Vanessa Hudgens
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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.
Known for
Credits
Bad Boys: Ride or Die (2024)
as Kelly
Bad Boys for Life (2020)
as Kelly
Polar (2019)
as Camille
Journey 2: The Mysterious Island (2012)
as Kailani Laguatan
Sucker Punch (2011)
as Blondie
Hannah Montana 20th Anniversary Special (2026)
as Self (archive footage)
Thirteen (2003)
as Noel
High School Musical (2006)
as Gabriella Montez
French Girl (2024)
as Ruby Collins
Spring Breakers (2013)
as Candy
My Little Pony: A New Generation (2021)
as Sunny Starscout (voice)
Machete Kills (2013)
as Cereza
Entergalactic (2022)
as Karina (voice)
Beastly (2011)
as Lindy Taylor
tick, tick... BOOM! (2021)
as Karessa Johnson
Thunderbirds (2004)
as Tintin
The Frozen Ground (2013)
as Cindy Paulson
High School Musical 2 (2007)
as Gabriella Montez
Second Act (2018)
as Zoe
High School Musical 3: Senior Year (2008)
as Gabriella Montez
The Princess Switch 3: Romancing the Star (2021)
as Fiona Pembroke / Lady Margaret / Stacy
Freaks of Nature (2015)
as Lorelei
Dog Days (2018)
as Tara
The Princess Switch (2018)
as Stacy De Novo/Lady Margaret
The Knight Before Christmas (2019)
as Brooke
Grease Live (2016)
as Betty Rizzo
The Princess Switch: Switched Again (2020)
as Stacy De Novo / Lady Margaret Delacourt / Fiona Pembroke
Gimme Shelter (2013)
as Agnes 'Apple' Bailey
Downtown Owl (2023)
as Naomi
Rent (2019)
as Maureen Johnson
Bandslam (2009)
as Sa5m
Hocus Pocus 25th Anniversary Halloween Bash (2018)
as Self - Host
Asking For It (2022)
as Beatrice
The Black Kaiser (—)
Actor
Choose You (2013)
as Ex-Girlfriend
Zac Efron's Pool Party (2009)
as Self
Dead Hot (2023)
as Self
Quiet Storm (—)
Actor
WWE Royal Rumble 2013 (2013)
as Herself (voice)
High School Musical: The Concert (2007)
as Self
Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 3 (2021)
as Self
Honoring a Broadway Legacy: Behind the Scenes of tick, tick...Boom! (2022)
as Self
Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade (2007)
as Self
No Strings Attached: The Making of Thunderbirds (2004)
as Self
High School Musical Dance-Along (2006)
as Self
Drugs, Skate & Violence: Filmmaker Harmony Korine (2017)
as Self - Archive Footage
High School Musical 3: Making of a Musical (2008)
as Self
The Awakening (—)
as Self
High School Musical: 10th Anniversary (2016)
Actor
Big Rig (—)
as Bertie
Haunted House: Trick-VR-Treat (2022)
as The Fairy / Doll Woman
Full Moon Retreat (—)
Actor