Jenna Ortega played the title role of the beloved Addams Family member Wednesday Addams in the highly anticipated Tim Burton TV shows Wednesday first. In an interview with USA Today, Jenna revealed which well-known celebrity had a significant effect on her character’s iconic gothic female avatar in addition to her dry wit and fiery looks.
20-year-old actress Jenna Ortega revealed in a candid interview with the magazine that “we didn’t do it like all the other young girls” was the most important element of playing Wednesday Addams on Wednesday. Interestingly, Ortega said that Billie Elishwas on the mood board as the Wednesday team decided on her character’s iconic goth style and costume.
Billie fans know Eilish’s dark, edgy style and her love of color. So it’s no surprise to us that Wednesday Addams’ appearance was influenced by the lead singer of happier than ever. Additionally, Jenna Ortega’s picture-perfect portrayal of Wednesday Addams, a challenging and challenging role, received praise from Tim Burton. The Oscar-nominated director says Jenna bought into Wednesday, finding “the right balance without softening her character, [while] showing some kind of humanity underneath.
Wednesday is an eight episode supernatural horror comedy television series based on members of the Addams Family Wednesday Addams (Jenna Ortega), Morticia Addams (Catherine Zeta-Jones) and Gomez Addams (Luis Guzmán) teenage girl. Wednesday was created by Alfred Gough and Miles Millar. Four of its episodes were directed by Tim Burton, who is also an executive producer. Notably, Wednesday also features Christine Ricciwho shot to fame in 1991’s The Addams Family as Wednesday Addams.