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Jenna Ortega is gushing over her work with Lady Gaga in the second season of the Tim Burton Netflix series Wednesday.
Ortega, of course, plays Wednesday Addams in The Addams Family spinoff series created by Alfred Gough and Miles Millar. Burton is an executive producer and director on seasons one and two of the series and also directed the star in his blockbuster hit Beetlejuice Beetlejuice in 2024.
Ortega recently discussed her work with IndieWire while at the SXSW Film Festival in Austin, Texas, to promote her upcoming movie Death of a Unicorn, in which she stars opposite Paul Rudd.
“It’s the best. She’s the best, definitely one of the most talented individuals I’ve ever worked with,” Ortega told Indie Wire of her work with Lady Gaga. “It was just a really, really special environment to be there with her and Tim [Burton]
, two people that I respect and have been inspired by so much.”
Word of Lady Gaga’s casting in Wednesday Season 2 broke in November. Per IndieWire, Ortega wrapped up her work on the series’ second season In December 2024.
Confirming earlier reports of the size of Lady Gaga’s role in Wednesday Season 2, IndieWire reports that the singer-actor’s appearance in the series is more of a cameo.
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Lady Gaga Says She Had ‘An Amazing Time’ Working With Jenna Ortega On ‘Wednesday Season 2’
While details of Lady Gaga’s role on Wednesday Season 2 have not yet been revealed, the singer-actor briefly shared her experience of working with Jenna Ortega.
“I don’t want to give away anything about being part of the show,” Lady Gaga told Entertainment Weekly during a recent interview about her new album Mayhem. “I want to keep it extra secret — but, I love Jenna, and I really had an amazing time!”
Lady Gaga, of course, most recently starred in the Joker sequel Joker: Folie à Deux, which took a critical drubbing and had a rough run at the worldwide box office.
Last week, before the 97th Academy Awards, Lady Gaga and Joquin Phoenix were named Worst Screen Combo by the 2025 Razzie Awards — a dishonor she had some fun during her opening monologue on Saturday Night Live on Saturday.
“I’ve been very diligent about selecting films that would showcase my craft as a serious actor. Films such as Joker 2 … Joaquin (Phoenix) and I even got nominated for a Razzie, which is an award for the worst films of the year. We won for Worst Onscreen Duo,” Lady Gaga, who served as both SNL’s host and musical act, said smiling. “But the joke’s on them. I love winning things and my Razzie brings me one closer to an EGORT. It’s like an EGOT but hurtful!”
EGOT, of course, is an acronym for Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony. Lady Gaga has won an Oscar as one of the writers of the 2018 Best Original Song “Shallow” from A Star is Born and 14 Grammys. She has also received four Emmy nominations for her television specials but has never won, nor has she won a Tony Award, which is a Broadway theatrical honor.
Netflix has not yet announced a release date for Wednesday Season 2.
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