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Jenna Ortega
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Also known as Jenna Marie Ortega

Jenna Marie Ortega is an American actress. Known for her work in horror, Ortega has been dubbed "Gen Z's scream queen" by media publications. She has also been featured on the Power 100 list from The Hollywood Reporter in 2023 and the Forbes 30 Under 30 list in 2024.

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Jenna Marie Ortega is an American film and television actor, voice actor, and producer. Born in Palm Desert in 2002, she began her work period in 2012. Her notable works include the series *Jane the Virgin*, *Stuck in the Middle*, *Elena of Avalor*, and *You*. She is also an author, with the work *It's All Love* listed under her name.

Ortega is of Mexican American and Stateside Puerto Rican heritage and speaks American English and Latin American Spanish. She has been nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy. Her fields of work encompass acting, film production, writing, and activism.

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Rancho Mirage, California, USA

Jenna Marie Ortega (born September 27, 2002) is an American actress. She began her career as a child and received recognition for her role as a younger version of Jane in The CW comedy-drama series Jane the Virgin (2014–2019). She then won an Imagen Award for her leading role as Harley Diaz in the Disney Channel series Stuck in the Middle (2016–2018). She played Ellie Alves in the thriller series…

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  • The Great Beyond2027
  • Klara and the Sun — Klara2026
  • The Gallerist — Kiki2026
  • Hurry Up Tomorrow — Anima2025
  • Death of a Unicorn — Ridley2025
  • SNL50: The Homecoming Concert — Self2025
  • K-foodie meets J-foodie2025
  • "Couch" by Lena Situations — Self - Guest2025
  • Tim Burton: Life in the Line — Self2025
  • Beetlejuice Beetlejuice — Astrid2024

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Instance of
human
Given name
Marie
Family name
Ortega
Gender
female
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Palm Desert
Occupation
actor
Languages spoken
Latin American Spanish
Native language
American English
Notable work
Miller's Girl
Field of work
philanthropy
Hair colour
black hair
Mass
119.05
Image
Jenna Ortega-63799 (cropped).jpg
Height
1.55
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date of birth
2002-09-27
Commons category
Jenna Ortega
start of work period
2012-00-00
birth name
Jenna Marie Ortega
social media followers
1139236
name in native language
Jenna Marie Ortega
nominated for
Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy
ethnic group
Stateside Puerto Ricans
writing language
English language
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Encyclopedic overview

Jenna Marie Ortega (born September 27, 2002) is an American actress. Known for her work in horror, Ortega has been called "Gen Z's scream queen" by media publications. She was featured on The Hollywood Reporter's Power 100 list in 2023 and the Forbes 30 Under 30 list in 2024.

Ortega began acting professionally at age nine and received recognition for her role as a younger version of Jane in The CW comedy-drama series Jane the Virgin. She then played a leading role as Harley Diaz in the Disney Channel series Stuck in the Middle, for which she won an Imagen Award. She expanded into more mature projects afterward, playing Ellie Alves in the thriller series You (2019) and co-starring in the horror-comedy film The Babysitter: Killer Queen (2020), both for Netflix. She received praise for her performance as a traumatized high school student in the drama film The Fallout (2021).

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