Vanessa Hudgens

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.

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TV Series

Still Standing

Still Standing

6.9
Drake & Josh

Drake & Josh

8.4
The Tyra Banks Show

The Tyra Banks Show

4.952
Quintuplets

Quintuplets

8.3
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

5.411
Robbery Homicide Division

Robbery Homicide Division

8.7
The Late Late Show with James Corden

The Late Late Show with James Corden

5.312
LIVE with Kelly and Mark

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

5.5
High School Musical: Get in the Picture

High School Musical: Get in the Picture

10
Christmas in Washington

Christmas in Washington

7.5
Rennervations

Rennervations

7.9
Teen Choice Awards

Teen Choice Awards

10
OK! TV

OK! TV

4
MTV Video Music Awards

MTV Video Music Awards

7.6
Disney Channel Games

Disney Channel Games

9
Eli Roth's History of Horror

Eli Roth's History of Horror

6.6
The Boulet Brothers' Dragula

The Boulet Brothers' Dragula

6.6
Kids' Choice Awards

Kids' Choice Awards

9.2
The View

The View

4.5
Punk'd

Punk'd

5
The Brothers García

The Brothers García

8.2
Powerless

Powerless

6.22
El hormiguero

El hormiguero

4.8
Busy Tonight

Busy Tonight

5.5
MTV Movie & TV Awards

MTV Movie & TV Awards

7.9
So You Think You Can Dance

So You Think You Can Dance

7.1
The Oscars

The Oscars

7
Thanks a Million

Thanks a Million

7.167
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars

RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars

7.3
The Kelly Clarkson Show

The Kelly Clarkson Show

6.422
Drop the Mic

Drop the Mic

6.1
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

5.853
Running Wild with Bear Grylls

Running Wild with Bear Grylls

6.8
Earth to Ned

Earth to Ned

5.2
Fright Krewe

Fright Krewe

7.75
The Suite Life of Zack & Cody

The Suite Life of Zack & Cody

7.6
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

5.061
Hot Ones

Hot Ones

7.4
Conan

Conan

7.068
MTV Movie & TV Awards

MTV Movie & TV Awards

7.9
The Ellen DeGeneres Show

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

5.7
The View

The View

4.5

Movies

Zac Efron's Pool Party

Zac Efron's Pool Party

3.167
Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 3

Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 3

7.1
Bad Boys: Ride or Die

Bad Boys: Ride or Die

7.376
High School Musical

High School Musical

6.5
Thirteen

Thirteen

6.663
Bandslam

Bandslam

5.82
Sucker Punch

Sucker Punch

6.191
High School Musical 3: Senior Year

High School Musical 3: Senior Year

6.5
High School Musical 2

High School Musical 2

6.5
The Awakening

The Awakening

0
Thunderbirds

Thunderbirds

5
The Princess Switch

The Princess Switch

6.994
Beastly

Beastly

6.32
WWE Royal Rumble 2013

WWE Royal Rumble 2013

7.459
Honoring a Broadway Legacy: Behind the Scenes of tick, tick...Boom!

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

7.8
The Black Kaiser

The Black Kaiser

0
Journey 2: The Mysterious Island

Journey 2: The Mysterious Island

6.146
High School Musical: The Concert

High School Musical: The Concert

6.3
Machete Kills

Machete Kills

5.6
Spring Breakers

Spring Breakers

5.243
No Strings Attached: The Making of Thunderbirds

No Strings Attached: The Making of Thunderbirds

0
Downtown Owl

Downtown Owl

5.56
The Frozen Ground

The Frozen Ground

6.282
High School Musical: 10th Anniversary

High School Musical: 10th Anniversary

4
Big Rig

Big Rig

0
Gimme Shelter

Gimme Shelter

6.6
Freaks of Nature

Freaks of Nature

6.115
Choose You

Choose You

5.375
Haunted House: Trick-VR-Treat

Haunted House: Trick-VR-Treat

1
French Girl

French Girl

6.4
Dead Hot

Dead Hot

2
Entergalactic

Entergalactic

7.626
Grease Live

Grease Live

7
Hocus Pocus 25th Anniversary Halloween Bash

Hocus Pocus 25th Anniversary Halloween Bash

7
High School Musical 3: Making Of A Musical

High School Musical 3: Making Of A Musical

0
Road To High School Musical 2

Road To High School Musical 2

0
Full Moon Retreat

Full Moon Retreat

0
Dog Days

Dog Days

6.7
Second Act

Second Act

6.331
Polar

Polar

6.3
Rent

Rent

6.7
Bad Boys for Life

Bad Boys for Life

7.131
The Knight Before Christmas

The Knight Before Christmas

6.389
The Princess Switch: Switched Again

The Princess Switch: Switched Again

6.8
tick, tick... BOOM!

tick, tick... BOOM!

7.615
The Princess Switch 3: Romancing the Star

The Princess Switch 3: Romancing the Star

6.8
Asking For It

Asking For It

4.9
My Little Pony: A New Generation

My Little Pony: A New Generation

7.7
Bad Boys: Legacy

Bad Boys: Legacy

6
Drugs, Skate & Violence: Filmmaker Harmony Korine

Drugs, Skate & Violence: Filmmaker Harmony Korine

0
WrestleMania 41: Saturday

WrestleMania 41: Saturday

7.3
WrestleMania 41: Sunday

WrestleMania 41: Sunday

6.4