"Beetlejuice Beetlejuice," "Jane the Virgin," and "Wednesday" are some of Jenna Ortega's most popular roles.
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Jenna Ortega is shaping up to be the next major young Hollywood star.
She starred in the box office hit "Beetlejuice Beetlejuice" and Netflix's Emmy-winning series "Wednesday."
Ortega's worst-scored movie, "Miller's Girl," received backlash against the film's age-gap relationship.
Jenna Ortega is proving to be one of Hollywood's biggest young stars, with her latest movie "Beetlejuice Beetlejuice" becoming the second-highest September opening ever at the box office.
Ortega has starred in popular series and movies including "Scream," "Jane the Virgin," and "You," but the world started to take notice of her in 2022 when she played the lead in the "Addams Family" spin-off show, "Wednesday."
Season one of the show was Netflix's most-watched English show ever, inspired a viral dance trend, restored director Tim Burton's popularity, and won an Emmy. Ortega also won an Emmy for her performance.
With the success of "Beetlejuice Beetlejuice," Ortega proves she transcends Netflix stardom.
Here's a rundown of Ortega's movies and TV series ranked from worst to best, according to critic scores on Rotten Tomatoes.
Note: For the purposes of this list, we're only including projects with a Rotten Tomatoes critic score. The list only includes movies and shows in which Ortega has a prominent on-screen role as a named character.
"Miller's Girl"
Martin Freeman and Jenna Ortega in 2024's "Miller's Girl."
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Critics and audiences alike turned against "Miller's Girl," which stars Ortega as a young, talented writer who tries to flirt with her English professor (Martin Freeman) and threatens to report him when he rejects her.
Critics agreed that the film was boring. And viewers didn't like the 30-year age gap between Ortega and Freeman, especially as they appear in a sex scene together.
Both Ortega and Freeman have defended "Miller's Girl," saying the film did not suggest that age-gap relationships are good.
Aaron Stanford, Jenna Ortega, and Scotty Tovar in 2023's "Finestkind."
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Ortega's other lowest-ranked film is from 2023. In the Paramount+'s "Finestkind," Ortega plays a woman caught in the conflict between two brothers (Ben Foster and Toby Wallace) and a violent Boston crime gang.
Some critics thought the film was full of clichés.
2015's "After Words" follows a librarian (Marcia Gay Harden) who travels to Costa Rica during a midlife crisis and has an adventure with her younger tour guide (Óscar Jaenada). Ortega plays the tour guide's daughter.
Some critics said "After Words" was too predictable to be interesting.
Jenna Ortega appeared in the Netflix horror sequel "The Babysitter: Killer Queen" alongside lead Judah Lewis.
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"The Babysitter: Killer Queen" was Ortega's first Netflix movie and a sequel to the 2017 horror comedy, "The Babysitter." Ortega plays Phoebe Atwell, a new student who helps the lead character Cole (Judah Lewis) defeat a group of human-sacrificing cultists.
Critics agreed that "The Babysitter: Killer Queen" tried to be gorier and bigger than the first film, but these changes made the movie worse.
Jennifer Garner, Jenna Ortega, Édgar Ramírez, Julian Lerner, and Everly Carganilla play the Torres family in "Yes Day."
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In Netflix's "Yes Day," Allison (Jennifer Garner) and Carlos (Édgar Ramírez) agree to do everything their three children say for 24 hours. It leads to a wild adventure across Los Angeles. Ortega plays one of the children, Katie.
Critics said this was a sweet comedy but more suited to younger audiences.
Jenna Ortega has brief cameos as a drummer in "Studio 666."
Open Road Films
"Studio 666," based on a story by Dave Grohl, follows the Foo Fighters after they move into a demon-possessed mansion to record their latest album. Ortega has a brief role in the horror comedy as Skye Williams, a member of a fictional band.
Critics agreed that the Foo Fighters band members aren't Oscar-worthy actors, but the movie was fun.
Jenna Ortega plays an immigrant forced to work at a care home in "American Carnage."
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Ortega continues her horror-comedy streak with "American Carnage." The film is about a group of young immigrants living in the US illegally, who are detained and forced to volunteer at a care home.
The children, including Ortega's character Camila, discover a conspiracy involving the home that could lead to their deaths.
Critics said this movie was more comedy than horror.
Ortega plays Wednesday Addams, the morbid daughter of the kooky Addams family. After Wednesday attacks a group of kids at her school to avenge her brother, she is sent to Nevermore Academy, a school of outcasts.
There, Wednesday becomes a Nancy Drew-like detective and uncovers a conspiracy involving the school, the nearby town, and her own family.
Ortega was the standout actor in season one, according to critics.
Jenna Ortega joined the "Scream" franchise in the fifth film.
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Ortega starred in the revival of the "Scream" movie franchise, 2022's "Scream" (also known as "Scream 5"). Set 25 years after the first film's events, "Scream" follows Tara Carpenter (Ortega) and a group of teens targeted by the franchise's notorious mask-wearing villain, Ghostface.
"Scream" was a successful sequel, with many critics saying the film was more fun than expected.
Melissa Barrera and Jenna Ortega returned in "Scream 6."
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A year later, Ortega and Barrera return in "Scream 6" as another killer wearing the Ghostface mask tries to murder the survivors of the previous film.
"Scream 6" received mixed reviews, but critics agreed that the film still breathed new life into the franchise, with new, interesting settings and multiple changes to the formula.
Jenna Ortega joined the "Beetlejuice" franchise in the second film.
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After their success with "Wednesday," Burton teamed up with Ortega again for the sequel to his 1988 film "Beetlejuice." In "Beetlejuice Beetlejuice," Ortega plays Astrid Deetz, the daughter of the first movie's protagonist Lydia Deetz (Winona Ryder).
After an unexpected tragedy, the Deetz family returns to their Winter River home from the first film and goes on another adventure after finding a portal to the afterlife.
Critics praised "Beetlejuice Beetlejuice," with one critic saying it was Burton's best film in 20 years.
Jenna Ortega joined Penn Badgley in his serial killer Netflix series "You" in the second season.
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Ortega appeared in the second season of one of Netflix's leading shows, "You." The series follows Joe (Penn Badgley), a serial killer who believes he is just trying to find the love of his life. In the second season, Jenna plays Ellie Alves, a wise-cracking teen who befriends Joe, unaware of his secret.
Critics said the second season had the same great quality as the first despite a location change.
Jenna Ortega played the lead character in the 2021 coming-of-age film "The Fallout."
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In the coming-of-age film "The Fallout," Ortega plays Vada, a high school student who embarks on a journey of reinvention after surviving a school shooting.
Critics said "The Fallout" had great performances from Ortega and her costars, and praised how the film handles such as sensitive subject.
Jenna Ortega voices the character Brooklynn in "Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous."
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Many fans likely do not know that Ortega voices a character in "Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous," Netflix's "Jurassic World" spin-off series. She plays Brooklynn, one of six people stranded on an island of dinosaurs after a camp adventure goes wrong.
Critics said "Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous" is a thrilling, family-friendly series.
Owen Campbell, Brittany Snow, Kid Cudi, and Jenna Ortega play members of a pornographic film crew in "X."
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In 2022, Ortega starred in "X," the first of Ti West's horror trilogy that revolves around Mia Goth. In the first film, Ortega plays Lorraine, a quiet, conservative girl who helps her boyfriend shoot a pornographic movie on a farm in rural Texas. The crew and cast are suddenly attacked after the shoot.
Critics praised the way the film recreates the classic 1970s-style of slasher films.
Jenna Ortega made multiple appearances in "Jane the Virgin" as young Jane.
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Ortega's highest-rated project is the Telenovela, "Jane The Virgin." The series followed the adult life of Jane Villanueva (Gina Rodriguez) after she was accidentally inseminated with a man's sperm. Ortega played the younger version of Jane in flashbacks.
All five seasons of "Jane the Virgin" have a 100% Rotten Tomatoes, with critics praising the way it blends humor, humanity, and romance.
