Vanessa Hudgens
- Child actor
- Teen actor
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.
Acted in
Bad Boys: Legacy
2024
as Self
Bad Boys: Ride or Die
2024
as Kelly
French Girl
2024
as Ruby Collins
Fright Krewe
2023
as Madison (voice)
Downtown Owl
2023
as Naomi
Dead Hot
2023
as Self
Rennervations
2023
as Self
Haunted House: Trick-VR-Treat
2022
as The Fairy / Doll Woman
Entergalactic
2022
as Karina (voice)
Asking For It
2022
as Beatrice
Honoring a Broadway Legacy: Behind the Scenes of tick, tick...Boom!
2022
as Self
The Princess Switch 3: Romancing the Star
2021
as Fiona Pembroke / Lady Margaret / Stacy
tick, tick... BOOM!
2021
as Karessa Johnson
Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 3
2021
as Self
My Little Pony: A New Generation
2021
as Sunny Starscout (voice)
The Princess Switch: Switched Again
2020
as Stacy De Novo / Lady Margaret Delacourt / Fiona Pembroke
Thanks a Million
2020
as Self
Bad Boys for Life
2020
as Kelly
The Knight Before Christmas
2019
as Brooke
Rent
2019
as Maureen Johnson
Polar
2019
as Camille
Second Act
2018
as Zoe
The Princess Switch
2018
as Stacy De Novo/Lady Margaret
Hocus Pocus 25th Anniversary Halloween Bash
2018
as Self - Host
Eli Roth's History of Horror
2018
as Self
Dog Days
2018
as Tara
Drop the Mic
2017
as Self
Powerless
2017
as Emily Locke
The Boulet Brothers' Dragula
2016
as Self - Guest Judge
Grease Live
2016
as Betty Rizzo
High School Musical: 10th Anniversary
2016
Freaks of Nature
2015
as Lorelei
Running Wild with Bear Grylls
2014
as Self
Choose You
2013
as Ex-Girlfriend
Gimme Shelter
2013
as Agnes 'Apple' Bailey
Machete Kills
2013
as Cereza Desdemona
The Frozen Ground
2013
as Cindy Paulson
Spring Breakers
2013
as Candy
WWE Royal Rumble 2013
2013
as Herself (voice)
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
2012
as Self - Guest Judge
Journey 2: The Mysterious Island
2012
as Kailani Laguatan
Sucker Punch
2011
as Blondie
Beastly
2011
as Lindy Taylor
Bandslam
2009
as Sa5m
Zac Efron's Pool Party
2009
as Self
High School Musical 3: Making Of A Musical
2008
as Self
High School Musical 3: Senior Year
2008
as Gabriella Montez
High School Musical: Get in the Picture
2008
as Gabriella Montez
High School Musical 2
2007
as Gabriella Montez
High School Musical: The Concert
2007
as Herself
Road To High School Musical 2
2007
as Self
Disney Channel Games
2006
as Self
High School Musical
2006
as Gabriella Montez
So You Think You Can Dance
2005
as Self - Judge
The Suite Life of Zack & Cody
2005
as Corrie
No Strings Attached: The Making of Thunderbirds
2004
as Self
Thunderbirds
2004
as Tintin
Quintuplets
2004
Drake & Josh
2004
as Rebecca
Thirteen
2003
as Noel
Punk'd
2003
as Self
Still Standing
2002
as Tiffany
Robbery Homicide Division
2002
as Nicole
The Brothers García
2000
as Lindsey
Teen Choice Awards
1999
as Self
MTV Movie & TV Awards
1992
as Self - Presenter
MTV Movie & TV Awards
1992
as Self
Kids' Choice Awards
1987
as Self
MTV Video Music Awards
1984
as Self
Christmas in Washington
1982
as Self
The Oscars
1953
as Self
The Awakening
as Self
The Black Kaiser
Big Rig
as Bertie