Jenna Ortega was 19 years old when she filmed and starred as Wednesday Addams in Netflix’s series Wednesday , while the character Wednesday is written as 16 years old in the show.

Quick Scoop: How old is Jenna Ortega in Wednesday?

  • Jenna Ortega’s real-life age during Wednesday season 1: 19 years old.
  • Age of her character Wednesday Addams in the show: 16 years old.
  • Jenna Ortega’s date of birth: September 27, 2002.

So in Wednesday (released in 2022), she is a 19-year-old actress playing a 16-year-old gothic teen at Nevermore Academy.

A bit of timeline context

  • 2002: Jenna Ortega is born in Coachella Valley/Palm Desert, California.
  • 2022: Wednesday season 1 drops on Netflix; by then she is about 19–20, but was 19 during the main production window.
  • In-universe: Wednesday Addams is explicitly a 16-year-old student navigating Nevermore, monsters, and mysteries.

This is pretty typical for teen dramas, where actors in their late teens or early twenties often play characters a few years younger.

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