The poster for Wednesday, photo by Netflix.

10 Best Jenna Ortega Movies to Watch Right Now


 

Jenna Marie Ortega, born September 27, 2002, is a talented actress who rose to form after her breakthrough for starring as Harley Diaz on the Disney Channel series Stuck in the Middle (2016鈥2018), for which she won an Imagen Award.

She is a fast rising star in Hollywood and the recent release of Wednesday on Netflix, Nov. 23, 2022, has continued the rise of Jenna Ortega. Wednesday is among the top films she starred in as it exceeded ratings on Netflix鈥檚 chart toppings. The actress has played various roles from animated shows to thrillers to horror flicks and other shows.

Despite her young age, she has done many roles which shows how gifted she is. These roles include, Iron Man 3Insidious: Chapter 2The Babysitter: Killer QueenYes Day, Jane the Virgin, stuck in the middle, you, Wednesday, saving flora and many others. Here are top  10 Best Jenna Ortega Movies to Watch Right Now.

1.Wednesday

The show was released on November 23rd, 2022 where she played the major leading role of the character Wednesday Addams. From the show, Ortega received rave reviews for her performance which gained her massive attention. She was nominated for the Golden Globe for her role in the show.

The series was created by Alfred Gough and Miles Milla and directed by Tim Burton who creatively evolved the role of Wednesday from the iconic 1991 film The Addams Family created by Charles Addams. The series was well received and in a twist the show stars the 90s movie Wednesday Christina Ricci, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Fred Armisen, and Luis Guzm谩n.

2. You

Title-screen owned by Lifetime for You, photo by Television screen capture.

You is an American thriller television show with a blend of romance making it addictive to the audience. Although she joined the show in season 2, she made waves when she played the role of Ellie Alves, the neighbour of the dangerous serial killer protagonist, Joe. The two have a unique relationship that brings them together.

To date the show is becoming one of the most popular shows and it has 3 full seasons. The show however released the first part of season 4 on February 9th and the second part March 10th.

3.Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous

TV logo of Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous.

Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous (2020-2022) is one of the animation shows that Jenna took part in, voicing the role of Brooklynn. Brooklynn is just 13 years old and is one of the  6 campers attending the camp.

The show was released on September 2020 and the latest season was released on July 21, 2022. The show was well loved when it was debuted and many enjoyed the seasons that were released.

4.X

 X made Jenna Ortega gain more popularity. The horror movie follows a group of filmmakers shooting an adult film on a rural farm in Texas, and they quickly find themselves in gruesome danger when caught in the act by the farm鈥檚 elderly hosts.

She plays the role of Lorraine Day, a young woman who joins the trip to assist her boyfriend RJ with filming. Arguments have been made that even though she was nominated for the Golden Globe for her role as Wednesday Addams in Wednesday, her best role was in the horror film X. it was equally one of her great performances.

5. Scream

 In 2022, Ortega starred in the Scream reboot 25 years in the making portraying the role of Tara Carpenter. She picks up exactly where the original film left off, as a teenager tormented by a killer in a Ghostface mask. The stress is also part of Horror movie 鈥Scream 6鈥 when it will be released on March 8, 2023.

6.Jane The Virgin

Season 5 poster, photo by distributor of the tv, The CW, or the graphic artist.

Jane the Virgin is an American comedy-drama television series airing on The CW and Jenna starred in the show as the young version of Jane Vlillanueva, Gina Rodriguez鈥檚,the main character. Ortega has appeared as 鈥測oung Jane鈥 in 30 episodes of the hit show.

The show, Jane the Virgin is about devout Catholic girl who ends up being pregnant without breaking her virginity. The show was the first ever CW show to earn a Golden Globe nomination

7. The Fallout

The film revolves around the aftermath of a high school shooting. Ortega alongside Maddie Ziegler play the roles of survivors of a school shooting who use drugs and alcohol to deal with the emotional trauma they went though.

Jenna played the role outstandingly and captured the emotional journey in the attempt to navigate trauma. She also shared a great chemistry with her co-star which led to people thinking whether the two were an item.

8. Stuck in the Middle   

Logo  by Disney Channel for Stuck in the Middle.                                    

Jenna’s big break as a child actor came thanks to Disney Channel in a show called Stuck in the Middle. In the comedy series, Ortega portrayed Harley Diaz, a middle child who invents various gadgets to make life a little easier in her large family.

In the show, she suffers from life’s ultimate punishment of being the middle child. In comparison she stated in the very first episode of season 1, she made a prophetic comment: “If my family were a week, I’d be Wednesday!” However, in the show she was much friendlier and nicer than Wednesday Addams.

9. The Babysitter: Killer Queen, 2020

The Babysitter: Killer Queen (2020) is a 2020 American black comedy horror film directed by McG, from a screenplay he wrote with Dan Lagana, Brad Morris, and Jimmy Warden. Jenna Ortega played the role of Phoebe Atwell, a new student who helps Cole evade the cult members and escape on her jet ski.

10. Yes Day

The film Yes Day is a fun family friendly movie that follows a family through a child鈥檚 dream day, one in which parents can only say 鈥測es.鈥 The show quickly rose to fame after the show was released early March, 2021.  

Jenna stars alongside Jennifer Garner and Edgar Ramirez and it was directed by Miguel Arteta, from a screenplay and screen story by Justin Malen, based upon the children’s book of the same name by Amy Krouse Rosenthal and Tom Lichtenheld.

Jenna Ortega is truly one of the most gifted actresses in Hollywood. She just might be the busiest young actress in Hollywood and in the year of 2022 alone, she has managed to star in four different movies and three series, with three more projects in production.

 

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