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