Jenna Ortega Admits She Didn’t Recognize Herself As Wednesday Addams

Access Hollywood’s Zuri Hall spoke to “Wednesday” star Jenna Ortega about the popular Netflix series based on the “Addams Family.” She opened up about the physical transformation for the role and what the show’s creator Tim Burton thought of it. “The bangs came into play which he really really loved.” Jenna said. Adding, “I remember on the first day looking in the mirror and not recognizing myself and then you do it for 8 months and by the then you’re just thinking, ‘Get it off of me.’”

[@greyLeicester]

Such an elegant interviewer

[@aleksN9]

Agreed, a good and experienced interviewer is necessary for a good and enjoyable interview.

[@m.s.3.10.33]

I feel like everyone is acting like this is her first good, big role, but she's been so good for so long. Like her performance in The Babysitter Killer Queen and in The Fallout were both so beautiful and so well done

[@susanstorm4450]

She was amazing in the movies Scream 5, X & tv series You also 😍

[@alexanderromero293]

Yeah but can’t deny this is the most successful thing she been apart of as a lead

[@m.s.3.10.33]

@Alexander Romero yeah it definently is, but honestly, I wouldn't even say it's her best role it's definitely up there, but I'd say her performance in The Fallout was better that's just my opinion tho

[@buckeyedarren]

I never heard of her til now.

[@twentyonetortas5921]

first saw her in Babysitter Killer Queen and from then on I loved her acting especially when seeing her in other roles

[@denarendall]

I can’t explain how fond I’ve been of Jenna since the Disney days. I just feel like I really resonate with her. She’s so likeable.

[@ebbyking1233]

yeah ikr. i never knew her name when she used to pop up on the disney channel on my tv lol. i was like 11 at that time ig.

[@cheehee]

woah the interviewer is so nice and kind

[@FlowersAnimations]

Jenna is fit for horror and comedy. I remember watching from stuck in the middle, but I forgot about her, so glad she played wednesday or Else those memories would be gone

[@StarionEdits]

Same with Richie Rich, that was a childhood show of mine and now I’m the same age as her back when she played the role of Gracy. time flies

[@raeraebadfingers]

That sense of humor prepares you for real life, I swear. Comedic way to get to the acceptance stage quicker 😅 power through life

[@twentyonetortas5921]

how to get that sense of humor? what else can you do to be prepared for life if it's not your thing?

[@CutiePaty1996]

Loved the person conducting the questions. Super natural!

[@mrqs1549]

She’s extremely talented and articulate.

[@clarkd1955]

I think Jenna’s version of Wednesday is the best new performance on TV. It doesn’t hurt that she is also drop dead gorgeous.

[@adithyanr7415]

She's cute possibly beautiful but drop dead gorgeous 😅😅😅

[@heretic5116]

​@@adithyanr7415 who da fuk r u 😂

[@nyaaa01]

zendaya being her fashion icon is iconic 🤭

[@naomipeterson3321]

I love Jenna’s work 🖤🖤🖤

[@914Rocky]

She obviously has fabulous parents.

[@nicholasgarrick8855]

I follow jenna since the series stuck in the middle. And the role of wednesday, and genre so well chosen for jenna She is such a talented actress congratulations on the work, and the success 💖💖🎆

[@emilymeyers6069]

Me too

[@zunairafaiz372]

i like the interviewer, very professional and excellent at asking questions

[@Pidalin]

It's nice to see that people like we with dry dark humor exist somewhere, just not in my village, not in my region, not in this country. I see very negative trend in last years, when you say some dark humor, you are considered toxic and bad person which is just wrong, we are not toxic, other people just don't understand to us. 😀

[@mateoafro613]

Hi fellow dark humor lover, we exist everywhere people just tend be a little more dry when it comes to jokes

[@spaghettilover2156]

i think it depends on what kind of jokes you mean. jenna’s jokes are probably harmless and would not offend anybody, it’s just that they’re a bit shoking

[@Pidalin]

@@spaghettilover2156 Here in my country, we say that dark humor is like legs, someone has them and someone not. 😀

[@taureffelle]

@@Pidalin god, I love this

[@robovac3557]

@@Pidalin You sound like a victim.

[@Mirahmoon]

I was so hoping that she could step outside of herself to see her own magic and fantastic work

[@MrGriff305]

She's being humble, and she's still very young to have that perspective.

[@munchkinsophie]

what does this mean?

[@delrey874]

She's good actress.

[@Ms0rtega]

I’m so happy for Jenna, like just in general. Im happy she’s getting noticed now more for the amazing talent of acting she has but it also kills me that most people recognise her from Wednesday and literally nothing else. Like take Yes day for example, she starred in Yes day and she did an incredible job, her acting is always on point and she’s always taking her roles really serious. I’m so proud and in love with her.

[@michellegutierrez6071]

Jenna so stunning

[@clueless1688]

I mean shes perfect, her playing football ties it all together.

[@sp00ni3]

I feel like jenna will have an amazing future and I just can't explain how FANTASTIC she is!

[@TempressStorm]

I love how humble and confident she is. You can tell she's a powerful woman with a good head on her shoulders. Probably had parents that built her up and taught her to believe in herself. I believe if more parents did this the world would have more Jenna's in it.

[@sirenenoire4091]

They’re both so pretty 🤩

[@frankw9836]

Jenna is very beautiful and she played Wednesday PERFECTLY!!

[@pixeldreamsph]

Jenna Marie Ortega was ALMOST a professional soccer player? That's so on brand

[@MinyCalapa]

Thanks for sharing this delightful, down-to-earth chat with us here! Totally Jenna, down to the 20-second manicure. Could not love this more! Cheers, Britt

[@itsnochi9447]

real glad that i found wednesday. kinda stopped following jenna after i grew up so its cool to see her again 😁

[@914Rocky]

She is the classiest act. Love her.

[@gilliannebesny9276]

Excellent series hope there is a no 2 ! All I need is the thing on my shoulder lol ! I laughed and cryed alot the best ❣️💯💋

[@kbknowno5679]

I want a second Wednesday !

[@keziahrama7989]

i really love her. she's so talented

[@samanthab1923]

She sounds like Christina Ricci

[@bruna_santos3954]

she played the role of wednesday so well, she was the perfect actress for the series, Jenna you are amazing

[@calebfederico-dyer8837]

Amazing Talent!!!❤❤❤

[@allentrice1547]

She's new who's what's going to be Wednesday Addams for her own show!

[@whatiwatch006]

damn this interviewer is so good

[@fw1421]

I can’t wait for season 2 starts…..if they do a second season.

[@djwalkerfemaledj]

Very talented young girl loved her in Scream 5 I can’t wait to watch her in Scream 6 March 2023

[@anjudagme]

Where can I find the full interview??

[@parveenkousar9269]

very nice acting skills I love u jenna

[@greys_anatomy_fan3125]

When she asked Jenna what her favorite pizza topping is I was just thinking “I swear girl if you say pineapple…”

[@lulub1433]

I thought she was going to say pineapple.

[@greys_anatomy_fan3125]

@@lulub1433 same 🤣

[@cedricbalan]

She's beautiful ❤

[@Mirahmoon]

Your work is incredible, Ortega

[@hzd9]

Babe wake up, new jenna ortega interview posted

[@gracemoody123]

I'm up

[@amyhartman6786]

Did she also play the role of Goody with some type of screen play tricks to make Goody look more child like? I just cant find out who Goody's actress was and they look so much alike only Goody looked about 4 years younger then Wednesday..

[@bintang8141]

Yes it's her too

[@carlanderson5068]

I thought it looked like her in some shots, but I thought it was someone else since she isn't credited on IMDB. But I checked again and no one is credited, so I had to check another source to find out for sure. She should get credit for both roles. I didn't know her from her earlier roles, but she's really good.

[@profdave2861]

I think the early scenes with Goody when the outcasts were burned in the shed was Jenna, but when she talks to her directly in the later episode, I think Goody was CGI.

[@milanek1527]

Google says its Jenna so idk

[@usern0th1ng]

she's so libra energy i feel like me and her are kinda similar in a way from what i've seen and know about her despite not personally having met her in real life

[@chazlol6669]

i play soccer too my chances went up

[@lolam4209]

Good interview

[@calebfederico-dyer8837]

Incredible!

[@calebfederico-dyer8837]

Amazing❤

[@hopebrown4518]

I naturally do Wednesday face 😂

[@noktuernal]

Loved the show, was shocked to find out she was in Jane the Virgin since I watched that last year, haha! Also, I need her to give a tutorial on the nail painting honestly, I take hours on mine. XD

[@aleksandrapietrzak2825]

I can't get rid of the impression that she looks and sounds like Shakira's younger sister in that interview. 😁

[@allanjohnsalgado2119]

Netflix sends Wednesday to destroy the competition. She annihilate House of Dragon and Rings of power in just days

[@gloriatelli352]

I love you my friend Jenna Ortega by gloria

[@terion989]

Яка ж вона гарна!

[@stevieevans4748]

I love Wednesday ( Jenna Oterga ) perfect Wednesday Addams her big role performance Wednesdsy Addans acting I love the show can't wait Season 2 Wednesday x

[@Metalwabbit]

I respect for her parents making sure her life was normal outside acting because being immersed in that could could have destroyed her mental health hearing everyone dissect your looks, little things you say or do, your weight ECT but it sounds like her family strived to give her a mentally healthy upbringing so that's awesome to hear. Sounds more like they wanted to encourage her passion than use her like some Hollywood families.

[@gosugosu1280]

very nice personality :)

[@emilymeyers6069]

I’m literally sad dumb I didn’t know that teacher was Christina ricci until after I watched the whole show

[@Dozav7]

Same. My excuse is that her hair and glasses hid her face! 😂

[@ManPursueExcellence]

@@Dozav7You two suck. 😂

[@gwjsbm]

She reminds me of Jessa Duggar Seewald lol

[@lucassantostoons]

Harley Diaz: I'm Wednesday

[@epcza13]

I just saw that clip on KZbin from Stuck in the Middle. What a crazy coincidence!!! She was meant for this.

[@Anna-200]

Ya it fits but that is not the reason Disney said that

[@lucassantostoons]

@@Anna-200 I know

[@roblox.tocabocalover2393]

I wish I could meet Tennessee so nice he looks looks really beautiful I wish I could meet her

[@Unknown-om3hh]

I remember her from the little rascals

[@mrdyck]

I wonder myself where will be season 2 filmed…🤔 Also in Romania??

[@lukasguerra5786]

Just found out she played soccer, just marry me already 😩😩😩

[@worm9627]

Football *

[@Colombiana__]

She is perfect!! Her personality❤❤❤

[@Bryan-ii4of]

Wow

[@ArtemisSophia-ff1cb]

I love a girl with a dry sense of humor.

[@davidferrari7543]

I'm Italian, she looks like any of my friends from Italy, specially from the southern Italy!

[@northwinds9155]

They kinda look alike Naru from Prey

[@armandoucles5346]

Her parents raised her right and as a latino myself, we don't give each other special treatment. We love hard and we will call you out when you act up or have to bring you back down to reality.

[@jyn88]

My first time seeing her was in "You" and thought she was a talented actress. Something about her that I liked.

[@garlandowls1134]

The Black woman is fine ❤️😍

[@mastmonja]

Host was nice

[@shilpideybasu3256]

I want Wednesday season 2 please.....

[@mukovabobuk9615]

Яка ти гарна

[@braytonewell]

I am honestly so much like Jenna! Though the year afterwards, my birthday is literally 6 days prior to hers and even my favorite pizza topping is the jalapeño. I am also, funny enough, more of a negative person like Jenna, and there is much else as well.

[@condorre1233]

Love

[@PeterMacansky]

[@TristanBourgeous-xn6pz]

I waer my Wednesday outfit yesterday

[@TheLiamster]

I love Jenna, she’s my celebrity crush

[@oswaldoperez9166]

Jenni Ortega does the gone girl Ben affleck hand chin 🤦‍♀️ movement

[@rezaebrahim1414]

She sounds like Shakira a little bit

[@malachimiranda]

The only mistake you, Christina Rico’ war polka dot dress Lisa Loren do not wear a polkadotted dress. She wore a Victorian dress, black and blue navy blue with shoulders black

[@davidsalazar2804]

I like spicy food too

[@itzzharsh_05]

Umm yeha, i can definitely agree on this. Jenna and Wednesday are 2 different entities 👀

[@jesusmartinmarquezgomez3548]

HI JESTER LOVE YOU

[@zy2oppy550]

ily

[@sidhu139]

That's nothing. I failed to recognise myself as Thursday. Sometimes I even fail to recognise myself as Saturday.

[@JanSobolewski-py5ki]

jan i jenna razem kochamy się związek małżeński dalego dziecko będzie spokojnie Jan i JENNA Para

[@vicky43241]

❤👍

[@evette8558]

She looks like Jessa Duggar

[@sybleavingsoon]

i am once again asking for wenclair

[@brunoguerra4985]

linda

[@ebbyking1233]

yo she's the cutest girl ever. gosh i want her so bad.

[@JP-wc6gi]

job Just remember. .. jeena

[@ProjectSeptimus]

why americans say whensday not wednesday

[@NADEEMKHAN-os9wx]

Nadeem jb ek do girl kh tb others new Delhi hone lge

[@simoneconte44]

Fredde