Jenna Ortega

Jenna Ortega Biographical Information Full Name: Jenna Marie Ortega Gender: Female Date of birth: September 27, 2002 Age: 22 Nationality: American Hometown: Coachella Valley, California Professional Information Occupation(s): Actress Official Twitter: @jennaortega Disney Channel Credentials Role(s): Harley Diaz on Stuck in the Middle Princess Isabel on Elena of Avalor Gabriella Espinosa on Big City Greens

Jenna Marie Ortega (born September 27, 2002) is an American actress. She is best known for portraying Harley Diaz on Disney Channel show Stuck in the Middle, Princess Isabel in the Disney Channel animated television series Elena of Avalor, Ellie Alves on the Netflix thriller series You and Wednesday Addams on the Netflix comedy horror series Wednesday.

Ortega has been noted for her activism as well as her public image and fashion sense, and is registered across various social media, being an active personality.

Early life

Jenna Ortega was born on September 27, 2002 in Coachella Valley, California, the fourth of six siblings. Ortega's father is of Mexican American descent and her mother is of mixed Mexican and Puerto Rican ancestry. Ortega had become interested in acting from the age of six. By the age of eight, with her mother's help and agents, Ortega eventually began receiving auditions.

Career

Ortega started by making appearances on various television and films. She made a guest appearance for Rob, in the episode "Baby Bug." Following this was an appearance on CSI: NY on the episode "Unspoken" as Aimee Moore. She made her first appearance in a film in the movie Iron Man 3 as the vice president's daughter, as well as starring in Insidious: Chapter 2 as Annie. She then had a recurring role on Rake, as well as a recurring role as Young Jane on Jane the Virgin.

In 2015, Ortega was cast for the Netflix original series Richie Rich as part of the main cast, playing Darcy, Richie's best friend. Her character was a gold digger, that would spend Richie's money even without his consent. She received much notoriety for her role and helped her career. From 2016 to 2018, Ortega then went on to star on the Disney Channel sitcom Stuck in the Middle as Harley Diaz, the lead role of the show, the character being the middle child of the seven Diaz siblings, throughout the show's run. This role won her an Imagen Award in 2018. She also voices Princess Isabel on Disney's Elena of Avalor. In January 2019, Ortega had been cast in the main role of Ellie Alves on the second season of the Netflix thriller series You.

Ortega has stated that she has an interest for directing various films/television later on throughout her career.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2013	Iron Man 3	Vice President's daughter	Film
	Insidious: Chapter 2	Annie	Film
2014	Jane the Virgin	Young Jane (age 12)	Recurring role; 27 episodes
2015	Richie Rich	Darcy	Main role
	After Hours	Anna Chapa	Film
2016-18	Stuck in the Middle	Harley Diaz	Lead role
2016-20	Elena of Avalor	Princess Isabel	Main voice role
2016	Elena and the Secret of Avalor	Princess Isabel	Television film
2018	Bizaardvark	Izzy	Episode: "The BFF (Before Frankie Friend)"
2019-22	Big City Greens	Gabriella Espinosa	Voice role; recurring (Valentine's Dance to Horse Girl)
2019	You	Ellie Alves	Main role (season 2)
2020	The Babysitter: Killer Queen	Phoebe Atwell	Film
2020–22	Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous	Brooklynn	Netflix original series, main voice role
2021	Yes Day	Katie Torres	Netflix original film
	The Fallout	Vada Cavell	Film
2022	Scream	Tara Carpenter	Film
	Studio 666	Skye Willow	Film
	X	Lorraine Day	Film
2022-present	Wednesday	Wednesday Addams	Netflix original series; lead role and executive producer (season 2)
		Goody Addams	4 episodes
2023	Scream 6	Tara Carpenter	Film
	Saturday Night Live	Host	Episode: "Jenna Ortega/The 1975"

Trivia

• When not busy with work, she enjoys playing soccer, cheerleading, tumbling, reading and hanging out with her family, friends, and dogs Anna and Brooklyn.
• Jenna is the fourth of six children so she relates to her role as Harley. Her siblings are named Mariah, Issac, Mia, Markus, and Aliyah.
• When she goes to bed, her closet and bedroom doors have to be closed.
• Her favorite brand of sneakers are Converse, Adidas, Ugg, Vans.
• Her fashion style “I’m a mix of skater and hip-hop. I love a pair of comfy, ripped jeans with a skater shirt and Converse or Vans. I usually accessorize with a trucker hat or a fancy headband. For special events, I prefer funky, edgy looks.”
• Likes to wear Uggs with leggings or tapered jeans and a big comfy sweatshirt for cold days on set.”
• Her fashion idols are “Beyoncé, Angelina Jolie, Selena Gomez, and Lupita Nyong’o. Each of these women has a style that is elegant, fun and, most importantly, fits the occasion.”
• Favorite stores are Forever 21, Tilly’s, Zara and H&M because they’re trendy but affordable. If I’m splurging, I love Free People and Topshop.”
• Concurrently, Jenna also plays Princess Isabel in Disney Channel's Elena of Avalor. Coincidentally, her character is also an inventor.
• She, along with the rest of her castmates, filmed her Disney wand ID on November 5, 2016.
• In 2014 she made a Fruity Pebbles commercial as a character virtually identical to Harley Diaz.
• Jenna Ortega can also sing, which was shown during her time in Netflix's Richie Rich.
• On March 16, 2018, Jenna played Harley in Stuck with Horrible Helpers, and in the following episode of Bizaardvark also played the guest role of "Izzy" in the episode "The BFF (Before Frankie Friend)."
• Her first role after SITM will be as "Elena" in Man of the House an ABC pilot with fellow former Disney Channel star, Jake Short.

Gallery

Jenna at the premiere of Ready Player One

Jenna's Wand ID from 2017.

Videos

Jenna Ortega Hispanic Heritage Disney Channel

Jenna Ortega - You're Watching Disney Channel! ident

Jenna's Wand ID from 2017

Stuck in the Middle This or That? Ft. Jenna Ortega Official Disney Channel UK

Jenna Ortega Hispanic Heritage Month Message Radio Disney