A biography for Jenna Ortegahasn’t been written yet.
“I am so fearful of disappointing the people in my life, or even people in public.”
“When I was trying to convince my parents to let me act, I told my mom, 'I could get on a Disney show if you wanted me to,' because I think my siblings were watching. We were all watching Disney Channel in the other room. So I was like, 'I'm going to get on a Disney Channel show one day if you just let me act.'”
“I'm so picky about my fragrance.”
“To have any sort of community is so, so important for humans. I think that I forget that sometimes because I definitely enjoy my solitude.”
“It's a problem with a lot of female characters, that a lot of them are guy oriented or what they're expressing or emoting is based on a guy's position and a guy's story.”
“I wasn't born in a Spanish-speaking country, I haven't spent a lot of time in Mexico and I've never been to Puerto Rico - so there's a feeling of not being worthy enough to be a proper representative.”
“All I've ever wanted to do is film... You have to prove yourself.”
“As a child actor, there are two jobs that you can get: you're either the younger version of someone or you're playing somebody's daughter - and there were just not many leading Hispanic actors who I could be that for.”
“I have the same process every morning. I brush my teeth, wash my face, shower, get dressed and then I'm pretty much on the go. I might have coffee. I might not. I might just wing it, and that's that.”
“I used to do a Disney show when I was younger. I was a little bit of a public figure, used to get recognized, or whatever. When I look back, I think I was so out of place.”
“I have a big family.”
“Eyes are a really big thing for me, so mascara is pretty up there. Every time I buy mascara, I grab a different one, just because I like seeing what's new.”
“I can never just have a perfect middle part unless my hair is professionally done because my baby hairs like to fight me!”
“I do a lot of horror films, and my skin cannot stand stage blood. I have instant breakouts every time. That's why I started doing more than the bare minimum with washing my face and staying hydrated.”
“I love taking risks. They feel like a challenge, and I'm so competitive with myself.”
“I don't know if I have a sensitive nose or what, but I'm very, very peculiar about the scents that I do like. I like something that is unisex and androgynous. I don't like anything that's too sweet. If something is sugar or lollipop or whatever, I can't do it.”
“I know the feeling of growing up and not being able to relate to the people onscreen or never really seeing myself.”
“Music is a really big thing for me and something that kind of helps me de-stress. Whether it's background music or I'm singing and dancing along. That's so much fun and so good for me.”
“Maybe it's because of my chaotic lifestyle, but I find myself really drawn to a more minimalist, neutral aesthetic. Oftentimes, I'm away from home, so I need things that are comforting, relieving, and relaxing; clean.”
“The thing about being a Disney kid, though, that's always going to be in my past. So there's no point in trying to hide it.”