Vanessa Anne Hudgens is an American actress and singer. After making her feature film debut in Thirteen, Hudgens rose to fame portraying Gabriella Montez in the High School Musical film series, which brought her mainstream recognition. Through Hollywood Records she released two albums, V and Identified.
Hudgens appeared in the films Bandslam, Beastly, Sucker Punch, Journey 2: The Mysterious Island, Spring Breakers, Second Act, Bad Boys for Life, and Tick, Tick...Boom!. She starred in the Netflix Christmas movies The Princess Switch and its sequels, and The Knight Before Christmas, and she co-produced the latter three.
Hudgens played the role of Emily Locke in the NBC series Powerless. She made her Broadway stage debut playing Gigi in the musical revival of Gigi and had roles in two of Fox's live musical productions: Rizzo in Grease Live! and Maureen Johnson in Rent: Live. In 2022, Hudgens co-hosted the Met Gala in Manhattan.
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