Vanessa Hudgens
Acting
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
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movieHannah Montana 20th Anniversary Special
2026
Self (archive footage)
movieFrench Girl
2024
Ruby Collins
tvFright Krewe
2023
Madison (voice)
movieHaunted House: Trick-VR-Treat
2022
The Fairy / Doll Woman
movieEntergalactic
2022
Karina (voice)
movieAsking For It
2022
Beatrice
movieThe Princess Switch 3: Romancing the Star
2021
Fiona Pembroke / Lady Margaret / Stacy
movietick, tick... BOOM!
2021
Karessa Johnson
movieMy Little Pony: A New Generation
2021
Sunny Starscout (voice)
movieThe Princess Switch: Switched Again
2020
Stacy De Novo / Lady Margaret Delacourt / Fiona Pembroke
tvEarth to Ned
2020
Herself
movieRent
2019
Maureen Johnson
moviePolar
2019
Camille
tvThe Masked Singer
2019
Self - Goldfish (archive footage)
tvBusy Tonight
2018
Self - Guest
movieThe Princess Switch
2018
Stacy De Novo/Lady Margaret
movieDrugs, Skate & Violence: Filmmaker Harmony Korine
2017
Self - Archive Footage
tvPowerless
2017
Emily Locke
tvThe Boulet Brothers' Dragula
2016
Self - Guest Judge
movieGrease Live
2016
Betty Rizzo
movieFreaks of Nature
2015
Lorelei
tvHot Ones
2015
Self
tvThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
Self - Guest
Choose You
2013
Ex-Girlfriend
movieGimme Shelter
2013
Agnes 'Apple' Bailey
movieMachete Kills
2013
Cereza
movieThe Frozen Ground
2013
Cindy Paulson
movieWWE Royal Rumble 2013
2013
Herself (voice)
tvRuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
2012
Self - Guest Judge
movieJourney 2: The Mysterious Island
2012
Kailani Laguatan
movieSucker Punch
2011
Blondie
movieBeastly
2011
Lindy Taylor
tvConan
2010
Self
tvWatch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
Self - Guest
movieHigh School Musical 3: Senior Year
2008
Gabriella Montez
tvHigh School Musical: Get in the Picture
2008
Gabriella Montez
movieHigh School Musical 2
2007
Gabriella Montez
tvEl hormiguero
2006
Ella misma
movieHigh School Musical
2006
Gabriella Montez
tvSo You Think You Can Dance
2005
Self - Judge
movieThunderbirds
2004
Tintin
tvQuintuplets
2004
Carmen
tvDrake & Josh
2004
Rebecca
tvPunk'd
2003
Self
tvStill Standing
2002
Tiffany
tvThe Brothers García
2000
Lindsey
tvThe View
1997
Self - Guest / Self
tvMTV Movie & TV Awards
1992
Self - Presenter / Self - Host
tvLIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
Self - Guest
tvPeople's Choice Awards
1975
Self - Presenter
tvThe Oscars
1953
Self
Big Rig
Bertie
Mini War
Olivia
Production5
tv#15SecondScare
2015
Executive Producer
Big Rig
Executive Producer