Natalie Ortega Is a Nurse and Shows Love to Her Family on Social Media – Meet Jenna Ortega's Mother

Natalie Ortega, actress Jenna Ortega's mother, has been receiving attention on social media because of her frequent posts about her daughter's success. The proud mother loves her family deeply and also serves people in need.

Actress Jenna Ortega's mother, Natalie Ortega, has over 22,500 Instagram followers as of this writing. A dedicated mother and loving wife, Natalie is also a successful nurse who has a heart for service.

Natalie's outstanding work as a nurse included a medical mission to Haiti in 2010, where thousands of Haitians died from an earthquake. She also assisted in the delivery of a baby following the tragedy.

Natalie's Family Raised Her Bilingual

Natalie speaks both English and Spanish. Growing up, her grandmother taught her Spanish while babysitting her. Natalie's grandma hailed from a little town ranch near Sinaloa, Mexico, and crossed the border into the United States as an illegal immigrant.

She moved because she desired a better future for her four girls. For fear of getting deported, Natalie's grandmother sent her children to English-speaking schools so they could speak flawless English and avoid drawing attention to themselves.

While trying to get her immigration papers in order, she also learned the language by having her daughters communicate with her only in English. Jenna previously stated that her parents intended for her and her siblings to be bilingual as well.

The health professional would converse with them in Spanish, while her husband would speak English. But this didn't work since he needed help comprehending what Natalie was saying in Spanish.

Natalie has five children in addition to Jenna Ortega.

Natalie Is in a Happy Marriage

Natalie's husband, Edward A. Ortega, is a successful businessman who loves her very much. The couple has a beautiful marriage. Even though Edward doesn't use social media, his wife is always happy to share posts about him.

In 2019, the successful nurse once shared a sweet snap on Instagram about their trip to France, where they sat in a garden with a view of the famous Eiffel Tower behind them. Natalie captioned the picture with a heart emoji.

Natalia showered her husband with praise on Father's Day in June 2022. She shared a family picture and wrote that they were lucky to call Edward their dad. She also appreciated the efforts he has made for the family.

Natalie Has the Warmest Relationship with Her Famous Daughter

Natalie has been an integral part of her daughter's successful acting career. She was the one who posted a video of Jenna on Facebook that later changed their lives. A family friend who saw the video put them in touch with a casting agent.

Natalie also shares her thoughts with Jenna regarding castings and roles. Jenna recalled asking her mother how likely it was that she would be cast in the "Scream" revival, for which she had auditioned.

Considering movie studios often cast actors in their 30s to play teenage characters, Jenna told her mom it was unlikely a 17-year-old actor like her would be cast in the film. But Jenna was later proven wrong.

Five months later, she received a callback to meet with the directors. Jenna appreciates her mother and often expresses her gratitude and affection for her on social media. In 2015, she sent out a touching tweet that read:

"My mom is the most awesome/hardworking mother I know. Thank you for always believing in me. Love you."

Jenna Is Not Natalie's Only Child

Natalie has five children in addition to Jenna Ortega. Isaac, Natalie's eldest son, was born on January 1, 1998. Mariah, her second daughter, was born on January 25, 1999.

Natalie's third daughter, Mia, was born on May 15, 2000, and then Jenna on September 27, 2002. Natalie welcomed adorable twin siblings, Aaliyah and Markus, in June 2004.

The doting mother regularly updates her Instagram with cute pictures of her kids and posts about their academic progress, recent travels, and Jenna's rising Hollywood career.

Natalie even dedicated a loving National Daughters' Day post to all her four daughters and expressed how lucky she was to have them in the family.

While Natalie frequently updates her followers on her children, Jenna Ortega rarely shares about her siblings or her mom because she prefers to keep her social media profiles professional.

Natalie clearly takes great pride in being her daughter's biggest fan, as evidenced by her never-ending Instagram feed. With her mother's support, there is no doubt Jenna will continue to do incredible things in the industry.

Jenna recently starred as Wednesday Addams in the Netflix series "Wednesday," alongside actors Catherine Zeta-Jones, Christina Ricci, and Gwendoline Christie, among others.