In this post we show you the cast of “Wandinha”, a Netflix series that won the hearts of more than 80 countries around the world and reached an incredible 341 hours watched in one week!
The series stars Wandinha Addams (Jenna Ortega), daughter of Gomez and Mortícia and sister of Feioso, who enters a boarding school during high school after an incident at her previous school, and comes to show that the terrifying world of Addams family, shown for generations, continues to cause admiration among the public.
Without further ado, we have framed and enumerated so that you can discover the cast of “Wandinha” below:
1. Jenna Ortega is Wandinha
The actress personally chosen by Tim Burton to play the protagonist of “Wandinha” it was 20-year-old Jenna Ortega. She started out as a child actress, participating in productions such as “Iron Man 3” and “Jane The Virgin”, in the role of 10-year-old Jane. Ortega gained notoriety when he starred in the Disney sitcom: “The Middle Sister” or “Stuck on the Middle” (2016-2018), as Harley Diaz, a role that won the actress the Imagem Awards in 2018.
From 2019 onwards, Jenna Ortega gained prominence with television roles, such as Ellie Alves, in “You” (2018-present), Phoebe Atwell, in “The Babysitter: Queen of Death” (2020) and Vada Cavell in “Life After” (2021). The young actress is also a voice actor, and wrote the book “It’s All Love”, released in 2021. In it, she tells about her struggle with depression, the loss of close relatives and her experiences falling in love and falling out of love, and helps readers lean on the unchanging in difficult times.
2. Christina Ricci is Marilyn Thornhill
Christina Ricci, interpreter of Professor Thornhill in “Wandinha” She is an actress and producer, owner of Blaspheme Films, and also began her career as a child actress at the age of 10. He participated in important productions such as “Gasparzinho, O Fantasminha Comarada” (1995), ” The Addams Family” (1991) and “The Addams Family 2” (1993), in the role of Wandinha Addams herself.
At the age of 15, he suffered from eating anorexia, and today he declares himself against the diet for teenagers. She was later nominated for a Golden Globe and Independent Spirit Awards for her performance in the film “The Opposite of Sex” (1998). Other notable films in which he acted were “Igual a Tudo na Vida” (2003) and “Monster” (2003).
3. Luis Guzmán is Gomez
Luis Guzmán, responsible for the character Gomez, is a Puerto Rican actor, father of 5 children and owner of a farm in the USA. Guzmán is noted for acting in productions with a police environment, either as the criminal or the police officer, and began his acting career in street theater and participating in independent films. Some prominent productions in which he took part are: “Unfortunate Events” (2004), “Zeroing Life” (2016) and “Perdido pra Cachorro” (2008).
4. Catherine Zeta-Jones is Morticia
Catherine Zeta-Jones is an actress and singer. Born in Wales, she is responsible for giving life to the character Mortícia in “Wandinha”. Winner of major awards such as the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress, for her performance in the musical “Chicago” (2002), in addition to a SAG Awards, a BAFTA and a Tony, for his performance in the revival “A Little Night Music” (2009) on Broadway. Zeta-Jones rose to prominence with the films “The Mask of Zorro” (1998) and “Trap” (1999), and participated in major productions such as “Ocean Oceans” (2004).
The actress is also known for supporting various institutions and causes. One of them that caused a lot of repercussion in the media was his fight against the existing stigma surrounding illnesses such as depression and bipolar disorder.
5. Emma Myers is Enid Sinclair
20-year-old American actress Emma Myers, who plays the character Enid Sinclair in “Wandinha”, began her career as a child actress in 2010, participating in small productions. “Wandinha” this is being his big revelation to the world. An interesting fact about the actress is that she never had a traditional school experience, as she participated in a homeschool cooperative.
6. Joy Sunday is Bianca Barclay
Born on Staten Island, USA, Joy Sunday plays Bianca Barclay in “Wandinha” and works as an actress and producer. She made her TV debut as a guest actress in the series “MacGyver” (2016-2021). “Beautiful Hair” , a film directed by Sunday in 2014, won awards from artistic initiatives such as YoungArts and Scholastic Company and tells the story of a little girl who struggles to find herself in a project about what she believes is beautiful.
7. Percy Hynes White is Xavier Thorpe
Percy Hynes White, responsible for the Canadian-born character Xavier Thorpe, became known for his performance as Duncan ” A Christmas Horror Story” (2015) and as Caleb Baker in “Edge of Winter” (2016). Hynes White also received attention for acting in series such as “Between” (2015-2016) and “The Gifted” (2017-2019), work for which the actor was nominated for the 39th Young Artist Award in the Best Performance in a TV Series category – Best Teen Actor.
8. Georgie Farmer is Ajax Petropolus
Ajax Petropolus is, for now, one of the most important roles in Georgie Farmer's career. The British actor made his debut in 2012 in the series “The Ministry of Curious Stuff” and was one of the main characters in the series “The Evermoor Chronicles” (2014-2017). In addition, he acted in the series “Treadstone” in 2019.
9. Fred Armisen is Uncle Chico (Uncle Fester)
Fred Armisen, interpreter of Tio Chico in “Wandinha”, is, in addition to being an American actor, comedian and musician who became known for participating in the program “Saturday Night Live” (1975- present). As an actor, he participated in productions such as “Um Natal Brilhante”(2006), Euro Trip (2004) and “Tiras em Apuros” (2010), “Portlandia” (2011-2018), a series in which he starred alongside Carrie Bownstein. As a musician, Armisen played drums in bands such as “Trenchmouth” and “Blue Man Group”.
10. Hunter Doohan is Tyler Galpin
American actor Hunter Doohan studied theater and dedicated his adolescence to this art. His first appearances on TV were in the series “Westworld” (2016-2022), “Schooled” (2019-2020) and in the film “Dilema” (2019). While his first prominent role was in the series “Truth Be Told” (2019), where he played the young version of the character Warren Cave (Aaron Paul). Tyler Galpin, so far, is his biggest role on television.
11. George Burcea is Lurch (Stumble)
Born in Romania, George Burcea, who plays the butler Tropeço in Tim Burton's series, works in both cinema and theater and graduated from the National University of Theater Arts and Cinematography in 2015. In 2012, he had his first acting role. featured in the film “A Month in Thailand”. Other films in which he participated were “Singh is Bliing” (2015) and “Say Yes” (2018).
12. Isaac Ordonez is Ugly (Pugsley Addams)
Isaac Ordonez, responsible for giving life to Feioso (brother of Wandinha and son of Mortícia and Gomez), is an American actor, born in 2009. Ordonez has been gaining notoriety for his performance in “Wandinha”, However, another prominent role he had was that of Charles Wallace in the film “A Wrinkle in Time” (2018) from Disney.
13. Gwendoline Christie is Larissa Weems
Finally, director Larissa Weems is played by the great British actress and model Gwendoline Christie. She graduated as an actress in 2005, and became known worldwide for playing the warrior Brienne of Tarth in the series “Game of Thrones” (2011-2019), which gave the actress a nomination for the Emmy Awards for best supporting actress in a drama series and two for the Saturn Awards for best supporting actress.
Christie also participated in important productions, including films from the “Hunger Games” franchise, as Commander Lyme and “Stars Wars”, as Captain Phasma. Another popular series where he acted is “Sandman”, as Lucifer.
Other actors from “Wandinha”
- Riki Lindhome is Dr. Valerie Kinbott
- Jamie Mc Shane is Sheriff Donnovan
- Naomi J. Ogawa is Yoko Tanaka
- Moosa Mostafa is Eugene Otinger
- William Houston is Joseph Crackstone
- Tommie Earl Jenkins is Mayor Walker
PLUS: Voice actors for “Wandinha” (Portuguese version – Brazil)
- Wandinha – Marianna Alexandre
- Marylin Thornhill – Adriana Torres
- Gomez (young) – Gabriel Farias
- Gomez – Hélio Ribeiro
- Mortícia (young) – Luiza Cesar
- Mortícia – Mabel Cezar
- Enid Sinclair – Sofia Manso
- Bianca Barclay – Lara Leão
- Xavier Thorpe – Cadu Paschoal
- Ajax Petropolus – Marcos Eni
- Uncle Chico – Mário Tupinambá
- Tyler Galpin – Hugo Myara
- Ugly – Nicolas Mattos
- Larissa Weems (young) – Taís Feijó
- Larissa Weems – Carla Pompílio
Would you like to know more about “Wandinha“? Click here to check out 15 interesting facts about the series.
The 1st season of Wandinha has 8 episodes, each lasting, on average, 50 minutes. The series is available to watch on Netflix. The 2nd season has already been confirmed by the streaming platform! However, we are still waiting for a date.
Check out the announcement for the second season of the series:
See in this video the clip of the best-known scene from “Wandinha”: the dance at the Rave’N ball.
