Vanessa Hudgens

Biography of Vanessa Hudgens

Vanessa Hudgens was born in Salinas, California, on December 14, 1988. She is an American singer, actress, model, songwriter and designer.

She is the daughter of Gregory Hudgens, an Irish-American former firefighter, and Gina Guangco, a businesswoman born in Manila, the Philippines of Peruvian descent. Her father, Gregory, died of cancer. on January 30, 2016 in Los Angeles, California. Hudgens grew up in Oregon and California. He has a younger sister named Stella.

In 2005, Hudgens appeared on various television shows such as Quintuplets, Still Standing, The Brothers Garcia, Drake & Josh, and The Suite Life of Zack & Cody.

In November 2006, Hudgens was chosen by The Walt Disney Company to play the title character of Gabriella Montez in the musical film High School Musical, with Zac Efron, Ashley Tisdale, Monique Coleman, Lucas Grabeel and Corbin Bleu. main cast.

In 2007, she reprized the character of Gabriella Montez in the High School Musical sequel, High School Musical 2.

In 2008, she returned to portray Gabriella Montez in High School Musical 3: Senior Year. Hudgens received the "Favorite Movie Actress" award at the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards in 2009.

In 2009, she starred in the musical film, Bandslam, a bumbling 15-year-old freshman with untapped talents.

In 2011, she starred in the action film and fantasy, Sucker Punch, playing the character of Blondie.

In March 2010, Hudgens became Mimi in the musical Rent.

In October 2010, shooting began on the film Journey 2: The Mysterious Island, a sequel to the 2008 science fiction film Journey to the Center of the Earth.

In 2011, Hudgens starred in the drama film, Gimme Shelter, with Rosario Dawson and Brendan Fraser, directed by Ron Krauss.

In 2012, filming began onSpring Breakers, starring Hudgens, with Selena Gomez, Ashley Benson, James Franco and Rachel Korine.

In March 2015, Hudgens was cast in the Broadway musical Gigi, created by Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe.

In 2017, Hudgens played Emily Locke in the NBC television series Powerless, based on characters from DC Comics.

Hudgens' debut album, V, was released on September 26, 2006 and debuted on the Billboard 200 at number twenty-four and was later certified gold in the United States. Hudgens released her second album, Identified, on July 1, 2008 in the United States, certified gold in 2009.

On January 31, 2016, she participated in the musical Grease: Live on Fox where she played Betty Rizzo. In 2017 “Reminding Me” was released where Vanessa sings a duet with Shawn Hook.

During the filming of the High School Musical trilogy, Hudgens and Zac Efron had a relationship from 2005 to 2010 that ended due to personal problems of coexistence and the fandom of the actor.

Then the actress found love again and from September 2011 to January 2020, she had a relationship with actor Austin Butler, which ended due to work problems that basically consisted of the distance that ended up making them take time.

In 2021, Hudgens confirmed via Instagram that she is in a relationship with baseball player Cole Tucker, a professional shortstop for the Pittsburgh Pirates since December 2020.