Jenna Ortega was born in Palm Valley, CA. She is 20 years old and has been acting since she was 8 years old. Jenna has starred in many movies and television shows, rising to stardom being casted in a wide range of popular roles. When she was a kid, she was discovered after her mother had posted a video of her on Facebook. She grew up alongside her two brothers and three sisters. She was daughter to Mexican and Puerto Rican parents, which later resulted in her making history by becoming the voice of Elena’s younger sister, Isabel in Elena of Avalor, Disney’s first Latina princess in the animated series created in 2016.
There hasn’t been a movie or television show that she’s been in that you haven’t heard of or even watched yourself. Her first role that led to her popularity was playing young Jane on the award winning show, Jane the Virgin. This show has won countless awards and was in the top ten trending shows on Netflix for months. Most recently, she played the lead role in the series, Wednesday, a modern spinoff of the 1964 series, The Addams Family. When talking about her role, she states, “I love things that are a bit off-putting, things when the closer you look, really aren’t that pretty. I love things that are disturbing.” She added, “There’s some invisible string that’s connected to serial killers, monsters, creatures, and myself. No matter where I go.” This new series is especially unique because Jenna Ortega plays along with Christina Ricci, who happens to be the original Wednesday Addams from way back when. This iconic movie and television series is very popular to many generations and is a timeless piece of media, which is why Jenna playing Wednesday in this new series has been blowing up quickly. She is also in another pretty popular series that came out recently in 2018, You, starring other actors like Penn Badgley and Victoria Pedretti, other big names in the industry.
While you may recognize her from her acting jobs, she has also written an award winning book called “It’s All Love: Reflections of Your Heart and Soul.” In her book, she talks about things that will inspire you to lean into your faith, appreciate love and your family, during hard times, happy times, and the most memorable times. The book includes illustrations, quotes from Jenna, affirmations, and even some of her most personal memories and stories. Her book illustrates how much of an optimistic person Jenna really is.
At just twenty years old, Jenna Ortega is one of the most versatile and well known actresses who is being casted for more and more things. After winning countless awards and honors, her skills and compassionate personality continue to help her grow as a person as well as benefit her in her industry. This will also get her even farther in the industry as she gets older. Personally, I am a pretty big fan of every television show or movie that she has been in and feel happy for her when she does release new things. I am excited to see what her next big project will be as well as all the other ones that will come after.