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