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