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.
Bad Boys: Ride or Die
as Kelly
Journey 2: The Mysterious Island
as Kailani Laguatan
Bad Boys for Life
as Kelly
Polar
as Camille
Thirteen
as Noel
Sucker Punch
as Blondie
Spring Breakers
as Candy
Machete Kills
as Cereza
My Little Pony: A New Generation
as Sunny Starscout (voice)
High School Musical
as Gabriella Montez
The Frozen Ground
as Cindy Paulson
High School Musical 2
as Gabriella Montez
Beastly
as Lindy Taylor
Thunderbirds
as Tintin
Entergalactic
as Karina (voice)
High School Musical 3: Senior Year
as Gabriella Montez
tick, tick... BOOM!
as Karessa Johnson
Second Act
as Zoe
Downtown Owl
as Naomi
Dog Days
as Tara
The Princess Switch
as Stacy De Novo/Lady Margaret
Gimme Shelter
as Agnes 'Apple' Bailey
Freaks of Nature
as Lorelei
French Girl
as Ruby Collins
Rent
as Maureen Johnson
WWE Royal Rumble 2013
as Herself (voice)
The Princess Switch 3: Romancing the Star
as Fiona Pembroke / Lady Margaret / Stacy
The Knight Before Christmas
as Brooke
Grease Live
as Betty Rizzo
The Princess Switch: Switched Again
as Stacy De Novo / Lady Margaret Delacourt / Fiona Pembroke
Bandslam
as Sa5m
Hocus Pocus 25th Anniversary Halloween Bash
as Self - Host
Asking For It
as Beatrice
No Strings Attached: The Making of Thunderbirds
as Self
Zac Efron's Pool Party
as Self
Drugs, Skate & Violence: Filmmaker Harmony Korine
as Self - Archive Footage
Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 3
as Self
High School Musical: 10th Anniversary
Honoring a Broadway Legacy: Behind the Scenes of tick, tick...Boom!
as Self
High School Musical: The Concert
as Self
High School Musical 3: Making of a Musical
as Self
Haunted House: Trick-VR-Treat
as The Fairy / Doll Woman
The Black Kaiser
Choose You
as Ex-Girlfriend
Full Moon Retreat
Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade
as Self
Dead Hot
as Self
Big Rig
as Bertie
Quiet Storm
The Awakening
as Self
High School Musical Dance-Along
as Self