Jenna Ortega (Wednesday): How Did She Gain 10 Million Instagram Followers in 10 Days?

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Jenna Ortega (Wednesday): How Did She Gain 10 Million Instagram Followers in 10 Days?

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 as well as 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 major 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.

 

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Jenna Ortega’s Instagram Followers Over 10 Million

Every now and then, Jenna Ortega is in the news for all the right reasons. Jenna has received a ton of praise from viewers ever since she debuted in the Netflix original series Wednesday as the famously crazy character Wednesday Addams.

According to the most recent reports, Jenna has rapidly increased her Instagram following in the past 10 days. To learn more, scroll down.

In addition to appearing on Wednesday, Jenna played Ellie Alves in the thriller series You. Are you familiar with her? After the Wednesday series, everyone would want to cast Jenna in their films and television shows.

After the release of “Wednesday,” Jenna Ortega reportedly racked up 10 million Instagram followers in just ten days, according to the entertainment website Pop Crave.

The portal published a screenshot of Jenna’s follower count with specifics on their Twitter account. According to the article, she gained 19.4 million followers last Saturday and passed the 20 million follower threshold on Sunday, up from 9.4 million followers on Nov. 23, the day the horror comedy began streaming.

 

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Jenna Ortega (Wednesday): Bio

On September 27, 2002, in Coachella Valley, California, Jenna Marie Ortega was born. In “Stuck in the Middle,” a Disney Channel comedy told from Harley’s perspective, Jenna, who started acting at the age of nine, plays Harley, a creative engineering prodigy navigating life as the middle child in a family of seven kids.

In addition to her outstanding work in several Disney productions, Ortega is well known for her parts in a number of critically acclaimed films and television shows, including “Jane the Virgin,” an enduring comedy-drama on The CW Television Network, and “Richie Rich,” a 2015 Netflix sitcom in which she played Darcy.

She co-starred in the 2020 horror sequel The Babysitter: Killer Queen as Phoebe (2020). Jenna is responsible for more than 15 television classics and blockbuster movies to date, frequently taking on lead parts.

Ortega, who is the daughter of mixed-race Mexican and Puerto Rican parents, makes it very obvious to her audience that she is proud of her ancestry and appreciative of the chance to spread it around the world.

According to Jenna in a 2016 Pop Sugar interview, the early 2000s’ rigid ethnic criteria and subjective casting practices made it difficult for Latinas to flourish in the American film industry.

Despite this challenge, Ortega did not allow prejudice and cultural hurdles to impede her development as a rising celebrity.

By working with the most famous companies in the film industry, Jenna Ortega has elevated her professional standing and gilded the name of her family for future generations.

 

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Jenna Ortega (Wednesday): Family

Mr. Ortega, Jenna Ortega’s father, is a businessman by trade, and Natalie Ortega, her mother, is a stay-at-home mom.

She has five siblings in all. The names of her brothers are Isaac and Markus Ortega. Aaliyah, Mia, and Mariah Ortega are the names of her sisters.

The marital status of Jenna Ortega is single. There is no information about her current relationship status or previous relationships.

Jenna Ortega (Wednesday): Height and Weight

Jenna Ortega is a stunning and endearing young woman with a sizzling and gorgeous appearance. Her body proportions are great, and she has a thin body type that is wonderfully proportioned.

She has a scorching and sizzling figure. Her approximate body measurements are 30-23-32 inches.

She stands 5 feet 1 inches tall and weighs approximately 52 kg. She has gorgeous long, silky black hair and stunning, hypnotic eyes in a scorching brown tone.

 

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Jenna Ortega (Wednesday): Career

This young Latina forayed into the world of acting at the age of 9 with the bit role of a ‘Girl’ in the 2012 American sitcom TV series ‘Rob’.

She appeared in the sixth episode of the series titled ‘The Baby Bug’ that was aired on February 16, 2012, and viewed by around 10.65 million viewers.

Following ‘Rob’, she portrayed the role of Aimee Moore in the ninth season of the popular American police procedural TV series ‘CSI: NY’ in one of its unique episodes titled ‘Unspoken’ that was aired on October 19, 2012.
She made her debut on big-screen with the critically acclaimed box-office hit ‘Iron Man 3’, an American superhero film sequel to ‘Iron Man’ and ‘Iron Man 2’. She essayed the role of the Vice President’s daughter in the film that released in 2013 and emerged as the year’s second highest grosser.
She was next seen in the James Wan directed and Patrick Wilson and Rose Byrne starrer ‘Insidious: Chapter 2’, an
American supernatural horror film that released on September 13, 2013. The film was a blockbuster and saw her playing the part of Annie.
She played a recurring role, Zoe Leon, in the 2014 American comedy-drama TV series ‘Rake’. That year she also landed up with the iconic role of Mary Ann in the American direct-to-video comedy flick ‘The Little Rascals Save the Day’ that released on April 1 by ‘Universal Pictures’.
The May 2, 2014 released comedy TV series ‘Know It All Nina’ featured her in the title character of Nina where she displayed her comic skills with great élan.
The Will Eisenberg directed TV short ‘The Massively Mixed-Up Middle School Mystery’ which released on August 1, 2014 featured her in the role of Elena Mendoza.
Juggling between small and big-screen projects while yet to attain her teenage, Ortega got her big break when she bagged the recurring role of Young Jane (age 10) in the critically acclaimed and popular American satirical romantic comedy TV series ‘Jane the Virgin’.
‘Jane the Virgin’ premiered on ‘The CW’ on October 13, 2014. The series has earned Ortega much recognition and accolades for her performance of the central character’s younger version at age 10. Out of the four younger Janes seen in flashbacks, Ortega’s version is seen most frequently.
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She played one of the main roles of Darcy, a best friend of the central character in the situational comedy ‘Richie Rich’. The Netflix series that aired for 2 seasons releasing on February 20, 2015 and May 22, 2015 respectively comprising 21 episodes saw her singing as well.
The August 21, 2015 film ‘After Words’, directed and produced by Juan Feldman starring Marcia Gay Harden, saw her playing the role of Anna Chapa.
One of her most remarkable portrayals till present that gave her much fame and recognition is the role of Harley Diaz in Disney Channel’s American single-camera sitcom TV series ‘Stuck in the Middle’ that debuted on February 14, 2016.
‘Stuck in the Middle’ is about the Diaz family and especially revolves around Ortega’s character Harley, an engineering whiz kid who is the middle child of the seven kids of the Diaz family. The second season of the series, which thrived in garnering accolades, premiered on February 3, 2017.
Apart from receiving applauds for portraying varied characters on-screen at such a young age, she has also won hearts by giving voice-over as Princess Isabel in Disney Channel’s American computer-animated TV series ‘Elena of Avalor’ that debuted on July 22, 2016.
She went on to reprise the character of Princess Isabel in the November 20, 2016 released American computer-animated TV movie ‘Elena and the Secret of Avalor’.

Ortega has also garnered more than 12.3 million fans on TikTok, jenna0rtega.

She played princess Isabel in the 2016 Disney series Elena of Alavor. In the 2018 Netflix series You, Jenna Ortega played Ellie Alves.

In the 2021 film The Fallout, she played the character Vada. In the 2022 Netflix series Wednesday, she appeared as Wednesday Adams.

Jenna Ortega (Wednesday): Net Worth

Jenna Ortega has a $3 million net worth as of 2022. She primarily makes money through her acting, television work, and several other business endeavors.

Jenna Ortega (Wednesday): Instagram

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Quick Facts

Name Jenna Ortega
Full Name Jenna Marie Ortega
Net Worth $3 Million
Date of Birth 27 September 2002
Age 20 Years Old
Birth Place Coachella Valley, California, United States
Currently Live In Coachella Valley, California
Profession Actress and Model
Debut TV Series: Rob (2012)
Music Video: Chapstick (2017)
Film: Iron Man 3 (2013)
Years Active 2012 – Present
Famous Role Harley Diaz on the Disney Channel Series Stuck in the Middle (2016 – 2018)
Nationality American
Religion Christian
Ethnicity Mexican and Puerto Rican Descent
Hometown Coachella Valley, California
Zodiac Sign Libra
School/High School Local High School, Coachella Valley, United States
College/University Local Private College, California, United States
Education Qualification Graduate

FAQ’s

  1. She enjoys spending time with her dogs

    While she is not in front of the camera, Ortega enjoys spending time with her two dogs, Brooklyn and Anna.

  2. She loves TikTok

    Ortega has more than 3.3 million followers on TikTok, so if she falls out of acting (though we certainly hope she doesn’t), she could definitely make a career on the platform!

  3. Her favorite Disney movie

    Growing up as a Disney star on “Stuck in the Middle,” it is interesting to know that the young star’s favorite Disney movie is “The Lion King!”

  4. One of her favorite series

    Ortega is a big fan of the hit T.V. series “Stranger Things” — but aren’t we all?

  5. She wants to direct or produce movies

    While we love to see her on-screen, Ortega hopes to one day become a director or producer!

     

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