#Ellie from you netflix series#

Perhaps the most well-known portrayal of Wednesday to date was by Christina Ricci in the 1991 move The Addams Family, but the role has also been taken on by Nicole Fugere in The New Addams Family and Chloë Grace Moretz voiced an animated Wednesday Addams.Ĭhristina Ricci has revealed that she will be appearing in the new Wednesday series, though her exact role is being kept a secret.

#Ellie from you netflix series#

The character was first created by cartoonist Charles Addams, but Wednesday wasn't given her name until the live action tv series in 1964, when she was played by Lisa Loring. In the past, the role of Wednesday Addams has been played by a number of different actresses. That's been really interesting to figure out in terms of, okay, well, she's got to be able to push the story forward in some way but how do we keep her true to her deadpan self?'Ī post shared by Jenna Ortega (opens in new tab) She added: 'Also, it's an eight-hour series so, for an emotionless character, there has to be some sort of an emotional arc. As she gets older, that nasty attitude or biting remarks, it's almost kind of hard to not make it sound like every other teenage girl.'

'It's funny and sweet and almost charming to hear this eight-year-old's obsession with murder and blood and guts. 'We've never seen as a teenage girl,' she explained. In an interview with Entertainment Weekly (opens in new tab), Ortega spoke about the challenges of her new role. The casting was announced by Netflix, and on the same day Ortega posted a photo of herself on Instagram posing with a copy of the Wednesday script. Jenna Ortega was cast as Wednesday Addams in May 2021. When was Jenna Ortega cast as Wednesday Addams?

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