At almost 20 years of age, Jenna can already show us many very interesting roles. She now gets a golden opportunity to star in the Netflix series merlinthis is a great pretext to see which characters Jenna has left her mark with.
By Alberto Rojas Eguiluz
Jenna Ortega is only 19 years old, but she is no newcomer to acting. Her career started at 10 and as she has grown, the roles have adapted to her age, but the best is yet to come. Jenna will be the star of the Netflix series merlinwhere he plays the daughter of the crazy Addams.
These are the characters that have made Jenna one of the most followed and best-priced actresses of her generation.
jane girl in Jane The Virgin
In 2014, when Jenna was just 11 years old, she shot to fame. Although she had already been appearing in small roles for a few years, such as in iron Man 3thanks to Jane The Virgin, where she played Jane as a child, received the attention she deserved. Her character caused such a stir that she did it until 2019.
Harley Diaz in Stuck in the Middle
With Harley Jenna he hit a home run, as it was the main role of the Disney series that is now a classic. Harley Diaz brought Jenna many award nominations and an Imagen Foundation Award for Best Young Actress on Television.
Phoebe in The Babysitter Killer Queen
Jenna stepped out of her comfort zone and into horror and thriller, two genres in which she hadn’t had as much action. Phoebe was Jenna’s leap into a more youthful cinema, officially leaving behind her child roles.
Vada Cavell in The Fallout
The biggest challenge in Jenna’s career so far has been playing Vada, a girl who survived a shooting at her own school. This HBO movie premiered this year and has earned Jenna some nominations for major awards, such as the Hollywood Critics Association.
Tara Carpenter in scream
Thanks to Tara, Jenna was able to enter one of the most important horror franchises in history. The result was good enough for a sixth movie to be filmed. screamin which, of course, Jenna is included.