Biography

Jenna Ortega

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Born
September 27, 2002 · Coachella Valley, California, USA
Birth name
Jenna Marie Ortega
Nicknames
- ReeRee
- Bonzo Dog
- Bonzo
Height
5′ 1″ (1.55 m)

Mini bio

Jenna Marie Ortega was born on September 27, 2002 in Coachella Valley, California. She began acting at age 9 and has portrayed Harley, a creative-engineering prodigy navigating life as the middle child in a family of 7 children in "Stuck in the Middle," a Disney Channel series told from Harley's perspective.

Ortega is known not only for her stellar performance in multiple Disney productions but also for her roles in many award-winning movies and television series, such as her portrayal of Young Jane in The CW Television Network's iconic comedy-drama "Jane the Virgin," and Darcy in the 2015 Netflix sitcom "Richie Rich." In 2020 she co-starred as Phoebe in the horror sequel The Babysitter: Killer Queen (2020). Restless in her profession, Jenna is accountable for more than 15 television staples and blockbuster films to date, commonly accepting lead roles.

The daughter of mixed Mexican and Puerto Rican parents, Ortega makes it very clear to her audience that she is proud of her heritage and grateful for having the opportunity to share her culture with the world. In a 2016 Pop Sugar interview, Jenna conveys that succeeding in the American film industry as a Latina was an uphill battle, throttled by subjective casting and strict ethnic guidelines followed in the early 2000s. Despite this difficulty, Ortega did not let cultural barriers and prejudice hinder her progress as a rising star.

Working with the most prestigious studios in the film industry, Jenna Ortega has achieved a high status in her profession and gilded her family name for generations to come.
- IMDb mini biography by: Tales Grimm & MLC

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Trademarks

Deadpan Manner
Frequently plays roles in horror films

Trivia

Learned to play the cello for her role as Wednesday (2022).
As a child she starred in numerous television commercials. She was in three McDonald's commercials because the casting directors for last two were unaware of the previous ones.
She is a proud ambassador for UNAIDS. In honor of her late grandfather, who passed away from AIDS, Jenna has worked closely with UNAIDS to help raise awareness. She was quoted in 2017 saying "I want to help eliminate the stigma of AIDS and get people talking about it. Make it normal, bring it up. It's a disease that affects all of us.".
One of her hobbies is writing. She has said that she loves to write about anything and it is a great way for her to unwind.
Revealed in a Teen Vogue interview that she would perform autopsies on little animals when she was younger, more specifically the dead lizards she would find in her backyard (she would not actually kill the animals, only using ones she found dead.).