Vanessa Hudgens Bio, Age, Height, Family, Eduaction, Husband, Career, Net Worth

Vanessa Hudgens Biography

Vanessa Anne Hudgens is an American actress and singer and rose to fame after making “Thirteen”, her feature film debut. In the High School Musical film series, she portrayed Gabriella Montez which brought her significant mainstream success.

Vanessa Hudgens Age|Birthday

Hudgens was born on December 14, 1988. Therefore, she is 32 years as of 2021 and celebrates her birthday on 14th December every year.

Vanessa Hudgens Height|Weight

Hudgen’s height is 5 feet 1 inch (approximately 155 centimeters). Moreover, she weighs 51 kilograms.

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Vanessa Hudgens Family

Hudgens’s parents are Gina (nee Guangco, mother) and Gregory (father). Her father was a firefighter and her mother held a succession of office jobs. However, her father died of cancer in February 2016 and was of Irish, French, and Native American descent. Her mother is Filipina and Manila, the Philippines native. In addition, she has one sibling, a younger sister who is also an actress.

Vanessa Hudgens Education

Hudgens and her sister attended Orange County High School of Arts until they were in 7th Grade. However, to help progress her acting career, her family moved to Los Angeles. Until she graduated, she was home-schooled.

Vanessa Hudgens Career

Hudgens made her TV debut in 2002 appearing briefly on the CBS sitcom Still Standing. Robbery Homicide Division followed with her brief appearance. Moreover, she made her film debut with the movie Thirteen in 2003 which received positive reviews. Her second movie Thunderbirds was released in 2004 but it failed to make an impact at the box office.

High School Musical

In addition, in 2006, the movie High School Musical came out and made Zac Efron, Ashley Tisdale her famous. That year, it was the second most-watched movie in the US and Uk. Its soundtrack was number one on the Billboard Hot 200′ list. She signed a contract with Hollywood Records and released her debut album, V on September 26, 2006.

High School Musical 2

Furthermore, her film High School Musical 2 was released in 2007 and was an even bigger hit than its prequel. It won the So Hot Right Now at the Nickelodeon Australian Kids’ Choice Awards. She released her second album titled Identified on July 1, 2008, but it failed commercially. However, she parted ways with Hollywood Records after this.

High School Musical 3

In addition, on October 24, 2008, the film High School Musical 3 came out which was a huge hit and debuted at number one in the US. She took a break from professional singing to focus on her acting career after the movie’s release. Moreover, critics praised her performance in her next movie, Bandslam although it received mediocre ratings. Through a musical titled Rent, she returned to theater productions. Neil Patrick Harris directed it.

Beastly

Her film Beastly was released on March 4, 2011, also starring Alex Pettyfer and Mary-Kate Olsen. However, critics did not give positive reviews. The film Sucker Punch came out on March 25, 2011. Moreover, on June 28 the same year, its DVD and Blu-ray version was released with 18 extra minutes of animated scenes. Her next movie was Journey 2: The Mysterious Island. It was released in 2012. It received mixed reviews and also starred Dwayne Johnson and Josh Hutcherson.

Spring Breakers

In addition, her film Spring Breakers was released in the USA on March 22, 2013. She shared the screen with actors like James Franco, Selena Gomez, and Ashley Benson. It is a movie based on sexual escapades, drug abuse, and violence amongst teenagers. On August 23, 2013, the film The Frozen Ground was released in the USA where she worked with the likes of Nicholas Cage and John Cusack. Machete Kills and Gimme Shelter were released in 2013 and she also acted in. Additionally, she was seen in the NBC network’s short-lived comedy Powerless in 2017. On the 14th season of Sou You Think You Can Dance, she served as a judge. Moreover, she acted in the movie Princess Switch in 2018.

Filmography

Film

From 2003 – 2013

2003 – Thirteen as Noel
2004 – Thunderbirds as Tin-Tin Kyrano
2008 – High School Musical 3: Senior Year as Gabriella Montez
2009 – The Ultimate Idol as Herself, Bandslam as Sa5m
2011 – Beastly as Lindy Taylor, Sucker Punch as Blondie
2012 – Journey 2: The Mysterious Island as Kailani Laguatan, Spring Breakers as Candy
2013 – Choose You as Ex-girlfriend, The Frozen Ground as Cindy Paulson, Machette Kills as Cereza Desdemona, Gimme Shelter as Agnes “Apple” Bailey

From 2015 – 2021

2015 – Freaks of Nature as Lorelei
2018 – Dog Days as Tara, The Princess Switch a Stacy De Novo/ Lady Margaret, Second Act as Zoe
2019 – Polar as Camille, The Knight Before Christmas as Brooke Winters
2020 – Bad Boys for Life as Kelly, The Princess Switch: Switched Again as Stacy De Novo/ Lady Margaret/ Fiona
2021 – My Little Pony: A New Generation as Sunny Starscout, Tick, Tick. Boom as Karessa Johnson, The Princess Switch 3: Romancing the Star as Stacy De Novo/ Lady Margaret/ Fiona

Television

2002 – Still Standing as Tiffany, Robbery Homicide Division as Nicole
2003 – The Brothers Garcia as Lindsay
2005 – Quintuplets as Carmen
2006 – Drake & Josh as Rebecca, High School Musical as Gabriella Montez, The Suite Life of Zack & Cody as Corrie
2007 – High School Musical 2 as Gabriella Montez
2009 – Robot Chicken as Lara Lor-Van/Butterbear/ Erin Esurance (voice0
2016 – Greece Live as Betty Rizzo
2017 – Powerless as Emily Locke, 2017 Billboard Music Awards as Herself (host)
2017 – 2018 – So You Think You Can Dance as Herself (judge)
2018 – 2019 – Drunk History as Joan of Arc/Marge/Callaghan/Mata Hari
2019 – Rent: Live as Maureen Johnson
2021 – The Boulet Brothers’ Dragula as Herself (guest judge)
TBA – Army of the Dead: Lost Vegas as Willow (voice)

Stage

1998 – Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas: The Musical as Cindy-Lou Who, The King and I
1999 – Damn Yankees, The Wizard of Oz as Dorothy Gale
2000 – Cinderella as Cinderella, The Little Mermaid as Sebastian
2001 – Charlotte’s Web as Fern Arable, The Hunchback of Notre Dame as Quasimodo
2002 – A Christmas Carol, Carousel
2003 – Evita, The Music Man
2010 – Rent as Mimi Marquez
2012 – The 24 Hour Plays as Vanessa
2015 – Gigi as Gigi
2018 – In the Heights as Vanessa

Awards and Achievements

2006 – Teen Choice Award under the category of Choice Music: Breakout Artist – Female – won
2010 – ShoWest Female Star of Tomorrow Award – won

Vanessa Hudgens Net Worth

Hudgens’ net worth is $16 million.