16 Breakout TV Stars of 2022:Jenna Ortega in WednesdayJenna Ortega may have been a child star, but she became a household name in 2022 with her role as the iconic Addams Family daughter in Netflix‘s
Wednesday. Learning cello and fencing for her goth role, Ortega took her role in stride, embracing the macabre like a fish to water. Collaborating with Tim Burton surely helped but at the end of the day, it was Ortega’s show and viewers ate up every second. Sure, she may have featured in
You and starred in 2022’s
Scream, but already Wednesday Addams has become a career-defining role for the actress who earned a Golden Globe nomination for her performance. That’s the marking of a true breakout if we ever saw one.
Favorite Scene: Wednesday’s now-iconic dance routine to The Cramps’ “Goo Goo Muck.” — Meaghan Darwish