How tall is Jenna Ortega?

According to Jenna Ortega herself, her height stands at 5 feet 1 inch. American star Jenna Ortega has been making news lately for her fantastic performance in Netflix's comedy-drama series "Wednesday." Ortega played the classic character of Wednesday Addams in the series and critics themselves have claimed that her rendition of the character is to its perfection.

A second season of the series "Wednesday" was ordered in January 2023. Following Amazon's purchase of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in December 2022, plans for a second season were put into motion. The 20-year-old actress, who played the show's title character in Season 1, is now an executive producer for the second season.

The actress, who was vocal about how much she despised the way her character was written in Season 1, eventually rose to the position of producer on the show. “It was a natural progression. With a character like Wednesday, who is so beloved, I didn’t want to get her wrong,” Ortega said.

The original series "Wednesday" was released last year on Netflix and just within three weeks of its release, the show received an amazing response from the viewers and has amassed a staggering billion hours' worth of views making it official that the Tim Burton reboot show is an absolute hit.

Who is Jenna Ortega and how did she become famous?

Jenna Marie Ortega is an American actress who was born on September 27, 2002, in Coachella Valley, California, U.S. Ortega began her career as a child actress and is well known for her role as young Jane in CW's prominent show Jane the Virgin and joined the cast members in 2014. Other than this, Ortega has also worked on numerous other projects such as CSI: NY, Iron Man 3, Insidious: Chapter 2, and Rake. Ortega has also been a part of two very successful Disney shows and other Netflix films before starring on Wednesday.

It was her performance in the 2021 released film 'The Fallout' as Vada Cavill that according to the critics is her breakout role. The movie revolved around a teen who survived a school shoot-out horror and was navigating her life after it while suffering from PTSD. The film was a hit and Ortega was lauded for her work which propelled her to fame.

What is Jenna Ortega's age?

The American actress Jenna Ortega is 20 years old, she was born on September 27, 2002. She was born in Coachella Valley, California, U.S. to parents of Mexican and Puerto Rican descent and ancestry. Ortega is the fourth child out of six children and has not experienced the traditional childhood life due to her early commitments to work in the acting industry. She has often been vocal about her regret of missing it and once said "really lived a normal lifestyle".

What does Jenna Ortega have to say about acting?

When it comes to acting, Jenna Ortega says that she chooses to take more varied roles in acting as it is very important to her, so as to not be typecast. During her interview with EOnline! Ortega said she didn't want to be "pigeonholed as an actor", and that she desires to "do the most diverse roles that I possibly can and really switch up".

Ortega also mentioned that it was actress Dakota Fanning through whom she took the inspiration to get into the acting industry. During her conversation with Collider, Ortega said "After watching Dakota, who obviously was so talented from such a young age, I decided that I wanted to be the Puerto Rican version of her." Ortega also revealed that she thought Denzel Washington was "the coolest man I had ever seen in my life."