"Wednesday" actress Jenna Ortega shared her life phase when she wanted to quit acting as she was categorized as child actress even in her teenage.
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00:00 After experiencing the thrills in the frightening story of Wednesday's season 1, we are all
00:07 waiting for season 2.
00:09 And we are damn sure that no one can give justice to the character of Wednesday better
00:14 than Jenna Ortega.
00:15 Wednesday was a break for the actress to show that she can skillfully play any role.
00:21 Jenna Ortega started her career as a child actor.
00:25 Jenna was doing very well.
00:27 She was getting many opportunities but that was the moment when Jenna almost gave up and
00:32 decided to quit acting.
00:35 She started with the comedy TV shows, Jane the Virgin, where she played the young Jane.
00:40 Later she appeared in many shows and Disney movies.
00:43 Her Harley Diaz from Stuck in the Middle received an award.
00:49 After spending almost 7-8 years in this film, Jenna was stereotyped with the same kind of
00:55 roles and not getting anything new to portray.
00:59 She was categorized as a Disney darling and thus she didn't get any substantial role of
01:05 her age.
01:06 Even after entering her teenage, many approached her for child characters.
01:11 She shared in a talk with Nylon, "There were many times where I was seriously considering
01:16 quitting and stopping.
01:18 Nobody tells you this until you get there, but there is an awkward phase in your life
01:23 where you are going through puberty and there is a two-year span where work is just extra
01:29 hard to find.
01:30 I was too old for the young roles and too young for the older roles.
01:34 It was really frustrating.
01:36 You finally have to get that one job that moves the meter."
01:39 But before it would get too late, Jenna was approached for a character in Netflix's
01:45 You in 2018.
01:47 It is a psychological thriller where Jenna played a 15-year-old Eli Alves.
01:51 There, she got an opportunity to grow herself as an artist and that was the moment when
01:57 she took back her decision to quit.
01:59 Recently, she was seen in the Karine thriller movie, Finest Kind and soon she will appear
02:05 in Wednesday season 2.
02:06 Watch the trailer for the movie above.
02:13 (dramatic music)