After getting into acting young, jennaortega built a career out of clever slashers like Ti West’s X, the Scream reboots, and Megan Park’s powerful school-shooting drama, The Fallout. But being the face of the most popular English-language series on Netflix has granted her a new level of creative control. Along with her starring role, she served as an executive producer on A24's latest release Death of a Unicorn. When the script arrived in her inbox several years ago, she read it in one sitting, which is a litmus test for projects at a time when she can afford to be picky. Ortega had the impossible job of keeping a straight face amid the chaos of a unicorn rampage involving Will Poulter’s short-shorts-wearing, unicorn-horn-snorting heir character. “You know when you laugh so hard you cry?” she says. “I used that as emotion.” Read the full profile by thephoebeiknow at the link in bio. thecut x jennaortega Photography by coni.tarallo Styling by jessswill Digital Tech: Pamela Grant Phot...