acting to participate in the former.{{cite magazine |title=Jenna Ortega & Scream 6 Cast Test How Well They Know Each Other |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/video/watch/quizzing-each-other-scream-6-cast |magazine=Vanity Fair |access-date=August 25, 2023 |format=Video |date=March 17, 2023 |archive-date=June 8, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230608183851/https://www.vanityfair.com/video/watch/quizzing-each-other-scream-6-cast |url-status=live }} Her mother later bought her a monologue book and posted a video of nine-year-old Ortega performing. 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. She struggled to secure parts because few roles for Latinas existed and she "didn't look [a certain] way"; such experiences damaged her self-esteem. She considered dyeing her hair blonde in an attempt to book more roles.{{cite magazine |title=Jenna Ortega |url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/jenna-ortega/?list=30under30-hollywood-entertainment/ |magazine=Forbes |access-date=June 15, 2024 |archive-date=June 15, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240615100718/https://www.forbes.com/profile/jenna-ortega/?list=30under30-hollywood-entertainment/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |last1=Mohammed |first1=Leyla |title=Jenna Ortega Explained Why She Refused to Dye Her Hair Blonde After Revealing She Felt Pressured to 'Look A Certain Way' in Hollywood |url=https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/leylamohammed/jenna-ortega-struggling-latina-child-actor-blonde |website=BuzzFeed News |access-date=June 15, 2024 |date=November 6, 2023 |archive-date=June 15, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240615100721/https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/leylamohammed/jenna-ortega-struggling-latina-child-actor-blonde |url-status=live }} For the first year, Ortega, who had no connections in the film industry, limited her auditions to commercials; she secured parts in 12 national campaigns, including three McDonald's commercials.{{cite magazine |last1=Rose |first1=Lacey |title='I'm Not Just Here to Smile': Jenna Ortega, Elle Fanning and the THR Comedy Actress Roundtable |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-features/jenna-ortega-elle-fanning-comedy-actress-roundtable-1235507685 |magazine=The Hollywood Reporter |access-date=September 12, 2023 |date=June 6, 2023 |archive-date=September 12, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230912000407/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-features/jenna-ortega-elle-fanning-comedy-actress-roundtable-1235507685/ |url-status=live }}{{cite magazine |last1=McCarthy |first1=Lauren |title=Jenna Ortega on Scream, Spoilers, and Playing Wednesday Addams |url=https://www.nylon.com/entertainment/jenna-ortega-scream-spoilers-wednesday-addams |website=Nylon |access-date=September 3, 2023 |date=January 12, 2022 |archive-date=February 3, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230203223404/https://www.nylon.com/entertainment/jenna-ortega-scream-spoilers-wednesday-addams |url-status=live }} From Mondays to Fridays, she acted in Los Angeles for a few days and returned home to attend school. She enrolled in public school,{{cite interview |last1=Ortega |first1=Jenna |interviewer=Matthew Carey |title=The Fallout Star Jenna Ortega on the Horror of School Shootings: 'It Could Happen Anywhere, at Any Time' |url=https://deadline.com/2022/06/jenna-ortega-interview-the-fallout-maddie-ziegler-1235047031 |website=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=August 25, 2023 |date=June 21, 2022 |archive-date=August 25, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230825032820/https://deadline.com/2022/06/jenna-ortega-interview-the-fallout-maddie-ziegler-1235047031/ |url-status=dead }} attending Amelia Earhart Elementary School and John Glenn Middle School.{{cite news |first=Xochitl |last=Pena |title=Could La Quinta Tween Be the Next Miley Cyrus, Selena Gomez? |url=https://www.desertsun.com/story/life/entertainment/people/2016/02/12/jenna-ortega-stuck-in-the-middle-disney-channel/80296996 |newspaper=The Desert Sun |access-date=August 25, 2023 |date=February 12, 2016 |archive-date=August 25, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230825100237/https://www.desertsun.com/story/life/entertainment/people/2016/02/12/jenna-ortega-stuck-in-the-middle-disney-channel/80296996/ |url-status=live }} She stopped going to public school during eighth grade to act in Disney projects and got an apartment in Los Angeles after securing a role in Stuck in the Middle (2016–2018).{{cite news |first=Xochitl |last=Pena |title=La Quinta's Jenna Ortega on Being a Disney Star and Her Show Stuck in the Middle, Now Ending After 3 Seasons |url=https://www.desertsun.com/story/life/entertainment/people/2018/07/17/la-quintas-jenna-ortega-next-disney-darling/695617001 |newspaper=The Desert Sun |access-date=September 7, 2023 |date=July 17, 2018 |archive-date=September 7, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230907104307/https://www.desertsun.com/story/life/entertainment/people/2018/07/17/la-quintas-jenna-ortega-next-disney-darling/695617001/ |url-status=live }} During that time, Ortega worked in Los Angeles during the workweek and went home on weekends.
Career
= 2012–2017: Early acting roles and Disney =
Ortega made her acting debut in the sitcom Rob (2012) and later made a guest appearance in the CSI: NY episode "Unspoken".{{Cite Rotten Tomatoes|id=csi_ny|type=tv|access-date=June 8, 2024|season=9|episode=4|title=Unspoken|publisher_hide=yes}} In 2013, she 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.{{cite magazine |last1=Baig |first1=Ruman |title=Wednesday Has Been Renewed for Season 2 and Here's Everything You Need to Know |url=https://elle.in/wednesday-netflix-season-2-expectations |magazine=Elle |access-date=September 5, 2023 |date=January 12, 2023 |archive-date=September 5, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230905061705/https://elle.in/wednesday-netflix-season-2-expectations/ |url-status=live }} From 2014 to 2019, Ortega had a recurring role on The CW comedy television series Jane the Virgin as a younger version of Jane Villanueva, who is portrayed by Gina Rodriguez as an adult. Declan Gallagher of Entertainment Weekly commended Ortega's performance, writing that "she eschews the trappings of a typical child actor".{{cite magazine |last1=Gallagher |first1=Declan |title=The 10 Best Jenna Ortega Movies and TV Shows, Ranked |url=https://ew.com/movies/best-jenna-ortega-roles-ranked |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |access-date=September 5, 2023 |date=May 10, 2023 |archive-date=June 23, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230623124515/https://ew.com/movies/best-jenna-ortega-roles-ranked/ |url-status=live }} She also starred in the direct-to-video comedy film The Little Rascals Save the Day (2014) and the Netflix sitcom Richie Rich (2015).{{cite web |last1=Sims |first1=Tony |title=The Little Rascals Save the Day DVD Giveaway |url=https://geekdad.com/2014/04/little-rascals-giveaway |publisher=GeekDad |access-date=September 6, 2023 |date=April 1, 2014 |archive-date=September 6, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230906085856/https://geekdad.com/2014/04/little-rascals-giveaway/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/netflix-orders-richie-rich-series-744819|title=Netflix Orders Richie Rich Series from AwesomenessTV|magazine=The Hollywood Reporter|date=October 29, 2014|access-date=December 31, 2019|archive-date=August 3, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803102014/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/netflix-orders-richie-rich-series-744819|url-status=live}} Ortega appeared in the comedy-drama film After Words (2015) as Anna Chapa, the daughter of a male escort.{{cite magazine|last=Lowe|first=Justin|date=August 21, 2016|title=After Words: Film Review|magazine=The Hollywood Reporter|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/words-film-review-816818|access-date=April 19, 2016|archive-date=April 17, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160417052159/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/words-film-review-816818|url-status=live}}{{cite magazine |last1=Villaseñor |first1=Esteban |title=Jenna Ortega: La actriz de Merlina Addams, sus películas y carrera |url=https://www.vogue.mx/estilo-de-vida/articulo/jenna-ortega-biografia |trans-title=Jenna Ortega: The Wednesday Addams Actress, Her Films and Career |magazine=Vogue México y Latinoamérica |access-date=September 6, 2023 |language=es-MX |date=November 23, 2022 |archive-date=September 6, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230906015749/https://www.vogue.mx/estilo-de-vida/articulo/jenna-ortega-biografia |url-status=live }} The Los Angeles Times praised her as "adorable",{{cite news |last1=Goldstein |first1=Gary |title=Review: After Words Says Little About a Woman's Reawakening |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-after-words-movie-review-20150821-story.html |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |access-date=September 6, 2023 |date=August 21, 2015 |url-access=limited |archive-date=September 6, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230906015748/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-after-words-movie-review-20150821-story.html |url-status=live }} whereas The Arizona Republic found her "horribly cloying".{{cite web |last1=Cordova |first1=Randy |title=Review: A Librarian Gets Her Groove Back in After Words |url=https://www.azcentral.com/story/entertainment/movies/2015/08/20/review-little-romance-words/31919535 |website=The Arizona Republic |access-date=September 6, 2023 |date=August 20, 2015 |archive-date=June 30, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220630231423/https://www.azcentral.com/story/entertainment/movies/2015/08/20/review-little-romance-words/31919535/ |url-status=live }}
From 2016 to 2018,{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2018/03/stuck-in-the-middle-canceled-ends-after-three-seasons-disney-channel-star-jenna-ortega-cast-man-of-the-house-abc-pilot-final-season-1202356211/|title=Stuck in the Middle to End After 3 Seasons on Disney Channel, Star Jenna Ortega Joins ABC Pilot Man of the House|work=Deadline Hollywood|first=Nellie|last=Andreeva|date=March 30, 2018|access-date=April 7, 2018|archive-date=April 3, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180403115925/http://deadline.com/2018/03/stuck-in-the-middle-canceled-ends-after-three-seasons-disney-channel-star-jenna-ortega-cast-man-of-the-house-abc-pilot-final-season-1202356211/|url-status=live}} 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.{{cite magazine |first=Elizabeth |last=Wagmeister |url=https://variety.com/2015/tv/news/stuck-in-the-middle-jenna-ortega-disney-channel-comedy-series-1201586172/ |title=Disney Channel Orders Latino Family Sitcom Toplined by Jane the Virgin Star |magazine=Variety |date=September 4, 2015 |access-date=April 19, 2016 |quote=Disney Channel has ordered new series 'Stuck in the Middle,' starring 'Jane the Virgin's' Jenna Ortega, Variety has learned exclusively. |archive-date=March 14, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160314095717/http://variety.com/2015/tv/news/stuck-in-the-middle-jenna-ortega-disney-channel-comedy-series-1201586172/ |url-status=live }} She said that booking the role was "one of the best days of my life". 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. Common Sense Media praised Ortega's performance, saying she "commands this role, pleading her case as a long-suffering middle kid while finding the humor in the many calamities that befall her efforts to shine".{{cite web |last1=Ashby |first1=Emily |title=Stuck in the Middle |url=https://www.commonsensemedia.org/tv-reviews/stuck-in-the-middle |publisher=Common Sense Media |access-date=August 23, 2023 |archive-date=August 23, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230823030839/https://www.commonsensemedia.org/tv-reviews/stuck-in-the-middle |url-status=live }} Ortega garnered three Imagen Award nominations for Best Young Actor – Television, including a win in 2018. She also voiced Princess Isabel in Elena and the Secret of Avalor (2016) and Elena of Avalor (2016–2020).{{cite web |title=Elena and the Secret of Avalor TV Special Premieres November 20 |url=https://www.awn.com/news/elena-and-secret-avalor-tv-special-premieres-november-20 |publisher=Animation World Network |access-date=September 7, 2023 |date=October 13, 2016 |archive-date=May 9, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230509201042/https://www.awn.com/news/elena-and-secret-avalor-tv-special-premieres-november-20 |url-status=live }}{{cite web |last1=Hipes |first1=Patrick |title=Chris Parnell, Jenna Ortega & More Join Disney Junior's Elena Of Avalor |url=https://deadline.com/2016/01/elena-of-avalor-casts-jenna-ortega-chris-parnell-1201681620 |website=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=September 7, 2023 |date=January 13, 2016 |archive-date=September 7, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230907033013/https://deadline.com/2016/01/elena-of-avalor-casts-jenna-ortega-chris-parnell-1201681620/ |url-status=dead }}
= 2018–2021: Transition to mature roles =
In 2018, Ortega starred in the film Saving Flora in the lead role of Dawn, a circus owner's daughter.{{Cite magazine |last=McNary |first=Dave |date=August 4, 2017 |title=David Arquette, Jenna Ortega to Star in Elephant Drama Saving Flora |url=https://variety.com/2017/film/news/david-arquette-jenna-ortega-saving-flora-1202515546/ |access-date=January 14, 2020 |magazine=Variety |archive-date=September 25, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190925164051/https://variety.com/2017/film/news/david-arquette-jenna-ortega-saving-flora-1202515546/ |url-status=live}}{{Cite magazine |date=August 3, 2017 |first=Rebecca |last=Ford |title=Jane the Virgin Actress Jenna Ortega to Star in Saving Flora |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/jane-virgin-actress-jenna-ortega-star-saving-flora-1026749 |access-date=October 22, 2020 |magazine=The Hollywood Reporter |archive-date=October 23, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201023180906/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/jane-virgin-actress-jenna-ortega-star-saving-flora-1026749 |url-status=live}} After Stuck in the Middle ended, she aimed to act in more mature projects but found people assumed Disney roles were "all you can do, or all you were meant for". She considered quitting acting several times, saying that she "was too old for the young roles and too young for the older roles". In 2018, she was cast as Ellie Alves in the second season of the Netflix thriller series You, which was released on December 26, 2019.{{Cite news |url=https://deadline.com/2019/01/you-james-scully-jenna-ortega-cast-in-series-second-season-1202547029/ |title=You: James Scully & Jenna Ortega Cast in Series' Second Season on Netflix |last=Petski |first=Denise |date=January 31, 2019 |access-date=February 1, 2019 |website=Deadline Hollywood |archive-date=February 1, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190201034248/https://deadline.com/2019/01/you-james-scully-jenna-ortega-cast-in-series-second-season-1202547029/ |url-status=live}}{{Cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2019/11/you-season-2-premiere-date-penn-badgley-netflix-1202782904/ |title=You Season 2 Premiere Date Set as Penn Badgley Stalker Drama Moves to Netflix |last=Pedersen |first=Erik |date=November 11, 2019 |website=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=December 22, 2019 |archive-date=November 11, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191111181952/https://deadline.com/2019/11/you-season-2-premiere-date-penn-badgley-netflix-1202782904/ |url-status=live}} Like the show's first season, the second season received positive reviews;{{cite web |title=You: Season 2 |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/you/s02 |access-date=January 22, 2020 |archive-date=December 18, 2019 |publisher=Rotten Tomatoes |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191218205412/https://rottentomatoes.com/tv/you/s02 |url-status=live}} The Hollywood Reporter{{'s}} Robyn Bahr noted Ortega as "a standout performer".{{cite web |last1=Bahr |first1=Robyn |title=You Season 2: TV Review |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-reviews/you-season-2-review-1264863 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |access-date=August 23, 2023 |date=December 24, 2019 |archive-date=May 25, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220525043446/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-reviews/you-season-2-review-1264863/ |url-status=live }} Ortega was slated to return for the third and fourth seasons but was unable to do so due to scheduling conflicts.{{cite web |last1=Warner |first1=Sam |title=Wednesday{{'s}} Jenna Ortega Was 'Devastated' to Miss You Season 4 |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/a43118201/you-season-4-jenna-ortega-absence |publisher=Digital Spy |access-date=September 9, 2023 |date=February 28, 2023 |archive-date=March 24, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230324234720/https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/a43118201/you-season-4-jenna-ortega-absence/ |url-status=live }}
Ortega played Phoebe, the love interest of Judah Lewis's character, in Netflix's horror film The Babysitter: Killer Queen,{{cite web |last=Galuppo |first=Mia |date=October 18, 2019 |title=Jane the Virgin Actress Jenna Ortega Joins The Babysitter Sequel (Exclusive) |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/jenna-ortega-joins-babysitter-sequel-1248717 |access-date=October 18, 2019 |magazine=The Hollywood Reporter |archive-date=August 3, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803081433/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/jenna-ortega-joins-babysitter-sequel-1248717 |url-status=live}} which was released in September 2020 to negative critical reviews.{{cite news |last1=Moniuszko |first1=Sara M. |title=Critics Slam The Babysitter: Killer Queen as 'Uninspired' and 'Embarrassing' |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/movies/2020/09/11/the-babysitter-killer-queen-reviews-critics-slam-sequel/3468274001 |newspaper=USA Today |access-date=September 9, 2023 |date=September 11, 2020 |archive-date=March 22, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230322141257/https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/movies/2020/09/11/the-babysitter-killer-queen-reviews-critics-slam-sequel/3468274001/ |url-status=live }} She also voiced a travel vlogger named Brooklynn in the Netflix animated show Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous (2020–2022).{{Cite web |first=Tom |last=Reimann |url=https://collider.com/jurassic-world-camp-cretaceous-trailer-netflix/ |title=First Trailer for Netflix's Jurassic World Animated Series Finds Plucky Kids Getting Terrorized by Dinosaurs |website=Collider |date=July 28, 2020 |access-date=July 28, 2020 |archive-date=July 28, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200728203606/https://collider.com/jurassic-world-camp-cretaceous-trailer-netflix/ |url-status=live }} In 2021, she made her writing debut with the book It's All Love: Reflections for Your Heart & Soul, which contains a series of quotes and statements regarding faith and love.{{cite book |title=It's All Love: Reflections for Your Heart & Soul |isbn=978-0-593-17456-2 |last1=Ortega |first1=Jenna |date=January 5, 2021|publisher=Random House Children's Books }}{{cite magazine |last1=Pierre |first1=Lola |title=Jenna Ortega Chats About Scream, Her Deepest Fear, and Her Favorite Horror Movies |url=https://www.vogue.fr/fashion-culture/article/jenna-ortega-tim-burtons-wednesday-addams |magazine=Vogue France |access-date=August 24, 2023 |date=March 9, 2023 |archive-date=August 24, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230824112115/https://www.vogue.fr/fashion-culture/article/jenna-ortega-tim-burtons-wednesday-addams |url-status=live }} She starred in the Netflix comedy movie Yes Day (2021), portraying a stubborn teenager who wants more independence from her parents.{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2019/10/jennifer-garner-yes-day-movie-add-jenna-ortega-jane-the-virgin-actress-1202757059/ |title=Jane The Virgin{{'s}} Jenna Ortega Joins Jennifer Garner Family Movie Yes Day |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |date=October 10, 2019 |website=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=October 13, 2019 |archive-date=October 10, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191010224458/https://deadline.com/2019/10/jennifer-garner-yes-day-movie-add-jenna-ortega-jane-the-virgin-actress-1202757059/ |url-status=live}}{{Cite web |last1=D'Alessandro |first1=Anthony |date=October 17, 2019 |title=Edgar Ramírez Says 'Yes' to Jennifer Garner Family Movie Yes Day |url=https://deadline.com/2019/10/edgar-ramirez-says-yes-to-jennifer-garner-family-movie-yes-day-1202762854/ |access-date=March 13, 2021 |website=Deadline Hollywood |archive-date=October 17, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191017212240/https://deadline.com/2019/10/edgar-ramirez-says-yes-to-jennifer-garner-family-movie-yes-day-1202762854/ |url-status=live}} She appreciated how people of color were shown in "a casual setting where it's acknowledged" in lieu of "shoving it down your throat".{{cite web |last1=Khalifeh |first1=Mona |title=Jenna Ortega Says It's Important to See Diverse Families Onscreen |url=https://www.etonline.com/jenna-ortega-says-its-important-for-young-people-of-color-to-see-a-diverse-family-onscreen |website=Entertainment Tonight |access-date=September 9, 2023 |date=March 9, 2021 |archive-date=March 26, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230326003513/https://www.etonline.com/jenna-ortega-says-its-important-for-young-people-of-color-to-see-a-diverse-family-onscreen |url-status=live }} Yes Day was released in March 2021 to mixed reviews.{{cite web |title=Yes Day |url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/yes-day |publisher=Metacritic |access-date=September 9, 2023 |archive-date=March 11, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210311071332/https://www.metacritic.com/movie/yes-day |url-status=live }} IndieWire lauded Ortega as "very capable",{{cite web |last1=Ehrlich |first1=David |title=Yes Day Review: Jennifer Garner and Édgar Ramírez Are Fun, Frazzled Parents in Netflix Family Comedy |url=https://www.indiewire.com/criticism/movies/yes-day-review-netflix-1234622314 |publisher=IndieWire |access-date=August 24, 2023 |date=March 10, 2021 |archive-date=August 24, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230824043919/https://www.indiewire.com/criticism/movies/yes-day-review-netflix-1234622314/ |url-status=live }} and the Associated Press referred to her as "an impressively poised young actor".{{cite news |last1=Coyle |first1=Jake |title=Review: In Yes Day, Kids Get Their Way for 24 Hours |url=https://apnews.com/article/yes-day-movie-review-jennifer-garner-332d76c89801d16dcd9ec7ec58e17788 |publisher=Associated Press |access-date=August 24, 2023 |date=March 10, 2021 |archive-date=August 24, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230824043917/https://apnews.com/article/yes-day-movie-review-jennifer-garner-332d76c89801d16dcd9ec7ec58e17788 |url-status=live }}
Ortega had a leading role in the high-school drama film The Fallout, starring as a student who is navigating her emotional trauma after a school shooting.{{cite web |first=Andreas |last=Wiseman |date=February 22, 2020 |title=You Star Jenna Ortega to Lead Cast in High-School Drama The Fallout from Writer-Director Megan Park – EFM |url=https://deadline.com/2020/02/jenna-ortega-netflix-you-high-school-drama-fallout-efm-1202866050/ |access-date=February 24, 2020 |website=Deadline Hollywood |archive-date=February 22, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200222150807/https://deadline.com/2020/02/jenna-ortega-netflix-you-high-school-drama-fallout-efm-1202866050/ |url-status=live}} To prepare for the role, she looked at photographs and watched videos and interviews about school shootings; processing such events afterward "kind of came naturally". She also participated in the March for Our Lives movement, which led demonstrations in support of U.S. gun control legislation. Ortega, who describes herself as "such an insecure individual", found it easy to portray her character as relatable. The Fallout premiered at South by Southwest on March 17, 2021, and was released on HBO Max on January 27, 2022.{{Cite magazine |last1=Mier |first1=Tomás |date=January 20, 2022 |title=Watch Jenna Ortega and Maddie Ziegler Grapple with Grief in Billie Eilish-Backed Trailer for The Fallout |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-news/watch-the-fallout-trailer-hbo-max-1288146/ |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=January 20, 2022 |archive-date=January 20, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220120232056/https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-news/watch-the-fallout-trailer-hbo-max-1288146/ |url-status=live |url-access=limited }} The film received a positive response from critics,{{cite web |title=The Fallout |publisher=Rotten Tomatoes |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_fallout_2021 |access-date=March 21, 2021 |archive-date=April 21, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210421062742/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_fallout_2021 |url-status=live}} and Ortega's acting was applauded. Richard Roeper of the Chicago Sun-Times described her performance as "grounded and deeply moving",{{cite web |last1=Roeper |first1=Richard |author1-link=Richard Roeper |title=The Fallout: Stark Teen Film Focuses Not on School Shooting, but on the Aftermath |url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/movies-and-tv/2022/1/26/22901837/the-fallout-review-jenna-ortega-movie-maddie-ziegler-megan-park-shailene-woodley |website=Chicago Sun-Times |access-date=August 23, 2023 |date=January 26, 2022 |archive-date=August 23, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230823032513/https://chicago.suntimes.com/movies-and-tv/2022/1/26/22901837/the-fallout-review-jenna-ortega-movie-maddie-ziegler-megan-park-shailene-woodley |url-status=live }} while The Hollywood Reporter wrote that her "beautifully nuanced turn understands the nothing-to-look-at-here façade and the chinks in the armor".{{Cite magazine |first=Sheri |last=Linden |date=March 17, 2021 |title=The Fallout: Film Review {{!}} SXSW 2021 |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/the-fallout-film-review-sxsw-2021 |access-date=March 21, 2021 |magazine=The Hollywood Reporter |archive-date=March 20, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210320143310/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/the-fallout-film-review-sxsw-2021 |url-status=live}}
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In the slasher film Scream (2022)—the fifth film in the Scream franchise—Ortega played Tara Carpenter,{{cite web |last=Sneider |first=Jeff |date=August 19, 2020 |title=Scream 5 Adds Jenna Ortega, Who Was So Good on You Last Season |url=https://collider.com/scream-5-cast-jenna-ortega/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200820121132/https://collider.com/scream-5-cast-jenna-ortega/ |archive-date=August 20, 2020 |access-date=August 20, 2020 |website=Collider}}{{cite web |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |date=August 19, 2020 |title=Scream: Jenna Ortega Joins Spyglass Media Group & Paramount Pictures' Horror Relaunch |url=https://deadline.com/2020/08/scream-jenna-ortega-joins-spyglass-media-group-paramount-pictures-horror-relaunch-1203017853/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200819221821/https://deadline.com/2020/08/scream-jenna-ortega-joins-spyglass-media-group-paramount-pictures-horror-relaunch-1203017853/ |archive-date=August 19, 2020 |access-date=August 20, 2020 |work=Deadline Hollywood}} on which she stated: "I don't even think there are words in the English language to correctly express how happy, excited and nervous I am for this journey".{{Cite news |title=Jenna Ortega Calls Role in Scream 5 a 'Dream Come True' (Exclusive) |url=https://www.etonline.com/jenna-ortega-calls-role-in-scream-5-a-dream-come-true-reveals-hopes-for-her-you-character-exclusive |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210124030745/https://www.etonline.com/jenna-ortega-calls-role-in-scream-5-a-dream-come-true-reveals-hopes-for-her-you-character-exclusive |archive-date=January 24, 2021 |access-date=January 17, 2021 |work=Entertainment Tonight}} Directors Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett cast Ortega because of her ability to play both horror and comic tones, and for the sound of her scream. She felt nervous about joining a well-known franchise, wanting to "do it justice" without "ripping anybody off". She said that working on the film taught her the importance of cast chemistry to the natural flow of the production process.{{cite news |date=January 18, 2022 |title=Scream{{'s}} Jenna Ortega Is the Horror Franchise's New Blood |url=https://www.mtv.com/news/8fqwyd/scream-jenna-ortega-interview-franchise-history |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230926235321/https://www.mtv.com/news/8fqwyd/scream-jenna-ortega-interview-franchise-history |archive-date=September 26, 2023 |access-date=September 17, 2023 |publisher=MTV News}} Scream was a critical and commercial success,{{Cite news |last=Shattuck |first=Kathryn |date=January 25, 2022 |title=Jenna Ortega Gets Her Thrills From Radiohead and Paris, Texas |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/25/arts/television/jenna-ortega-fallout.html |url-access=limited |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220127062234/https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/25/arts/television/jenna-ortega-fallout.html |archive-date=January 27, 2022 |access-date=January 27, 2022 |newspaper=The New York Times |issn=0362-4331}} becoming the 28th-highest-grossing film of 2022.{{Cite web |title=2022 Worldwide Box Office |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/year/world/2022/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220103214111/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/year/world/2022/ |archive-date=January 3, 2022 |access-date=November 16, 2022 |publisher=Box Office Mojo}} According to The A.V. Club, Ortega demonstrated "incredible" resilience and resolve in her role.{{cite web |last1=Rife |first1=Katie |date=January 12, 2022 |title=A New Generation Takes a Stab at Scream in the First Sequel Without Wes Craven |url=https://www.avclub.com/a-new-generation-takes-a-stab-at-scream-in-the-first-se-1848340926 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230823061423/https://www.avclub.com/a-new-generation-takes-a-stab-at-scream-in-the-first-se-1848340926 |archive-date=August 23, 2023 |access-date=August 23, 2023 |website=The A.V. Club}} She also won the MTV Movie Award for Most Frightened Performance.
Ortega later appeared in the Foo Fighters–led horror film Studio 666 (2022).{{Cite magazine |last=White |first=James |date=May 12, 2021 |title=Foo Fighters Are Under Threat in a First Look at Studio 666 |url=https://www.empireonline.com/movies/news/foo-fighters-are-under-threat-in-a-first-look-at-studio-666/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211207042221/https://www.empireonline.com/movies/news/foo-fighters-are-under-threat-in-a-first-look-at-studio-666/ |archive-date=December 7, 2021 |access-date=December 7, 2021 |magazine=Empire}} Reviewers said she was underused;{{cite news |last1=Nulf |first1=Jenny |date=February 25, 2022 |title=Studio 666 |url=https://www.austinchronicle.com/events/film/2022-02-25/studio-666 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220701150147/https://www.austinchronicle.com/events/film/2022-02-25/studio-666/ |archive-date=July 1, 2022 |access-date=September 9, 2023 |newspaper=Austin Chronicle}}{{cite web |last1=Jorgensen |first1=Tom |date=February 22, 2022 |title=Studio 666 Review |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/studio-666-review-foo-fighters |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230227150559/https://www.ign.com/articles/studio-666-review-foo-fighters |archive-date=February 27, 2023 |access-date=September 9, 2023 |website=IGN}} according to the Los Angeles Times, "[n]ot even [a] cameo from ... 2022's newly minted Scream Queen Jenna Ortega ... can offer true horror bona fides to this flick".{{cite news |last1=Walsh |first1=Katie |date=February 23, 2022 |title=Review: There's Nothing Funny or Scary About the Dave Grohl Horror-Comedy Studio 666 |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2022-02-23/review-theres-nothing-funny-or-scary-about-the-dave-grohl-horror-comedy-studio-666 |url-access=limited |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230331023833/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2022-02-23/review-theres-nothing-funny-or-scary-about-the-dave-grohl-horror-comedy-studio-666 |archive-date=March 31, 2023 |access-date=September 9, 2023 |newspaper=Los Angeles Times}} She then starred in the slasher film X (2022), which was directed and written by Ti West,{{Cite web |last=Kit |first=Borys |date=February 18, 2021 |title=Brittany Snow Joins Kid Cudi, Jenna Ortega in Ti West Horror Thriller X (Exclusive) |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/brittany-snow-joins-kid-cudi-jenna-ortega-in-ti-west-horror-thriller-x-exclusive |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210223235449/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/brittany-snow-joins-kid-cudi-jenna-ortega-in-ti-west-horror-thriller-x-exclusive |archive-date=February 23, 2021 |access-date=March 9, 2021 |magazine=The Hollywood Reporter}} who said Ortega was "fearless in her commitment". Ortega signed onto the project because of its script, calling it "the most outrageous thing I've ever read",{{cite magazine |last1=Collis |first1=Clark |date=March 9, 2022 |title=Scream Star Jenna Ortega Says the Script for SXSW Horror Film X Was 'the Most Outrageous Thing I'd Ever Read' |url=https://ew.com/movies/x-jenna-ortega-talks-sxsw-horror-porn-film-ti-west |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230526225352/https://ew.com/movies/x-jenna-ortega-talks-sxsw-horror-porn-film-ti-west/ |archive-date=May 26, 2023 |access-date=September 15, 2023 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly}} and the opportunity to work with West. She found the filming process to be enjoyable and unique due to West's style of shooting.{{cite web |last1=Rodriguez |first1=Karla |date=March 11, 2022 |title=Jenna Ortega Opens Up About Her Role in A24's New Horror Film X |url=https://www.complex.com/pop-culture/a/karla-rodriguez/jenna-ortega-x-interview |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230715081248/https://www.complex.com/pop-culture/a/karla-rodriguez/jenna-ortega-x-interview |archive-date=July 15, 2023 |access-date=September 15, 2023 |magazine=Complex}} X became Ortega's best-reviewed film on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes;{{cite web |title=Jenna Ortega |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/jenna_ortega |publisher=Rotten Tomatoes |access-date=September 8, 2023 |archive-date=January 29, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230129003102/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/jenna_ortega |url-status=live }} The Australian dubbed her and co-star Mia Goth "scene-stealers".{{cite news |last1=Gray |first1=Geordie |title=Netflix's Addams Family Reboot Works a Charm |url=https://www.theaustralian.com.au/the-oz/lifestyle/netflixs-addams-family-reboot-works-a-charm/news-story/ead14a7ef10b3236ef55d8fef38cc776 |newspaper=The Australian |access-date=June 7, 2024 |date=November 25, 2022 |url-access=subscription |archive-date=December 11, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221211004634/https://www.theaustralian.com.au/the-oz/lifestyle/netflixs-addams-family-reboot-works-a-charm/news-story/ead14a7ef10b3236ef55d8fef38cc776 |url-status=live }} The comedy-horror American Carnage was Ortega's final film release of 2022. The A.V. Club said she was continuing "her streak as the new it-girl of horror with a stubborn punk persona that masks her care for other people",{{cite web |last1=Monson |first1=Leigh |date=July 14, 2022 |title=In American Carnage, Hispanic Characters Try to Get Out of a Jordan Peele-Like Scenario |url=https://www.avclub.com/american-carnage-review-hallivis-jorge-lendeborg-ortega-1849145033 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230331081631/https://www.avclub.com/american-carnage-review-hallivis-jorge-lendeborg-ortega-1849145033 |archive-date=March 31, 2023 |access-date=September 15, 2023 |website=The A.V. Club}} while IGN lauded her "no-shits-given shell".{{cite web |last1=Donato |first1=Matt |title=American Carnage Review |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/american-carnage-review |website=IGN |access-date=September 15, 2023 |date=July 15, 2022 |archive-date=September 29, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230929231219/https://www.ign.com/articles/american-carnage-review |url-status=live }}
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In May 2021, Ortega was cast as Wednesday Addams in the Netflix comedy-horror series Wednesday (2022),{{Cite magazine|title=Jenna Ortega Cast as Wednesday Addams in Upcoming Netflix Series from Tim Burton|first=Dorys|last=Jackson|url=https://people.com/tv/jenna-ortega-cast-as-wednesday-adams-in-upcoming-netflix-series/|access-date=May 19, 2021|magazine=People|archive-date=May 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210519185953/https://people.com/tv/jenna-ortega-cast-as-wednesday-adams-in-upcoming-netflix-series/|url-status=live}} which she called a "new chapter" in her career. She auditioned through a Zoom call with director Tim Burton, during which she read a four-page monologue.{{cite web |last1=Ruiz |first1=Michelle |title=Jenna Ortega Settles into Fame Ahead of Wednesday Season 2 and a Beetlejuice Sequel |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/story/jenna-ortega-cover-interview |magazine=Vanity Fair |access-date=August 24, 2024 |date=August 6, 2024 |url-access=limited |archive-date=August 24, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240824014423/https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/story/jenna-ortega-cover-interview |url-status=live }} The casting team felt her portrayal offered the character the necessary empathy. She was initially hesitant to accept the part because she wanted to focus on film acting and feared working on another television series would prevent her from booking the roles she wanted.{{cite news |first=Polly |last=Vernon |title=Jenna Ortega: 'I Thought Wednesday Wasn't Going to Be Watched' |url=https://www.thetimes.com/culture/tv-radio/article/jenna-ortega-i-thought-wednesday-wasnt-going-to-be-watched-vcztxglqp |newspaper=The Times |access-date=August 24, 2023 |date=March 11, 2023 |url-access=subscription |archive-date=August 24, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230824154621/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/jenna-ortega-i-thought-wednesday-wasnt-going-to-be-watched-vcztxglqp |url-status=live }} To prepare for the role, Ortega underwent "the most physical transformation I've ever done", cutting her hair and dying it black, as well as altering her mannerisms, style of speaking, and facial expressions. She also learned to play cello and speak German, read the original Addams Family comic, and watched the 1960s television adaptation.{{cite magazine |last1=Zuckerman |first1=Esther |title=Jenna Ortega Does Wednesday Addams Her Way |url=https://www.wmagazine.com/culture/jenna-ortega-wednesday-netflix-interview |magazine=W |access-date=September 15, 2023 |date=November 23, 2022 |archive-date=May 31, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230531075645/https://www.wmagazine.com/culture/jenna-ortega-wednesday-netflix-interview |url-status=live }} Ortega called the production of Wednesday{{'s}} first season her "most overwhelming job" in 2022, and spoke about being in a constant state of confusion and stress over the direction of the series and character.{{Cite web |first=Tom|last=Tapp|url=https://deadline.com/2022/10/jenna-ortega-confused-wednesday-addams-tim-burton-1235151566/ |title=Jenna Ortega Felt 'Completely Lost and Confused' When She Began Playing Wednesday Addams for Tim Burton |website=Deadline Hollywood|date=October 21, 2022 |access-date=October 21, 2022 |archive-date=October 21, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221021055712/https://deadline.com/2022/10/jenna-ortega-confused-wednesday-addams-tim-burton-1235151566/ |url-status=live }} She said that she had never "had to put my foot down on a set in the way that I had to on Wednesday", believing that the initial writing was nonsensical from a character standpoint and did not suit Wednesday's personality. While filming some scenes, Ortega would change her lines without informing the crew.{{cite web |last1=Tinoco |first1=Armando |title=Jenna Ortega Opens Up About Becoming 'Unprofessional' on Set of Wednesday Rewriting Lines from the Script |url=https://deadline.com/2023/03/jenna-ortega-unprofessional-wednesday-set-change-lines-script-1235282262 |website=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=October 4, 2023 |date=March 8, 2023 |archive-date=August 7, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230807145148/https://deadline.com/2023/03/jenna-ortega-unprofessional-wednesday-set-change-lines-script-1235282262/ |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |last1=Sharf |first1=Zack |title=Jenna Ortega Changed Wednesday Scripts Without Telling Writers Because 'Everything Did Not Make Sense': 'I Became Almost Unprofessional' |url=https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/jenna-ortega-changed-wednesday-scripts-character-made-no-sense-1235545344 |website=Variety |access-date=October 4, 2023 |date=March 7, 2023 |archive-date=August 25, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230825060509/https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/jenna-ortega-changed-wednesday-scripts-character-made-no-sense-1235545344/ |url-status=live }}
Upon Wednesday{{'s}} release, critics widely praised Ortega:{{Cite web |last=Leigh |first=Janet A. |date=November 25, 2022 |title=Jenna Ortega's Wednesday Is the Best Yet for This Surprising Reason |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/a42059969/wednesday-jenna-ortega-christina-ricci/ |access-date=November 30, 2022 |publisher=Digital Spy |archive-date=November 30, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221130001223/https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/a42059969/wednesday-jenna-ortega-christina-ricci/ |url-status=live }}{{cite magazine |last1=Goffe |first1=Nadira |title=Netflix's Wednesday Is a Huge Hit. I Think I Know Why Critics Hate It. |url=https://slate.com/culture/2022/11/wednesday-netflix-addams-family-jenna-ortega.html |magazine=Slate |access-date=October 4, 2023 |date=November 30, 2022 |url-access=limited |archive-date=October 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231004111618/https://slate.com/culture/2022/11/wednesday-netflix-addams-family-jenna-ortega.html |url-status=live }} CNN said that her performance sets the series apart from similar spin-offs, being "relentlessly strange, a portrait in unblinking intensity and oddly endearing all at once".{{cite web |last1=Lowry |first1=Brian |title=In Wednesday, Jenna Ortega Makes Netflix's Addams Family Series Look Like a Snap |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2022/11/22/entertainment/wednesday-review/index.html |publisher=CNN |access-date=March 31, 2024 |date=November 22, 2022 |archive-date=August 23, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230823052909/https://edition.cnn.com/2022/11/22/entertainment/wednesday-review/index.html |url-status=live }} Wednesday became one of Netflix's most-watched shows, receiving over 1 billion viewing hours within a month.{{cite magazine |last1=Hailu |first1=Selome |last2=Spangler |first2=Todd |title=Wednesday Surpasses Dahmer on All-Time Netflix Ranking, Harry & Meghan Is Streamer's Biggest Doc Debut Ever |url=https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/wednesday-netflix-viewership-harry-meghan-1235458467 |magazine=Variety |access-date=March 31, 2024 |date=December 13, 2022 |archive-date=December 13, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221213201741/https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/wednesday-netflix-viewership-harry-meghan-1235458467 |url-status=live }} Ortega's performance received nominations for a Golden Globe Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award. She was also nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series, becoming the category's second-youngest nominee.{{cite magazine |last1=Zuckerman |first1=Esther |title=Emmys: Jenna Ortega Makes History with First Nomination |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/jenna-ortega-second-youngest-emmy-nominee-best-comedy-actress-1235533408 |magazine=The Hollywood Reporter |access-date=October 8, 2023 |date=July 12, 2023 |archive-date=July 14, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230714163736/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/jenna-ortega-second-youngest-emmy-nominee-best-comedy-actress-1235533408/ |url-status=live }} She later spoke about her discomfort with becoming well known for her work on the show, having had a creatively unpleasant experience filming it.{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/jenna-ortega-netflix-wednesday-set-unprofessional-1235342897/|title=Why Jenna Ortega Says She Became 'Unprofessional' on the Set of Netflix's Wednesday|date=March 7, 2023|first=Abbey|last=White|website=The Hollywood Reporter |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230308112230/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/jenna-ortega-netflix-wednesday-set-unprofessional-1235342897/|archive-date=March 8, 2023|access-date=March 8, 2023|url-status=live}}
In March 2023, Ortega hosted an episode of NBC's sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live.{{cite magazine |last1=Hoglund |first1=Andy |date=March 12, 2023 |title=SNL Recap: An Earnest Jenna Ortega Tries Her Hand at Live Comedy |url=https://ew.com/tv/recaps/snl-recap-season-48-episode-15 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230927130004/https://ew.com/tv/recaps/snl-recap-season-48-episode-15/ |archive-date=September 27, 2023 |access-date=September 6, 2023 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly}}{{cite news |last1=Itzkoff |first1=Dave |date=March 12, 2023 |title=Saturday Night Live Goes to the Oscars |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/12/arts/television/saturday-night-live-oscars.html |url-access=limited |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230312181637/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/12/arts/television/saturday-night-live-oscars.html |archive-date=March 12, 2023 |access-date=September 6, 2023 |newspaper=The New York Times}} Ortega reprised her role as Tara Carpenter in Scream VI.{{Cite magazine |last=Kit |first=Borys |date=May 10, 2022 |title=Scream 6: Melissa Barrera, Jasmin Savoy Brown, Mason Gooding, Jenna Ortega Set to Return |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/scream-6-melissa-barrera-jasmin-savoy-brown-mason-gooding-jenna-ortega-1235143940/ |access-date=March 7, 2023 |magazine=The Hollywood Reporter |archive-date=June 9, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220609124342/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/scream-6-melissa-barrera-jasmin-savoy-brown-mason-gooding-jenna-ortega-1235143940/ |url-status=live }} She said her character had more personality in the film{{cite web |last1=Nemiroff |first1=Perri |title=The Scream VI Cast Spills Where They'd Hide if Ghostface Were Chasing Them |url=https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/article/the-scream-vi-cast-spills-where-theyd-hide-if-ghostface-were-chasing-them-2/ |publisher=Rotten Tomatoes |access-date=September 16, 2023 |date=March 10, 2023 |archive-date=April 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230401150442/https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/article/the-scream-vi-cast-spills-where-theyd-hide-if-ghostface-were-chasing-them-2/ |url-status=live }} than in the previous installment, in which she "was screaming and crying the entire time". When creating Tara's personality, Ortega considered several of the character's traits, including her favorite color, fashion style, makeup, and sense of humor. Scream VI was released in March 2023 and grossed over $169 million on a budget of $33–35 million.{{Cite Box Office Mojo|id=17663992|title=Scream VI|publisher_hide=yes|access-date=August 23, 2023}}{{cite magazine |last1=McClintock |first1=Pamela |title=Box Office: Scream VI Scares Off Creed III, 65 with Series-Best $44.5M Opening |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/scream-vi-box-office-65-1235348571 |magazine=The Hollywood Reporter |access-date=August 23, 2023 |date=March 12, 2023 |archive-date=June 7, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230607055506/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/scream-vi-box-office-65-1235348571/ |url-status=live }}{{cite magazine |last1=Murphy |first1=J. Kim |title=Box Office: Scream VI Scoring Franchise High $43.5 Million Opening |url=https://variety.com/2023/film/box-office/scream-6-opening-day-jenna-ortega-melissa-barrera-1235549827 |magazine=Variety |access-date=August 23, 2023 |date=March 11, 2023 |archive-date=March 11, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230311162707/https://variety.com/2023/film/box-office/scream-6-opening-day-jenna-ortega-melissa-barrera-1235549827/ |url-status=live }} Deadline Hollywood attributed its box-office success partially to Ortega's star power.{{Cite web |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |date=March 12, 2023 |title=Scream VI Even Louder with $44M+ Franchise Opening Record, Creed III Punching $101M+ – Sunday Box Office |url=https://deadline.com/2023/03/box-office-scream-vi-2-1235284781/ |access-date=April 6, 2023 |website=Deadline Hollywood |archive-date=March 12, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230312002142/https://deadline.com/2023/03/box-office-scream-vi-2-1235284781/ |url-status=live }} In a review, Variety{{'s}} Owen Gleiberman praised her "surly spunk",{{cite web |author-link1=Owen Gleiberman |last1=Gleiberman |first1=Owen |title=Scream VI Review: Once More unto the Mask, as Melissa Barrera and Jenna Ortega Battle Ghostface in New York |url=https://variety.com/2023/film/reviews/scream-vi-review-jenna-ortega-1235545895 |website=Variety |access-date=August 23, 2023 |date=March 8, 2023 |archive-date=March 24, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230324130707/https://variety.com/2023/film/reviews/scream-vi-review-jenna-ortega-1235545895/ |url-status=live }} and Slant Magazine said she "fantastically embodie[d] the role".{{cite magazine |last1=Nussen |first1=Greg |title=Scream VI Review: Ghostface Takes Manhattan |url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/film/scream-vi-review-courteney-cox-jenna-ortega |magazine=Slant Magazine |access-date=August 23, 2023 |date=March 8, 2023 |archive-date=March 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230313234917/https://www.slantmagazine.com/film/scream-vi-review-courteney-cox-jenna-ortega/ |url-status=live }} In November 2023, Ortega exited the Scream franchise after her co-star Melissa Barrera was fired due to her pro-Palestinian comments on the Gaza war; she stated a subsequent film did not appear to be the "right move" due to the changing cast and crew.{{Cite web |last=Reilly |first=Phoebe |date=April 7, 2025 |title=Jenna Ortega Knows Best |url=https://www.thecut.com/article/jenna-ortega-wednesday-season-2-death-of-a-unicorn-interview.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250407123433/https://www.thecut.com/article/jenna-ortega-wednesday-season-2-death-of-a-unicorn-interview.html |archive-date=April 7, 2025 |access-date=April 7, 2025 |website=The Cut |language=en}}{{cite web |last1=D'Alessandro |first1=Anthony |title=Jenna Ortega Not Returning for Scream 7 Due to Wednesday Shooting Schedule – the Dish |url=https://deadline.com/2023/11/jenna-ortega-scream-departure-melissa-barrera-wednesday-1235634200 |website=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=November 24, 2023 |date=November 22, 2023 |archive-date=November 29, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231129210130/https://deadline.com/2023/11/jenna-ortega-scream-departure-melissa-barrera-wednesday-1235634200/ |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web |last=Knapp |first=J. D. |date=April 7, 2025 |title=Jenna Ortega Explains Why She Left Scream 7 With Melissa Barrera: 'It Was All Kind of Falling Apart' |url=https://www.thewrap.com/jenna-ortega-explains-why-left-scream-7-melissa-barrera/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250407150529/https://www.thewrap.com/jenna-ortega-explains-why-left-scream-7-melissa-barrera/ |archive-date=April 7, 2025 |access-date=April 7, 2025 |website=TheWrap |language=en-US}} Earlier reports suggested that Ortega left the franchise because of scheduling conflicts with the filming of Wednesday{{'s}} second season and an unsuccessful request for seven-figure pay.{{cite magazine |last1=Mier |first1=Tomás |title=Jenna Ortega Won't Return for Scream VII and the Timing Is Raising Questions |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-news/jenna-ortega-ends-scream-contract-melissa-barrera-outed-1234894033 |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=November 24, 2023 |date=November 22, 2023 |url-access=limited |archive-date=November 24, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231124072002/https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-news/jenna-ortega-ends-scream-contract-melissa-barrera-outed-1234894033/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |last1=Kit |first1=Borys |title=It's a Scary Time for the Scream Franchise |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/scream-franchise-jenna-ortega-melissa-barrera-1235683989 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |access-date=November 30, 2023 |date=November 29, 2023 |archive-date=November 30, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231130001201/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/scream-franchise-jenna-ortega-melissa-barrera-1235683989/ |url-status=live }} In the crime thriller film Finestkind (2023), Ortega played Mabel, a drug dealer's daughter who is seeking her own path in life.{{cite magazine |last1=Rechtshaffen |first1=Michael |title=Finestkind Review: Not Even Jenna Ortega and Tommy Lee Jones Can Keep Brian Helgeland's Clichéd Maritime Drama Afloat |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/finestkind-review-jenna-ortega-tommy-lee-jones-brian-helgeland-1235586350 |magazine=The Hollywood Reporter |access-date=September 15, 2023 |date=September 9, 2023 |archive-date=September 12, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230912034739/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/finestkind-review-jenna-ortega-tommy-lee-jones-brian-helgeland-1235586350/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |date=April 5, 2022 |title=Paramount+ Picks Up Crime Thriller Finestkind Starring Tommy Lee Jones, Ben Foster, Toby Wallace & Jenna Ortega |url=https://deadline.com/2022/04/paramount-picks-up-crime-thriller-finestkind-starring-tommy-lee-jones-ben-foster-toby-wallace-jenna-ortega-1234994682/ |access-date=April 5, 2022 |website=Deadline Hollywood |archive-date=April 25, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220425194722/https://deadline.com/2022/04/paramount-picks-up-crime-thriller-finestkind-starring-tommy-lee-jones-ben-foster-toby-wallace-jenna-ortega-1234994682/ |url-status=live }} The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival to negative reviews.{{cite web |last1=Sarrubba |first1=Stefania |title=Jenna Ortega's New Movie Finestkind Lands Rough First Reviews |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a45099529/jenna-ortega-finestkind-reviews-rotten-tomatoes |publisher=Digital Spy |access-date=September 15, 2023 |date=September 12, 2023 |archive-date=October 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231013080224/https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a45099529/jenna-ortega-finestkind-reviews-rotten-tomatoes/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=Finestkind |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/finestkind |publisher=Rotten Tomatoes |access-date=September 15, 2023 |archive-date=September 19, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230919225756/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/finestkind |url-status=live }} Many journalists said Ortega had been miscast.{{cite web |last1=Tallerico |first1=Brian |title=TIFF 2023: Finestkind, Ezra, One Life |url=https://www.rogerebert.com/festivals/tiff-2023-finestkind-ezra-one-life |website=RogerEbert.com |access-date=September 15, 2023 |date=September 10, 2023 |archive-date=September 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230913071815/https://www.rogerebert.com/festivals/tiff-2023-finestkind-ezra-one-life |url-status=live }}{{cite web |last1=Daniels |first1=Robert |title=Finestkind Review: Jenna Ortega Is the Least Likely Drug Dealer in Movie History – and It Gets Worse from There |url=https://www.indiewire.com/criticism/movies/finestkind-review-jenna-ortega-drug-dealer-1234904128 |publisher=IndieWire |access-date=September 15, 2023 |date=September 9, 2023 |archive-date=September 16, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230916005246/https://www.indiewire.com/criticism/movies/finestkind-review-jenna-ortega-drug-dealer-1234904128/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |last1=Hoffman |first1=Jordan |author1-link=Jordan Hoffman |title=Finestkind Review: Jenna Ortega Fishing Drama Gets Knotted Up |url=https://themessenger.com/entertainment/finestkind-review-jenna-ortegas-fisherman-drama-gets-all-knotted-up-tiff-2023 |website=The Messenger |access-date=September 15, 2023 |date=September 11, 2023 |archive-date=October 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231013080236/https://themessenger.com/entertainment/finestkind-review-jenna-ortegas-fisherman-drama-gets-all-knotted-up-tiff-2023 |url-status=dead }}
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Ortega began 2024 with a starring role in the drama Miller's Girl, opposite Martin Freeman.{{Cite web |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |date=September 19, 2022 |title=Jenna Ortega Joins Martin Freeman in Lionsgate & Point Grey's Miller's Girl |url=https://deadline.com/2022/09/jenna-ortega-millers-girl-martin-freeman-1235122345/ |access-date=September 20, 2022 |website=Deadline Hollywood |archive-date=September 19, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220919200916/https://deadline.com/2022/09/jenna-ortega-millers-girl-martin-freeman-1235122345/ |url-status=live }} The film tells the story of Cairo Sweet (Ortega), a high schooler whose writing ability captures her teacher's interest, which leads to a complicated relationship between the two.{{cite magazine |last1=Gilchrist |first1=Todd |title=Miller's Girl Review: A Small-Town Teen Learns That Adult Ambition Comes at a Steep Price |url=https://variety.com/2024/film/reviews/millers-girl-review-jenna-ortega-1235882871 |magazine=Variety |access-date=April 3, 2024 |date=January 24, 2024 |archive-date=February 5, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240205221445/https://variety.com/2024/film/reviews/millers-girl-review-jenna-ortega-1235882871/ |url-status=live }} She called her character "the most complex character that I've ever played" and described the material as risky since she thought it would provoke discussions on topics people may find disturbing.{{Cite interview |interviewer=Antonia Blyth|first=Jenna|last=Ortega|format=Podcast|url=https://deadline.com/2022/11/20-questions-podcast-jenna-ortega-wednesday-scream-6-news-interview-1235183044/ |title=20 Questions on Deadline Podcast: Jenna Ortega Talks Wednesday & Scream 6 Move to NYC: 'It Was Just A Lot More Intense'|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=November 28, 2022 |access-date=November 28, 2022 |archive-date=November 28, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221128231812/https://deadline.com/2022/11/20-questions-podcast-jenna-ortega-wednesday-scream-6-news-interview-1235183044/ |url-status=live }} RogerEbert.com{{'s}} Christy Lemire found Ortega "magnetic enough" to maintain the viewer's interest, although she thought the character's motives were predictable and illogical;{{cite web |last1=Lemire |first1=Christy |author1-link=Christy Lemire |title=Miller's Girl |url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/millers-girl-2024 |website=RogerEbert.com |access-date=January 27, 2024 |date=January 26, 2024 |archive-date=January 27, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240127000646/https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/millers-girl-2024 |url-status=live }} Mark Kennedy of the Associated Press dubbed the film "a pointless, awkward turn" in her career.{{cite web |last1=Kennedy |first1=Mark |title=Movie Review: Miller's Girl with Jenna Ortega Is an Airless, Cold Affair that Fails to Spark |url=https://apnews.com/article/millers-girl-movie-review-jenna-ortega-d0437532d0e9fab696ce896f2aef130a |publisher=Associated Press |access-date=January 26, 2024 |date=January 24, 2024 |archive-date=January 25, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240125091140/https://apnews.com/article/millers-girl-movie-review-jenna-ortega-d0437532d0e9fab696ce896f2aef130a |url-status=live }} Ortega appeared in and executive produced the romantic drama Winter Spring Summer or Fall,{{Cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2022/12/jenna-ortega-tiffany-paulsen-winter-spring-summer-or-fall-1235200623/ |title=Jenna Ortega & Her Wednesday Co-Star Percy Hynes White Reunite on Tiffany Paulsen's Directorial Debut Winter Spring Summer or Fall |website=Deadline Hollywood|date=December 15, 2022 |access-date=December 17, 2022 |archive-date=December 22, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221222051131/https://deadline.com/2022/12/jenna-ortega-tiffany-paulsen-winter-spring-summer-or-fall-1235200623/ |url-status=live }} which premiered at the 2024 Tribeca Festival.{{cite magazine |last1=Gyarkye |first1=Lovia |title=Winter Spring Summer or Fall Review: Jenna Ortega and Percy Hynes White Anchor a Feathery Romance |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/winter-spring-summer-or-fall-review-jenna-ortega-percy-hynes-white-1235917220/ |magazine=The Hollywood Reporter |access-date=June 13, 2024 |date=June 7, 2024 |archive-date=June 12, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240612171138/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/winter-spring-summer-or-fall-review-jenna-ortega-percy-hynes-white-1235917220/ |url-status=live }} Director Tiffany Paulsen described Ortega as the casting team's first choice for the role of Remi Aguilar, a driven genius who falls in love with a rebellious musician.{{cite web |last1=Lewis |first1=Hilary |title=Winter Spring Summer or Fall Director on Helming Her First Movie with Jenna Ortega, Percy Hynes White Amid Wednesday Frenzy |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/winter-spring-summer-or-fall-director-jenna-ortega-1235926698/ |magazine=The Hollywood Reporter |access-date=July 13, 2024 |date=June 19, 2024 |archive-date=September 9, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240909203013/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/winter-spring-summer-or-fall-director-jenna-ortega-1235926698/ |url-status=live }} She later starred in the music video for Sabrina Carpenter's song "Taste".{{cite magazine |last1=Dailey |first1=Hannah |title=Sabrina Carpenter & Jenna Ortega Kiss, Channel Death Becomes Her in Gory 'Taste' Video |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/sabrina-carpenter-jenna-ortega-taste-video-death-becomes-her-1235759691/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=August 24, 2024 |date=August 23, 2024 |archive-date=August 23, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240823162631/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/sabrina-carpenter-jenna-ortega-taste-video-death-becomes-her-1235759691/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |last1=Zhang |first1=Cat |title=Sabrina Carpenter Is Kissing Who? |url=https://www.thecut.com/article/who-is-sabrina-carpenter-taste-about.html |website=The Cut |access-date=August 24, 2024 |date=August 23, 2024 |url-access=limited |archive-date=August 23, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240823224150/https://www.thecut.com/article/who-is-sabrina-carpenter-taste-about.html |url-status=live }}
Ortega starred in Burton's fantasy film Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024)—a sequel to Beetlejuice (1988){{cite magazine |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/beetlejuice-2-willem-dafoe-jenna-ortega-michael-keaton-1235485808/ |title=Beetlejuice 2: Willem Dafoe Joins Jenna Ortega, Michael Keaton |magazine=The Hollywood Reporter |last=Kit |first=Borys |date=May 12, 2023 |access-date=May 12, 2023 |archive-date=May 12, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230512212019/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/beetlejuice-2-willem-dafoe-jenna-ortega-michael-keaton-1235485808/ |url-status=live }}{{cite magazine |url=https://variety.com/2023/film/news/beetlejuice-2-release-date-theaters-1235607767/ |title=Beetlejuice 2, Starring Michael Keaton and Jenna Ortega, to Hit Theaters in 2024 |magazine=Variety |first=Rebecca |last=Rubin |date=May 9, 2023 |access-date=May 10, 2023 |archive-date=May 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230510111541/https://variety.com/2023/film/news/beetlejuice-2-release-date-theaters-1235607767/ |url-status=live }}—playing Astrid Deetz, the cynical teenage daughter of Lydia Deetz.{{cite magazine |last1=Jones |first1=Rendy |title=Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Cast and Characters: See the Actors in the Ghoulish Sequel |url=https://ew.com/beetlejuice-beetlejuice-cast-and-characters-guide-8706916 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |access-date=September 9, 2024 |date=September 6, 2024 |archive-date=September 8, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240908050515/https://ew.com/beetlejuice-beetlejuice-cast-and-characters-guide-8706916 |url-status=live }} It opened the 81st Venice International Film Festival and received generally positive reviews.{{cite magazine |last1=Gardner |first1=Chris |last2=Roxborough |first2=Scott |title=Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Slays at Venice Premiere |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/beetlejuice-beetlejuice-audience-response-venice-premiere-1235986136 |magazine=The Hollywood Reporter |access-date=August 31, 2024 |date=August 28, 2024 |archive-date=September 9, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240909203016/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/beetlejuice-beetlejuice-audience-response-venice-premiere-1235986136/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |last1=Campbell |first1=Christopher |title=Beetlejuice Beetlejuice First Reviews: Michael Keaton's Return as Betelgeuse Is Worth the Wait |url=https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/article/beetlejuice-beetlejuice-first-reviews-michael-keatons-return-as-betelgeuse-is-worth-the-wait/ |publisher=Rotten Tomatoes |access-date=August 31, 2024 |date=August 31, 2024 |archive-date=August 31, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240831190320/https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/article/beetlejuice-beetlejuice-first-reviews-michael-keatons-return-as-betelgeuse-is-worth-the-wait/ |url-status=live }} Rolling Stone said Ortega was an "unimpeachable" casting choice and commended the emotions she conveyed using a "world-class deadpan stare".{{cite magazine |last1=Fear |first1=David |title=Beetlejuice Beetlejuice: Tim Burton's Long-Awaited Sequel Is Fine Fine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-reviews/beetlejuice-beetlejuice-review-tim-burton-1235089851/ |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=September 5, 2024 |date=September 4, 2024 |url-access=limited |archive-date=September 5, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240905010451/https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-reviews/beetlejuice-beetlejuice-review-tim-burton-1235089851/ |url-status=live }} In a more negative review, The Independent stated that she "can't help but seem a little bland and strait-laced" acting opposite Michael Keaton as Betelgeuse.{{cite news |last1=Macnab |first1=Geoffrey |title=Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Is Incoherent Incoherent – Review |url=https://www.the-independent.com/arts-entertainment/films/reviews/beetlejuice-beetlejuice-movie-2024-review-b2603232.html |newspaper=The Independent |access-date=August 31, 2024 |date=August 28, 2024 |archive-date=August 28, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240828220529/https://www.the-independent.com/arts-entertainment/films/reviews/beetlejuice-beetlejuice-movie-2024-review-b2603232.html |url-status=live }} The film has grossed $451 million worldwide;{{Cite Box Office Mojo|id=2049403|title=Beetlejuice Beetlejuice|publisher_hide=yes|access-date=November 20, 2024}} publications such as Boxoffice Pro and TheWrap credited Ortega for attracting younger audiences, particularly members of Generation Z.{{cite web |title=Weekend Box Office: Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Kicks Off September with $100M+ Opening Weekend |url=https://www.boxofficepro.com/weekend-box-office-beetlejuice-beetlejuice-kicks-off-september-with-100m-opening-weekend/ |website=Boxoffice Pro |access-date=November 20, 2024 |date=September 8, 2024 |archive-date=September 19, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240919132356/https://www.boxofficepro.com/weekend-box-office-beetlejuice-beetlejuice-kicks-off-september-with-100m-opening-weekend/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |last1=Fuster |first1=Jeremy |title=Beetlejuice 2 Is Going From Nostalgic Success to Blockbuster Hit, and Jenna Ortega Is a Big Reason Why |url=https://www.thewrap.com/beetlejuice-2-box-office-jenna-ortega/ |website=TheWrap |access-date=November 20, 2024 |date=September 4, 2024 |url-access=subscription |archive-date=October 3, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241003103814/https://www.thewrap.com/beetlejuice-2-box-office-jenna-ortega/ |url-status=live }}
In the dark comedy Death of a Unicorn (2025), Paul Rudd and Ortega starred as a father and daughter who accidentally kill a unicorn, leading to brutal consequences.{{Cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/actors-strike-movies-tv-shows-still-filming-1235538864/ |title=SAG-AFTRA Strike: Which Movies and TV Shows Are Still in Production |website=The Hollywood Reporter |date=July 19, 2023 |access-date=August 23, 2023 |archive-date=July 19, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230719234704/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/actors-strike-movies-tv-shows-still-filming-1235538864/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web|url=https://www.indiewire.com/gallery/jenna-ortega-movies-tv-roles/the-29th-annual-screen-actors-guild-awards-arrivals-2/|title=From Wednesday to Scream 6, All Jenna Ortega's Roles to Date – and What She's Doing Next|date=March 10, 2023|first=Samantha|last=Bergeson|work=IndieWire|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230310143712/https://www.indiewire.com/gallery/jenna-ortega-movies-tv-roles/the-29th-annual-screen-actors-guild-awards-arrivals-2/|archive-date=March 10, 2023|url-status=live|access-date=March 10, 2023}} Ortega said she was drawn to the project because of its original and unique script. The film received mixed reviews.{{Cite Metacritic|id=death-of-a-unicorn|type=m|access-date=March 30, 2025|title=Death of a Unicorn|publisher_hide=y}} Peter Travers of ABC News said Ortega "takes this horror comedy into human territory and gives it a beating heart", bringing energy to the story despite its perceived shortcomings.{{cite web |last1=Travers |first1=Peter |title=Review: Jenna Ortega gives 'Death of a Unicorn' a beating heart amid horror cliches |url=https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Culture/review-jenna-ortega-death-unicorn-beating-heart-amid/story?id=120237255 |publisher=ABC News |language=en |date=March 28, 2025 |access-date=March 30, 2025}} Another review in IGN described her portrayal as a "wonderfully lived-in performance" of a withdrawn youth, praising her ability to "inject great thought and subtext into any scenario".{{cite web |last1=Adlakha |first1=Siddhant |title=Death of a Unicorn Review |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/death-of-a-unicorn-review-jenna-ortega-paul-rudd-a24 |website=IGN |access-date=March 30, 2025 |language=en |date=March 10, 2025}} She next featured in Trey Edward Shults' Hurry Up Tomorrow, co-starring alongside Abel Tesfaye and Barry Keoghan.{{Cite web |last=Flemming Jr. |first=Mike |date=November 4, 2024 |title=Lionsgate Makes Worldwide Deal For 'Hurry Up Tomorrow'; Thriller Marks Film-Starring Debut Of The Weeknd |url=https://deadline.com/2024/11/the-weeknd-movie-starring-debut-lionsgate-worldwide-deal-hurry-up-tomorrow-thriller-jenna-ortega-barry-keoghan-trey-edward-shults-directs-1236166595/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241105055101/https://deadline.com/2024/11/the-weeknd-movie-starring-debut-lionsgate-worldwide-deal-hurry-up-tomorrow-thriller-jenna-ortega-barry-keoghan-trey-edward-shults-directs-1236166595/ |archive-date=November 5, 2024 |access-date=November 4, 2024 |website=Deadline Hollywood}} Ortega played Anima, a troubled young woman who pulls Tesfaye's character into an existential odyssey.{{Cite web |last=Scheck |first=Frank |author-link=Frank Scheck |date=May 15, 2025 |title='Hurry Up Tomorrow' Review: Abel Tesfaye Suffers Through Trey Edward Shults' Dreadful Musical Drama, as Does the Audience |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/hurry-up-tomorrow-review-abel-tesfaye-jenna-ortega-1236218097/#:~:text=The%20other%20major%20character%20in,in%20a%20sold-out%20arena. |access-date=May 16, 2025 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}} The film was panned by critics, but Ortega's performance was generally praised. Clint Worthington of RogerEbert.com felt that she did "her best to uplift her half of the movie",{{Cite web |last=Worthington |first=Clint |date=May 15, 2025 |title=Hurry Up Tomorrow movie review (2025) |url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/hurry-up-tomorrow-weeknd-jenna-ortega-movie-review-2025#google_vignette |access-date=May 16, 2025 |website=RogerEbert.com |language=en-US}} while Frank Scheck of The Hollywood Reporter commended her "intense" energy. IndieWire
== Upcoming projects ==
Ortega is slated to reprise her role as Wednesday in the second season of Wednesday. She became an executive producer,{{cite web |last1=Guy |first1=Zoe |title=Jenna Ortega, Wednesday Executive Producer, Has Notes |url=https://www.vulture.com/2023/06/jenna-ortega-wednesday-season-2.html |website=Vulture |access-date=October 6, 2023 |date=June 7, 2023 |url-access=limited |archive-date=June 15, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230615024725/https://www.vulture.com/2023/06/jenna-ortega-wednesday-season-2.html |url-status=live }} which she described as a "natural progression" since the first season was "naturally already very collaborative". Ortega helped oversee the costumes, characters, and scripts.{{cite web |last1=Hailu |first1=Selome |title=Jenna Ortega Says Wednesday Season 2 Is 'Ditching Any Romantic Love Interest' and 'Leaning Into Horror' More |url=https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/jenna-ortega-wednesday-season-2-drop-love-interest-horror-1235635497 |website=Variety |access-date=October 6, 2023 |date=June 7, 2023 |archive-date=September 20, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230920185215/https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/jenna-ortega-wednesday-season-2-drop-love-interest-horror-1235635497/ |url-status=live }} In addition, she has joined the cast of Klara and the Sun (2025) to be directed by Taika Waititi.{{cite web |last1=Kroll |first1=Justin |title=Amy Adams in Talks to Star Opposite Jenna Ortega in Klara and the Sun at 3000 Pictures |url=https://deadline.com/2024/02/amy-adams-jenna-ortega-klara-and-the-sun-1235810635/ |website=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=February 2, 2024 |date=February 1, 2024 |archive-date=February 2, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240202031112/https://deadline.com/2024/02/amy-adams-jenna-ortega-klara-and-the-sun-1235810635/ |url-status=live }}
Other ventures
= Activism and philanthropy =
Ortega has used her platform to support various causes, including Pride Over Prejudice—a DoSomething campaign that advocates for immigrants and refugees—the National Bullying Prevention Center, the AIDS Healthcare Foundation, the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media,{{cite interview |last1=Fox |first1=Joanna |title=Jenna Ortega Loves to Take Risks |url=https://www.ellecanada.com/beauty/fragrance/jenna-ortega-interview-dior-gris |magazine=Elle |access-date=July 12, 2024 |date=November 8, 2023 |archive-date=July 13, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240713023059/https://www.ellecanada.com/beauty/fragrance/jenna-ortega-interview-dior-gris |url-status=live }} Planned Parenthood, and the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV and AIDS. She is pro-immigration and anti-discrimination, telling Teen Vogue: "It's important to embrace your culture today because there are so many different ethnicities in America. At the end of the day, you are you. You've got to stay true to yourself, and you can't change yourself in order to fit in or to make someone else feel comfortable."{{Cite magazine|first=Rex|last= Leonowicz |title=How Jane the Virgin Star Jenna Ortega Is Standing Up to Hurtful Anti-Immigration Rhetoric|url=https://www.teenvogue.com/story/jane-the-virgin-jenna-ortega-fights-anti-immigration-rhetoric|access-date=July 20, 2019|magazine=Teen Vogue|date=August 15, 2016|archive-date=July 12, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220712071146/https://www.teenvogue.com/story/jane-the-virgin-jenna-ortega-fights-anti-immigration-rhetoric|url-status=live}} Ortega is also an advocate for women's rights.
In 2016, Ortega organized a meet-and-greet event for fans to raise money for a young girl with cancer.{{Cite news|last=Pena|first=Xochitl|date=December 30, 2016|title=Fans Meet Disney's Jenna Ortega to Raise Money for Girl with Cancer|url=https://www.desertsun.com/story/life/entertainment/people/2016/12/30/fans-meet-disneys-jenna-ortega-raise-money-girl-cancer/96014480/|access-date=October 20, 2020|newspaper=The Desert Sun|archive-date=June 14, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210614152157/https://www.desertsun.com/story/life/entertainment/people/2016/12/30/fans-meet-disneys-jenna-ortega-raise-money-girl-cancer/96014480/|url-status=live}} At the 2018 Radio Disney Music Awards, Ortega wore a jacket displaying the words "I Do Care and U Should Too" in response to the clothing First Lady of the United States Melania Trump wore on a visit to see immigrant children who were being housed without their parents. Trump's jacket read, "I Really Don't Care, Do U?".{{Cite magazine|last=Weiss|first=Suzannah|title=Jenna Ortega Called Out Melania Trump's Jacket with Her Own Fashion Statement|url=https://www.teenvogue.com/story/jenna-ortega-jacket-responding-melania-trump-i-really-dont-care-jacket|access-date=March 13, 2021|magazine=Teen Vogue|date=June 23, 2018|archive-date=July 12, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220712071252/https://www.teenvogue.com/story/jenna-ortega-jacket-responding-melania-trump-i-really-dont-care-jacket|url-status=live}}{{cite news |last1=Moniuszko |first1=Sara M. |title=Eddie Vedder's Wife, More Stars Are Responding to Melania Trump with Their Own Jackets |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/entertainthis/2018/06/23/melania-trump-jacket-eddie-vedders-wife-stars-respond-own-jackets/728179002 |newspaper=USA Today |access-date=September 8, 2023 |date=June 23, 2018 |archive-date=September 8, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230908110349/https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/entertainthis/2018/06/23/melania-trump-jacket-eddie-vedders-wife-stars-respond-own-jackets/728179002/ |url-status=live }} Ortega's protest gained significant media coverage; she told the Associated Press that Trump's apparel displayed a lack of judgement and as the first lady, she ought to show concern for migrant children.{{cite news |title=Teen Actress Wears 'I Do Care' Jacket to Protest First Lady |url=https://apnews.com/article/ae8836f2fdfc40e29cb8249ec93516b4 |publisher=The Associated Press |access-date=September 8, 2023 |date=June 23, 2018 |archive-date=September 8, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230908072442/https://apnews.com/article/ae8836f2fdfc40e29cb8249ec93516b4 |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=Jane the Virgin Actress Jenna Ortega Wears 'I Do Care' Jacket to Protest Melania Trump |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/style/jane-virgin-actress-jenna-ortega-wears-i-do-care-jacket-protest-melania-trump-1122902 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |access-date=September 8, 2023 |date=June 23, 2018 |archive-date=September 11, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230911014357/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/style/jane-virgin-actress-jenna-ortega-wears-i-do-care-jacket-protest-melania-trump-1122902/ |url-status=live }} Ortega later said: "We should all care about each other and our country ... we are one country under God". In 2019, Ortega appeared at numerous We Day benefit concerts across the U.S. and Canada to raise funds for WE Charity.{{Cite news|title=WE Day 2019: Tour Schedule and Lineup|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/featured-reports/article-we-day-2019-tour-schedule-and-lineup/|newspaper=The Globe and Mail|access-date=November 17, 2019|archive-date=July 12, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220712071252/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/featured-reports/article-we-day-2019-tour-schedule-and-lineup/|url-status=live|url-access=limited}}
In 2023, Ortega, as part of a group called Artists4Ceasefire, signed a letter urging the United States Congress and President Joe Biden to call for an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip during the Israeli–Palestinian conflict.{{cite news|title='People Are Being Penalised': Hollywood Divided over Israel-Hamas Conflict|url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2023/dec/02/hollywood-divide-israel-gaza-conflict-susan-sarandon-cynthia-nixon|work=The Guardian|date=December 2, 2023|first=David|last=Smith|access-date=January 14, 2024|archive-date=January 14, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240114001852/https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2023/dec/02/hollywood-divide-israel-gaza-conflict-susan-sarandon-cynthia-nixon|url-status=live}}{{cite web |last1=Alter |first1=Rebecca |title=Jenna Ortega Exits Scream 7 |url=https://www.vulture.com/2023/11/jenna-ortega-scream-7-exit.html |website=Vulture |access-date=January 14, 2024 |date=November 22, 2023 |url-access=limited |archive-date=January 14, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240114032406/https://www.vulture.com/2023/11/jenna-ortega-scream-7-exit.html |url-status=live }} She later condemned the Tel al-Sultan attack and emphasized the need for a ceasefire.{{cite news |last1=Segarra |first1=Edward |title=Paramore, Dua Lipa, More Celebs Call for Ceasefire in Israel-Hamas War: 'Cannot Support a Genocide' |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2024/05/29/celebrities-ceasefire-israel-hamas-war/73900113007 |newspaper=USA Today |access-date=June 1, 2024 |date=May 29, 2024 |archive-date=May 30, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240530173037/https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2024/05/29/celebrities-ceasefire-israel-hamas-war/73900113007/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |last1=Leeson |first1=Lucy |title='All Eyes on Rafah' Explained: All You Need to Know About Viral Social Media Image |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/tv/news/all-eyes-on-rafah-meaning-explained-b2553944.html |website=The Independent |access-date=September 29, 2024 |date=May 30, 2024}}
= Endorsements =
In 2020, Ortega was named a brand ambassador for the cosmetics manufacturer Neutrogena and was the face of its "My Quinceañera Journey" campaign.{{Cite magazine |last=Flanagan |first=Hanna |date=July 23, 2020 |title=Lana Condor and Jenna Ortega Are Neutrogena's Newest Ambassadors! Everything to Know About Their Partnership |url=https://people.com/style/lana-condor-and-jenna-ortega-are-neutrogena-brand-ambassadors/ |access-date=March 13, 2021 |magazine=People |archive-date=January 20, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210120074202/https://people.com/style/lana-condor-and-jenna-ortega-are-neutrogena-brand-ambassadors/ |url-status=live }}{{cite magazine |last1=Segundo |first1=Irene San |title=Jenna Ortega se alía con Neutrogena para organizarte la mejor fiesta de Quinceañera |url=https://peopleenespanol.com/ponte-bella/jenna-ortega-nueva-imagen-de-neutrogena |magazine=People en Español |access-date=September 14, 2023 |language=es |trans-title=Jenna Ortega Is the New Face of Neutrogena and Its Quinceañera Campaign |date=July 21, 2020 |archive-date=June 25, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210625134932/https://peopleenespanol.com/ponte-bella/jenna-ortega-nueva-imagen-de-neutrogena/ |url-status=live }} In 2023, she became an ambassador for the sportswear company Adidas and the luxury fashion brand Dior.{{cite magazine |last1=Fraser |first1=Kristopher |title=Jenna Ortega Is Announced as New Adidas Ambassador |url=https://wwd.com/pop-culture/celebrity-news/jenna-ortega-adidas-brand-ambassador-1235505905 |magazine=Women's Wear Daily |access-date=September 18, 2023 |date=February 1, 2023 |archive-date=March 23, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230323053544/https://wwd.com/pop-culture/celebrity-news/jenna-ortega-adidas-brand-ambassador-1235505905/ |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last1=Florsheim |first1=Lane |title=Jenna Ortega on the 'Terrifying' Time She Had to Act Like She Was on Ecstasy |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/jenna-ortega-wednesday-you-f09d71bf |newspaper=The Wall Street Journal |access-date=September 18, 2023 |date=June 26, 2023 |url-access=subscription |archive-date=September 18, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230918000907/https://www.wsj.com/articles/jenna-ortega-wednesday-you-f09d71bf |url-status=live }} She was the face of Adidas Sportswear, the company's first new line in 50 years,{{cite magazine |last1=Suárez |first1=Silvia |title=Qué es adidas Sportswear, la primera nueva marca de la compañía en 50 años, y por qué Jenna Ortega es su imagen |url=https://www.revistagq.com/moda/articulo/que-es-adidas-sportswear-jenna-ortega |magazine=GQ |access-date=October 4, 2023 |language=es-ES |trans-title=What Is Adidas Sportswear, the Company's First New Line in 50 years, and Why Jenna Ortega Is Its Face? |date=February 3, 2023 |archive-date=March 30, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230330083105/https://www.revistagq.com/moda/articulo/que-es-adidas-sportswear-jenna-ortega |url-status=live }} as well as one of the faces of the #DareInGrisDior campaign.{{cite interview |last1=Ortega |first1=Jenna |interviewer=Jamie Wilson |title=Jenna Ortega Is Picky About Perfumes |url=https://www.harpersbazaar.com/beauty/health/a43604031/jenna-ortega-gris-dior-interview-2023 |website=Harper's Bazaar |access-date=September 18, 2023 |date=April 19, 2023 |archive-date=June 28, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230628231249/https://www.harpersbazaar.com/beauty/health/a43604031/jenna-ortega-gris-dior-interview-2023/ |url-status=live }} She starred alongside Danny Ramirez, Olivia Negron, and Patricia Mauceri in an advertisement for Doritos that aired at the Super Bowl LVIII in February 2024.{{cite magazine |last1=Bechara |first1=Diego Ramos |title=Jenna Ortega Shops for Doritos in Super Bowl Commercial with Top Gun Star Danny Ramirez |url=https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/jenna-ortega-super-bowl-commercial-doritos-1235902843/ |magazine=Variety |access-date=June 15, 2024 |date=February 12, 2024 |archive-date=August 16, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240816105447/https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/jenna-ortega-super-bowl-commercial-doritos-1235902843/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |last1=Notte |first1=Jason |title=Jenna Ortega and Danny Ramirez Heat Up Doritos Super Bowl Ad |url=https://www.adweek.com/brand-marketing/jenna-ortega-danny-ramirez-doritos-dinamita-super-bowl-ad-commercial/ |website=Adweek |access-date=June 15, 2024 |date=February 5, 2024 |url-access=subscription |archive-date=June 15, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240615074503/https://www.adweek.com/brand-marketing/jenna-ortega-danny-ramirez-doritos-dinamita-super-bowl-ad-commercial/ |url-status=live }} The A.V. Club enjoyed the ad but opined that fans of Wednesday would be dissatisfied by Ortega's lack of goth,{{cite web |last1=Schimkowitz |first1=Matt |title=The 31 Best Super Bowl LVIII Commercials, Ranked {{!}} 8. Doritos Starring Jenna Ortega and Danny Ramirez |url=https://www.avclub.com/super-bowl-lviii-commercials-ranked-2024-1851247273/slides/25 |website=The A.V. Club |access-date=June 15, 2024 |date=February 12, 2024 |archive-date=June 15, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240615074502/https://www.avclub.com/super-bowl-lviii-commercials-ranked-2024-1851247273/slides/25 |url-status=live }}
while TVLine stated that her limited screen time was "a real miscalculation".{{cite web |last1=Schwartz |first1=Ryan |title=Super Bowl Commercials: All the Touchdowns, Field Goals and Fumbles |url=https://tvline.com/lists/super-bowl-commercials-2024-list/coors-light-super-bowl-commercial-2024/ |website=TVLine |access-date=June 15, 2024 |date=February 12, 2024 |archive-date=September 9, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240909203015/https://tvline.com/lists/super-bowl-commercials-2024-list/coors-light-super-bowl-commercial-2024/ |url-status=live }}
Artistry
= Influences =
Ortega was initially inspired to pursue acting after watching Dakota Fanning in the 2004 thriller film Man on Fire. Ortega was unable to understand how a young child could perform in a way that could scare her so much; she analyzed the film several times and decided she wanted to be "the Puerto Rican version of [Fanning]".{{Cite web |first=Carly |last=Thomas |date=August 8, 2024 |title=Jenna Ortega Reveals Denzel Washington Movie That 'Changed the Entire Course of My Existence' |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/jenna-ortega-denzel-washington-movie-inspired-acting-career-1235969186/ |access-date=August 9, 2024 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |archive-date=August 9, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240809012035/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/jenna-ortega-denzel-washington-movie-inspired-acting-career-1235969186/ |url-status=live }}{{cite magazine |last1=Ricci |first1=Christina |title=Jenna Ortega and Christina Ricci Have a Cathartic Conversation About Wednesday |url=https://www.interviewmagazine.com/film/jenna-ortega-and-christina-ricci-have-a-cathartic-conversation-about-wednesday |website=Interview |access-date=June 8, 2024 |date=October 20, 2022 |archive-date=February 17, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230217111018/https://www.interviewmagazine.com/film/jenna-ortega-and-christina-ricci-have-a-cathartic-conversation-about-wednesday |url-status=live }} She also admired Fanning's sister, Elle, and followed both of their careers as a child.{{cite magazine |title=Jenna Ortega & Elle Fanning {{!}} Actors on Actors |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Q51N0yG3Ow |magazine=Variety |access-date=July 11, 2024 |time={{abbr|1:14|1 minute, 14 seconds}}|format=Video |date=June 7, 2023 |via=YouTube |archive-date=September 25, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230925145935/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Q51N0yG3Ow |url-status=live }} As she matured, Ortega aspired to be "the female version" of Denzel Washington, who appeared alongside Dakota Fanning in Man on Fire. She also admires Gina Rodriguez and fellow Disney Channel stars Selena Gomez and Zendaya.{{cite magazine |last1=Hansen |first1=Lena |title=Jane the Virgin{{'s}} Jenna Ortega on Being a Child Star and Looking Up to Gina Rodriguez |url=https://people.com/chica/jane-the-virgin-jenna-ortega-on-pressures-disney-child-star |magazine=People |access-date=September 30, 2023 |date=November 9, 2017 |archive-date=June 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230602105033/https://people.com/chica/jane-the-virgin-jenna-ortega-on-pressures-disney-child-star/ |url-status=live }} Ortega said she admires Rodriguez because they are both Latina actresses who struggled to break into the acting industry due to their lack of connections.{{Cite magazine |first=Priscilla |last=Rodriguez |title=Exculsive: Jenna Ortega on Stuck in the Middle and Why Gina Rodriguez Is Her Idol|url=http://www.latina.com/entertainment/celebrity/jenna-ortega-stuck-middle-exclusive-interview|access-date=February 7, 2020|magazine=Latina|date=April 15, 2016|interviewer=Priscilla Rodriguez|archive-date=February 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200207035235/http://www.latina.com/entertainment/celebrity/jenna-ortega-stuck-middle-exclusive-interview|url-status=dead}} In 2021, Ortega named Riz Ahmed as a career role model and praised his acting, manner of speaking, and activism.
= Acting style and role choices =
Megan Park, who directed Ortega in The Fallout, said that she knows "when to give her all and when to hold back" while acting, adding that "to have that understanding of herself as a performer at such a young age" is extremely rare. Burton compared Ortega's acting style to silent film acting, saying she expresses emotion through her eyes without words.{{cite web |last1=Graves |first1=Sabina |title=Tim Burton on Why Jenna Ortega Is the Perfect New Wednesday Addams |url=https://gizmodo.com/netflix-tim-burton-jenna-ortega-wednesday-addams-family-1849453265 |website=Gizmodo |access-date=June 9, 2024 |date=August 24, 2022 |archive-date=June 9, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240609030644/https://gizmodo.com/netflix-tim-burton-jenna-ortega-wednesday-addams-family-1849453265 |url-status=live }} Ortega says she tries not to be more prepared than necessary for a scene because "you never know what you're going to say next or what your next facial expression is going to be" in real life.
The Dodge College professor and agent Joe Rosenberg describes Ortega as an actress who has "a feel for the right project at the right time" and is "savvy" with her role choices.{{cite news |last1=Southern |first1=Keiran |title=Can Jenna Ortega Be Hollywood's First True Star Born This Century? |url=https://www.thetimes.com/world/us-world/article/can-beetlejuices-jenna-ortega-be-the-new-julia-roberts-2fbhzkthm |newspaper=The Times |access-date=September 1, 2024 |date=August 17, 2024 |url-access=subscription |archive-date=September 9, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240909203017/https://www.thetimes.com/world/us-world/article/can-beetlejuices-jenna-ortega-be-the-new-julia-roberts-2fbhzkthm |url-status=live }} Ortega feels taking more varied acting roles is important to her to avoid being typecast; she told Entertainment Tonight in 2021 that she did not want to be "pigeonholed as an actor"{{Cite news |first=Jennifer|last=Drysdale|title=Jenna Ortega on Her Transition from Disney Star to Mature Roles |url=https://www.etonline.com/jenna-ortega-on-her-conscious-transition-from-disney-star-to-mature-roles-exclusive-162669 |access-date=March 28, 2021 |work=Entertainment Tonight |archive-date=March 23, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210323214913/https://www.etonline.com/jenna-ortega-on-her-conscious-transition-from-disney-star-to-mature-roles-exclusive-162669 |url-status=live }} and that her desire to accept the most diverse roles possible made the transition to mature roles easier for her.{{Cite web|title=Jenna Ortega on Her Conscious Transition from Disney Star to Mature Roles (Exclusive)|url=https://www.wkyc.com/article/entertainment/entertainment-tonight/jenna-ortega-on-her-conscious-transition-from-disney-star-to-mature-roles-exclusive/603-8f6284c4-9f33-47d9-8d85-cab703e2c4a4|access-date=March 28, 2021 |publisher=WKYC |date=March 23, 2021 |archive-date=July 9, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230709040230/https://www.wkyc.com/article/entertainment/entertainment-tonight/jenna-ortega-on-her-conscious-transition-from-disney-star-to-mature-roles-exclusive/603-8f6284c4-9f33-47d9-8d85-cab703e2c4a4|url-status=live}} Ortega stated that she looks for projects that will have a "forever effect" for her, such as The Fallout. She has said she feels most comfortable starring in horror works,{{Cite magazine |date=March 14, 2022|first1=Clark|last1=Collis |title=Scream, Studio 666, and X Star Jenna Ortega Talks About Her Life in Horror |url=https://ew.com/movies/x-star-jenna-ortega-talks-life-in-horror/ |access-date=April 5, 2022 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |archive-date=April 5, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220405232913/https://ew.com/movies/x-star-jenna-ortega-talks-life-in-horror/ |url-status=live }} describing such projects as "very therapeutic". In 2023, Ortega said she is mindful of not "over-indexing on the gore scale" and feels "very conflicted" about her interests because there is "a part of me that always feels like the girl in the Coachella Valley".
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Commenting on Ortega's off-screen persona, Who What Wear wrote in 2022 that she is "poised, mature, and wise beyond her years" while providing "an essence of relatability". A 2023 Harper's Bazaar story describes her as "quiet and contemplative",{{cite magazine |last1=Karmali |first1=Sarah |title=The Awards Issue: Jenna Ortega |url=https://www.harpersbazaar.com/uk/fashion/fashion-news/a45696972/awards-issue-jenna-ortega |magazine=Harper's Bazaar |access-date=November 26, 2023 |date=November 1, 2023 |archive-date=November 25, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231125175350/https://www.harpersbazaar.com/uk/fashion/fashion-news/a45696972/awards-issue-jenna-ortega/ |url-status=live }} while Vanity Fair wrote that she has a "black-hole persona" but is "much warmer and more cheerful than you'd expect".{{cite interview |last1=Ortega |first1=Jenna |interviewer=Anthony Breznican |title=Jenna Ortega Thinks We Need More Weird Stories Like Beetlejuice |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/jenna-ortega-2024-hollywood-portfolio-interview |website=Vanity Fair |access-date=July 7, 2024 |date=February 15, 2024 |archive-date=July 5, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240705031933/https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/jenna-ortega-2024-hollywood-portfolio-interview |url-status=live }} Ortega has been noted for her work in horror and has been described as a horror icon by journalists.{{cite web |last1=White |first1=Jessica |title=Watch Jenna Ortega's Endlessly Hilarious SNL Sketches |url=https://www.nbc.com/nbc-insider/watch-jenna-ortega-march-11-2023-snl-sketches |publisher=NBC |access-date=July 11, 2024 |date=March 13, 2023 |archive-date=July 11, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240711164408/https://www.nbc.com/nbc-insider/watch-jenna-ortega-march-11-2023-snl-sketches |url-status=live }}{{cite web |last1=Romano |first1=Evan |title=Wednesday Star Jenna Ortega Is Our New Favorite Scream Queen |url=https://www.menshealth.com/entertainment/a42028612/who-plays-wednesday-addams-jenna-ortega/ |website=Men's Health |access-date=June 24, 2024 |date=November 23, 2022 |archive-date=May 31, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240531064320/https://www.menshealth.com/entertainment/a42028612/who-plays-wednesday-addams-jenna-ortega/ |url-status=live }} Media publications have dubbed her "Gen Z's scream queen",{{efn|name=Gen Z's scream queen|Attributed to multiple references: {{cite web |last1=Siddiqui |first1=Yusra |title=Jenna Ortega May Be Gen Z's Scream Queen, but Fear Isn't Standing in Her Way |url=https://www.whowhatwear.com/jenna-ortega-interview |website=Who What Wear |access-date=September 6, 2023 |date=October 12, 2022 |archive-date=September 6, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230906012240/https://www.whowhatwear.com/jenna-ortega-interview |url-status=live }}{{cite magazine |last1=Allaire |first1=Christian |title=Jenna Ortega Channels Wednesday Addams in Her Vintage SAG Awards Dress |url=https://www.vogue.com/article/jenna-ortega-sag-awards-versace-dress |magazine=Vogue |access-date=August 26, 2023 |date=February 27, 2023 |archive-date=August 27, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230827021528/https://www.vogue.com/article/jenna-ortega-sag-awards-versace-dress |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last1=Sasic |first1=Ema |title=La Quinta Native Jenna Ortega Earns First Emmy Nomination for Netflix Series Wednesday |url=https://www.desertsun.com/story/life/entertainment/television/2023/07/12/la-quinta-native-jenna-ortega-earns-emmy-nomination-netflix-show-wednesday/70406367007 |newspaper=The Desert Sun |access-date=August 26, 2023 |date=July 12, 2023 |archive-date=August 27, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230827021526/https://www.desertsun.com/story/life/entertainment/television/2023/07/12/la-quinta-native-jenna-ortega-earns-emmy-nomination-netflix-show-wednesday/70406367007/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |author1=Paulísma |title=Why Jenna Ortega (and More) Has Us So Excited for Wednesday |url=https://www.motionpictures.org/2022/09/why-jenna-ortega-and-more-has-us-so-excited-for-wednesday |publisher=Motion Picture Association |access-date=September 6, 2023 |date=September 7, 2022 |archive-date=September 6, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230906012242/https://www.motionpictures.org/2022/09/why-jenna-ortega-and-more-has-us-so-excited-for-wednesday/ |url-status=live }}{{cite magazine |last1=Allaire |first1=Christian |title=Jenna Ortega Channels Wednesday Addams in Her Vintage SAG Awards Dress |url=https://www.glamour.com/story/jenna-ortega-channels-wednesday-addams-in-her-vintage-sag-awards-dress |magazine=Glamour |access-date=September 6, 2023 |date=February 27, 2023 |archive-date=March 31, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230331193132/https://www.glamour.com/story/jenna-ortega-channels-wednesday-addams-in-her-vintage-sag-awards-dress |url-status=live }}{{cite web |last1=Braca |first1=Nina |title=Jenna Ortega's Wednesday Looks Creepy in the New Addams Family Show |url=https://uproxx.com/tv/jenna-ortega-wednesday-netflix-tim-burton |website=Uproxx |access-date=September 6, 2023 |date=August 16, 2022 |archive-date=September 6, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230906012242/https://uproxx.com/tv/jenna-ortega-wednesday-netflix-tim-burton/ |url-status=live }}}} and the Hollywood Foreign Press Association called her the "scream queen for the 21st century".{{cite web |title=Jenna Ortega |url=https://goldenglobes.com/person/jenna-ortega/ |publisher=Hollywood Foreign Press Association |access-date=July 7, 2024 |archive-date=February 23, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240223210216/https://goldenglobes.com/person/jenna-ortega/ |url-status=live }} Ortega attributes her "instinctive" scream and "really ugly crying face" for the positive reception her horror work has received from audiences.{{cite magazine |title=Jenna Ortega & Elle Fanning {{!}} Actors on Actors |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Q51N0yG3Ow |magazine=Variety |access-date=July 11, 2024 |time={{abbr|3:45|3 minutes, 45 seconds}} |date=June 7, 2023 |via=YouTube |archive-date=September 25, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230925145935/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Q51N0yG3Ow |url-status=live }}
In 2018, The Hollywood Reporter named Ortega one of "Hollywood's Top 30 Stars Under Age 18".{{cite magazine |last1=Sandberg |first1=Bryn |title=Hollywood's Top 30 Stars Under Age 18 |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/hollywoods-top-30-stars-under-age-18-1130157/griffin-gluck/ |magazine=The Hollywood Reporter |access-date=September 15, 2023 |date=August 8, 2018 |archive-date=August 7, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210807220744/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/hollywoods-top-30-stars-under-age-18-1130157/griffin-gluck |url-status=live }} The magazine later referred to her as the "Next Big Thing" in 2022 and "The Gen Z Obsession" in 2024.{{Cite magazine |last=Brown |first=Evan Nicole |date=January 26, 2022 |title=Next Big Thing: Scream Star Jenna Ortega on Her New School-Shooting Drama The Fallout |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/jenna-ortega-interview-scream-the-fallout-tim-burton-1235080425/ |access-date=January 27, 2022 |magazine=The Hollywood Reporter |archive-date=January 27, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220127034337/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/jenna-ortega-interview-scream-the-fallout-tim-burton-1235080425/ |url-status=live }}{{cite magazine |last1=Couch |first1=Aaron |last2=Galuppo |first2=Mia |last3=Kit |first3=Borys |title=Meet the New A-List: The 10 Young Movie Stars Taking Hollywood by Storm |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/new-hollywood-a-list-1235905172/ |magazine=The Hollywood Reporter |access-date=July 9, 2024 |date=May 24, 2024 |archive-date=July 8, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240708205600/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/new-hollywood-a-list-1235905172/ |url-status=live }} In 2023, Ortega appeared on Variety{{'s}} "Young Hollywood Impact Report", a list of breakthrough performers,{{cite magazine |last1=Drury |first1=Sharareh |last2=Garcia |first2=Thania |last3=Garrett |first3=Diane |last4=Gilchrist |first4=Todd |last5=Goldstein |first5=Gregg |last6=Hailu |first6=Selome |last7=Horst |first7=Carole |last8=Seo |first8=Rachel |last9=Shafer |first9=Ellise |last10=Wass |first10=Mike |title=Variety{{'s}} 2023 Young Hollywood Impact Report: Lily Rose-Depp, Ice Spice, Jenna Ortega and More |url=https://variety.com/lists/young-hollywood-impact-report-2023/ |magazine=Variety |access-date=July 11, 2024 |date=August 9, 2023 |archive-date=September 9, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240909203017/https://variety.com/lists/young-hollywood-impact-report-2023/ |url-status=live }} and The Hollywood Reporter{{'s}} Power 100, a list of the most powerful women in entertainment.{{cite magazine |last1=O'Connell |first1=Mikey |title=The Hollywood Reporter{{'s}} 2023 Women in Entertainment Power 100 |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/most-powerful-women-hollywood-2023/charlize-theron-19/ |magazine=The Hollywood Reporter |access-date=July 11, 2024 |date=December 7, 2023 |archive-date=September 9, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240909203022/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/most-powerful-women-hollywood-2023/charlize-theron-19/ |url-status=live }} Complex also listed her among the best actors in their 20s.{{cite magazine |last1=Ervin |first1=Jessica |title=23 Best Actors in Their 20s: Hollywood's Best Young Actors |url=https://www.complex.com/pop-culture/a/jessica-ervin-eickhoff/the-best-actors-in-their-20s |magazine=Complex |access-date=July 11, 2024 |date=April 5, 2023 |archive-date=July 11, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240711164404/https://www.complex.com/pop-culture/a/jessica-ervin-eickhoff/the-best-actors-in-their-20s |url-status=live }} Forbes included her on the 2024 edition of its 30 Under 30 in the Hollywood & Entertainment category.{{cite magazine |last1=Dellatto |first1=Marisa |title=Under 30 2024 Hollywood & Entertainment: Jenna Ortega, Jordan E. Cooper and Please Don't Destroy Shake Up the Industry |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/marisadellatto/2023/11/28/under-30-2024-hollywood--entertainment-jenna-ortega-jordan-e-cooper-and-please-dont-destroy-shake-up-the-industry/ |magazine=Forbes |access-date=June 15, 2024 |date=November 28, 2023 |archive-date=September 9, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240909203128/https://www.forbes.com/sites/marisadellatto/2023/11/28/under-30-2024-hollywood--entertainment-jenna-ortega-jordan-e-cooper-and-please-dont-destroy-shake-up-the-industry/ |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last1=Moorman |first1=Taijuan |title=Forbes 30 Under 30: Kendall Jenner, Latto, Dylan Mulvaney, Matt Rife Make List |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2023/11/28/forbes-30-under-30-kendall-jenner-latto-dylan-mulvaney/71730005007/ |newspaper=USA Today |access-date=June 15, 2024 |date=November 29, 2023 |archive-date=January 15, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240115185341/https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2023/11/28/forbes-30-under-30-kendall-jenner-latto-dylan-mulvaney/71730005007/ |url-status=live }}
Ortega has also been called a style icon by Harper's Bazaar.{{cite magazine |last1=Sanchez |first1=Chelsea |title=Is Jenna Ortega Gen Z's Newest Style Icon? |url=https://www.harpersbazaar.com/celebrity/latest/a42558233/jenna-ortega |magazine=Harper's Bazaar |access-date=September 12, 2023 |date=January 19, 2023 |archive-date=March 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230302214127/https://www.harpersbazaar.com/celebrity/latest/a42558233/jenna-ortega/ |url-status=live }} Her initial red-carpet style featured bright colors, patterned clothing, and many accessories.{{cite web |last1=Nesvig |first1=Kara K. |title=See Jenna Ortega and Her Style Evolution Through the Years |url=https://www.teenvogue.com/gallery/jenna-ortega-style-evolution |website=Teen Vogue |access-date=September 12, 2023 |date=March 7, 2023 |archive-date=June 7, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230607230847/https://www.teenvogue.com/gallery/jenna-ortega-style-evolution |url-status=live }} Enrique Melendez, her stylist, dressed Ortega in RED Valentino and Thom Browne, wanting her wardrobe to be age-appropriate, fashionable, and stylistically interesting. They later tried to move away from the "feminine and flirty and frilly" style of other Disney actresses.{{cite magazine |last1=Schmidt |first1=Ingrid |title=How to Dress Teen and Tween Actors for Hollywood Red Carpets |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/style/how-to-dress-teen-tween-actors-red-carpet-1235508254 |magazine=The Hollywood Reporter |access-date=September 12, 2023 |date=June 9, 2023 |archive-date=June 24, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230624045925/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/style/how-to-dress-teen-tween-actors-red-carpet-1235508254/ |url-status=live }} After her role in You, Ortega began wearing heavier makeup and darker clothing.{{cite magazine |last1=Twersky |first1=Carolyn |title=See Jenna Ortega's Red Carpet Style Evolve from Disney Princess to Gothic Goddess |url=https://www.wmagazine.com/fashion/jenna-ortega-best-red-carpet-looks |magazine=W |access-date=September 12, 2023 |date=January 13, 2023 |archive-date=March 30, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230330051551/https://www.wmagazine.com/fashion/jenna-ortega-best-red-carpet-looks |url-status=live }} Media publications said her later style borrowed from Wednesday's while incorporating high fashion and described it as goth glam.{{efn|
- Sources drawing comparisons to Wednesday's style: {{cite web |last1=Jackson |first1=Clementina |title=All of Wednesday Star Jenna Ortega's Most Fabulous Goth-Glam Looks to Date |url=https://www.elle.com/uk/fashion/celebrity-style/g42303641/jenna-ortega-style-file |website=Elle |access-date=September 12, 2023 |date=April 11, 2023 |archive-date=October 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231013080603/https://www.elle.com/uk/fashion/celebrity-style/g42303641/jenna-ortega-style-file/ |url-status=live }}{{cite magazine |last1=Hess |first1=Liam |title=Jenna Ortega Puts a Wednesday-Worthy Twist on the Met Gala 2023 Theme |url=https://www.vogue.com/article/jenna-ortega-thom-browne-met-gala-2023 |magazine=Vogue |access-date=September 12, 2023 |date=May 1, 2023 |archive-date=August 11, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230811162841/https://www.vogue.com/article/jenna-ortega-thom-browne-met-gala-2023 |url-status=live }}{{cite magazine |last1=Feldman |first1=Jamie |title=Jenna Ortega Puts a Wednesday Twist on the Met Gala Theme |url=https://www.wmagazine.com/fashion/jenna-ortega-met-gala-wednesday |magazine=W |access-date=September 12, 2023 |date=May 2, 2023 |archive-date=June 9, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230609185747/https://www.wmagazine.com/fashion/jenna-ortega-met-gala-wednesday |url-status=live }}
- Sources describing Ortega's style as goth glam: {{cite magazine |last1=Venkataraman |first1=Divya |title=Jenna Ortega Is the Ultimate New-Age Goth Girl |url=https://www.vogue.com.au/fashion/news/jenna-ortega-fashion/image-gallery/871268a48e39b3aa33540ce4e274bcc7 |magazine=Vogue Australia |access-date=September 12, 2023 |date=May 11, 2023 |archive-date=May 18, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230518111903/https://www.vogue.com.au/fashion/news/jenna-ortega-fashion/image-gallery/871268a48e39b3aa33540ce4e274bcc7 |url-status=live }}{{cite magazine |last1=Sanchez |first1=Chelsea |title=Jenna Ortega Is the Epitome of Goth-Glam at the SAG Awards |url=https://www.harpersbazaar.com/celebrity/latest/a43063993/jenna-ortega-red-carpet-sag-awards-2023 |magazine=Harper's Bazaar |access-date=September 12, 2023 |date=February 27, 2023 |archive-date=May 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230502173738/https://www.harpersbazaar.com/celebrity/latest/a43063993/jenna-ortega-red-carpet-sag-awards-2023/ |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last1=Palliparambil |first1=Anthony Jr. |title=Jenna Ortega Brought Goth Glam to the 2023 SAG Awards Red Carpet—Shop the Look |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/reviewed/2023/02/27/shop-jenna-ortega-glam-goth-sag-awards/11332382002/ |newspaper=USA Today |access-date=September 12, 2023 |date=February 27, 2023 |archive-date=March 15, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230315011308/https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/reviewed/2023/02/27/shop-jenna-ortega-glam-goth-sag-awards/11332382002/ |url-status=live }}{{cite news |title=In Pictures: Wednesday Star Jenna Ortega's Unmissable Goth-Glam Style |url=https://indianexpress.com/photos/lifestyle-gallery/wednesday-star-jenna-ortega-and-her-many-gothic-looks-8375581 |newspaper=The Indian Express |access-date=September 12, 2023 |date=February 4, 2023 |archive-date=March 5, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230305203440/https://indianexpress.com/photos/lifestyle-gallery/wednesday-star-jenna-ortega-and-her-many-gothic-looks-8375581/ |url-status=live }}}} According to Vogue, her off-screen style has a "dark, gothic fashion sensibility". Ortega said that playing Wednesday has "changed my taste a lot" and she has "a hard time getting her off of me, at least clothing-wise".{{cite magazine |last1=Twersky |first1=Carolyn |title=Jenna Ortega Admits Wednesday Addams Influenced Her Personal Style |url=https://www.wmagazine.com/fashion/jenna-ortega-wednesday-addams-style-influence |magazine=W |access-date=September 12, 2023 |date=March 20, 2023 |archive-date=June 8, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230608075024/https://www.wmagazine.com/fashion/jenna-ortega-wednesday-addams-style-influence |url-status=live }}
Ortega is active on Instagram but has described social media overall as being a "comparing game" and "very manipulative". She has said she became fearful of her comments on social media being misinterpreted following the release of Wednesday, adding: "Because I naturally tend to be sarcastic or dry, it's very easy for me to find myself in trouble ... [People] see your vulnerability and twist it in a way that you don't always expect."{{cite news |last1=Murray |first1=Tom |title=Jenna Ortega Breaks Down in Tears Talking About Social Media Anxiety |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/jenna-ortega-instagram-wednesday-elle-fanning-b2353363.html |newspaper=The Independent |access-date=September 28, 2023 |date=June 7, 2023 |archive-date=June 17, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230617124313/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/jenna-ortega-instagram-wednesday-elle-fanning-b2353363.html |url-status=live }} As a minor, Ortega was sent explicit images of herself that were AI-generated, which later led to her deleting her Twitter account.{{cite news |last1=Garcia-Navarro |first1=Lulu |title=Childhood Stardom Is Rough. Jenna Ortega Is Still Recovering. |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/24/magazine/jenna-ortega-interview.html |newspaper=The New York Times |access-date=August 25, 2024 |date=August 24, 2024 |url-access=limited |archive-date=August 25, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240825001651/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/24/magazine/jenna-ortega-interview.html |url-status=live }}{{cite web |last1=Oganesyan |first1=Natalie |title=Jenna Ortega Says She Deleted Twitter After Receiving AI-Generated Explicit Images of Herself as a Child |url=https://deadline.com/2024/08/jenna-ortega-deleted-twitter-ai-explicit-images-1236049789/ |website=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=August 25, 2024 |date=August 25, 2024 |archive-date=September 9, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240909203017/https://deadline.com/2024/08/jenna-ortega-deleted-twitter-ai-explicit-images-1236049789/ |url-status=live }}
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Personal life
Ortega stated that she would like to be a "private person" and not discuss her romantic life publicly, believing that it distracts audiences from her work. She has described the concept of celebrities as "absolutely ridiculous". Ortega has said that her friends and family give her a sense of safety that helps her deal with the more challenging parts of her career, adding that her family "keep[s] [her] feet on the ground". She states that growing up in an industry dominated by adults forced her to mature faster than normal.
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| style="text-align:center;" |{{cite web |last1=King |first1=Jordan |title=Samuel L. Jackson Circling New J.J. Abrams Movie with Glen Powell, Jenna Ortega and Emma Mackey |url=https://www.empireonline.com/movies/news/samuel-l-jackson-circling-new-j-j-abrams-movie-with-glen-powell-jenna-ortega-and-emma-mackey/ |website=Empire |access-date=April 26, 2025 |language=en |date=November 22, 2024}}
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