Vanessa Hudgens
Birthday: 1988-12-14 | Place of Birth: Salinas, California, USAVanessa Anne Hudgens (born December 14, 1988) is an American actress and singer. After making her feature film debut in Thirteen (2003), Hudgens rose to fame portraying Gabriella Montez in the High School Musical film series (2006–2008), which brought her significant mainstream media success. The success of the first film led Hudgens to acquire a recording contract with Hollywood Records, with whom she released two studio albums, V (2006) and Identified (2008). Since the release of her studio albums and the High School Musical franchise, Hudgens has focused on her acting career. She appeared in the films Bandslam (2009), Beastly, Sucker Punch (both 2011), Journey 2: The Mysterious Island, Spring Breakers (both 2012), Second Act (2018), Bad Boys for Life (2020), and Tick, Tick...Boom! (2021). She starred in the Netflix Christmas movies The Princess Switch (2018) and its sequels (2020 and 2021) and The Knight Before Christmas (2019), and co-produced the latter three. Hudgens played the role of Emily Locke in the NBC series Powerless (2017). She also played the title role in the Broadway musical Gigi (2015) and had roles in two of Fox's live musical productions: Rizzo in Grease: Live (2016) and Maureen Johnson in Rent: Live (2019). In 2022, Hudgens co-hosted the Met Gala in Manhattan.
Known For
Acting
Role
as Kelly
as Kelly
as Ruby Collins
as Self
as Naomi
as Self
as Beatrice
as Herself
as Karina (voice)
as Karina (voice)
as The Fairy / Doll Woman
as Fiona Pembroke / Lady Margaret / Stacy
as Karessa Johnson
as Sunny Starscout (voice)
as Stacy De Novo / Lady Margaret Delacourt / Fiona Pembroke
as Brooke
as Camille
as Maureen Johnson
as Stacy De Novo/Lady Margaret
as Tara
as Zoe
as Emily Locke
as Betty Rizzo
as Lorelei
as Candy
as Cindy Paulson
