Wednesday season two cast includes this lesbian actress you’ve probably seen before

Aug 06
Written by Alastair James

Heather Matarazzo in Wednesday (Netflix)

Season two of Wednesday is finally here reuniting us with some familiar faces as well as some new ones, like Heather Matarazzo.

Jenna Ortega returns as the eldest Addams Family child as she embarks upon her sophomore year at Nevermore Academy in Wednesday season two. With her family uncomfortably (for Wednesday) close at hand and lots of attention thanks to her exploits from season one, it looks to be tough year for Wednesday.

Add to that a new mystery that begins to unravel quickly into season two and it looks like young Wednesday is being challenged like never before. And the stakes are high!

Jenna Ortega as Wednesday (Jonathan Hession/Netflix)

As well as Ortega, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Luis Guzmán, Isaac Ordonez, Emma Myers, Joy Sunday and Hunter Doohan will all be reprising their roles. Joining them are Steve Buscemi, as Principal Dort, Joanna Lumley, as Wednesday’s grandmother Hester Frump, Billie Piper, as Isadora Capri, and Lady Gaga as Rosaline Rotwood.

Someone else who has joined the cast for season two is the out-gay actress Heather Matarazzo, who first appears as Judi, the assistant to Dr Fairburn played. by fellow newcomer Thandiwe Newton.

Here’s everything to know about Heather Matarazzo.

She’s a New Yorker

Matarazzo grew up in Long Island, New York.

Heather Matarazzo attends the Los Angeles opening night for *Pretty Woman The Musical*. (Getty)

She got a bold start in acting

When she was seven she was taking part in an AIDs benefit. During one rehearsal she grabbed the microphone to get people to stop arguing and a woman gave her the business card of a manager.

She’s got a great CV

Matarazzo made her film debut in 1995’s Welcome to the Dollhouse. She played Dawn, an unpopular kid in school who struggles to make friends. Matarazzo won an Independent Spirit Award for her performance.

You might also recognised her as Lilly Moscovitz in The Princess Diaries and The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement.

Heather Matarazzo attends the 2017 Film Independent Spirit Awards. (Getty)

She’s got some big dream roles

She once told E! News that she wants to play Fanny Brice in Funny Girl, a role synonymous with Barbra Streisand.

She’s a newcomer to Wednesday

Matarazzo appears in Wednesday as Judi, the assistant to Dr Fairburn (Newton) who runs the Willow Hill Psychiatric Facility. She appears to be a ditzy but lovely woman, offering jelly beans as she compliments Wednesday on her thorough paperwork while visiting Hunter Doohan’s Tyler/Hyde.

Whether there’s anymore to Judi, you’ll have to watch the series.

Heather Turman and Heather Matarazzo. (Rachel Luna/WireImage)

She is LGBTQ+

Matarazzo came out as a lesbian in 2004 when she told the New York Daily News she was “crazy madly in love” with a woman. Shen then spoke to The Advocate where she elaborated, “I’ve always liked women. That’s the way God made me. That’s how I am.”