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
Credits
- 2024 · Bad Boys: Ride or Die as Kelly
- 2024 · French Girl as Ruby Collins
- 2023 · Fright Krewe as Madison (voice)
- 2023 · Downtown Owl as Naomi
- 2023 · Dead Hot as Self
- 2023 · Rennervations as Self
- 2022 · Haunted House: Trick-VR-Treat as The Fairy / Doll Woman
- 2022 · Entergalactic as Karina (voice)
- 2022 · Asking For It as Beatrice
- 2022 · Honoring a Broadway Legacy: Behind the Scenes of tick, tick...Boom! as Self
- 2021 · The Princess Switch 3: Romancing the Star as Fiona Pembroke / Lady Margaret / Stacy
- 2021 · tick, tick... BOOM! as Karessa Johnson
- 2021 · Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 3 as Self
- 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 · Earth to Ned as Herself
- 2020 · Thanks a Million as Self
- 2020 · Bad Boys for Life as Kelly
- 2019 · The Knight Before Christmas as Brooke
- 2019 · The Kelly Clarkson Show as
- 2019 · Rent as Maureen Johnson
- 2019 · Polar as Camille
- 2018 · Second Act as Zoe
- 2018 · The Princess Switch as Stacy De Novo/Lady Margaret
- 2018 · Busy Tonight as Self - Guest
- 2018 · Hocus Pocus 25th Anniversary Halloween Bash as Self - Host
- 2018 · Eli Roth's History of Horror as Self
- 2018 · Dog Days as Tara
- 2017 · Drop the Mic as Self
- 2017 · Powerless as Emily Locke
- 2016 · The Boulet Brothers' Dragula as Self - Guest Judge
- 2016 · Grease Live as Betty Rizzo
- 2016 · High School Musical: 10th Anniversary as
- 2015 · Freaks of Nature as Lorelei
- 2015 · The Late Late Show with James Corden as Self
- 2015 · Hot Ones as Self
- 2014 · Running Wild with Bear Grylls as Self
- 2014 · The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
- 2013 · Choose You as Ex-Girlfriend
- 2013 · Gimme Shelter as Agnes 'Apple' Bailey
- 2013 · Machete Kills as Cereza Desdemona
- 2013 · The Frozen Ground as Cindy Paulson
- 2013 · Spring Breakers as Candy
- 2013 · WWE Royal Rumble 2013 as Herself (voice)
- 2012 · RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars as Self - Guest Judge
- 2012 · Journey 2: The Mysterious Island as Kailani Laguatan
- 2011 · Sucker Punch as Blondie
- 2011 · OK! TV as
- 2011 · Beastly as Lindy Taylor
- 2010 · Conan as Self
- 2009 · Bandslam as Sa5m
- 2009 · Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
- 2009 · Zac Efron's Pool Party as Self
- 2008 · High School Musical 3: Making Of A Musical as Self
- 2008 · High School Musical 3: Senior Year as Gabriella Montez
- 2008 · High School Musical: Get in the Picture as Gabriella Montez
- 2007 · High School Musical 2 as Gabriella Montez
- 2007 · High School Musical: The Concert as Herself
- 2007 · Road To High School Musical 2 as Self
- 2006 · El hormiguero as Ella misma
- 2006 · Disney Channel Games as Self
- 2006 · High School Musical as Gabriella Montez
- 2005 · The Tyra Banks Show as
- 2005 · So You Think You Can Dance as Self - Judge
- 2005 · The Suite Life of Zack & Cody as Corrie
- 2004 · No Strings Attached: The Making of Thunderbirds as Self
- 2004 · Thunderbirds as Tintin
- 2004 · Quintuplets as
- 2004 · Drake & Josh as Rebecca
- 2003 · The Ellen DeGeneres Show as
- 2003 · Thirteen as Noel
- 2003 · Punk'd as Self
- 2002 · Still Standing as
- 2002 · Robbery Homicide Division as Nicole
- 2000 · The Brothers García as Lindsey
- 1999 · Teen Choice Awards as Self
- 1997 · The View as Self - Guest
- 1992 · MTV Movie & TV Awards as Self - Presenter
- 1992 · MTV Movie & TV Awards as Self
- 1992 · The Tonight Show with Jay Leno as
- 1988 · LIVE with Kelly and Mark as
- 1988 · LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self - Guest
- 1987 · Kids' Choice Awards as Self
- 1984 · MTV Video Music Awards as Self
- 1982 · Christmas in Washington as Self
- 1953 · The Oscars as Self
- 2024 · The Awakening as Self
- 2024 · The Black Kaiser as
- 2024 · Big Rig as Bertie
- 2024 · Full Moon Retreat as