
Vanessa Hudgens
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.
TV Shows(30)

Rennervations
Self

Fright Krewe
Madison (voice)

Thanks a Million
Self

Earth to Ned
Herself

The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self

The Masked Singer
Self - Goldfish (archive footage)

Eli Roth's History of Horror
Self

Busy Tonight
Self - Guest

Powerless
Emily Locke

Drop the Mic
Self

The Boulet Brothers' Dragula
Self - Guest Judge

The Late Late Show with James Corden
Self

Hot Ones
Self

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest

Running Wild with Bear Grylls
Self

RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
Self - Guest Judge

OK! TV

Conan
Self

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest

High School Musical: Get in the Picture
Gabriella Montez