Vanessa Hudgens Biography, Wiki, Movie, Net Worth, Boyfriend, and More

Birth name: Vanessa Anne Hudgens
Nickname: Nessa, V, Van, Baby V, Vanney
Date of birth: December 14, 1988
Place of birth: Salinas, California, USA
Profession: actress, singer
Marital status: unmarried
Height: 155 cm
Net Worth: $18 million
Original hair color: black
Eye color: Brown
Star ticket: Sagittarius

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Vanessa Hudgens Beginnings

Vanessa Anne Hudgens was born on December 14, 1988 in Salinas, California. He lived with his parents on the West Coast, between Oregon and Southern California. His mother, Gina Guangco, worked in an office, while his father, Gregory Hudgens, was a firefighter. He has a younger sister, Stella, who is also an actor. He was raised Roman Catholic. His father, who was of Irish and Native American descent, died of cancer in 2016. Through his mother, he has Philippine, Manila, Spanish, Chinese and Filipino blood in his veins. His grandparents were musicians.

Vanessa Hudgens Career

1998-2004: Beginnings and the stage
He was 10 years old when he started appearing in various stage plays and musicals. For example, he played in Cinderella, The Wizard of Oz, Carousel, The King and I and The Music Man. Two years after the beginning of his stage and musical career, he began auditioning for commercials and various television shows, and after landing a role in a television commercial, his family moved to Los Angeles. At the age of 15, he enrolled in the Orange County High School for the Arts, but ended it as a private student due to his fledgling acting career.

She got her first role in 2002 in the sitcom The Tips of My Heart, where she played the character of Tiffany for one episode. Also this year, he appeared for one episode on the popular CBS series, Homicide Squad. In 2003, he appeared on the big screen for the first time after getting the role of Noel in the teen drama Thirteen. This year she also appeared in the series The Garcia Brothers as Lindsey. In 2004, he played the role of Tintin in the adventure film Stormbirds, based on the 1960s television series. The film was not a huge success and received strong criticism that it deviated too much from the original story.

2005-2008: High School Musical and music career
In 2005, she got the role of Gabriella Montez in the latest Disney Channel movie, which was called Love Notes. Gabriella comes to school for new girls and then falls in love with the captain of the basketball team. They later discover that they both share a passion for singing. In addition to Vanessa and Zac Efron, Ashley Tisdale also stars in the film. The premiere took place on January 20, 2006.

The film became the most viewed Disney Channel production of the year, with 7.7 million viewers in the United States during its first screening. During the filming of the film, many songs were recorded with Vanessa, which were also successful. The song Breaking Free, which he performed together with Zac Efron, reached number 4 on the US Billboard Hot 100, while it reached number 9 in the UK.

Following the success of the film, he released his debut studio album, V, on September 26, 2006. It sold 34,000 copies in its first week and debuted at number 24 on the US Billboard 200. It was certified gold in February 2007. By August 2009, the album had sold 570,000 copies. Two singles were released from the album, Come Back to Me and Say OK. Both singles received promotion from the Disney Channel.

In 2007, we saw her again in the role of Gabriella Montez. The premiere of Love Notes 2 took place on August 17, 2007. On the day of its premiere in the United States, 17.2 million people watched the film, nearly ten million more than its predecessor. The songs related to the film – such as What Time Is It, which debuted on Disney Radio on May 25 and You Are The Music In Me, which was played for the first time on July 13 – were just as successful as those released in connection with the first part.

He released his second studio album, Identified, on July 1, 2008. It sold 22,000 copies in the US in its first week, which was 12,000 fewer than her first studio album V. Despite the drop in sales, the album peaked at number 23 on the Billboard 200 chart. The album was preceded by a single, Sneakernight. After the album was a commercial failure, it was announced that Vanessa had terminated her contract with Hollywood Records.

On October 24, 2008, High School Musical 3: The Graduates was released in cinemas, which was the first film of the franchise to be shown in cinemas. The film grossed $42 million in its opening weekend, beating Mamma Mia! previously set and produced the highest-grossing opening weekend ever for a musical in the United States. With the end of the High School Musical series, Vanessa announced that she would like to put her music career on the back burner and focus on acting in the future.

2009-2015: Focus on
acting in the comedy Bandslam, which was released in theaters on August 14, 2009. In the film, he plays Sa5m, a 15-year-old newcomer among untapped talents. Although the film failed commercially, Vanessa’s performance was praised by critics. After that, he returned to the world of theater; in a musical, Rent, she brought to life the character of Mimi Marquez.

The play ran from August 6 to 8, 2010 at the Hollywood Bowl. The production received many negative reviews, including for Vanessa’s performance, but director Neil Patrick Harris fully supported it. In 2011, he appeared in two films. She played Lindy Taylor in the movie Ugly Love, based on Alex Flinn’s novel. They mostly had a negative opinion of the film, as evidenced by the rating on the website Rottentomatoes.com, according to which it scored 3 out of 10, It received 7 based on viewer votes. She also appeared in the movie Dream War, in which she played Blondie. This year, he was nominated for two awards in the Best F/X category of the Scream Awards and for the Taurus award for his stunt work.

In October 2010, he joined the cast of Journey to the Mysterious Island, a sequel to the 2008 film Journey to the Center of the Earth, starring Dwayne Johnson and Josh Hutcherson. The premiere of the film finally took place in 2012. In November 2011, she got the role of Candy in the movie Girls Free, in which she played alongside Selena Gomez and Ashley Benson. The film was released in 2012 and is about four college-aged girls who decide to rob a fast-food restaurant to get money for spring break. However, it also dissects topics such as drug use, sexual adventures and violence.

In 2013, the drama The Frozen Ground was shown, which was inspired by the case of Robert Hansen, a serial killer active in America for many years. Vanessa plays Cindy Paulson, the only victim who was able to escape the psychopathic killer. Vanessa officially announced her return to Broadway on September 10, as she was cast in the title role of Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe’s new musical, Gigi. The play ran from January 16 to February 12, 2015 at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC. Scheduled for January 2016, Grease Live! (Grease live) premiere, in which he brings the coveted character, Rizzo, to life. He dedicated the presentation of the special broadcast to his father, who died of cancer right before him.

2016 to the present day

In 2017, the NBC action-comedy series called Powerless was released, the characters of which are the popular DC Comics heroes. In the story, Vanessa personifies corporate director Emily Locke. The filming of the romantic comedies Dog Days and Álommeló) began this year, in which Nessa will appear as the main character. The films premiered in 2018. In 2018 and 2019, he was seen for 3 episodes in the series Tömény történet. In 2018, we saw him in the movie A Christmas Changer, where he played the main role. In 2019, we saw her as Brooke in the Netflix movie A Christmas Knight. In 2020, she got the role of Kelly in Bad Boys: Forever. In 2020, she can be seen in The Princess Switch: Switched Again, the sequel to The Christmas Swap, also on Netflix.

In 2021, she lent her voice to the character of Sunny in the animated film My Little Pony: The New Generation. In 2021, Tick, Tick… Boom! in the movie as Karessa. Also coming this year is The Princess Switch 3: Romancing the Star, in which we can see her again in the role of Stacy.

BEGINNINGS

Vanessa Anne Hudgens was born on December 14, 1988 in Salinas, California. He lived with his parents on the West Coast, between Oregon and Southern California. His mother, Gina Guangco, worked in an office, while his father, Gregory Hudgens, was a firefighter. He has a younger sister, Stella, who is also an actor. He was raised Roman Catholic. His father, who was of Irish and Native American descent, died of cancer in 2016. Through his mother, he has Philippine, Manila, Spanish, Chinese and Filipino blood in his veins. His grandparents were musicians.

CAREER

1998-2004: Beginnings and the stage
He was 10 years old when he started appearing in various stage plays and musicals. For example, he played in Cinderella, The Wizard of Oz, Carousel, The King and I and The Music Man. Two years after the beginning of his stage and musical career, he began auditioning for commercials and various television shows, and after landing a role in a television commercial, his family moved to Los Angeles. At the age of 15, he enrolled in the Orange County High School for the Arts, but ended it as a private student due to his fledgling acting career.

She got her first role in 2002 in the sitcom The Tips of My Heart, where she played the character of Tiffany for one episode. Also this year, he appeared for one episode on the popular CBS series, Homicide Squad. In 2003, he appeared on the big screen for the first time after getting the role of Noel in the teen drama Thirteen. This year she also appeared in the series The Garcia Brothers as Lindsey. In 2004, he played the role of Tintin in the adventure film Stormbirds, based on the 1960s television series. The film was not a huge success and received strong criticism that it deviated too much from the original story.

2005-2008: High School Musical and music career

In 2005, she got the role of Gabriella Montez in the latest Disney Channel movie, which was called Love Notes. Gabriella comes to school for new girls and then falls in love with the captain of the basketball team. They later discover that they both share a passion for singing. In addition to Vanessa and Zac Efron, Ashley Tisdale also stars in the film. The premiere took place on January 20, 2006. The film became the most viewed Disney Channel production of the year, with 7.7 million viewers in the United States during its first screening. During the filming of the film, many songs were recorded with Vanessa, which were also successful. The song Breaking Free, which he performed together with Zac Efron, reached number 4 on the US Billboard Hot 100, while it reached number 9 in the UK.

Following the success of the film, he released his debut studio album, V, on September 26, 2006. It sold 34,000 copies in its first week and debuted at number 24 on the US Billboard 200. It was certified gold in February 2007. By August 2009, the album had sold 570,000 copies. Two singles were released from the album, Come Back to Me and Say OK. Both singles received promotion from the Disney Channel.

In 2007, we saw her again in the role of Gabriella Montez. The premiere of Love Notes 2 took place on August 17, 2007. On the day of its premiere in the United States, 17.2 million people watched the film, nearly ten million more than its predecessor. The songs related to the film – such as What Time Is It, which debuted on Disney Radio on May 25 and You Are The Music In Me, which was played for the first time on July 13 – were just as successful as those released in connection with the first part.

He released his second studio album, Identified, on July 1, 2008. It sold 22,000 copies in the US in its first week, which was 12,000 fewer than her first studio album V. Despite the drop in sales, the album peaked at number 23 on the Billboard 200 chart. The album was preceded by a single, Sneakernight. After the album was a commercial failure, it was announced that Vanessa had terminated her contract with Hollywood Records.

On October 24, 2008, High School Musical 3: The Graduates was released in cinemas, which was the first film of the franchise to be shown in cinemas. The film grossed $42 million in its opening weekend, beating Mamma Mia! previously set and produced the highest-grossing opening weekend ever for a musical in the United States. With the end of the High School Musical series, Vanessa announced that she would like to put her music career on the back burner and focus on acting in the future.

2009-2015: Focus on

acting in the comedy Bandslam, which was released in theaters on August 14, 2009. In the film, he plays Sa5m, a 15-year-old newcomer among untapped talents. Although the film failed commercially, Vanessa’s performance was praised by critics. After that, he returned to the world of theater; in a musical, Rent, she brought to life the character of Mimi Marquez. The play ran from August 6 to 8, 2010 at the Hollywood Bowl. The production received many negative reviews, including for Vanessa’s performance, but director Neil Patrick Harris fully supported it. In 2011, he appeared in two films. She played Lindy Taylor in the movie Ugly Love, based on Alex Flinn’s novel. They mostly had a negative opinion of the film, as evidenced by the rating on the website Rottentomatoes.com, according to which it scored 3 out of 10, It received 7 based on viewer votes. She also appeared in the movie Dream War, in which she played Blondie. This year, he was nominated for two awards in the Best F/X category of the Scream Awards and for the Taurus award for his stunt work.

In October 2010, he joined the cast of Journey to the Mysterious Island, a sequel to the 2008 film Journey to the Center of the Earth, starring Dwayne Johnson and Josh Hutcherson. The premiere of the film finally took place in 2012. In November 2011, she got the role of Candy in the movie Girls Free, in which she played alongside Selena Gomez and Ashley Benson. The film was released in 2012 and is about four college-aged girls who decide to rob a fast-food restaurant to get money for spring break. However, it also dissects topics such as drug use, sexual adventures and violence.

In 2013, the drama The Frozen Ground was shown, which was inspired by the case of Robert Hansen, a serial killer active in America for many years. Vanessa plays Cindy Paulson, the only victim who was able to escape the psychopathic killer. Vanessa officially announced her return to Broadway on September 10, as she was cast in the title role of Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe’s new musical, Gigi. The play ran from January 16 to February 12, 2015 at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC. Scheduled for January 2016, Grease Live! (Grease live) premiere, in which he brings the coveted character, Rizzo, to life. He dedicated the presentation of the special broadcast to his father, who died of cancer right before him.

2016 to the present day

In 2017, the NBC action-comedy series called Powerless was released, the characters of which are the popular DC Comics heroes. In the story, Vanessa personifies corporate director Emily Locke. The filming of the romantic comedies Dog Days and Álommeló) began this year, in which Nessa will appear as the main character. The films premiered in 2018. In 2018 and 2019, he was seen for 3 episodes in the series Tömény történet. In 2018, we saw him in the movie A Christmas Changer, where he played the main role. In 2019, we saw her as Brooke in the Netflix movie A Christmas Knight. In 2020, she got the role of Kelly in Bad Boys: Forever. In 2020, she can be seen in The Princess Switch: Switched Again, the sequel to The Christmas Swap, also on Netflix.

In 2021, she lent her voice to the character of Sunny in the animated film My Little Pony: The New Generation. In 2021, Tick, Tick… Boom! in the movie as Karessa. Also coming this year is The Princess Switch 3: Romancing the Star, in which we can see her again in the role of Stacy.

Vanessa Hudgens Movie’s

2003  Thirteen ( Thirteen ) … Noel

2004  Thunderbirds … Tin-Tin Belagant

2006  Love Notes ( High School Musical ) … Gabriella Montez

2007  Love notes 2. ( High School Musical 2 ) … Gabriella Montez

2008  High School Musical 3. – Graduates ( High School Musical 3: Senior Year ) … Gabriella Montez

2009  High School Rock ( Bandslam ) … Sa5m

2011  Beastly … Lindy Taylor

2011  Dream War ( Sucker Punch ) … Blondie

2012  Journey 2: The Mysterious Island … Kailani Laguatan

2012  Spring Breakers … Candy

2013  The Frozen Ground  … Cindy Paulson

2013  Machete kills ( Machete Kills ) … Cereza Desdemona

2013  Gimme Shelter … Agnes ‘Apple’ Bailey

2015  Freaks of Nature … Lorelei

2016  Grease live  ( Grease Live! ) … Betty Rizzo

2018 Dog Days … Tara

2018 Christmas Switch ( The Princess Switch ) … Stacy De Novo / Lady Margaret Delacourt

2018  Dreaming ( Second Act ) … Zoe

2019  Polar … Camille

2019  Rent: Live … Maureen Johnson

2019 The Knight Before Christmas … Brooke

2020 Bad Boys: Bad Boys for Life … Maya

SERIES

2002  The tips of my heart ( Still Standing [Still Rocking] ) … Tiffany

2002  Robbery-Homicide Division [ Had] … Nicole

2003  The Brothers Garcia [ New Tunes] … Lindsay

2005  Quintuplets [The Coconut Kapow] … Carmen

2006  Drake & Josh [ Little Sibling] … Rebecca

2006  The Suite Life of Zack and Cody … Corrie

2009  Robot Chicken [Especially the Animal Keith Crofford] … voiced by Lara Lor-Van / Butterbear / Erin Esurance

2017 Powerless … Emily Locke

2018-2019  Drunk History [ The Middle Ages] … Jeanne d’Arc / Marge Callaghan / Mata Hari

TV SHOW

2017-2018  Dance if you can! ( So You Think You Can Dance ) … member of the jury

THEATER

1998 Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical … Cindy-Lou Who

1998 The King and I

1999 Damn Yankees

1999 The Wizard of Oz … Dorothy Gale

2000 Cinderella … Cinderella

2000 The Little Mermaid … Ariel

2001 Charlotte’s Web … Fern Arable

2001 The Hunchback of Notre Dame

2002 A Christmas Carol

2002 Carousel

2003 Evita

2003 The Music Man

2010 Rent … Mimi Marquez

2012 The 24 Hour Plays

2015 Gigi … Gigi

2018  In the Heights … Vanessa

ALBUMS

2006 Sun

2008  Identified

SOUNDTRACK ALBUMS

2011  High School Musical

2011  High School Musical 2

2011  High School Musical 3: Senior Year

2016  Grease: Live

SINGLE DISCS

2006 Breaking Free  (feat. Zac Efron)

2006 Come Back to Me

2007  Say OK

2007 You Are the Music in Me  (feat. Zac Efron and Olesya Rulin)

2007  Let’s Dance

2007 Gotta Go My Own Way  (feat. Zac Efron)

2008 Sneaker Night

2008  Right Here, Right Now  (feat. Zac Efron)

2013  $$$ex  (feat. YLA)

OTHER CONTRIBUTIONS

2017 Shawn Hook feat. Vanessa Hudgens – Reminding Me