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Go Inside Jenna Ortega’s Inspiring Hollywood Journey

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Go Inside Jenna Ortega’s Inspiring Hollywood Journey

Discover Jenna Ortega’s incredible career journey from Disney Channel’s Stuck in the Middle to Netflix hits like You and Wednesday.
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At just 17 years old, Jenna Ortega is already a Hollywood veteran! From one of her earliest television commercials to landing her own Disney Channel series, to a critically-acclaimed role on Netflix’s You, it’ incredible to see how much the California girl has accomplished. Let’s take a look back at her journey thus far!

.Jenna’s showbiz career began when she was six years old and told her mom that she wanted to be in a TV commercial. A little while later, it happened:
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Then she scored a guest starring role on the sitcom, Rob.
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And if you saw The Little Rascals Save the Day, you watched Jenna rock overalls and play Mary Ann!
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She also played hilarious best friend, Darcy, on the Netflix series Richie Rich.
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But her real big break was her recurring role as young Jane on the CW’s Jane the Virgin.
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Then, in 2016, Jenna got her Disney Channel wand when she landed her own show, Stuck in the Middle.
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In 2017, we got to see her hosting talents, when she MC-ed the Radio Disney Music Awards *and* scored her own Radio Disney show. Jenna also made her music video debut playing Jacob Sartorius‘ love interest in his “Chapstick” vid, which has racked up over 30 million views:
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We were bummed when Stuck in the Middle got canceled, but we knew Jenna’s career was really just beginning! She starred in the indie film, Saving Flora.
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But viewers really got to see Jenna’s amazing acting chops when she portrayed Ellie Alves in Season 2 of the critically-acclaimed Netflix drama, You.
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Jenna’s also showcased her impressive talents as a voice actress. Since 2016, she’s played Princess Isabel on Disney Junior’s Elena of Avalor, and lended her voice on Netflix’s animated series, Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous. Over the past year, her career has reached all-time highs, with starring roles in the box office smash, Scream, and the critically-acclaimed drama, The Fallout, which sees her character cope in the aftermath of a school shooting. Even with all of her success, Jenna still remains super sweet and humble. Watch as she reveals her incredible journey to us in this inspiring interview below:
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