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).
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.
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Filmography (Movies)
Bad Boys: Legacy
Character:Self
Release Date:24/07/2024
Bad Boys: Ride or Die
Character:Kelly
Release Date:05/06/2024
French Girl
Character:Ruby Collins
Release Date:15/03/2024
Downtown Owl
Character:Naomi
Release Date:08/06/2023
Dead Hot
Character:Self
Release Date:14/04/2023
Haunted House: Trick-VR-Treat
Character:The Fairy / Doll Woman
Release Date:21/10/2022
Entergalactic
Character:Karina (voice)
Release Date:28/09/2022
Asking For It
Character:Beatrice
Release Date:04/03/2022
Honoring a Broadway Legacy: Behind the Scenes of tick, tick...Boom!
Character:Self
Release Date:19/01/2022
The Princess Switch 3: Romancing the Star
Character:Fiona Pembroke / Lady Margaret / Stacy
Release Date:18/11/2021
tick, tick... BOOM!
Character:Karessa Johnson
Release Date:11/11/2021
Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 3
Character:Self
Release Date:24/09/2021
My Little Pony: A New Generation
Character:Sunny Starscout (voice)
Release Date:22/09/2021
The Princess Switch: Switched Again
Character:Stacy De Novo / Lady Margaret Delacourt / Fiona Pembroke
Release Date:19/11/2020
Bad Boys for Life
Character:Kelly
Release Date:15/01/2020
The Knight Before Christmas
Character:Brooke
Release Date:21/11/2019
Rent
Character:Maureen Johnson
Release Date:27/01/2019
Polar
Character:Camille
Release Date:25/01/2019
Second Act
Character:Zoe
Release Date:22/11/2018
The Princess Switch
Character:Stacy De Novo/Lady Margaret
Release Date:25/10/2018
Hocus Pocus 25th Anniversary Halloween Bash
Character:Self - Host
Release Date:20/10/2018
Dog Days
Character:Tara
Release Date:10/08/2018
Drugs, Skate & Violence: Filmmaker Harmony Korine
Character:Self - Archive Footage
Release Date:25/10/2017
Grease Live
Character:Betty Rizzo
Release Date:31/01/2016
High School Musical: 10th Anniversary
Character:
Release Date:20/01/2016
Freaks of Nature
Character:Lorelei
Release Date:30/10/2015
Choose You
Character:Ex-Girlfriend
Release Date:03/11/2013
Gimme Shelter
Character:Agnes 'Apple' Bailey
Release Date:17/10/2013
Machete Kills
Character:Cereza Desdemona
Release Date:12/09/2013
The Frozen Ground
Character:Cindy Paulson
Release Date:11/07/2013
Spring Breakers
Character:Candy
Release Date:06/03/2013
WWE Royal Rumble 2013
Character:Herself (voice)
Release Date:27/01/2013
Journey 2: The Mysterious Island
Character:Kailani Laguatan
Release Date:19/01/2012
Sucker Punch
Character:Blondie
Release Date:24/03/2011
Beastly
Character:Lindy Taylor
Release Date:21/01/2011
Bandslam
Character:Sa5m
Release Date:06/08/2009
Zac Efron's Pool Party
Character:Self
Release Date:01/04/2009
High School Musical 3: Making Of A Musical
Character:Self
Release Date:21/10/2008
High School Musical 3: Senior Year
Character:Gabriella Montez
Release Date:11/10/2008
High School Musical 2
Character:Gabriella Montez
Release Date:17/08/2007
High School Musical: The Concert
Character:Herself
Release Date:26/06/2007
Road To High School Musical 2
Character:Self
Release Date:08/06/2007
High School Musical Dance-Along
Character:Self
Release Date:10/03/2006
High School Musical
Character:Gabriella Montez
Release Date:20/01/2006
No Strings Attached: The Making of Thunderbirds
Character:Self
Release Date:24/07/2004
Thunderbirds
Character:Tintin
Release Date:23/07/2004
Thirteen
Character:Noel
Release Date:20/08/2003
Television Appearances
Fright Krewe
Character:Madison (voice)
Rennervations
Character:Self
Earth to Ned
Character:Herself
Thanks a Million
Character:Self
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Character:Self
The Masked Singer
Character:Self - Goldfish (archive footage)
Busy Tonight
Character:Self - Guest
Eli Roth's History of Horror
Character:Self
Drop the Mic
Character:Self
Powerless
Character:Emily Locke
The Boulet Brothers' Dragula
Character:Self - Guest Judge
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Character:Self
Hot Ones
Character:Self
Running Wild with Bear Grylls
Character:Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Character:Self
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
Character:Self - Guest Judge
OK! TV
Character:
Conan
Character:Self
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Character:Self - Guest
High School Musical: Get in the Picture
Character:Gabriella Montez
El hormiguero
Character:Ella misma
Disney Channel Games
Character:Self
The Tyra Banks Show
Character:
So You Think You Can Dance
Character:Self - Judge
The Suite Life of Zack & Cody
Character:Corrie
Quintuplets
Character:Carmen
Drake & Josh
Character:Rebecca
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Character:Self
Punk'd
Character:Self
Still Standing
Character:Tiffany
Robbery Homicide Division
Character:Nicole
The Brothers García
Character:Lindsey
Teen Choice Awards
Character:Self
The View
Character:Self - Guest
The View
Character:Self
MTV Movie & TV Awards
Character:Self - Presenter
MTV Movie & TV Awards
Character:Self - Host
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Character:
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Character:Self - Guest
Kids' Choice Awards
Character:Self
MTV Video Music Awards
Character:Self
Christmas in Washington
Character:Self
People's Choice Awards
Character:Self - Presenter
The Oscars
Character:Self
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