Vanessa Anne Hudgens, born December 14, 1988) is an American actress, singer, and producer. 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). She has appeared in the films Bandslam (2009), Beastly, Sucker Punch (both 2011), Journey 2: The Mysterious Island, Spring Breakers (both 2012), The Princess Switch, Second Act (both 2018), and Bad Boys for Life (2020). She also played the title role in the Broadway musical Gigi (2015) and had roles in two of Fox’s live musical productions; Rizzo in Grease: Live (2016) and Maureen Johnson in Rent: Live (2019).