Vanessa Anne Hudgens (born December 14, 1988) is an American actress,
singer and producer. After making her feature film debut in Thirteen
(2003), Hudgens rose to fame portraying Gabriella Montez in the High
School Musical film series (2006â€"2008), which brought her
significant mainstream success. The success of the first film led to
Hudgens' acquiring 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 has
appeared in the films Bandslam (2009), Beastly, Sucker Punch (both
2011), Journey 2: The Mysterious Island, Spring Breakers (both 2012),
The Princess Switch, Second Act (both 2018), and Bad Boys for Life
(2020). 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).Hudgens was born in Salinas, California, and was
raised along the West Coast, from Oregon to Southern California. Her
mother, Gina (née Guangco), held a succession of office jobs, and her
father, Gregory Hudgens, was a firefighter. She has a younger sister,
Stella, who is also an actress. She was raised as a Catholic. Her
father, who died of cancer in February 2016, was of Irish, French and
Native American descent, and her mother, a native of Manila,
Philippines, is of Filipino descent. All of her grandparents were
musicians.
singer and producer. After making her feature film debut in Thirteen
(2003), Hudgens rose to fame portraying Gabriella Montez in the High
School Musical film series (2006â€"2008), which brought her
significant mainstream success. The success of the first film led to
Hudgens' acquiring 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 has
appeared in the films Bandslam (2009), Beastly, Sucker Punch (both
2011), Journey 2: The Mysterious Island, Spring Breakers (both 2012),
The Princess Switch, Second Act (both 2018), and Bad Boys for Life
(2020). 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).Hudgens was born in Salinas, California, and was
raised along the West Coast, from Oregon to Southern California. Her
mother, Gina (née Guangco), held a succession of office jobs, and her
father, Gregory Hudgens, was a firefighter. She has a younger sister,
Stella, who is also an actress. She was raised as a Catholic. Her
father, who died of cancer in February 2016, was of Irish, French and
Native American descent, and her mother, a native of Manila,
Philippines, is of Filipino descent. All of her grandparents were
musicians.
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