71 Facts About Vanessa Hudgens

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Vanessa Anne Hudgens is an American actress and singer.

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The success of the first film led Vanessa Hudgens to acquire a recording contract with Hollywood Records, with whom she released two studio albums, V and Identified.

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Since the release of her studio albums and the High School Musical franchise, Vanessa Hudgens has focused on her acting career.

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Vanessa Hudgens appeared in the films Bandslam, Beastly, Sucker Punch, Journey 2: The Mysterious Island, Spring Breakers, Second Act, Bad Boys for Life, and Tick, Tick.

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Vanessa Hudgens starred in the Netflix Christmas movies The Princess Switch and its sequels and The Knight Before Christmas, and co-produced the latter three.

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Vanessa Hudgens played the role of Emily Locke in the NBC series Powerless.

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Vanessa Anne Hudgens was born in Salinas, California, and was raised along the West Coast, from Oregon to Southern California.

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Vanessa Hudgens's mother, Gina, held a succession of office jobs, and her father, Gregory Hudgens, was a firefighter.

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Vanessa Hudgens has a younger sister, Stella, who is an actress.

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Vanessa Hudgens began her acting career at age 15, and she briefly attended Orange County High School of the Arts, followed by homeschooling with tutors.

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Vanessa Hudgens had her first acting role in an episode of the sitcom Still Standing, airing on CBS in 2002, in which she portrayed Tiffany.

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Vanessa Hudgens made her theatrical debut in the 2003 drama film Thirteen, in the supporting role of Noel.

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Vanessa Hudgens subsequently landed a role in the 2004 science fiction-adventure film Thunderbirds, based on the 1960s television series.

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In January 2006, Vanessa Hudgens played Gabriella Montez, one of the lead roles in the Disney Channel Original Movie High School Musical.

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The film saw Vanessa Hudgens portraying the new girl at high school who falls for the captain of the basketball team.

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Vanessa Hudgens starred alongside Zac Efron and Ashley Tisdale, the former of which she was partnered up with during the auditioning process due to their "chemistry".

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In 2007, Vanessa Hudgens reprised her role as Gabriella in High School Musical 2, released on August 17.

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Vanessa Hudgens again reprised her role in High School Musical 3: Senior Year, the first film from the franchise to be released theatrically.

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Vanessa Hudgens played a supporting role in a musical comedy Bandslam, which was released theatrically on August 14,2009.

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Vanessa Hudgens plays "Sa5m", a 15-year-old awkward freshman with untapped talents.

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In 2010, Vanessa Hudgens made a return to theater productions and starred in the musical Rent as Mimi.

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In 2011, Vanessa Hudgens starred with Alex Pettyfer in the film Beastly, based on Alex Flinn's 2007 novel.

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Vanessa Hudgens starred as one of the five female leads in the action film Sucker Punch, directed by Zack Snyder.

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Vanessa Hudgens played Blondie, an institutionalized girl in an asylum.

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In 2012, Vanessa Hudgens starred alongside Dwayne Johnson and Josh Hutcherson in the science fantasy action-adventure film Journey 2: The Mysterious Island, the sequel to the 2008 film Journey to the Center of the Earth, playing Hutcherson's love interest.

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In 2013, Vanessa Hudgens starred alongside Selena Gomez, Ashley Benson, Rachel Korine and James Franco in the film Spring Breakers.

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Vanessa Hudgens starred in the action film Machete Kills, based on the eponymous character of the same name from the Spy Kids franchise.

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In 2014, Vanessa Hudgens starred as a pregnant teenage runaway girl in the drama film Gimme Shelter with Brendan Fraser, written and directed by Ron Krauss.

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In 2015, Vanessa Hudgens starred in the Columbia Pictures' comedy horror film Freaks of Nature.

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Vanessa Hudgens dedicated her performance to her father, who died from cancer one day before the special aired.

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In 2017, Vanessa Hudgens played Emily Locke on NBC's comedy series Powerless, which was based on DC Comics characters.

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That same year, Vanessa Hudgens was featured on Shawn Hook's single "Reminding Me" and starred in the music video.

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Vanessa Hudgens hosted the 2017 Billboard Music Awards with rapper Ludacris, which premiered on May 21.

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Vanessa Hudgens served as a permanent judge alongside Nigel Lythgoe and Mary Murphy on the 14th season of the American reality dance show So You Think You Can Dance.

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In 2018, Vanessa Hudgens starred in the romantic comedy film Dog Days, alongside Finn Wolfhard and Nina Dobrev.

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Vanessa Hudgens collaborated with electronic dance music duo Phantoms on the single "Lay With Me", released in September 2018.

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Vanessa Hudgens starred in the Netflix film The Princess Switch in November 2018, in which she portrayed both a European duchess and a pastry chef from Chicago, who temporarily switch roles.

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Vanessa Hudgens returned for the 15th season of So You Think You Can Dance, as part of the panel of permanent judges.

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In January 2019, Vanessa Hudgens starred in another Fox live musical presentation, Rent: Live, as Maureen Johnson.

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Vanessa Hudgens co-starred with Mads Mikkelsen in the Netflix film adaption of Victor Santos's 2013 graphic novel Polar: Came From the Cold.

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In 2020, Vanessa Hudgens appeared in the third entry in the Bad Boys franchise, Bad Boys for Life, which grossed over $426 million worldwide.

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In November 2021, Vanessa Hudgens appeared in Netflix's biographical film adaption of the musical Tick, Tick.

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Vanessa Hudgens lent her voice to songs on the film's soundtrack.

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Vanessa Hudgens reprised her three roles from the second installment, and served as a producer.

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In 2022, Vanessa Hudgens starred alongside Alexandra Shipp, Kiersey Clemons, and Ezra Miller in the Paramount Pictures' action thriller film, Asking for It.

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In May 2022, Vanessa Hudgens co-hosted the Met Gala red carpet livestream for Vogue with actress and television personality La La Anthony, and the magazine's editor-at-large Hamish Bowles.

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Vanessa Hudgens will be voicing the character of Willow in the Netflix 3D anime-style series Army of the Dead: Lost Vegas, which will serve as a prequel to the 2021 zombie heist film Army of the Dead.

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Vanessa Hudgens is re-teaming with director and executive producer Zack Snyder for the series, after they previously worked together on Sucker Punch.

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Vanessa Hudgens has signed to lead and executive produce the trucker adventure-drama film Big Rig.

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Vanessa Hudgens was in a relationship with her High School Musical co-star Zac Efron from 2005 to 2010, and with actor Austin Butler from 2011 to 2019.

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In December 2018, Vanessa Hudgens strongly recommended that Butler try to play Elvis Presley in a biopic, due to the strong resemblance and similarity in vocal style.

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In 2021, Vanessa Hudgens confirmed via Instagram that she was in a relationship with Major League Baseball shortstop Cole Tucker.

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Vanessa Hudgens was raised Catholic but now identifies as a non-denominational Christian.

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Vanessa Hudgens attends the Los Angeles affiliate church of Hillsong Church.

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In May 2016, Vanessa Hudgens paid $1,000 in restitution for damage of US Forest Service property by carving initials within a heart on a rock in the Coconino National Forest and displaying it on her personal Instagram feed.

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In March 2020, Vanessa Hudgens posted an Instagram video where she stated that it is "inevitable" that people will die from the COVID-19 pandemic.

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On September 6,2007, photos allegedly stolen from Vanessa Hudgens were leaked online, one showing her posing in lingerie and another showing her nude.

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Vanessa Hudgens later apologized, saying that she was "embarrassed over the situation" and regretted having "taken [those] photos".

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In January 2008, Vanessa Hudgens released a statement indicating that she declined to comment further on the subject.

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Vanessa Hudgens' representatives did not comment, though her lawyers requested the removal of the pictures.

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Vanessa Hudgens was represented by William Morris Agency but signed on to Creative Artists Agency in 2011.

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Vanessa Hudgens was included in Forbes richest list in early 2007, and the Forbes article noted that she was included in Young Hollywood's Top Earning-Stars.

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Vanessa Hudgens was included in Peoples annual "100 Most Beautiful People" 2008 and 2009 lists.

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Vanessa Hudgens promotes Neutrogena and was the 2008 featured celebrity for Sears' back-to school campaign.

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Vanessa Hudgens is part of the "Stand Up to Cancer : Change The Odds" along with other Hollywood stars including Zac Efron, Dakota Fanning, Kristen Bell, and others.

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Vanessa Hudgens argued that she was a 16-year-old minor when she signed the contract in October 2005, and therefore too young to do so.

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Vieira accuses Vanessa Hudgens of abandoning her talent team as soon as she became a commercial name.

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Vanessa Hudgens is a frequent attendee of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.

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Vanessa Hudgens has been unofficially called the "Queen of Coachella".

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Vanessa Hudgens is known for her boho-chic fashion style, occasionally going barefoot at the festival as well.

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In March 2023, Vanessa Hudgens was named as a global tourism ambassador by the Philippine government.