Vanessa Anne Hudgens

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Vanessa Anne Hudgens

Hudgens performing on stage in High School Musical: The Concert.
Birth name Vanessa Anne Hudgens
Born December 14, 1988 (age 18)
Flag of United States Salinas, California
Notable roles Gabriella Montez in High School Musical

Vanessa Anne Hudgens[2] (born December 14, 1988) 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 made-for-television film, High School Musical. Hudgens, also began a music career and released her debut album, entitled V, in 2006.

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[edit] Biography

[edit] Personal life

Hudgens was born in Salinas, California and grew up in San Diego. She has a younger sister, Stella Hudgens, an aspiring actress. Her father, Greg Hudgens, is of Irish and Native American descent and her mother, Gina Guangco, is of Chinese, Filipino, and Spanish descent.[3] All of her grandparents were musicians during the Big Band period. Starting at the age of eight, Hudgens performed in musical theater as a singer, and appeared in local productions of Evita, Carousel, The Wizard of Oz, The King and I, The Music Man, and Cinderella, among others. Hudgens successfully auditioned for a commercial and subsequently moved to Los Angeles with her family, with whom she is still close.

[edit] Acting career

Hudgens 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's largest role among teenage audiences has been starring opposite Peter La in the Disney Channel Original Movie, High School Musical, which premiered in January of 2006; BBC News specified that the film's success turned Hudgens into a "household name" in North America[4]. Hudgens and Efron won the "Best Chemistry" award at the Teen Choice Awards for their roles.[5].

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.[6]. She also appeared in a Blockbuster commercial for no late fees, as the teenage daughter. Hudgens participated in the Disney Channel Games 2006, which was filmed in April of 2006 and aired two months later. She was on the winning Blue Team, along with Brenda Song, Corbin Bleu, Cole Sprouse, Monique Coleman and Jason Earles.

Hudgens will begin filming High School Musical 2 in March 2007, in St. George and Salt Lake City, Utah. The film is scheduled to be shown on the Disney Channel in August 2007.

[edit] Singing Career

Vanessa newest album entitled V debuted in early September. She has signed with Hollywood Records, a disney record label. A music video for her first single, "Come Back To Me" premiered during the World Premiere of the Cheetah Girls sequel. Her second music video, "Say Ok" was first shown during the premiere of Disney's Jump In in late January. The official music video premiered on March 16th and featured Zac Efron. The album was certified Gold in March[1]. Hudgens will continue to work on her second album after High School Musical 2 wraps up.


[edit] 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
The Suite Life of Zack and Cody Corrie Episodes: "Kept Man", "Neither a Borrower Nor a Speller Bee", "Not So Suite 16" & "Forever Plaid"

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

Album Cover Album Information
V

[edit] Soundtracks

Album Cover Album Information
High School Musical Soundtrack

[edit] Singles

Year Title Album Chart positions [7][8]
U.S. UK AUS ARC NZ IRE GER FRE SPA [9]
2006 "Breaking Free"
(Zac Efron and Vanessa Anne Hudgens featuring Drew Seeley)		 High School Musical OST 4 9 13 — 4 17 54 — 3
"Start of Something New"
(Zac Efron and Vanessa Anne Hudgens featuring Drew Seeley)		 28 — — — — — — — —
"What I've Been Looking For (Reprise)"
(Zac Efron and Vanessa Anne Hudgens featuring Drew Seeley)		 67 — — — — — — — —
"We're All In This Together"
(featuring High School Musical Cast)		 34 40 90 — 14 31 — — —
"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 — — 20 6 — 58 12 17
2007 "Say OK" 61 TBR TBR — TBR TBR TBR TBR TBR

[edit] Others Songs

[edit] Footnotes

  1. ^ http://www.celebheights.com/s/Vanessa-Anne-Hudgens-4229.html
  2. ^ Hudgens was born under the name "Vanessa Anne Hudgens", rather than the sometimes-reported "Hutchinson", according to the State of California. California Birth Index, 1905-1995. Center for Health Statistics, California Department of Health Services, Sacramento, California. Accessed at Ancestry.com
  3. ^ TeenHollywood. Zac Efron, Vanessa Anne Hudgens: High School Musical. Retrieved on January 6, 2007.
  4. ^ BBC News. UK debut for hit High School film. Retrieved on October 3, 2006.
  5. ^ Businesswire.com. Vanessa Hudgens will tour with the Cheetah Girls. Retrieved on July 28, 2006.
  6. ^ Vanessa Hudgens. Vanessa Hudgens' Old Navy Commercial. Retrieved on September 26, 2006.
  7. ^ http://www.musicsquare.net/ Must search either High School Musical Cast, Vanessa Anne Hudgens, or Vanessa Hudgens to receive all of her credited songs. Retrived: January 6, 2006
  8. ^ http://www.rockonthenet.com/archive/2006/12-23.htm ARC Position for "Come Back to Me"
  9. ^ Promusicae Spain

[edit] External links

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