Jenna Ortega has revealed the reason why she initially turned down playing Wednesday Addams in Netflix's popular Addams Family series.
, rising star Jenna Ortega has revealed that nearly didn’t star in Netflix’s popular Wednesday series. Due to her early TV background, Ortega admitted that she was really hesitant to sign on to project, which led her to turn down the opportunity to play Wednesday Addams multiple times.
The 20-year-old actress confirmed that it was Tim Burton’s involvement with the series that convinced her to finally sign on for the leading role.
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