Vanessa Hudgens

Vanessa Hudgens

1988-12-14

Biography

Vanessa 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.

Also appears in

Bad Boys: Ride or Die

Bad Boys: Ride or Die

7.5

Bad Boys for Life

Bad Boys for Life

7.1

Journey 2: The Mysterious Island

Journey 2: The Mysterious Island

6.2

The Princess Switch

The Princess Switch

7.0

Polar

Polar

6.3

High School Musical

High School Musical

6.6

Sucker Punch

Sucker Punch

6.2

High School Musical 3: Senior Year

High School Musical 3: Senior Year

6.6

Thirteen

Thirteen

6.6

The Princess Switch: Switched Again

The Princess Switch: Switched Again

6.8

The Knight Before Christmas

The Knight Before Christmas

6.4

Machete Kills

Machete Kills

5.6

The Princess Switch 3: Romancing the Star

The Princess Switch 3: Romancing the Star

6.8

Entergalactic

Entergalactic

7.7

High School Musical 2

High School Musical 2

6.5

My Little Pony: A New Generation

My Little Pony: A New Generation

7.7

The Frozen Ground

The Frozen Ground

6.3

Spring Breakers

Spring Breakers

5.2

tick, tick... BOOM!

tick, tick... BOOM!

7.6

Second Act

Second Act

6.3