"I Felt Empowered To Speak My Mind" — Jenna Ortega's Wednesday Controversy Actually Proves Why She's Perfect In The Role

Jenna Ortega has established herself as a modern-day scream queen, and her role as the titular protagonist in Netflix's Wednesdayis a big part of that. Though she started her career as a Disney kid, horror was always in the cards for the actress, with one of Ortega's first movie roles being in Insidious 2. As she gained more success, Ortega took on more mature roles, particularly in the horror genre. In 2022 alone, Ortega starred in the horror movies Scream and X, and horror-comedies American Carnage and Studio 666. That same year, she also played Wednesday Addams.