Jenna Ortega has undergone a remarkable transformation. She first began doing national commercials as a kid before making the leap into TV, initially scooping up bit parts on network television. Slowly, those roles got bigger and bigger until her first break came with landing young Jane in The CW's "Jane the Virgin." She suddenly had everyone's attention, and she then entered her Disney era with roles in "Elena of Avalor" and "Stuck in the Middle." Eventually, Ortega was ready to break away and do other things, but worried she would be put into only one box.
"There's a stigma that that's all you could do, or you're just not a serious actor," she told Nylon. "There were multiple times where I was seriously considering quitting and stopping. Nobody tells you this until you get there, but there's an awkward phase in your life where you're going through puberty and there's...
"There's a stigma that that's all you could do, or you're just not a serious actor," she told Nylon. "There were multiple times where I was seriously considering quitting and stopping. Nobody tells you this until you get there, but there's an awkward phase in your life where you're going through puberty and there's...
- 1/26/2023
- by Bee Delores
- Slash Film
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