Vanessa Hudgens is an American actress, model, and singer who rose to fame after portraying the recurring role as Gabriella Montez in the High School Musical film series in 2006. 2007 and 2008. That success helped her open the door for big recording deals with Hollywood Records, with whom she released two studio albums, 'V' in 2006 and 'Identified' in 2008. She has since established herself as one of the prominent figures in the film and music industry starring in many films, musicals and TV shows including Bandslam, Beastly, Sucker Punch, Journey 2: The Mysterious Island, Spring Breakers, and Machete Kill. After making her feature film debut in Thirteen (2003), Hudgens rose to fame portraying Gabriella Montez in the High School Musical film series (2006–2008), which brought her significant mainstream success. The success of the first film led to Hudgens' acquiring a recording contract with Hollywood Records, with whom she released two studio albums, V (2006) and Identified (2008).
She is best known for portraying the role of Gabriella Montez in the “High School Musical” series in 2006 and again reprising in its sequels in the years 2007 and 2008.
Vanessa is the daughter of her father, Greg who was of Irish and Native American descent, and her mother, a native of Manila, Philippines, is of Filipino descent. She was born as Vanessa on December 14, 1988, in Salinas, California, US. She lived with her parents along the West Coast, from Oregon to Southern California. Her family moved to San Diego, California, while she was still a tender child. She has a younger sister, Stella Hudgens, who is also an actress. Her grandparents were musicians. Her mother was an office worker and her father was a firefighter. Her father died of cancer in February 2016. She was raised as a Roman Catholic and belongs to mixed ethnicity of Irish, Native American and Philippino ancestry. Her nationality is American and her zodiac is Sagittarius. As Hudgens had an early love of show business she started performing in local musical productions by the age of eight. Regarding her education, She briefly attended Orange County High School of the Arts, followed by homeschooling with tutors and subsequently started her acting career at the age of 15.
Vanessa Hudgens is an American actress and singer. Hudgens first started her career performing 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 starting in 1998. Two years after, she started auditioning for commercials and television shows. Her acting career started at the age of 15. Hudgens had her first acting role in an episode of the sitcom Still Standing, in which she portrayed Tiffany in 2002. Hudgens made her theatrical debut in the 2003 drama film Thirteen, in the supporting role of Noel. Hudgens rose to fame portraying Gabriella Montez in the High School Musical film series (2006–2008), which brought her significant mainstream success. The success of the first film led to Hudgens' acquiring a recording contract with Hollywood Records, with whom she released two studio albums, V (2006) and Identified (2008). Since the release of her studio albums and the High School Musical franchise, Hudgens has focused on her acting career. Her some other TV series that include, The Suite Life of Zack & Cody(2006), Running Wild with Bear Grylls(2017) and So You Think You Can Dance(2017-2018). She has appeared in the films Bandslam (2009), Beastly (2011), Sucker Punch (2011), Journey 2: The Mysterious Island (2012), Spring Breakers (2013), The Princess Switch (2018), Second Act (2018), and Bad Boys for Life (2020). She played the title role in the Broadway musical Gigi in 2015, and had roles in two of Fox's live musical productions: Rizzo in Grease: Live in 2016, and Maureen Johnson in Rent: Live in 2019.
The Gabriella Montez from High School Musical film series, Vanessa has an estimated net worth of $15 million as of 2020. Her major source of income is her profession as a Hollywood actress and several TV series. Also, she earns from her various lucrative endorsement deals as well as singing. Some of her endorsements include, Sears, Arrive as the spokesperson in film and print ads since 2007 and Neutrogena as the spokesperson in film and print ads since 2007. The High School Musical star her car collection including a Mercedes Benz E350 and an Audi S5. Regarding her house, Vanessa Hudgens is selling her longtime home, a secluded Mediterranean-style estate building based on the foothills of Studio City, California, for $3.895 million.
Vanessa is still not married but she has been in numerous relationships throughout her life. Her first affair was a five-year relationship with her High School Musical co-star Zac Efron from 2005 to 2010. She then dated Josh Hutcherson, a co-star from Journey 2: The Mysterious Island from January 2011 to September 2011. As of 2020, Hudgens is dating Austin Butler, an actor, singer, and model. They were first spotted in September 2011 at a milkshake joint. After that, they were caught kissing at LAX nightclub in December 2011. So far they are enjoying their romantic moments in fullest.
The High School Musical star, Vanessa is 32 years old as of 2020. Vanessa is in her peak youth and career. This remarkable actress has a height of 5 ft 1 inch tall. She very cautions about her body weight and shapes so he has her fitness trainer. She has been able to maintain her balanced weight of 53kg. The prominent singer has beautiful black hair and dark brown eye color. She has a sexy body figure which measures 33-24-34 inches. Likewise, her bra size is 34A, the dress size is 2(US) and the shoe size is 7(US). She has a straight sexual orientation.