Jenna Ortega Probably Earned A Ton Of Money In 2022
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Jenna Ortega has been gracing red carpets and your feed for months now. Her titular role in Tim Burton's Netflix series Wednesday has brought the actress to A-list level fame in just a few months. You may have even recently seen her viral clip from the SAG awards with Aubrey Plaza, or during your rewatch of You...or maybe you've even recreated her iconic Wednesday dance on your TikTok. No judgement!
Whatever it is, I'm betting the 20-year-old actress has probably come up in your life somehow in the last few months. While her rise to fame may seem sudden, Jenna has actually been acting for many, many years—dating all the way back to 2012. Yup, Hollywood is nothing new for this natural star.
With all these new gigs and a lot of history to boot, Jenna's net worth is pretty hefty. Below, Women's Health has all the details.
She broke out with Jane The Virgin.
Jenna starred in quite a few roles prior to this recurring slot, including a few Disney Channel episodes, commercials, and a web series, but Jane The Virgin, the comedy starring Gina Rodriguez, was def her first big role.
Jenna played the role of young Jane and starred in 30 episodes, per her IMDb page. Her exact salary is unknown, but it's likely she made a decent amount.
Backstage reported in 2022 that guest stars of half-hour comedies typically get paid around $5,390 per week if they're not a household name. Jane The Virgin was a very successful show, and had a bit longer run time—so Jenna might have made even more than that.
She had a few other big recurring television roles before Wednesday.
In fact, you might have already recognized Jenna Ortega from her role in You. The actress starred as Ellie Alves, Joe's inquisitive younger neighbor, in the show's second season. As one of the streamer's more popular shows (other than Wednesday of course), it's likely the star's salary was pretty high. The average salary for a Netflix actor is $156,066, according to GlassDoor.
Jenna was also a voice actor in Disney's very popular children's show Elena of Avalor, Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous, and Big City Greens, per IMDb. Voice actors can earn over $10,000 for a lead role in an animated show, according to Voices. Backstage reports voice actors can earn up to $200,000 per year.
Horror films are kinda Jenna's niche right now.
In addition to her creepy Wednesday role, Jenna has starred in a few horror films recently—including Scream (2022), X (2022), and the school shooting drama-thriller The Fallout (2022), which was an HBO Max release.
Scream and X earned $81 million and $11 million respectively, according to Box Office Mojo. It's unclear exactly what Jenna made for The Fallout and X. However, Forbes previously reported that Courteney Cox earned around $1 million for the first scream film in 1996, so Jenna may have earned more than that.
Jenna may get a pay bump for Wednesday soon.
It's unclear exactly how much Jenna was making for the first season of Wednesday, but based on her celebrity status at the time and the initial income of the Stranger Things cast, per The Hollywood Reporter, it was probably somewhere between $20,000 and $60,000 per episode.
Due to the show's success, it's likely Jenna will get (or at least deserves) a significant pay increase for season 2. The Stranger Things child stars' salaries increased to around $250,000 per episode following the success of the show, per The Hollywood Reporter. Given that Wednesday achieved similar success on the streamer (leading its top 10 list for 14 consecutive weeks, per Top 10 Netflix), it's likely Jenna will see a similar increase.
Jenna has a brand deal with Neutrogena.
Jenna has been an ambassador for Neutrogena since 2020, which is a pretty significant endorsement deal. It's unclear exactly how much she makes for repping the brand, but it's probably significant.
There are some reports of Jenna earning up to $78,000 per Instagram post, although that cannot be confirmed.
Her exact net worth isn't known.
Jenna is worth around $3 million, according to Celebrity Net Worth, but it's unclear if that amount is correct. Other reports claim she could be worth more.
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