Jenna Ortega (Born on September 27, 2002, in California, United States) is an American actress, writer, and model. Ortega made her film debut at a very young age with a minor role in the superhero movie Iron Man 3 as the vice president’s daughter.
Jenna Ortega is best known for her role as “Harley Diaz”, in the American comedy series Stuck in the Middle, broadcast on Disney Channel. In 2019, she gets the role of Ellie Alves, on the Netflix psychological thriller television series “You”.
She did work in many movies like The Babysitter: Killer Queen, Yes Day, The Fallout, and Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous. In January of 2021, Ortega made his debut as a writer throwing her book It’s All Love. She is regularly praised for her activism towards discrimination and LGBT rights.
Facts About Jenna Ortega
- Born: September 27, 2002, in Coachella Valley, California, United States
- Real name: Jenna Marie Ortega
- Age: 18 years old
- Height: 5 Feet 2 Inches (1.58 Meters)
- Weight: 55 kg (121 lbs)
- Hair Color: Black
- Eye Color: Dark Brown
- Zodiac sign: Libra
- Occupation: Actress, Model, Writer
- Nationality: American
- Religion: Christianity
- Boyfriend: She is currently not dating anyone and is single
- Parents: Natalie Ortega
- Siblings:-
Aaliyah Ortega
Isaac Ortega
Mia Ortega
Mariah Ortega
Markus Ortega - Net Worth: $3.1 million (As of 2021)
Jenna Ortega Biography
Jenna Ortega was born on September 27, 2002, in Coachella Valley, California, United States as a Jenna Marie Ortega. Ortega’s father is of Mexican American descent while her mother Natalie Ortega is of Mexican and Puerto Rican Origin. She is the fourth of seven children.
Ortega was interested in acting from the age of 6, but her mother first thought it was not serious. At the age of 8, with the help of her mother and agents, Ortega began to receive auditions and it was successful.
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Jenna Ortega Acting Career
In 2012, Ortega made her acting debut as a guest star in the American sitcom television series “Rob”, in the episode “Baby Bug.” Later, he made an appearance on CSI: NY in the episode “Unspoken” as Aimee Moore.
In 2013, Jenna Ortega made her film debut with a minor role in the American superhero film “Iron Man 3″ as the vice president’s daughter. Later, Ortega starred in the horror film Insidious: Chapter 2 as Annie, a supporting role.
In 2014, Ortega was cast in the recurring role of the younger version of Jane Villanueva in the romantic drama series Jane the Virgin. That same year, she starred as Mary Ann in the comedy film “The Little Rascals Save the Day”.
In 2015, Ortega played the role of Darcy in the original Netflix series, “Richie Rich”. From 2016 to 2018, Ortega portrayed Harley Diaz in the American comedy series “Stuck in the Middle”. This role earned her an Imagen Award for her performance, as well as being nominated for two other awards.
In January 2019, Ortega had been cast in the lead role of Ellie Alves in the second season of Netflix’s psychological thriller You. In October 2019, Jenna Ortega was cast as Phoebe Contreras in the Netflix comedy horror film The Babysitter: Killer Queen, the film was released in September 2020.
Ortega voiced Brooklyn in the Netflix animated science fiction action-adventure series Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous in 2020. The same year, Ortega announced that she is going to make her debut as a writer with the book “It’s All Love”, which was released in January 2021.
Jenna Ortega New Movie
In August 2020, Ortega announced through her social media account, she is cast in an undisclosed role in the horror film “Scream”, which will be released on January 14, 2022. She is also featured in the upcoming horror film “X”.
In May 2021, Jenna Ortega announced that she would be cast as the lead role of Wednesday Addams in the fictional household series, Wednesday, which she called a “new chapter” in her acting career, and she also said that “(I) hope to be able to do Wednesday Addams justice.”
Jenna Ortega Net Worth
According to Many reports, Jenna Ortega Net Worth is estimated at $3.1 million as of 2021. Most of her earnings come from her contribution to both televisions as well as movies. Recently Ortega writes her first book It’s All Love, she also earns some amount of money from the sale of her book.
Jenna Ortega Movies
- Iron Man 3 (2013): As a daughter of the vice president.
- Insidious: Chapter 2 (2013): As Annie.
- The Little Rascals Save the Day (2014): As Mary Ann
- After Words (2015): As Anna Chapa
- Saving Flora (2018): As Dawn
- The Babysitter: Killer Queen (2020): As Phoebe Atwell
- Yes Day (2021): As Katie Torres
- The Fallout (2021): As Vada Cavell
- Scream (2022): As Tara Carpenter
Jenna Ortega TV Shows
- Rob (2012): As a Girl – Episode: “The Baby Bug”
- CSI: NY (2012): As Aimee Moore – Episode: “Unspoken”
- Rake (2014): As Zoe Leon – Recurring role
- Jane the Virgin (2014–2019): As Young Jane Villanueva – Recurring role; 27 episodes
- Richie Rich (2015): As Darcy – Lead role
- Stuck in the Middle (2016–2018): As Harley Diaz – Lead role
- Elena of Avalor (2016–2020): As Princess Isabel – Lead voice role
- Elena and the Secret of Avalor (2016): As Princess Isabel – Voice role
- Bizaardvark (2018): As Izzy – Episode: “The Before Frankie Friend”
- Big City Greens (2019–present): As Gabriella Espinosa – Voice role; 3 episodes
- You (2019): As Ellie Alves – Lead role (season 2)
- Home Movie: The Princess Bride (2020): As Princess Buttercup – Episode: “The Fire Swamp”
- Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous (2020–present): As Brooklynn – Lead voice role
- Wednesday (2021): As Wednesday Addams – Lead role