Jenna Ortega is promoting Netflix’s Wednesday and says her onscreen mom Catherine Zeta-Jones’ humor is “so underrated.”
Scream and X actress Jenna Ortega has agreed to promote her upcoming Netflix series Wednesday on Monday’s Manhattan Morning Show Circuit.
The 20-year-old California native looked sophisticated in a black pantsuit under a stunningly fitting coat with leopard print lining and heels, chosen by stylist Enrique Melendez.
Hairstylist DJ Quintero styled Jenna’s brunette fringe waves and makeup artist Misha Shahzada brought out her beautiful hazel eyes.
Ascending! Scream and X actress Jenna Ortega has agreed to promote her upcoming Netflix series Wednesday on Monday’s Manhattan Morning Show Circuit
Ortega plays Addams Family teenager Wednesday Addams in two-time Academy Award nominee Tim Burton’s eight-episode live-action comedy, which premieres on Netflix this Wednesday.
Burton, Alfred Gough and Miles Millar’s Hogwarts-style series also stars Gwendoline Christie, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Luis Guzmán, Fred Armisen and Christina Ricci.
Wednesday currently has a 71% critic approval rating (out of 28 reviews) on Rotten Tomatoes.
‘[The deadpan expression] was something Tim and I realized early on. She doesn’t blink,” the former Disney Channel star explained to TODAY.
Plant! The 20-year-old California native looked sophisticated in a black pantsuit under a stunningly fitting coat with leopard print lining and heels, chosen by stylist Enrique Melendez
Beautiful Latina: Hairstylist DJ Quintero styled Jenna’s brunette fringe waves and makeup artist Misha Shahzada brought out her beautiful hazel eyes
Premieres this Wednesday on Netflix! Ortega plays Addams Family teenager Wednesday Addams in the eight-episode live-action comedy from two-time Oscar nominee Tim Burton
‘You’ve had a very interesting educational trip, sorry’: Burton, Alfred Gough and Miles Millar’s Hogwarts-style series also features Gwendoline Christie (L), Catherine Zeta-Jones, Luis Guzmán, Fred Armisen and Christina Ricci
“He likes it when I tilt my chin down and look through my eyebrows, kind of [Stanley] stare at Kubrick. I relax all the muscles in my face and then you just move your eyebrows and that’s pretty much all your reaction is.’
Jenna added, “I think I kind of got annoyed on set, to be honest, because I’d have to restart a take if I did it [blinked] because sometimes in the Romanian winter you start to cry. There was all this wind in my face. I’ve learned to blink at other people’s lines.’
Ortega had nothing but praise for her onscreen mother, Morticia Addams, played by the 53-year-old Oscar winner.
‘[Catherine] is unbelievable. I feel like her humor is so underrated. People don’t understand that,” the American Carnage actress gushed on the NBC morning show.
The former Disney Channel star explained to TODAY: “[The deadpan expression] was something Tim and I realized early on. She doesn’t blink. He kind of likes it when I tilt my chin down and look through my eyebrows [Stanley] stare at Kubrick. I relax all the muscles in my face and then you just move your eyebrows and that’s pretty much all your reaction is.
Jenna added, “I think I kind of got annoyed on set, to be honest, because I’d have to restart a take if I did it [blinked] because sometimes in the Romanian winter you start to cry. There was all this wind in my face. I’ve learned to blink at other people’s lines.
‘[Catherine] is unbelievable!’ Ortega had nothing but praise for her onscreen mother, Morticia Addams, played by the 53-year-old Oscar winner
The American Carnage actress gushed on the NBC morning show: “I feel like her humor is so underappreciated. People don’t understand. We were on set and these were some of my favorite scenes we shot because she was so open to improvisation and fun and trying new things and yes she just has great instincts.
“We were on set and those were some of my favorite scenes that we shot because she was so open to improvisation and fun and trying new things and yeah she just has great instincts.”
Earlier that morning, Jenna wore a different black and white blouse and black wide-leg pants when she appeared on Good Morning America.
Ortega finished off her first look with a cropped black blazer and the same purple handbag and platform shoes.
BTS: Earlier that morning, Jenna wore a different black and white blouse and black wide-leg pants while appearing on Good Morning America
Fall in New York is so inviting: Ortega completed her first look with a cropped black blazer and the same purple handbag and platform heels