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.
Filmography
Hannah Montana 20th Anniversary Special
as Self (archive footage)
Hannah Montana 20th Anniversary Special
as Self (archive footage)
Bad Boys: Ride or Die
as Kelly
Bad Boys: Ride or Die
as Kelly
French Girl
as Ruby Collins
French Girl
as Ruby Collins
Downtown Owl
as Naomi
Downtown Owl
as Naomi
Dead Hot
as Self
Dead Hot
as Self
Haunted House: Trick-VR-Treat
as The Fairy / Doll Woman
Haunted House: Trick-VR-Treat
as The Fairy / Doll Woman
Entergalactic
as Karina (voice)
Entergalactic
as Karina (voice)
Asking For It
as Beatrice
Asking For It
as Beatrice
Honoring a Broadway Legacy: Behind the Scenes of tick, tick...Boom!
as Self
Honoring a Broadway Legacy: Behind the Scenes of tick, tick...Boom!
as Self
The Princess Switch 3: Romancing the Star
as Stacy De Novo / Margaret Delacourt / Fiona Pembroke
The Princess Switch 3: Romancing the Star
as Stacy De Novo / Margaret Delacourt / Fiona Pembroke
tick, tick... BOOM!
as Karessa Johnson
tick, tick... BOOM!
as Karessa Johnson
Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 3
as Self
Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 3
as Self
My Little Pony: A New Generation
as Sunny Starscout (voice)
My Little Pony: A New Generation
as Sunny Starscout (voice)
The Princess Switch: Switched Again
as Stacy De Novo / Lady Margaret Delacourt / Fiona Pembroke
The Princess Switch: Switched Again
as Stacy De Novo / Lady Margaret Delacourt / Fiona Pembroke
Bad Boys for Life
as Kelly
Bad Boys for Life
as Kelly
The Knight Before Christmas
as Brooke
The Knight Before Christmas
as Brooke
Polar
as Camille
Polar
as Camille
Second Act
as Zoe
Second Act
as Zoe
The Princess Switch
as Stacy De Novo / Margaret Delacourt
The Princess Switch
as Stacy De Novo / Margaret Delacourt
Hocus Pocus 25th Anniversary Halloween Bash
as Self - Host
Hocus Pocus 25th Anniversary Halloween Bash
as Self - Host
Dog Days
as Tara
Dog Days
as Tara
Drugs, Skate & Violence: Filmmaker Harmony Korine
as Self - Archive Footage
Drugs, Skate & Violence: Filmmaker Harmony Korine
as Self - Archive Footage
Grease Live
as Betty Rizzo
Grease Live
as Betty Rizzo
Freaks of Nature
as Lorelei
Freaks of Nature
as Lorelei
Choose You
as Ex-Girlfriend
Choose You
as Ex-Girlfriend
Gimme Shelter
as Agnes 'Apple' Bailey
Gimme Shelter
as Agnes 'Apple' Bailey
Machete Kills
as Cereza
Machete Kills
as Cereza
The Frozen Ground
as Cindy Paulson
The Frozen Ground
as Cindy Paulson
Spring Breakers
as Candy
Spring Breakers
as Candy
WWE Royal Rumble 2013
as Herself (voice)
WWE Royal Rumble 2013
as Herself (voice)
Journey 2: The Mysterious Island
as Kailani Laguatan
Journey 2: The Mysterious Island
as Kailani Laguatan
Sucker Punch
as Blondie
Sucker Punch
as Blondie
Beastly
as Lindy Taylor
Beastly
as Lindy Taylor
Bandslam
as Sa5m
Bandslam
as Sa5m
Zac Efron's Pool Party
as Self
Zac Efron's Pool Party
as Self
High School Musical 3: Making of a Musical
as Self
High School Musical 3: Making of a Musical
as Self
High School Musical 3: Senior Year
as Gabriella Montez
High School Musical 3: Senior Year
as Gabriella Montez
Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade
as Self
Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade
as Self
High School Musical 2
as Gabriella Montez
High School Musical 2
as Gabriella Montez
High School Musical: The Concert
as Self
High School Musical: The Concert
as Self
High School Musical Dance-Along
as Self
High School Musical Dance-Along
as Self
No Strings Attached: The Making of Thunderbirds
as Self
No Strings Attached: The Making of Thunderbirds
as Self
Thunderbirds
as Tintin
Thunderbirds
as Tintin
Thirteen
as Noel
Thirteen
as Noel
The Awakening
as Self
The Awakening
as Self
The Black Kaiser
The Black Kaiser
Big Rig
as Bertie
Big Rig
as Bertie
Quiet Storm
Quiet Storm
Mini War
as Olivia
Mini War
as Olivia