Vanessa Hudgens
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.
Acting
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Bad Boys for Life
as Kelly
2020
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Sucker Punch
as Blondie
2011
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High School Musical
as Gabriella Montez
2006
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Journey 2: The Mysterious Island
as Kailani Laguatan
2012
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Spring Breakers
as Candy
2013
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High School Musical 2
as Gabriella Montez
2007
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High School Musical 3: Senior Year
as Gabriella Montez
2008
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Bad Boys: Ride or Die
as Kelly
2024
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Beastly
as Lindy Taylor
2011
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Polar
as Camille
2019
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tick, tick... BOOM!
as Karessa Johnson
2021
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The Princess Switch
as Stacy De Novo/Lady Margaret
2018
Movie
Machete Kills
as Cereza
2013
TV
Drake & Josh
as Rebecca
2004
Movie
Thirteen
as Noel
2003
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The Frozen Ground
as Cindy Paulson
2013
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Second Act
as Zoe
2018
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The Knight Before Christmas
as Brooke
2019
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The Princess Switch: Switched Again
as Stacy De Novo / Lady Margaret Delacourt / Fiona Pembroke
2020
TV
The Suite Life of Zack & Cody
as Corrie
2005
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Freaks of Nature
as Lorelei
2015
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Entergalactic
as Karina (voice)
2022
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Bandslam
as Sa5m
2009
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The Princess Switch 3: Romancing the Star
as Fiona Pembroke / Lady Margaret / Stacy
2021
