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Vanessa Hudgens
Actor, ProducerBorn December 14, 1988 (36 years)
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.
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.
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Vanessa Hudgens Filmography
| 2024 | Bad Boys: Ride or Die · as Kelly |
| 2024 | French Girl · as Ruby Collins |
| 2023 | Fright Krewe (TV Series) · as Madison (voice) |
| 2023 | Downtown Owl · as Naomi |
| 2022 | Entergalactic · as Karina (voice) |
| 2021 | Asking for It · as Beatrice |
| 2021 | The Princess Switch 3 · as Fiona Pembroke / Lady Margaret / Stacy |
| 2021 | tick, tick... BOOM! · as Karessa Johnson |
| 2021 | My Little Pony: A New Generation · as Sunny Starscout (voice) |
| 2020 | The Princess Switch: Switched Again · as Stacy De Novo / Lady Margaret Delacourt / Fiona Pembroke |
| 2020 | Bad Boys for Life · as Kelly |
| 2019 | The Knight Before Christmas · as Brooke |
| 2019 | Rent: Live · as Maureen Johnson |
| 2019 | Polar · as Camille |
| 2018 | Second Act · as Zoe |
| 2018 | The Princess Switch · as Stacy De Novo/lady Margaret |
| 2018 | Dog Days · as Tara |
| 2016 | Powerless (TV Series) · as Emily Locke |
| 2016 | Milo Murphy's Law (TV Series) · as Mindy |
| 2016 | Elton John: Music Man · as Cast |
| 2016 | Grease Live! · as Betty Rizzo |
| 2015 | Freaks of Nature · as Lorelei |
| 2013 | Gimme Shelter · as Agnes 'apple' Bailey |
| 2013 | Machete Kills · as Cereza Desdemona |
| 2013 | Drunk History (TV Series) · as Joan Of Arc |
| 2013 | The Frozen Ground · as Cindy Paulson |
| 2012 | Spring Breakers · as Candy |
| 2012 | Journey 2: The Mysterious Island · as Kailani Laguatan |
| 2011 | Sucker Punch · as Blondie |
| 2011 | Beastly · as Lindy Taylor |
| 2010 | RENT at the Hollywood Bowl · as Mimi |
| 2009 | |
| 2008 | High School Musical 3: Senior Year · as Gabriella Montez |
| 2008 | High School Musical: Get in the Picture (TV Series) · as Gabriella Montez |
| 2008 | Come Feud with Me: The Top 10 Disney Channel Character Feuds · as Gabriella Montez |
| 2007 | High School Musical 2 · as Gabriella Montez |
| 2006 | El Hormiguero 3.0 (TV Series) · as Ella Misma |
| 2006 | High School Musical · as Gabriella Montez |
| 2005 | The Tyra Banks Show (TV Series) |
| 2005 | The Suite Life of Zack & Cody (TV Series) · as Corrie |
| 2005 | Robot Chicken (TV Series) · as Butterbear |
| 2004 | Thunderbirds · as Tintin |
| 2004 | Quintuplets (TV Series) · as Carmen |
| 2004 | Drake & Josh (TV Series) · as Rebecca |
| 2003 | Thirteen · as Noel |
| 2002 | Still Standing (TV Series) · as Tiffany |
| 2002 | Robbery Homicide Division (TV Series) · as Nicole |
| 2000 | The Brothers Garcia (TV Series) · as Lindsey |
| 1992 | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV Series) |
| 2025 | WrestleMania 41 · as Self - Spectator |
| 2024 | WrestleMania XL · as Self - Audience Member |
| 2023 | Dead Hot: Season of the Witch · as Self |
| 2023 | Rennervations (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2022 | The 75th Annual Tony Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2022 | 2022 MTV Movie & TV Awards · as Self - Host |
| 2022 | The Oscars · as Self - Pre-Show Host |
| 2022 | The 28th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2022 | |
| 2021 | Savage x Fenty Show Vol. 3 · as Self |
| 2021 | The 43rd Annual Kennedy Center Honors · as Self - Performer |
| 2020 | The Drew Barrymore Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2020 | Earth to Ned (TV Series) · as Herself |
| 2020 | The Disney Family Singalong · as Self |
| 2020 | Thanks a Million (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2019 | |
| 2019 | The Kelly Clarkson Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2019 | The Masked Singer (US) (TV Series) · as Self - Goldfish (archive Footage) |
| 2018 | Busy Tonight (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2018 | The Hocus Pocus 25th Anniversary Halloween Bash · as Self - Host |
| 2018 | Eli Roth's History of Horror (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2018 | American Music Awards 2018 · as Self - Presenter |
| 2017 | The IMDb Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2017 | Drop the Mic (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2017 | |
| 2017 | 2017 MTV Video Music Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2017 | Teen Choice Awards 2017 · as Self - Award Recipient |
| 2016 | The Boulet Brothers' Dragula (TV Series) · as Self - Guest Judge |
| 2016 | The 42nd Annual People's Choice Awards · as Self |
| 2015 | 2015 MTV Video Music Awards · as Self |
| 2015 | The 69th Annual Tony Awards · as Self - Performer |
| 2015 | The Late Late Show with James Corden (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2015 | |
| 2014 | Running Wild with Bear Grylls (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2014 | 2014 MTV Movie Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 2014 | Late Night with Seth Meyers (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2013 | The Queen Latifah Show (2013) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2013 | Royal Rumble · as Herself (voice) |
| 2012 | RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars (TV Series) · as Self - Guest Judge |
| 2012 | Larry King Now (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2012 | The 38th Annual People's Choice Awards · as Self |
| 2012 | Project Runway All Stars (TV Series) · as Self - Guest Judge |
| 2011 | 2011 MTV Video Music Awards · as Self |
| 2011 | Dish Nation (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2011 | Big Morning Buzz Live (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2010 | Show People with Paul Wontorek (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2010 | Conan (2010) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2010 | The Talk (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2010 | Access Hollyood Live (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2010 | Stand Up to Cancer · as Self |
| 2010 | Daybreak (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2010 | 2010 MTV Movie Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2010 | |
| 2009 | Talk Stoop (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2009 | Lopez Tonight (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2009 | The Teen Choice Awards 2009 · as Self - Presenter |
| 2009 | Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2009 | 2009 MTV Movie Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2009 | Zac Efron's Pool Party · as Self |
| 2009 | Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards 2009 · as Self |
| 2009 | Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2009 | The 81st Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Performer |
| 2008 | 2008 MTV Video Music Awards · as Self |
| 2008 | The Teen Choice Awards 2008 · as Self - Winner & Presenter |
| 2007 | High School Musical 2 Dance-Along · as Self |
| 2007 | The Teen Choice Awards 2007 · as Self - Winner & Accepting Award |
| 2007 | Chelsea Lately (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2007 | |
| 2007 | Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards '07 · as Self |
| 2007 | Up Close with Carrie Keagan (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2006 | The 2006 Billboard Music Awards · as Self |
| 2006 | 2006 American Music Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2006 | High School Musical Dance-Along · as Self |
| 2006 | Rachael Ray (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2006 | The Teen Choice Awards 2006 · as Self - Winner & Accepting Award |
| 2006 | Disney Channel Games (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2006 | The Daily 10 (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2005 | Totally Suite New Year's Eve · as Self |
| 2005 | Made In Hollywood (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2005 | So You Think You Can Dance (TV Series) · as Self - Judge |
| 2005 | Attack of the Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2004 | The Insider (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2004 | Le grand journal de Canal+ (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2003 | The Ellen DeGeneres Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2003 | Punk'd (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2002 | American Idol (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2001 | Richard & Judy (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2000 | BBC Breakfast (TV Series) · as Self - Actress |
| 2000 | Entertainers with Byron Allen (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1999 | Teen Choice Awards (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1997 | The View (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1996 | Access Hollywood (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1995 | Tough (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1995 | E! Live from the Red Carpet (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1994 | WGN Morning News (TV Series) · as Self - 'bad Boys For Life' Premiere |
| 1994 | Extra (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1993 | WWE Raw (TV Series) · as Self - Audience Member |
| 1992 | Late Show with David Letterman (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1992 | MTV Movie & TV Awards (TV Series) · as Self - Presenter |
| 1991 | Movie Days (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1991 | E! News (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1990 | Saturday Disney (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1988 | LIVE with Kelly and Mark (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1987 | Kids' Choice Awards (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1986 | The Oprah Winfrey Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1984 | MTV Video Music Awards (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1981 | Entertainment Tonight (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1975 | Good Morning America (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1973 | Fantástico (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1954 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1954 | The Early Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1953 | The Academy Awards (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1952 | Today (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2021 | |
| 2020 | |
| 2019 | |
| 2015 | #15SecondScare (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |