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Vanessa Anne Hudgens
Hudgens performing on stage in High School Musical: The Concert
Born
Vanessa Anne Hudgens

Vanessa Anne Hudgens (born December 14 1988 in Salinas, California) is an American actress and singer. She made her screen debut in 2003 and appeared in the Hollywood films Thirteen and Thunderbirds, before coming to fame in the 2006 hit Disney Channel film, High School Musical. Hudgens also began a music career and released her debut album, entitled V, in 2006. In 2007, Hudgens became the spokesperson for Neutrogena.[1]

Biography

Vanessa Anne Hudgens was born on December 14, 1988; her sister, Stella Hudgens, is also an actress. She has been home-schooled since the seventh grade. Her parents are Greg Hudgens and Gina Guangco.[2] In regards to her ethnic background, Vanessa was quoted:

"Pretty much I'm Filipino and Caucasian, but within that, I'm Spanish, Chinese, American Indian, Irish."[3]

Starting at the age of eight, Hudgens performed in musical theater as a singer, and appeared in local productions of Carousel, The Wizard of Oz, The King and I, The Music Man, and Cinderella, among others.[4] Hudgens successfully auditioned for a commercial and subsequently moved to Los Angeles with her family, with whom she is still close. She has a few close celebrity friends, namely Hannah Montana's Miley Cyrus, Zoey 101's Alexa Nikolas, High School Musical's Ashley Tisdale, and Zac Efron.[citation needed]

Career

Film & television

Hudgens began performing at an early age, appearing in musicals starting at age eight, by taking over a friend who couldn't go to the audition, and moved to Los Angeles after winning an audition for a commercial. She scored roles on shows such as Quintuplets, Cover Me, and Still Standing, then made her feature debut in Thirteen as Noel and appeared in the 2004 summer film, Thunderbirds as Tintin. Her television appearances include guest roles on Quintuplets, Still Standing, The Brothers Garcia and The Suite Life of Zack and Cody, as Corrie, a classmate of Maddie and London. Hudgens also appeared on Drake & Josh, playing Drake's girlfriend, Rebecca. Vanessa was only 16 at the time.

Hudgens' largest role among teenage audiences has been starring in the Disney Channel Original Movie, High School Musical, which premiered in January 2006; BBC News specified that the film's success turned Hudgens into a "household name" in North America.[5] Hudgens and Efron had won "Best Chemistry" award at the Teen Choice Awards for their roles.[6]

As a result of the film's popularity, Hudgens was offered a contract by Old Navy to appear in multiple commercials for the company. Hudgens had previously appeared in a swimwear commercial for the company in 2005.[7] She also appeared in a Blockbuster commercial for no late fees, as the teenage daughter. Also, Hudgens is set to be the new face of Neutrogena in 2007, appearing in both film and print ads. Hudgens participated in the Disney Channel Games 2006, which was filmed in April 2006 and aired two months later. However, Hudgens will not be participating in the Disney Channel Games 2007.

Hudgens finished filming High School Musical 2 on April 13, 2007, in St. George and Salt Lake City, Utah. In both films, Hudgens stars as shy, intelligent Gabriella Montez. The film is scheduled to be shown on the Disney Channel on August 17, 2007.

Music

Hudgens' debut album, entitled V, was released in early September 2006. She is signed with Hollywood Records, a Disney-owned record label. A music video for her first single, "Come Back To Me", debuted after the world premiere of The Cheetah Girls 2 in late August. The official music video for her second single, "Say OK", was first shown following the premiere of Disney's Jump In!

"Let Go" and "Let's Dance" have both been used in commercials for ABC, Let Go for a Desperate Housewives commercial,[8] and Let's Dance for Dancing With The Stars.

Personal Life

Vaness is now dating her high school musical co-star Zac Efron. they went to Hawaii last june 2007 and they were seen shopping at NYC just this August.

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2002 Still Standing Tiffany Episode: "Still Rocking"
Robbery Homicide Division Nicole at 10 Episode: "Had"
2003 Thirteen Noel
The Brothers Garcia Lindsey Episode: "New Tunes"
2004 Thunderbirds Tintin
2005 Quintuplets Carmen Episode: "Coconut Kapow"
2006 High School Musical Gabriella Montez Disney Channel Original Movie
Drake & Josh Becca Episode: "Little Sibling"
The Suite Life of Zack & Cody Corrie Episodes: Kept Man, Neither a Borrower Nor a Speller Bee, Not So Suite 16, Forever Plaid
2007 High School Musical 2 Gabriella Montez Disney Channel Original Movie
2008 High School Musical 3 Gabriella Montez (In Talks)

Discography

Albums

Album information
V

Soundtracks

Album information
High School Musical Soundtrack
Album information
High School Musical 2 Soundtrack

Singles

Year Title Album Chart positions[9][10]
U.S. UK AUS ARC NZ IRE GER FRE SPA[11]
2006 "Breaking Free"
(Zac Efron and Vanessa Anne Hudgens) 		High School Musical OST 4 9 13 — 1 1 5 — 3
"Start of Something New"
(Zac Efron and Vanessa Anne Hudgens) 		28 — — — — — — — —
"What I've Been Looking For (Reprise)"
(Zac Efron and Vanessa Anne Hudgens) 		67 — — — — — — — —
"We're All in This Together"
(featuring High School Musical Cast) 		34 4 86 — 1 3 — — —
"Stick to the Status Quo"
(featuring High School Musical Cast) 		43 74 — — — — — — —
"When There Was Me and You" 72 — — — — — — — —
"Come Back to Me" V 55 — 36 —
2007 "Say OK" 61 — TBR TBR TBR TBR
"What Time Is It?" High School Musical 2 Soundtrack 6 20 TBR TBR TBR TBR TBR TBR TBR
"You Are The Music In Me" High School Musical 2 Soundtrack TBR TBR TBR TBR TBR TBR TBR TBR TBR

Other songs

Footnotes

  1. ^ http://www.neutrogena.com/vanessa.asp
  2. ^ "http://news.corporate.findlaw.com". Vanessa Hudgens and father Greg Hudgens- Rubik's Revolution. Retrieved July 20. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); External link in |title= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ "TeenHollywood". Zac Efron, Vanessa Anne Hudgens: High School Musical. Retrieved January 6. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ "myspace.com/vanessahudgens". Vanessa Hudgens Official Myspace (biography). Retrieved July 20. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ "BBC News". UK debut for hit High School film. Retrieved October 3. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ "Businesswire.com". Vanessa Hudgens will tour with the Cheetah Girls. Retrieved July 28. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  7. ^ "Vanessa Hudgens". Vanessa Hudgens' Old Navy Commercial. Retrieved September 26. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  8. ^ [1]
  9. ^ http://www.musicsquare.net/ Must search either High School Musical Cast, Vanessa Anne Hudgens, or Vanessa Hudgens to receive all of her credited songs. Retrieved: January 6, 2006
  10. ^ http://www.rockonthenet.com/archive/2006/12-23.htm ARC Position for "Come Back to Me"
  11. ^ Promusicae Spain
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