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Vanessa Hudgens
Vanessa Hudgens’s screen credits include Kelly in Bad Boys for Life, Gabriella Montez in High School Musical 3: Senior Year, and Kailani Laguatan in Journey 2: The Mysterious Island.
Born December 14, 1988 Salinas, California, USA3 movies on MoviHero
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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. …
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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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- 2026AmericaProducer
- 2025The Adventures of Alexandra and Martin in TimeHost of gallery (archive footage)
- 2024Bad Boys: Ride or DieKelly
- 2024French GirlRuby Collins
- 2023Downtown OwlNaomi
- 2023Dead HotSelf
- 2022Haunted House: Trick-VR-TreatThe Fairy / Doll Woman
- 2022EntergalacticKarina (voice)
- 2022Asking For ItBeatrice
- 2022Honoring a Broadway Legacy: Behind the Scenes of tick, tick...Boom!Self
- 2021The Princess Switch 3: Romancing the StarProducer · Stacy De Novo / Margaret Delacourt / Fiona Pembroke
- 2021tick, tick... BOOM!Karessa Johnson
- 2021Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 3Self
- 2021My Little Pony: A New GenerationSunny Starscout (voice)
- 2020The Princess Switch: Switched AgainProducer · Stacy De Novo / Lady Margaret Delacourt / Fiona Pembroke
- 2019The Knight Before ChristmasProducer · Brooke
- 201931 Nights of Halloween Fan FestSelf - Host
- 2019RentMaureen Johnson
- 2019PolarCamille
- 2018Second ActZoe
- 2018The Princess SwitchStacy De Novo / Margaret Delacourt
- 2018Hocus Pocus 25th Anniversary Halloween BashSelf - Host
- 2018Dog DaysTara
- 2017Drugs, Skate & Violence: Filmmaker Harmony KorineSelf - Archive Footage
- 2016Grease LiveBetty Rizzo
- 2016High School Musical: 10th AnniversaryActor
- 2015Freaks of NatureLorelei
- 2013Choose YouEx-Girlfriend
- 2013Gimme ShelterAgnes 'Apple' Bailey
- 2013Machete KillsCereza
- 2013The Frozen GroundCindy Paulson
- 2013Spring BreakersCandy
- 2013WWE Royal Rumble 2013Herself (voice)
- 2011Sucker PunchBlondie
- 2011BeastlyLindy Taylor
- 2009BandslamSa5m
- 2009Zac Efron's Pool PartySelf
- 2008High School Musical 3: Making of a MusicalSelf
- 2007Walt Disney World Christmas Day ParadeSelf
- 2007High School Musical 2Gabriella Montez
- 2007High School Musical: The ConcertSelf
- 2006High School Musical Dance-AlongSelf
- 2006High School MusicalGabriella Montez
- 2004No Strings Attached: The Making of ThunderbirdsSelf
- 2004ThunderbirdsTintin
- 2003ThirteenNoel
- Big RigProducer · Bertie
- Full Moon RetreatActor
- Mini WarOlivia
- Quiet StormActor
- The AwakeningSelf
- The Black KaiserActor
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Gabriella Montez
High School Musical 3: Senior Year
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Journey 2: The Mysterious Island
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