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Discovering Jenna Ortega: the actress of the moment

The Addams family returns to Netflix with "Wednesday" the new TV series directed by Oscar-winning director Tim Burton. But who is Jenna Ortega, the actress who plays Wednesday Addams?

Jenna Ortega, 20, Puerto Rican mom and Mexican dad, she plays Wednesday Addams the star of the new TV series Netflix, a new version of the family created in 1938 by Charles Addams.

Distinguishing features? A strange attraction to the goth world since she was a child and a sinister passion for autopsies of small animals.

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The Addams family returns to Netflix with "Wednesday" the new TV series directed by Oscar-winning director Tim Burton. But who is Jenna Ortega, the actress who plays Wednesday Addams?
Jenna Ortega, 20, Puerto Rican mom and Mexican dad, is Wednesday Addams the star of the new TV series Netlix "Wednesday" directed by director Tim Burton. Distinguishing features? A strange attraction to the goth world since she was a child and a sinister passion for autopsies of small animals.
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The beginning of Jenna Ortega's career
Jenna Ortega arrived on television at the age of 9, playing a minor role in the 2012 series "The Baby Bug". She then appeared in the ninth season of "CSI: New York" (2012), in a small part in the films "Iron Man 3" (2013) and "Insidious: Chapter 2" (2013).
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The main titles of Jenna Ortega's career
It then continues with "Beyond the boundaries of evil – Insidious 2", "Small scoundrels to the rescue", "Traveling with Flora", "The babysitter", "Yes day" and "Scream", for which a sequel is expected to be released in March 2023.
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Jenna Ortega's latest performances
In 2019 she got a role in the Netflix series starring Penn Badgley "You", where she will  playEllie Alves. 
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Curiosities about the life of Jenna Ortega
Recently, in an interview with the New York Times, Jenna Ortega revealed some of her personal quirks, including the one for autopsies of small animals. She says she started making them about dead lizards, which she found in his backyard.
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