“Wednesday” is certainly not Jenna Ortega’s first on-screen rodeo. The talented breakout star has graced our screens before, starring as young Jane in “Jane the Virgin” and Harley Diaz, the main character in the Disney Channel series, “Stuck in the Middle,” per IMDb. More recently, E! News reported that Ortega snagged the coveted role of Ellie Alves in the second season of the hit Netflix show “You.” Not to mention, the teenage star made history by voicing Disney’s first-ever Latina princess in the animated series, “Elena of Avalor,” according to BuzzFeed.
In recent years, Ortega has graduated from the small screen and begun acting in blockbuster hits. Fans of the California native can watch her star in the slasher film “Scream” and the coming-of-age movie “The Fallout,” which garnered critical acclaim, per Daily Lobo. Clearly, this young talent already has some heavy-hitting roles under her belt and there’s no sign of her slowing down anytime soon. As for the future? Ortega wants to continue working on projects outside her comfort zone, but most importantly, she wants to stay true to her Latinx heritage. “I never want to play a maid and I never want to play a cartel leader’s daughter,” Ortega shared with Cosmopolitan in 2021. “I would much rather play a person of power, a powerful character in a positive way.”
