Ortega spoke about changing her chosen career path at a young age after watching the film Jenna Ortega has opened up about the Denzel Washington film that “changed the entire course of my existence” in a new interview. Speaking to Vanity Fair , Ortega spoke about changing her career path at a young age after watching the film. Soon after seeing it, she revealed that wanted to be an actor.
“I’m so appreciative of my six-year-old self who wanted to be a president and an astronaut...
because I realise now that I was always looking for a way out,” she told the publication, before revealing that she then went on to watch the Washington film Man On Fire , also starring a young Dakota Fanning. The film, she explained, “changed the entire course of my existence,” after which she decided she wanted to be an actor after seeing Fanning’s performance. Soon after, her parents posted a video of her reading a monologue to Facebook, which was sent to a casting director.
After that, she started to attend auditions in LA. Ortega now stars as the titular character Wednesday , the hit Netflix series that’s a spin-off of the Addams Family and focuses on Wednesday’s solo adventures. The series became a major hit in 2023 amassing more than 250 million views and winning four Emmys.
Back in May, Netflix released a teaser trailer for Wednesday season two, confirming the addition of new cast members Steve Buscemi , Billie Piper , Joanna Lumley and Thandie Newton. The second season is.