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Jenna Ortega

Actor, producer and author

Born 2002

Jenna Ortega is an American actor, producer and author who grew up in California's Coachella Valley in a family of Mexican and Puerto Rican heritage. She began acting professionally as a child, moving from small parts in Rob, CSI: NY and Iron Man 3 to recurring work as Young Jane on Jane the Virgin and a Disney Channel lead role as Harley Diaz in Stuck in the Middle. Ellie Alves in You and her acclaimed performance as a trauma survivor in The Fallout helped bridge her child-actor career to adult roles. In 2022, Ortega appeared in both Scream and Ti West's X before the title role in Netflix's Wednesday made her internationally prominent and brought Emmy and Golden Globe nominations. She returned as Tara Carpenter in Scream VI and reunited with Wednesday director Tim Burton as Astrid Deetz in Beetlejuice Beetlejuice. Seeking more creative agency, Ortega joined Wednesday's producing team for Season 2 and took executive-producer credits on Death of a Unicorn and Hurry Up Tomorrow while also starring in both films. Her credits also include authoring the reflection collection It's All Love. By September 2026, Wednesday Season 3 had completed filming; she was preparing for the October release of Klara and the Sun, and developing further acting and producing work including Nasty and J. J. Abrams's The Great Beyond.

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ConnectionTim BurtonDirector and executive producer of Wednesday and director of Beetlejuice Beetlejuice.

ConnectionEmma MyersWednesday co-star and friend; the pair discussed their collaboration in a Netflix mutual interview.

ConnectionWinona RyderBeetlejuice Beetlejuice co-star who joined Wednesday Season 3.

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Sony Pictures

Klara and the Sun

Official future release page and lead role.

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Marrakech International Film Festival

Jenna Ortega

Official career biography and representative credits.

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Wikidata

Jenna Ortega (Q21738166)

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Recording Academy

Sabrina Carpenter

Awards, biography and music chronology.

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Golden Globes

Jenna Ortega

Official 2023 and 2026 nomination record.

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Netflix Tudum

Wednesday Season 3

Filming completed; premiere date unannounced.

Sep 30, 2026 OfficialOriginal

Esquire

Jenna Ortega Won't Stop Taking Risks, No Matter How Big Wednesday Gets

Current interview, Season 3 filming, biography and future-project context.

Aug 11, 2026 PrimaryOriginal

Netflix Tudum

Jenna Ortega Is Rewriting the Rules

Official current actor-producer profile.

May 20, 2026 OfficialOriginal

Netflix Tudum

Wednesday season 3 starts production

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Feb 23, 2026 OfficialOriginal

Sundance Institute

Cathy Yan's The Gallerist Turns the Art World into a High-Stakes Farce

Official premiere and role context.

Jan 25, 2026 OfficialOriginal

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Jenna Ortega at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival

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Jenna Ortega at the 2024 Venice International Film Festival

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