Who plays Wednesday Addams in Wednesday?

Jenna Ortega plays the role of Wednesday Addams in the Netflix show Wednesday.

Wednesday is a Netflix supernatural comedy show directed by Tim Burton, who is also its executive producer. Its first season was released in 2022, and its second season is set to be released in 2025. The modern take on the iconic Addams Family became one of the most-watched shows on Netflix upon its debut.

Wednesday Addams is the main character of Wednesday. The show revolves around her life and people connected to her. She is a teenage girl with psychic abilities who solves the mystery behind the murders taking place in Jericho. She is portrayed as an intelligent, serious, and introverted person. This iconic character is portrayed by Jenna Ortega. This character helped her gain popularity, making her one of the most promising young actors in Hollywood. Let’s take a look at her career and the character she plays in Wednesday.

Who plays Wednesday Addams in Wednesday?

Jenna Marie Ortega, popularly known as Jenna Ortega, plays the role of Wednesday Addams in the show. She is an American actress, born on September 27, 2002, in Palm Desert, California. She started her acting career at a young age with the CBS sitcom Rob in 2012. She made her film debut with a minor role in Iron Man 3 in 2013. Before Wednesday, she gained recognition by playing the role of the younger version of Jane Villanueva in Jane the Virgin from 2014 to 2019. In 2016, she joined the cast of the Disney sitcom Stuck in the Middle as a main lead.

In 2022, she gained worldwide popularity for her role as Wednesday Addams in the Netflix show Wednesday. She got nominated for Wednesday in many awards including the Primetime Emmy Awards, Screen Actors Guild Awards, People's Choice Awards, MTV Movie & TV Awards, Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards, etc. Apart from Wednesday, she appeared in many TV shows like Days of Our Lives (2013), Jane the Virgin (2014-2019), Richie Rich (2015), Stuck in the Middle (2016-2018), Elena of Avalor (2016-2020), You (2019), Saturday Night Live (2023), etc. She also appeared in many films like Insidious: Chapter 2 (2013), The Babysitter: Killer Queen (2020), Yes Day (2021), The Fallout (2021), Scream (2022), Scream VI (2023), Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024), etc.

On August 23, 2024, she appeared in the music video for Sabrina Carpenter’s song Taste. The video went viral on the internet and currently has more than 129 million views on YouTube. She has 38.1 million followers on Instagram. In 2020, she became the brand ambassador of Neutrogena. She has worked with brands like Adidas and Dior. In 2023, she became the part of #DareInGrisDior campaign.

She will be reprising her role as Wednesday Addams in Season 2 of Wednesday. Apart from Wednesday Season 2, her upcoming projects include Klara and the Sun directed by Taika Waititi which is expected to be released in 2025. She will also star in Hurry Up Tomorrow alongside The Weeknd and Barry Keoghan and in Death of a Unicorn alongside Paul Rudd, both of which are expected to be released in 2025.

Who is Wednesday Addams?

Wednesday Addams is part of the Addams family. She is portrayed as a cold person who doesn't show her emotions to people. At the beginning of the show, Wednesday’s parents enrolled her in Nevermore Academy after she got expelled from her previous school for beating her brother’s bullies. Her parents left Thing with her to keep an eye on her. At Nevermore, she meets Enid Sinclair, her roommate, who is the exact opposite of Wednesday because of her colorful personality.

Wednesday sets out to solve the murder mysteries in Jericho with the help of her psychic abilities. While investigating the murders taking place in the town, she finds out that these cases are linked to her parents’ past. 32 years ago, her father was arrested for the murder of Garrett Gates, but it was later revealed that he took the blame to protect her mother. With the help of her Uncle Fester, she finds out that Hyde is the monster behind all the murders. Tyler and Enid helped her with the investigation, which brought Wednesday and Tyler closer. She had arguments with Enid, but by the end of Season 1, they became best friends, as they were always there for each other.

At first, she believed that Xavier was the Hyde, but her psychic visions later revealed that Tyler was the real Hyde. At the end of Season 1, she was able to defeat Tyler in his Hyde form with the help of Enid who finally transformed into her werewolf form. In Season 2, Wednesday will continue to investigate supernatural mysteries.

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