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Vanessa Hudgens

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Known For

36 Years Old

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.

Born

Salinas, California, USA on 14th December 1988

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