Vanessa Hudgens
Acting • Born 1988-12-14
Biography
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
97 credits
Zac Efron's Pool Party
Movie • 2009
Self
Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 3
Movie • 2021
Self
Bad Boys: Ride or Die
Movie • 2024
Kelly
High School Musical
Movie • 2006
Gabriella Montez
Thirteen
Movie • 2003
Noel
Bandslam
Movie • 2009
Sa5m
Sucker Punch
Movie • 2011
Blondie
High School Musical 3: Senior Year
Movie • 2008
Gabriella Montez
High School Musical 2
Movie • 2007
Gabriella Montez
The Awakening
Movie
Self
Thunderbirds
Movie • 2004
Tintin
The Princess Switch
Movie • 2018
Stacy De Novo/Lady Margaret
Beastly
Movie • 2011
Lindy Taylor
WWE Royal Rumble 2013
Movie • 2013
Herself (voice)
Honoring a Broadway Legacy: Behind the Scenes of tick, tick...Boom!
Movie • 2022
Self
The Black Kaiser
Movie
Journey 2: The Mysterious Island
Movie • 2012
Kailani Laguatan
High School Musical: The Concert
Movie • 2007
Herself
Machete Kills
Movie • 2013
Cereza
Spring Breakers
Movie • 2013
Candy
No Strings Attached: The Making of Thunderbirds
Movie • 2004
Self
Downtown Owl
Movie • 2023
Naomi
The Frozen Ground
Movie • 2013
Cindy Paulson
High School Musical: 10th Anniversary
Movie • 2016
Big Rig
Movie
Bertie
Gimme Shelter
Movie • 2013
Agnes 'Apple' Bailey
Freaks of Nature
Movie • 2015
Lorelei
Choose You
Movie • 2013
Ex-Girlfriend
Haunted House: Trick-VR-Treat
Movie • 2022
The Fairy / Doll Woman
French Girl
Movie • 2024
Ruby Collins
Dead Hot
Movie • 2023
Self
Entergalactic
Movie • 2022
Karina (voice)
Grease Live
Movie • 2016
Betty Rizzo
Hocus Pocus 25th Anniversary Halloween Bash
Movie • 2018
Self - Host
High School Musical 3: Making Of A Musical
Movie • 2008
Self
Road To High School Musical 2
Movie • 2007
Self
Full Moon Retreat
Movie
Dog Days
Movie • 2018
Tara
Second Act
Movie • 2018
Zoe
Polar
Movie • 2019
Camille
Rent
Movie • 2019
Maureen Johnson
Bad Boys for Life
Movie • 2020
Kelly
The Knight Before Christmas
Movie • 2019
Brooke
The Princess Switch: Switched Again
Movie • 2020
Stacy De Novo / Lady Margaret Delacourt / Fiona Pembroke
tick, tick... BOOM!
Movie • 2021
Karessa Johnson
The Princess Switch 3: Romancing the Star
Movie • 2021
Fiona Pembroke / Lady Margaret / Stacy
Asking For It
Movie • 2022
Beatrice
My Little Pony: A New Generation
Movie • 2021
Sunny Starscout (voice)
Bad Boys: Legacy
Movie • 2024
Self
Drugs, Skate & Violence: Filmmaker Harmony Korine
Movie • 2017
Self - Archive Footage
Quiet Storm
Movie
High School Musical Dance-Along
Movie • 2006
Self
Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade
Movie • 2007
Self
Still Standing
TV • 2002
Tiffany
Drake & Josh
TV • 2004
Rebecca
The Tyra Banks Show
TV • 2005
Quintuplets
TV • 2004
Carmen
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
TV • 1992
The Late Late Show with James Corden
TV • 2015
Self
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV • 1988
Self - Guest
High School Musical: Get in the Picture
TV • 2008
Gabriella Montez
Christmas in Washington
TV • 1982
Self
Rennervations
TV • 2023
Self
Teen Choice Awards
TV • 1999
Self
OK! TV
TV • 2011
MTV Video Music Awards
TV • 1984
Self
Disney Channel Games
TV • 2006
Self
Eli Roth's History of Horror
TV • 2018
Self
The Boulet Brothers' Dragula
TV • 2016
Self - Guest Judge
Kids' Choice Awards
TV • 1987
Self
The View
TV • 1997
Self - Guest
Punk'd
TV • 2003
Self
The Brothers García
TV • 2000
Lindsey
Powerless
TV • 2017
Emily Locke
El hormiguero
TV • 2006
Ella misma
Busy Tonight
TV • 2018
Self - Guest
MTV Movie & TV Awards
TV • 1992
Self - Presenter
So You Think You Can Dance
TV • 2005
Self - Judge
The Oscars
TV • 1953
Self
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
TV • 2012
Self - Guest Judge
Thanks a Million
TV • 2020
Self
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV • 2019
Self
Drop the Mic
TV • 2017
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV • 2014
Self
Running Wild with Bear Grylls
TV • 2014
Self
Earth to Ned
TV • 2020
Herself
Fright Krewe
TV • 2023
Madison (voice)
The Suite Life of Zack & Cody
TV • 2005
Corrie
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
TV • 2009
Self - Guest
Hot Ones
TV • 2015
Self
Conan
TV • 2010
Self
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
TV • 2003
Self
The View
TV • 1997
Self
The Masked Singer
TV • 2019
Self - Goldfish (archive footage)
Robbery Homicide Division
TV • 2002
Nicole
People's Choice Awards
TV • 1975
Self - Presenter
MTV Movie & TV Awards
TV • 1992
Self - Host