Cast
Vanessa Hudgens
Acting
Cast
Vanessa Hudgens
Known for
Acting
Born
1988-12-14
From
Salinas, California, USA
Also known as Vanessa Anne 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.
★7.3
MOVIE2024
Bad Boys: Ride or Die
as Kelly
★6.1
MOVIE2012
Journey 2: The Mysterious Island
as Kailani Laguatan
★6.4
MOVIE2019
Polar
as Camille
★7.2
MOVIE2026
Hannah Montana 20th Anniversary Special
as Self (archive footage)
★7.1
MOVIE2020
Bad Boys for Life
as Kelly
★5.6
MOVIE2013
Machete Kills
as Cereza
★5.3
MOVIE2013
Spring Breakers
as Candy
★6.2
MOVIE2011
Sucker Punch
as Blondie
★6.6
MOVIE2018
Dog Days
as Tara
★6.3
MOVIE2013
The Frozen Ground
as Cindy Paulson
★6.5
MOVIE2006
High School Musical
as Gabriella Montez
★7.6
MOVIE2021
tick, tick... BOOM!
as Karessa Johnson
★6.7
MOVIE2003
Thirteen
as Noel
★6.5
MOVIE2007
High School Musical 2
as Gabriella Montez
★6.1
MOVIE2015
Freaks of Nature
as Lorelei
★6.3
MOVIE2024
French Girl
as Ruby Collins
★6.3
MOVIE2018
Second Act
as Zoe
★6.5
MOVIE2008
High School Musical 3: Senior Year
as Gabriella Montez
★7.7
MOVIE2021
My Little Pony: A New Generation
as Sunny Starscout (voice)
★7.0
MOVIE2018
The Princess Switch
as Stacy De Novo/Lady Margaret
★6.8
MOVIE2020
The Princess Switch: Switched Again
as Stacy De Novo / Lady Margaret Delacourt / Fiona Pembroke
★6.4
MOVIE2019
The Knight Before Christmas
as Brooke
★6.3
MOVIE2011
Beastly
as Lindy Taylor
MOVIETBA
Mini War
as Olivia
★7.2
MOVIE2013
WWE Royal Rumble 2013
as Herself (voice)
★6.7
MOVIE2019
Rent
as Maureen Johnson
★6.6
MOVIE2013
Gimme Shelter
as Agnes 'Apple' Bailey
★5.1
MOVIE2004
Thunderbirds
as Tintin
★7.7
MOVIE2022
Entergalactic
as Karina (voice)
★3.3
MOVIE2009
Zac Efron's Pool Party
as Self
★10.0
MOVIE2006
High School Musical Dance-Along
as Self
MOVIETBA
Quiet Storm
★6.7
MOVIE2021
The Princess Switch 3: Romancing the Star
as Fiona Pembroke / Lady Margaret / Stacy
★2.7
MOVIE2023
Dead Hot
as Self
★7.0
MOVIE2018
Hocus Pocus 25th Anniversary Halloween Bash
as Self - Host
★5.8
MOVIE2009
Bandslam
as Sa5m
★4.7
MOVIE2022
Asking For It
as Beatrice
★5.5
MOVIE2023
Downtown Owl
as Naomi
MOVIETBA
Full Moon Retreat
★4.0
MOVIE2016
High School Musical: 10th Anniversary
★7.1
MOVIE2016
Grease Live
as Betty Rizzo
MOVIETBA
The Awakening
as Self
★5.4
MOVIE2013
Choose You
as Ex-Girlfriend
MOVIE2007
Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade
as Self
MOVIE2017
Drugs, Skate & Violence: Filmmaker Harmony Korine
as Self - Archive Footage
★6.3
MOVIE2007
High School Musical: The Concert
as Self
★7.1
MOVIE2021
Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 3
as Self
MOVIETBA
The Black Kaiser
MOVIE2008
High School Musical 3: Making of a Musical
as Self
★7.8
MOVIE2022
Honoring a Broadway Legacy: Behind the Scenes of tick, tick...Boom!
as Self
MOVIE2004
No Strings Attached: The Making of Thunderbirds
as Self
★1.0
MOVIE2022
Haunted House: Trick-VR-Treat
as The Fairy / Doll Woman
MOVIETBA
Big Rig
as Bertie