Jenna Ortega Reveals the Life-Changing Film That Inspired Her Acting Career
Jenna Ortega Reveals the Life-Changing Film That Inspired Her Acting Career
Wednesday star Jenna Ortega, who shot to global fame on Netflix, recently opened up about the one film that completely transformed her life and sparked her passion for acting. Curious about the movie that changed everything? Find out more inside!
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Jenna Ortega has won everyone's hearts with her role as Wednesday Addams in the supernatural, horror-comedy show.
![Jenna Ortega has won everyone's hearts with her role as Wednesday Addams in the supernatural, horror-comedy show.](https://img-s2.onedio.com/id-66b8a3e240eaf6d01bc90611/rev-0/w-600/h-363/f-jpg/s-f299da1a45b5eaa24168cb38735e8bfa5e9f600a.jpg)
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Ortega, who has been highly praised for her outstanding performance, recently revealed in an interview with Vanity Fair the movie that "completely changed the course of her existence."
The Wednesday star shared that the 2004 film Man on Fire, starring Denzel Washington, changed her life when she was just a child.
![The Wednesday star shared that the 2004 film Man on Fire, starring Denzel Washington, changed her life when she was just a child.](https://img-s1.onedio.com/id-66b8a3fa40eaf6d01bc90613/rev-0/w-600/h-300/f-jpg/s-29b17f484808c0814c8b3d102de4ac387d8ea57f.jpg)
The 21-year-old Emmy-nominated actress decided to become an actor after watching Dakota Fanning in this film. In fact, after her family shared videos of Ortega reciting monologues from the movie on Facebook, she was discovered and began attending auditions.
![The 21-year-old Emmy-nominated actress decided to become an actor after watching Dakota Fanning in this film. In fact, after her family shared videos of Ortega reciting monologues from the movie on Facebook, she was discovered and began attending auditions.](https://img-s1.onedio.com/id-66b8a3ff3885d1ff223cb279/rev-0/w-600/h-300/f-jpg/s-5646c2c6d36b5e1f29e61248eb13f52ba4facd89.jpg)
Jenna Ortega became known at the age of 12 through the series Jane the Virgin. She then gained even more fame with the movie Scream and achieved worldwide recognition with Wednesday. She is also preparing to return to the screen with the movie Beetlejuice 2. What do you think of Jenna Ortega's acting?
![Jenna Ortega became known at the age of 12 through the series Jane the Virgin. She then gained even more fame with the movie Scream and achieved worldwide recognition with Wednesday. She is also preparing to return to the screen with the movie Beetlejuice 2. What do you think of Jenna Ortega's acting?](https://img-s1.onedio.com/id-66b8a4103885d1ff223cb27b/rev-0/w-600/h-399/f-jpg/s-d947cfadc4d9c175e9ad110b22c4dc2466754f35.jpg)
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