Acting
Vanessa Hudgens
EN cinema · 54 credits
Born
14 December 1988 (age 37)
Birthplace
Salinas, California, USA
Also known as Vanessa Anne 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.
Known for
Filmography
Big Rig
Big Rig
as Bertie, Executive Producer
Mini War
Mini War
as Olivia
America
Executive Producer
French Girl
as Ruby Collins
Downtown Owl
as Naomi
Dead Hot
as Self
Haunted House: Trick-VR-Treat
as The Fairy / Doll Woman
Entergalactic
as Karina (voice)
Asking For It
as Beatrice
tick, tick... BOOM!
as Karessa Johnson
The Princess Switch 3: Romancing the Star
as Stacy De Novo / Margaret Delacourt / Fiona Pembroke, Producer
My Little Pony: A New Generation
as Sunny Starscout (voice)
Bad Boys for Life
as Kelly
The Princess Switch: Switched Again
as Stacy De Novo / Lady Margaret Delacourt / Fiona Pembroke, Producer
Polar
as Camille
Rent
as Maureen Johnson
The Knight Before Christmas
as Brooke, Producer
The Princess Switch
as Stacy De Novo / Margaret Delacourt
Hocus Pocus 25th Anniversary Halloween Bash
as Self - Host
Dog Days
as Tara
Second Act
as Zoe
Drugs, Skate & Violence: Filmmaker Harmony Korine
as Self - Archive Footage
Grease Live
as Betty Rizzo
Freaks of Nature
as Lorelei
WWE Royal Rumble 2013
as Herself (voice)
Machete Kills
as Cereza
Spring Breakers
as Candy
The Frozen Ground
as Cindy Paulson
Gimme Shelter
as Agnes 'Apple' Bailey
Choose You
as Ex-Girlfriend
Journey 2: The Mysterious Island
as Kailani Laguatan
Sucker Punch
as Blondie
Beastly
as Lindy Taylor
Bandslam
as Sa5m
High School Musical 3: Senior Year
as Gabriella Montez
High School Musical 2
as Gabriella Montez
High School Musical
as Gabriella Montez
Thunderbirds
as Tintin
Thirteen
as Noel