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.
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Films (54)
America
2026 · Executive Producer
Bad Boys : Ride or Die
2024 · Kelly
La Québécoise
2024 · Ruby Collins
Downtown Owl
2023 · Naomi
Dead Hot
2023 · Self
Haunted House: Trick-VR-Treat
2022 · The Fairy / Doll Woman
Entergalactic
2022 · Karina (voice)
Rebelles
2022 · Beatrice
Honoring a Broadway Legacy: Behind the Scenes of tick, tick...Boom!
2022 · Self
La Princesse de Chicago : En quête de l’étoile
2021 · Stacy De Novo / Margaret Delacourt / Fiona Pembroke, Producer
tick, tick... BOOM!
2021 · Karessa Johnson
Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 3
2021 · Self
My Little Pony Nouvelle Génération
2021 · Sunny Starscout (voice)
La Princesse de Chicago : Dans la peau d'une reine
2020 · Stacy De Novo / Lady Margaret Delacourt / Fiona Pembroke, Producer
Mauvais garçons pour la vie
2020 · Kelly
L'Alchimie de Noël
2019 · Brooke, Producer
31 Nights of Halloween Fan Fest
2019 · Self - Host
Rent
2019 · Maureen Johnson
Polaire
2019 · Camille
Seconde Chance
2018 · Zoe
La Princesse de Chicago
2018 · Stacy De Novo / Margaret Delacourt
Hocus Pocus 25th Anniversary Halloween Bash
2018 · Self - Host
Par amour des chiens
2018 · Tara
Drugs, Skate & Violence: Filmmaker Harmony Korine
2017 · Self - Archive Footage
Grease Live!
2016 · Betty Rizzo
High School Musical: 10th Anniversary
2016
Fenómenos De La Naturaleza
2015 · Lorelei
Choose You
2013 · Ex-Girlfriend
Protège-moi
2013 · Agnes 'Apple' Bailey
Machete Kills
2013 · Cereza
Suspect
2013 · Cindy Paulson
Spring Breakers
2013 · Candy
WWE Royal Rumble 2013
2013 · Herself (voice)
Voyage au centre de la Terre 2 : L'Île mystérieuse
2012 · Kailani Laguatan
Coup interdit
2011 · Blondie
Sortilège
2011 · Lindy Taylor
Collège Rock Stars
2009 · Sa5m
Zac Efron's Pool Party
2009 · Self
High School Musical 3: Making of a Musical
2008 · Self
High School Musical 3 : Nos années lycée
2008 · Gabriella Montez
Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade
2007 · Self
High School Musical 2
2007 · Gabriella Montez
High School Musical: The Concert
2007 · Self
High School Musical Dance-Along
2006 · Self
High School Musical : Premiers pas sur scène
2006 · Gabriella Montez
No Strings Attached: The Making of Thunderbirds
2004 · Self
Thunderbirds : Les Sentinelles de l'air
2004 · Tintin
Treize ans
2003 · Noel
The Awakening
· Self
The Black Kaiser
Big Rig
· Bertie, Executive Producer
Full Moon Retreat
Quiet Storm
Mini War
· Olivia
Séries (44)
It's Florida, Man
2024
Disney Legends Award Ceremony
2024 · Self
Equipo del terror
2023 · Madison (voice)
Rénovations sur mesure avec Jeremy Renner
2023 · Self
Allô la Terre, ici Ned
2020 · Herself
Thanks a Million
2020 · Self
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019 · Self
Busy Tonight
2018 · Self - Guest
Eli Roth's History of Horror
2018 · Self
Drop the Mic
2017 · Self
Powerless
2017 · Emily Locke
The Boulet Brothers' Dragula
2016 · Self - Guest Judge
#15SecondScare
2015 · Executive Producer
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015 · Self
Hot Ones
2015 · Self
En pleine nature avec Bear Grylls
2014 · Self
Le Tonight Show
2014 · Self - Guest
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
2012 · Self - Guest Judge
OK! TV
2011
Conan
2010 · Self - Guest
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009 · Self - Guest
High School Musical: Get in the Picture
2008 · Gabriella Montez
El hormiguero
2006 · Ella misma
Disney Channel Games
2006 · Self
The Tyra Banks Show
2005
Fièvre de la danse
2005 · Self - Judge
La Vie de Palace de Zack et Cody
2005 · Corrie
Les Quintuplés
2004 · Carmen
Drake et Josh
2004 · Rebecca
Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003 · Self
Punk'd
2003 · Self
Une famille presque parfaite
2002 · Tiffany
Los Angeles : Division homicide
2002 · Nicole
The Brothers García
2000 · Lindsey
Teen Choice Awards
1999 · Self
La Vue
1997 · Self - Guest, Self
MTV Movie & TV Awards
1992 · Self - Presenter, Self - Host
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988 · Self - Guest
Kids' Choice Awards
1987 · Self
MTV Video Music Awards
1984 · Self
Christmas in Washington
1982 · Self
People's Choice Awards
1975 · Self - Presenter
The Oscars
1953 · Self