Which actress stars as Wednesday Addams in Netflix's Wednesday?

Jenna Ortega stars as Wednesday Addams in Netflix’s Wednesday.

Ortega plays the teenage daughter of Gomez and Morticia Addams, sent to Nevermore Academy after being expelled from her previous school. The series follows Wednesday as she investigates murders while navigating psychic visions, school rivalries, and an unusually strange community.

The role made Ortega internationally prominent. Her performance emphasizes Wednesday’s dry delivery, emotional restraint, independence, and dark sense of humor. The series premiered on Netflix in November 2022 and was developed by Alfred Gough and Miles Millar, with Tim Burton directing several episodes.

Christina Ricci is a common mix-up because she played Wednesday in the 1991 film The Addams Family and its 1993 sequel. In Netflix’s series, Ricci instead appears as Marilyn Thornhill, while Catherine Zeta-Jones plays Morticia Addams.