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Jenna Ortega

United States

Jenna Ortega plays the iconic role of Wednesday Addams in Tim Burton’s series Wednesday. For her performance, she was named Best Actress in a Comedy (Television) at the Imagen Awards, which celebrate the positive portrayal of Latinos in the entertainment industry. Ortega was also nominated for Emmy, Golden Globe, and Screen Actors Guild Awards. She starred in Alex Scharfman’s Death of a Unicorn, in Trey Edward Shults’ Hurry Up Tomorrow, opposite The Weeknd and Barry Keoghan, in Jade Halley Bartlett’s Miller’s Girl opposite Martin Freeman, and in Academy Award winner Brian Helgeland’s Finestkind, opposite Ben Foster and Tommy Lee Jones. Ortega’s additional credits include the fifth and sixth instalments of the Scream franchise, Ti West’s X, and Megan Park’s indie feature The Fallout. Audiences will next see Ortega star in Taika Waititi’s Klara and the Sun, alongside Amy Adams.

Jenna Ortega plays the iconic role of Wednesday Addams in Tim Burton’s series Wednesday. For her performance, she was named Best Actress in a Comedy (Television) at the Imagen Awards, which celebrate the positive portrayal of Latinos in the entertainment industry. Ortega was also nominated for Emmy, Golden Globe, and Screen Actors Guild Awards. She starred in Alex Scharfman’s Death of a Unicorn, in Trey Edward Shults’ Hurry Up Tomorrow, opposite The Weeknd and Barry Keoghan, in Jade Halley Bartlett’s Miller’s Girl opposite Martin Freeman, and in Academy Award winner Brian Helgeland’s Finestkind, opposite Ben Foster and Tommy Lee Jones. Ortega’s additional credits include the fifth and sixth instalments of the Scream franchise, Ti West’s X, and Megan Park’s indie feature The Fallout. Audiences will next see Ortega star in Taika Waititi’s Klara and the Sun, alongside Amy Adams.