11 Roles You'd Probably Forgotten That Wednesday Star Jenna Ortega Once Played

Jenna Ortega at the season two premiere of Wednesday last monthIt might be hard to picture Jenna Ortega as anyone other than the steely-eyed Wednesday Addams at this point, but the Gen Z star had a pretty extensive resume even before her star-making role in the record-smashing Netflix hit.At 22 years old, Jenna already has more than a decade of experience in the industry under her belt, having started out as a child star in some pretty huge Hollywood movies and Disney projects.So, whether you’ve spotted her in small TV roles over the years, hid behind the covers during her scene-stealing scream queen moments or have only recently started to discover her work, there are more than a few roles you’ve probably forgotten about…Iron Man 3 (2013)Jenna Ortega's first on-screen role was as a child actor in the third Iron Man movieWhile she’s previously distanced herself from any possible return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe in the future, Jenna appeared briefly in Iron Man 3 – albeit just for a fleeting moment.“It was one of the first jobs I ever did,” she told Entertainment Tonight. “They took all my lines out. I’m in Iron Man 3 for a quick second. I take up the frame, I have one leg, and I’m the vice president’s daughter.”Insidious: Chapter 2 (2013)Jenna Ortega in Insidious: Chapter 2Before she was crowned the scream queen of a new generation, Jenna had a very small role in the horror franchise Insidious. She appears briefly with her family at the end of the movie when ghost hunters arrive at the door. She’s holding a very creepy-looking doll when she spots the ghost of a lady called Elise, who no one else can see (*shivers*), before she slips into the family home.This seemed to set her up well for the future, as Jenna would go on to appear in numerous horror movies as her career progressed.Know It All Nina (2014)Jenna was just 12 years old when she starred in the web series Know It All Nina, about a young girl who thinks she knows just about everything.During the show, Nina received questions via social media from fictional viewers wondering things like “why are hot dogs called hot dogs?” and “do fish fart?”.Think of it as a more chaotic, bite-sized iCarly. And as for whether she actually had any answers to those burning questions, that was…debatable. Rake (2014) One of Jenna’s first grown-up TV series appearances was in the comedy-drama series Rake, starring Little Miss Sunshine actor Greg Kinnear, which follows a self-destructive criminal defence lawyer as he takes on challenging cases.Jenna appeared in seven episodes as Zoe, the daughter of the main character’s friend.Richie Rich (2015)Jenna Ortega in Richie RichJennalandedanother recurring role in Netflix’s remake of Richie Rich, which follows the adventures of a normal kid who managed to figure out a renewable energy technology and subsequently has a trillion dollars to burn through.In the short-lived series, Jenna played Richie’s best friend, who was guilty of a few bad money habits, which gave her a chance to show off her comedy chops. Stuck In The Middle (2016)Jenna Ortega on the set of Stuck In The MiddleGranted, plenty of Jenna’s younger fans probably haven’t forgotten Stuck In The Middle, which served as one of Jenna’s breakout roles, but for more grown-up fans of Wednesday, they might be completely unaware that Jenna is, in fact, a former Disney kid.She led Stuck In The Middle as middle kid Harley Diaz who navigates the craziness of her seven-sibling-strong family in a rather chaotic househouse.Jenna starred in three seasons before she started moving on to some more mature roles. You (2019)Jenna Ortega in season two of YouJoe Goldberg has put us through so much chaotic nonsense in the final couple of seasons of You that maybe you forgot Jenna had a pretty significant role in season two.After Joe imprisoned and killed his girlfriend Guinevere Beck in season one, he relocated to Los Angeles for a shot at a fresh start.That’s where he meets Ellie Alves, the precocious sister of Joe’s apartment manager Delilah (who also met a grisly end).There were even plans to bring back Jenna’s character as a surprise for season four, but they were unable to make it work due to her Wednesday filming commitments.Yes Day (2021)Jenna Ortega in Yes DayThe family comedy Yes Day, as the title suggests, centres around a family – headed up by Édgar Ramírez and Jennifer Garner – who throw caution to the wind and decide to say yes to everything for 24 hours.It was actually all filmed in late 2019, so a lot had gone down by the time it finally began streaming on Netflix two years, where it was met with mixed reviews.X (2022)Jenna Ortega in XComing out the same year as the Scream sequel, which Jenna also appeared in, Ti West’s pulse-racing horror X flew under the radar for some cinemagoers.Jenna plays the girlfriend of an aspiring filmmaker who’s working on an adult movie in a creepy rural Texas location. It features some of Jenna’s most gruesome, gory screams yet. Though she (spoiler) meets her untimely end in X, the film went on to form part of a trilogy with MaXXXine and Pearl, both starring Mia Goth.Studio 666 (2022)Studio 666 is the horror-comedy movie based on a story by Foo Fighters’ Dave Grohl, whose bandmates feature in the movie with him.Jenna plays the fictional group’s drummer, and it turns out this was one of her biggest career highlights so far.“I had been a massive fan of the Foo Fighters and I remember when I got the email, I was actually shooting The Fallout for HBO Max,” Jenna recalled to Entertainment Weekly.“And [my representatives] said, ‘Hey, this just came in, and we don’t know if you’re interested in this, and we’re more than happy to pass.’ I was like, ‘No way!’”She added that listening to disco every morning with Dave, the late Taylor Hawkins and Pat Smear was “a dream”.Miller’s Girl (2024)Jenna Ortega in Miller's GirlUndoubtedly one of Jenna Ortega’s most controversial projects to date, the erotic thriller Miller’s Girl saw the young actor portraying a university student who becomes embroiled in an affair with her professor, played by Martin Freeman.The movie’s central age-gap relationship led to some discourse at the time, but the film ultimately wound up scoring lukewarm reviews and was ultimately overshadowed by another of Jenna’s much more prolific 2024 projects, the fantasy sequel Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, which reunited her with Wednesday creator Tim Burton.READ MORE:Critics Have Their Say On Whether Wednesday Season 2 Was Worth The 3-Year WaitLet's Talk About All Of The Absolute Serves On The Wednesday Season 2 Premiere Red Carpet'What The F**k?': Jenna Ortega Still Has Strong Feelings About Those False Johnny Depp Rumours

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