American actress Jenna Marie Ortega is well-known for her roles in hit shows including “Jane the Virgin” and “Stuck in the Middle.” She started her career as a child artist at the age of 8 and has succeeded in establishing a respectable position for herself in the entertainment sector. She made her acting debut as a “Girl” in an episode of the television show “Rob.” Other initiatives followed it, including the movies Iron Man 3 and Insidious: Chapter 2 and the TV shows CSI: NY and Rake.

She got the role of “Young Jane” in the highly acclaimed and Golden Globe-winning satirical romantic comedy-drama television series “Jane the Virgin,” which was her major break. She has gained popularity by playing the lead role of Harley Diaz, a teenage engineering genius, in the Disney Channel’s single-camera situational comedy TV series “Stuck in the Middle.” She also brings the laughs as Darcy, one of the significant characters in the Netflix sitcom TV series “Richie Rich,” and Nina in “Know It All Nina.” Her other “Disney Channel” endeavor is to voice over the computer-animated television series “Elena of Avalor” as Princess Isabel.

Quick Facts of Jenna Ortega

Also Known As : Jenna Marie Ortega

Age: 20 Years

Family:

Siblings: Aaliyah Ortega, Isaac Ortega, Markus Ortega, Mia Ortega

Born Country: United States

Actresses I American Women

Height: 5’1″ (155 cm)

Ancestry: Mexican American, Puerto Rican American

U.S. State: California

Childhood & Early Life

On September 27, 2002, Jenna Ortega was born in Coachella Valley, California, in the United States. She is her parents’ fourth child and is of Mexican and Puerto Rican descent.

She grew up in the Coachella Valley, a desert valley in Southern California, with her four siblings, two sisters, Aliyah and Mia, and two brothers, Markus and Isaac.

At the age of five, Ortega showed interest in acting, despite the fact that at the time her mother also believed it to be a child’s transient infatuation. But when her parents realized how serious she was about pursuing it, they contacted agents and got her an opportunity for tryouts.

Career

At the age of 9, this young Latina made her acting debut in the American comedic TV series “Rob,” playing the small part of a “Girl.” She had an appearance in the sixth episode of the show, “The Baby Bug,” which aired on February 16, 2012 and was watched by roughly 10.65 million people.

After “Rob,” she played Aimee Moore in “CSI: NY,” a well-known American police procedural TV series, in one of its unusual episodes named “Unspoken,” which was broadcast on October 19, 2012.

She made her big-screen debut in the highly praised box office smash “Iron Man 3,” a follow-up to the American superhero movies “Iron Man” and “Iron Man 2.” She played the Vice President’s daughter in the 2013 release, which ended up becoming the second-highest grossing movie of the year.

She next appeared in the September 13, 2013, American supernatural horror film “Insidious: Chapter 2,” which was directed by James Wan and starred Patrick Wilson, Rose Byrne, and others. She played the role of Annie in the hit movie.

In the American comedy-drama TV series “Rake,” which debuted in 2014, she had a recurring role as Zoe Leon. The Little Rascals Save the Day, an American direct-to-video comedy film released on April 1 by “Universal Pictures,” also gave her the enduring role of Mary Ann that same year.

She played the titular role of Nina in the comedy TV series “Know It All Nina,” which premiered on May 2, 2014. In this role, she showed off her comedic talents with aplomb.

She played Elena Mendoza in the Will Eisenberg-directed TV short “The Massively Mixed-Up Middle School Mystery,” which debuted on August 1, 2014.

While still a young teenager, Jenna Ortega was juggling small- and big-screen productions when she landed the recurring part of Young Jane (age 10) in the highly acclaimed and immensely famous American satirical romantic comedy TV series “Jane the Virgin.” This was Ortega’s big break.

The CW’s “Jane the Virgin” made its debut on October 13 of that year. For her portrayal of the main character’s younger self at the age of 10, Ortega has received a great deal of praise and attention for the series. The four younger Janes who appear in flashbacks are most frequently seen in Ortega’s rendition.

In the situational comedy “Richie Rich,” she portrayed Darcy, the main character’s best friend, in one of the key parts. She also sang in the Netflix series, which had 21 episodes over two seasons that debuted on February 20 and May 22, 2015, respectively.

She played the part of Anna Chapa in Juan Feldman’s August 21, 2015 release, “After Words,” which starred Marcia Gay Harden.

The part of Harley Diaz in the American single-camera sitcom TV series “Stuck in the Middle” on Disney Channel, which premiered on February 14, 2016, is one of her most notable performances to date and brought her tremendous acclaim and notoriety.

The Diaz family is the subject of the movie “Stuck in the Middle,” which centres on Ortega’s character Harley, an engineering prodigy and the middle child of the Diaz family’s seven children. The series’ second season, which received a lot of praise, debuted on February 3, 2017.

She has garnered praise for playing a variety of characters on film at such a young age, but she has also captured fans’ hearts by lending her voice as Princess Isabel in the American computer-animated television series “Elena of Avalor” on the Disney Channel, which premiered on July 22, 2016.

She later returned to the role of Princess Isabel in the American computer-animated television film “Elena and the Secret of Avalor,” which was released on November 20, 2016.

Additionally, Ortega’s account on TikTok, jenna0rtega, has more than 12.3 million followers.

In the Disney series Elena of Alavor from 2016, she portrayed princess Isabel. Jenna Ortega portrays Ellie Alves in the 2018 Netflix series You.

Vada was the role she performed in the 2021 movie The Fallout. She played Wednesday Adams in the Netflix series Wednesday from 2022.

Personal Life

In addition to reading and spending time with family and friends, she enjoys cheerleading, soccer, and tumbling in her spare time. Brooklyn and Anna, her dogs, are another part of her free time activities.

She currently resides in Coachella Valley, Southern California, with her family.

Trivia

Beyoncé, Angelina Jolie, Selena Gomez, and Lupita Nyong’o are her style role models. Each of these women has an exquisite, entertaining, and most importantly, situation-appropriate style.