Jenna Ortega on Transitioning Out of Child Stardom: “I PLAY A Schoolgirl” in ‘Wednesday’ “BUT I’M ALSO A Young Woman”

Jenna Ortega Is Opening Up About the Stereotypes She’s Faced in Hollywood As A Child Star to Role As A “Schoolgirl” in Wednesday.

Durying A (Coincidentally) Wednesday Profile With Harper’s Bazaar, The Wednesday Star Said “It Been So Beneficial and SO COZY” FOR HER TO FORM FRIENDSPS WITH FELOW FORMER CHILD ACTORS Winona Ryder, Natasha Lyonne and Natalie Portman. The Latter Actor Also Told the Outlet That Because of Her Short Height, “People Will Often Treat You Like A Child Forever,” A Sentiment Ortega Agreed With.

“I Relate to That So Immensel, and IT’s Always Been Really Annoying Because You Just Don’t Feel Like You’re Being Taken Seriously,“ She Said. “IT’s like how you’re Dressed in the Schoolgirl Costume.… There’s Just Something It That’s Very Patronizing. Also, WHEN YOU’RE YOU

Before She Got The Opportunity to Portray Wednesday Addams in Tim Burton’s Netflix Series, Ortega Said, “I’ve Always Been Into Dark Things or Been Fascinated by Them, But I Was. Being Bubbly and Kind and Overly Sweet. ”

Now, At 22, The Emmy nominee is grappling with the notion of portraying a “schoolgirl” as she contrainins her ascent intens adulthood. She Explained, “I’M Doing A SHOW I’M GOING TO DOING FOR YEARS WHERE I PLAY A SCHOOLGIRL,“ Adding, “But I’M ALSO A Young Woman.”

Ortega Noted that with WednesdayDespite Her Character Being “An Outcast and An Outsider-She’s Also A Pop-Culture Icon,“ WHICH HAS LED HER to “Become A Pop Actor-If That Makes Sense. And

To combat Being Pigeonholed Into the Horror Genre, She’s Been “Finding That Balance of Doing Movies That Might Be Interared In And Thong Movies That I’M Interest In” And The “And and Different. ”

As the Star and Now and UpComing Producer for Season Two of WednesdayOrtega Wants to Continue to Add More Diverse Credits to Her Entertainment Résumé. She recently said she wants to direct “a script that i’ve known that i was going to make for almost 10 years.”