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Jenna Ortega Reveals Why She Almost Quit Acting Before You
Ortega said booking Ellie on Season 2 of You renewed her confidence after she nearly quit acting and worried about proving herself to casting directors.
- On Wednesday, April 8, actor Jenna Ortega revealed during an interview on the Big Bro with Kid Cudi podcast that she almost 'called it quits' in acting as a teenager, saying 'I didn't know what else I was gonna do.'
- After finishing Disney Channel's Stuck in the Middle in 2018, Ortega faced career uncertainty and pressure to prove herself to new casting directors while starting high school.
- When Ortega was cast as Ellie Alves, Joe Goldberg's neighbor, in You season 2, she recalled loving the experience and thinking, 'Yeah, there's no way I could let this go.'
- Within seven years of You, Ortega emerged as a Gen Z Scream Queen, best known for portraying Wednesday Addams in Netflix's Emmy-winning series, though last year she admitted struggling with 'the attention.'
- Navigating fame's demands, Ortega sought guidance from Beetlejuice Beetlejuice co-star Winona Ryder, noting 'It was just so nice to speak to someone who actually understood me' about the pressures of celebrity.
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Jenna Ortega almost quit acting before landing You: Didn't know my future
Actor Jenna Ortega almost quit acting before landing the role of Ellie Alves in Netflix’s popular series You. Her persistence paid off as she went on to star in major films and the Emmy-winning series Wednesday.
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