Vanessa Hudgens

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

97

Gender

Female

Birthday

1988-12-14 (37 years old)

Place of Birth

Salinas, California, USA

Vanessa Hudgens

Biography

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

  • Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

    Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

  • The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

    The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

  • The Kelly Clarkson Show

    The Kelly Clarkson Show

  • Conan

    Conan

  • The View

    The View

  • The View

    The View

  • Hot Ones

    Hot Ones

  • The Late Late Show with James Corden

    The Late Late Show with James Corden

  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

    The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

  • El hormiguero

    El hormiguero

  • MTV Video Music Awards

    MTV Video Music Awards

  • MTV Movie & TV Awards

    MTV Movie & TV Awards

  • MTV Movie & TV Awards

    MTV Movie & TV Awards

  • Bad Boys: Ride or Die

    Bad Boys: Ride or Die

  • The Masked Singer

    The Masked Singer

  • The Ellen DeGeneres Show

    The Ellen DeGeneres Show

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • The Tyra Banks Show

    The Tyra Banks Show

  • Drake & Josh

    Drake & Josh

  • RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars

    RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars

  • Punk'd

    Punk'd

  • So You Think You Can Dance

    So You Think You Can Dance

  • People's Choice Awards

    People's Choice Awards

  • The Suite Life of Zack & Cody

    The Suite Life of Zack & Cody

  • Kids' Choice Awards

    Kids' Choice Awards

  • Thunderbirds

    Thunderbirds

  • Bad Boys for Life

    Bad Boys for Life

  • Bandslam

    Bandslam

  • Still Standing

    Still Standing

  • OK! TV

    OK! TV

  • Eli Roth's History of Horror

    Eli Roth's History of Horror

  • Polar

    Polar

  • Drop the Mic

    Drop the Mic

  • French Girl

    French Girl

  • Journey 2: The Mysterious Island

    Journey 2: The Mysterious Island

  • Thirteen

    Thirteen

  • Bad Boys: Legacy

    Bad Boys: Legacy

  • High School Musical

    High School Musical

  • Machete Kills

    Machete Kills

  • Running Wild with Bear Grylls

    Running Wild with Bear Grylls

  • Sucker Punch

    Sucker Punch

  • Powerless

    Powerless

  • Rent

    Rent

  • Fright Krewe

    Fright Krewe

  • The Boulet Brothers' Dragula

    The Boulet Brothers' Dragula

  • Spring Breakers

    Spring Breakers

  • High School Musical 3: Senior Year

    High School Musical 3: Senior Year

  • Quintuplets

    Quintuplets

  • Busy Tonight

    Busy Tonight

  • Disney Channel Games

    Disney Channel Games

  • The Brothers García

    The Brothers García

  • The Frozen Ground

    The Frozen Ground

  • tick, tick... BOOM!

    tick, tick... BOOM!

  • Freaks of Nature

    Freaks of Nature

  • High School Musical 2

    High School Musical 2

  • Beastly

    Beastly

  • Entergalactic

    Entergalactic

  • My Little Pony: A New Generation

    My Little Pony: A New Generation

  • Thanks a Million

    Thanks a Million

  • Second Act

    Second Act

  • Grease Live

    Grease Live

  • Christmas in Washington

    Christmas in Washington

  • Downtown Owl

    Downtown Owl

  • The Princess Switch

    The Princess Switch

  • The Princess Switch: Switched Again

    The Princess Switch: Switched Again

  • The Princess Switch 3: Romancing the Star

    The Princess Switch 3: Romancing the Star

  • The Knight Before Christmas

    The Knight Before Christmas

  • Robbery Homicide Division

    Robbery Homicide Division

  • Dog Days

    Dog Days

  • Rennervations

    Rennervations

  • Gimme Shelter

    Gimme Shelter

  • Earth to Ned

    Earth to Ned

  • High School Musical: 10th Anniversary

    High School Musical: 10th Anniversary

  • Quiet Storm

    Quiet Storm

  • High School Musical: Get in the Picture

    High School Musical: Get in the Picture

  • Honoring a Broadway Legacy: Behind the Scenes of tick, tick...Boom!

    Honoring a Broadway Legacy: Behind the Scenes of tick, tick...Boom!

  • The Black Kaiser

    The Black Kaiser

  • Full Moon Retreat

    Full Moon Retreat

  • Asking For It

    Asking For It

  • WWE Royal Rumble 2013

    WWE Royal Rumble 2013

  • Dead Hot

    Dead Hot

  • Zac Efron's Pool Party

    Zac Efron's Pool Party

  • High School Musical: The Concert

    High School Musical: The Concert

  • No Strings Attached: The Making of Thunderbirds

    No Strings Attached: The Making of Thunderbirds

  • Teen Choice Awards

    Teen Choice Awards

  • Hocus Pocus 25th Anniversary Halloween Bash

    Hocus Pocus 25th Anniversary Halloween Bash

  • Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 3

    Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 3

  • High School Musical 3: Making Of A Musical

    High School Musical 3: Making Of A Musical

  • Choose You

    Choose You

  • Road To High School Musical 2

    Road To High School Musical 2

  • Drugs, Skate & Violence: Filmmaker Harmony Korine

    Drugs, Skate & Violence: Filmmaker Harmony Korine

  • Haunted House: Trick-VR-Treat

    Haunted House: Trick-VR-Treat

  • Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade

    Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade

  • The Awakening

    The Awakening

  • High School Musical Dance-Along

    High School Musical Dance-Along

  • Big Rig

    Big Rig