Vanessa Hudgens
Known for: Acting
Born: December 14, 1988
Place of birth: Salinas, California, USA
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.
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Filmography
54 movies · 44 TV shows, newest first
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America
2026
7.2
Hannah Montana 20th Anniversary Special
2026
1.0
Disney Legends Award Ceremony
2024
7.3
Bad Boys: Ride or Die
2024
6.2
French Girl
2024
8.2
Fright Krewe
2023
5.5
Downtown Owl
2023
2.7
Dead Hot
2023
7.7
Rennervations
2023
1.0
Haunted House: Trick-VR-Treat
2022
7.7
Entergalactic
2022
4.8
Asking For It
2022
7.8
Honoring a Broadway Legacy: Behind the Scenes of tick, tick...Boom!
2022
6.7
The Princess Switch 3: Romancing the Star
2021
7.6
tick, tick... BOOM!
2021
7.1
Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 3
2021
7.6
My Little Pony: A New Generation
2021
6.8
The Princess Switch: Switched Again
2020
5.2
Earth to Ned
2020
7.2
Thanks a Million
2020
7.1
Bad Boys for Life
2020
6.4
The Knight Before Christmas
2019
6.3
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
6.7
Rent
2019
6.4
Polar
2019
7.5
The Masked Singer
2019
6.3
Second Act
2018
5.5
Busy Tonight
2018
7.0
The Princess Switch
2018
7.0
Hocus Pocus 25th Anniversary Halloween Bash
2018
6.4
Eli Roth's History of Horror
2018
6.6
Dog Days
2018
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Drugs, Skate & Violence: Filmmaker Harmony Korine
2017
6.5
Drop the Mic
2017
6.2
Powerless
2017
6.1
The Boulet Brothers' Dragula
2016
7.1
Grease Live
2016
4.0
High School Musical: 10th Anniversary
2016
6.1
Freaks of Nature
2015
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#15SecondScare
2015
5.1
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015
7.1
Hot Ones
2015
6.9
Running Wild with Bear Grylls
2014
5.8
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
20145.4
Choose You
2013
6.6
Gimme Shelter
2013
5.6
Machete Kills
2013
6.3
The Frozen Ground
2013
5.3
Spring Breakers
2013
7.2
WWE Royal Rumble 2013
2013
7.3
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
2012
6.1
Journey 2: The Mysterious Island
2012
6.2
Sucker Punch
2011
5.7
OK! TV
2011
6.3
Beastly
2011
7.2
Conan
2010
5.8
Bandslam
2009
4.9
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
3.3
Zac Efron's Pool Party
2009
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High School Musical 3: Making of a Musical
2008
6.5
High School Musical 3: Senior Year
2008
5.5
High School Musical: Get in the Picture
2008
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Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade
2007
6.5
High School Musical 2
2007
6.2
High School Musical: The Concert
2007
4.7
El hormiguero
2006
9.0
Disney Channel Games
2006
10.0
High School Musical Dance-Along
2006
6.5
High School Musical
2006
5.0
The Tyra Banks Show
2005
6.8
So You Think You Can Dance
2005
7.6
The Suite Life of Zack & Cody
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No Strings Attached: The Making of Thunderbirds
2004
5.0
Thunderbirds
2004
8.3
Quintuplets
2004
8.4
Drake & Josh
2004
5.6
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
6.7
Thirteen
2003
5.1
Punk'd
2003
6.8
Still Standing
2002
8.9
Robbery Homicide Division
2002
8.2
The Brothers García
2000
9.1
Teen Choice Awards
1999
4.3
The View
1997
8.1
MTV Movie & TV Awards
1992
5.4
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
5.6
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
8.8
Kids' Choice Awards
1987
7.9
MTV Video Music Awards
19847.6
Christmas in Washington
1982
9.2
People's Choice Awards
1975
7.0
The Oscars
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The Awakening
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The Black Kaiser
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Big Rig
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Full Moon Retreat
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Quiet Storm
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Mini War
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