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Jenna Ortega gushes about Winona Ryder as she recalls their first time meeting for Beetlejuice sequel


Jenna Ortega opened up about what it was like meeting Winona Ryder for the first time on the set of Beetlejuice Beetlejuice. She plays Astrid Deetz, the daughter of Ryder's Lydia Deetz in the film.

'It was at a time where my career was taking a different turn, and I didn't realize that I needed that from somebody who could relate, but I did,' she said, adding that she was in a 'transformative' period in her life after shooting to overnight superstardom on Netflix's Wednesday. 'She was so warm and welcoming and kind and inviting right from the jump, and I couldn't be more grateful,' Ortega explained in an interview with the New York Times, pictured in August 2024 'It was at a time where my career was taking a different turn, and I didn't realize that I needed that from somebody who could relate, but I did,' she said, adding that she was in a 'transformative' period in her life after shooting to overnight superstardom on Netflix 's Wednesday; Winona pictured in August 2024

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