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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Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009 · Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014 · Self - Guest
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019 · Self
Conan
2010 · Self
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015 · Self
The View
1997 · Self - Guest
El hormiguero
2006 · Ella misma
Hot Ones
2015 · Self
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988 · Self - Guest
The Tyra Banks Show
2005
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003 · Self
MTV Video Music Awards
1984 · Self
The Suite Life of Zack & Cody
2005 · Corrie
The Masked Singer
2019 · Self - Goldfish (archi...
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
2012 · Self - Guest Judge
MTV Movie & TV Awards
1992 · Self - Presenter
Drake & Josh
2004 · Rebecca
Punk'd
2003 · Self
The Oscars
1953 · Self
Bad Boys: Ride or Die
2024 · Kelly
People's Choice Awards
1975 · Self - Presenter
WIRED's Autocomplete Interviews
2016 · Self - Guest
So You Think You Can Dance
2005 · Self - Judge
Bad Boys for Life
2020 · Kelly
Thirteen
2003 · Noel
Journey 2: The Mysterious Island
2012 · Kailani Laguatan
Sucker Punch
2011 · Blondie
Still Standing
2002 · Tiffany
Polar
2019 · Camille
Kids' Choice Awards
1987 · Self
Disney Channel Games
2006 · Self
Drop the Mic
2017 · Self
Hannah Montana 20th Anniversary Special
2026 · Self (archive footage)
Running Wild with Bear Grylls
2014 · Self
Eli Roth's History of Horror
2018 · Self
High School Musical
2006 · Gabriella Montez
OK! TV
2011
The Boulet Brothers' Dragula
2016 · Self - Guest Judge
French Girl
2024 · Ruby Collins
High School Musical 3: Senior Year
2008 · Gabriella Montez
Powerless
2017 · Emily Locke
High School Musical 2
2007 · Gabriella Montez
Second Act
2018 · Zoe
The Brothers García
2000 · Lindsey
My Little Pony: A New Generation
2021 · Sunny Starscout (voice...
The Frozen Ground
2013 · Cindy Paulson
Quintuplets
2004 · Carmen
Busy Tonight
2018 · Self - Guest
Dog Days
2018 · Tara
tick, tick... BOOM!
2021 · Karessa Johnson
Fright Krewe
2023 · Madison (voice)
Spring Breakers
2013 · Candy
Beastly
2011 · Lindy Taylor
Machete Kills
2013 · Cereza
Rennervations
2023 · Self
The Princess Switch: Switched Again
2020 · Stacy De Novo / Lady M...
Thunderbirds
2004 · Tintin
Freaks of Nature
2015 · Lorelei
The Princess Switch
2018 · Stacy De Novo/Lady Mar...
Robbery Homicide Division
2002 · Nicole
Thanks a Million
2020 · Self
Downtown Owl
2023 · Naomi
The Knight Before Christmas
2019 · Brooke
Asking For It
2022 · Beatrice
Bandslam
2009 · Sa5m
Entergalactic
2022 · Karina (voice)
The Princess Switch 3: Romancing the Star
2021 · Fiona Pembroke / Lady...
Earth to Ned
2020 · Herself
Rent
2019 · Maureen Johnson
Gimme Shelter
2013 · Agnes 'Apple' Bailey
Grease Live
2016 · Betty Rizzo
High School Musical: Get in the Picture
2008 · Gabriella Montez
Hocus Pocus 25th Anniversary Halloween Bash
2018 · Self - Host
High School Musical: 10th Anniversary
2016
WWE Royal Rumble 2013
2013 · Herself (voice)
Dead Hot
2023 · Self
Zac Efron's Pool Party
2009 · Self
Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade
2007 · Self
High School Musical Dance-Along
2006 · Self
Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 3
2021 · Self
High School Musical: The Concert
2007 · Self
Haunted House: Trick-VR-Treat
2022 · The Fairy / Doll Woman
Honoring a Broadway Legacy: Behind the Scenes of tick, tick...Boom!
2022 · Self
Teen Choice Awards
1999 · Self
Drugs, Skate & Violence: Filmmaker Harmony Korine
2017 · Self - Archive Footage
High School Musical 3: Making of a Musical
2008 · Self