You might recognize her from another popular Netflix series.
Jenna was born on September 27, 2002, which means she’s a Libra. This year, she turned 20 years old.Jenna grew up in the Coachella Valley in Southern California. On
, the actress shared that she grew up with five siblings. Her mom — who was an emergency room nurse — would drive a young Jenna to auditions in Los Angeles, which took about seven hours round-trip.When Jenna was 7 years old, her mom filmed her reciting a dramatic monologue and posted it on Facebook. A casting agent immediately reached out, and the rest is history.
“It was kind of a joke. I remember at the time she didn’t want me to be an actor — it’s kind of funny how things turned out — but she just wasn’t sure about putting me in that environment or this industry that she had heard such terrible things about,” Jenna shared during a 2021 appearance on the. “She posted it just as a joke for her friends because her friends on Facebook knew I was very dramatic.
She went on to star in a series of commercials with brands including Old Navy and McDonald’s, until she landed her first roles in film and TV.Although Jenna is now best known for her expert portrayal of Wednesday Addams, Jenna has appeared in many hit films and television shows. In 2012, she landed her first role on CBS’s
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