List of Vanessa Hudgens performances

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American actress and singer Vanessa Hudgens made her film debut taking a supporting role in the drama Thirteen (2003). She had her career breakthrough taking the role of Gabriella Montez in the Disney Channel Original Movie High School Musical (2006). She reprised the role in High School Musical 2 (2007) and High School Musical 3: Senior Year (2008). She then took leading roles in films such as Beastly (2011), Sucker Punch (2011), Journey 2: The Mysterious Island (2012), and Spring Breakers (2013). She later starred in a string of Netflix Christmas films such as The Princess Switch (2018), The Knight Before Christmas (2019), The Princess Switch: Switched Again (2020), and The Princess Switch 3: Romancing the Star (2021).

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On television, she starred in Fox's live musical productions of Grease Live! (2016) and Rent: Live (2019). She has served as a judge on Project Runway All Stars in 2016, So You Think You Can Dance from 2017 to 2018, and RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars in 2018. She also competed on Drop the Mic in 2017 and The Masked Singer in 2024 winning both. She has hosted shows such as the 2017 Billboard Music Awards, the 2020 MTV Movie & TV Awards, and the 2022 MTV Movie & TV Awards. She has also served as the pre-show host for the Academy Awards in 2022, 2023, and 2024.

Hudgens made her stage debut playing Cindy-Lou Who in a San Diego production of Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical (1998). She played Mimi Marquez in the musical revival of Jonathan Larson's Rent (2010) at the Hollywood Bowl. She made her Broadway theater debut in The 24 Hour Plays (2012). She took on the title role in the 2015 musical revival of Lerner & Loewe's Gigi both at the Kennedy Center and on Broadway. She played Vanessa in the Kennedy Center's production of the musical revival of Lin-Manuel Miranda's In the Heights (2018).

Credits

Film

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2003 Thirteen Noel
2004 Thunderbirds Tin-Tin Kyrano
2008 High School Musical 3: Senior Year Gabriella Montez
2009 Bandslam Sa5m
The Ultimate IdolHerselfDocumentary [1]
2011 Beastly Lindy Taylor
Sucker Punch Blondie
2012 Journey 2: The Mysterious Island Kailani Laguatan
Spring Breakers Candy
2013Choose YouEx-girlfriendShort film [2]
The Frozen Ground Cindy Paulson
Machete Kills Cereza Desdemona
Gimme Shelter Agnes "Apple" Bailey
2015 Freaks of Nature Lorelei
2018 Dog Days Tara
The Princess Switch Stacy De Novo / Lady Margaret
Second Act Zoe
2019 Polar Camille
The Knight Before Christmas Brooke WintersAlso producer
2020 Bad Boys for Life Kelly
The Princess Switch: Switched Again Stacy De Novo / Lady Margaret / FionaAlso producer
2021 My Little Pony: A New Generation Sunny StarscoutVoice role [3]
Tick, Tick... Boom! Karessa Johnson
The Princess Switch 3: Romancing the Star Stacy De Novo / Lady Margaret / FionaAlso producer [4]
2022 Asking for It Beatrice
2023Dead Hot: Season of the WitchHerselfDocumentary; also co-executive producer [5]
Downtown Owl Naomi [6]
2024 French Girl Ruby Collins
Bad Boys: Ride or Die Kelly
TBDUntitled Paul Soriano-directed travel documentary†HerselfPost-production [7]
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†Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2002 Still Standing TiffanyEpisode: "Still Rocking"
Robbery Homicide Division NicoleEpisode: "Had"
2003 The Brothers García LindsayEpisode: "New Tunes"
2005 Quintuplets CarmenEpisode: "The Coconut Kapow"
2006 Drake & Josh RebeccaEpisode: "Little Sibling"
High School Musical Gabriella MontezTelevision film
The Suite Life of Zack & Cody CorrieRecurring role (season 2)
2007 High School Musical 2 Gabriella MontezTelevision film
2009 Robot Chicken Lara Lor-Van / Butterbear / Erin Esurance (voices)Episode: "Especially the Animal Keith Crofford"
2012 Punk'd HerselfEpisode: "Lucy Hale"
2016High School Musical: 10th AnniversaryHerselfTelevision special
Grease Live! Betty Rizzo
Project Runway All Stars HerselfEpisode: "Let it Flow"; guest judge (season 5)
2017 Powerless Emily LockeLead role
2017 Billboard Music Awards HerselfTelevision special; host
Running Wild with Bear Grylls HerselfEpisode: "Vanessa Hudgens"
Drop the Mic HerselfWinner;
Episode: "Vanessa Hudgens vs. Michael Bennett"
2017–2018 So You Think You Can Dance HerselfSeasons 14 – 15; judge
2018 RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars HerselfGuest judge; episode: "All-Star Variety Show" (season 3)
2018–2019 Drunk History Joan of Arc / Marge Callaghan / Mata Hari Episodes: "The Middle Ages", "Baseball", "Femme Fatales" (seasons 5, 6)
2019 Rent: Live Maureen JohnsonTelevision special
2020 MTV Movie & TV Awards: Greatest of All Time Herself
The Disney Family Singalong
2021 The Boulet Brothers' Dragula Guest judge; episode: "Nosferatu Beach Party" (season 4)
Savage x Fenty Show Vol. 3 Television special
2022 94th Academy Awards
2022 Met Gala LiveLivestream special; host [8]
2022 MTV Movie & TV Awards Television special; host
Entergalactic Karina (voice)Television special; voice role
Eli Roth’s Haunted House: Trick-VR-TreatFairy/dollmakerVR web special
2023 95th Academy Awards HerselfTelevision special
Rennervations HerselfEpisode: "Chicago: Building a Mobile Music Bus (ft. Vanessa Hudgens)"
Fright Krewe Madison (voice)Recurring role (season 1)
2024 The Masked Singer Herself / GoldfishWinner (season 11) [9]
96th Academy Awards Television special [10]

Theater

YearTitleRoleVenue(s)
1998 Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical Cindy-Lou Who Old Globe Theatre [11]
The King and I UnknownVarious locations [12] [13] [14] [15] [16]
1999 Damn Yankees
The Wizard of Oz Dorothy Gale
2000 Cinderella Cinderella
The Little Mermaid Sebastian (9:52–9:55)
2001 Charlotte's Web Fern Arable
The Hunchback of Notre Dame Quasimodo
2002 A Christmas Carol Unknown
Carousel
2003 Evita
The Music Man
2010 Rent Mimi Marquez Hollywood Bowl [17]
2012The 24 Hour PlaysVanessa Broadway [18]
2015 Gigi Gigi Kennedy Center / Broadway
2018 In the Heights Vanessa Kennedy Center [19]
2019 The Notebook Middle AllieSusan Stein Shiva Theater [20]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Zac Efron – The Ultimate Idol". Snag Films. December 6, 2013. Archived from the original on April 13, 2019. Retrieved December 28, 2013.
  2. ↑ "Lena Dunham Wrote A Choose-Your-Own Adventure Short for the YouTube Music Awards". HuffPost. December 6, 2013. Archived from the original on November 17, 2020. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
  3. ↑ Verhoeven, Beatrice (June 30, 2021). "Vanessa Hudgens, James Marsden, Kimiko Glenn Cast in 'My Little Pony: A New Generation'". The Wrap. Archived from the original on June 30, 2021. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
  4. ↑ Maas, Jennifer (October 6, 2021). "Netflix Sets 2021 Holiday Schedule: 'Princess Switch 3,' Nina Dobrev's 'Love Hard' and More". TheWrap . Archived from the original on October 10, 2021. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
  5. ↑ Wagmeister, Elizabeth (February 9, 2023). "Vanessa Hudgens Spiritual Witchcraft Movie Lands at Tubi (Exclusive)". Variety. Archived from the original on March 24, 2023. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
  6. ↑ Hewitt, Chris (April 27, 2022). "Oscar nominee Ed Harris and cast finishing up Minnesota-shot movie 'Downtown Owl'". Star Tribune . Archived from the original on November 30, 2022. Retrieved March 13, 2023.
  7. ↑ Frater, Patrick (March 22, 2023). "Vanessa Hudgens Sets Philippines Travel Documentary Exploring Her Family's Asian Heritage". Variety. Archived from the original on April 3, 2023. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
  8. ↑
  9. ↑ Seemayer, Zach (May 22, 2024). "Vanessa Hudgens on Winning 'Masked Singer' and Ashley Tisdale's Support Amid Her Pregnancy (Exclusive)". Entertainment Tonight . Retrieved May 22, 2024.
  10. ↑ Coates, Tyler (March 6, 2024). "Vanessa Hudgens and Julianne Hough to Host Oscars Red Carpet Pre-Show". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved April 30, 2024.
  11. ↑ "Thieving 'Grinch' as a Musical? Who'da Thunk It?". Los Angeles Times. November 24, 1998. Archived from the original on November 17, 2020. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
  12. ↑ "Vanessa Hudgens Before She Was Famous". Radar Online. April 9, 2010. Archived from the original on February 7, 2014. Retrieved April 9, 2010.
  13. ↑ "45 interesting facts about Vanessa Hudgens". Boombeat. April 9, 2010. Archived from the original on April 24, 2014. Retrieved April 9, 2010.
  14. ↑ Norwich, Grace (April 9, 2010). Vanessa Hudgens: Breaking Free: An Unauthorized Biography. Penguin. ISBN   9781101175323. Archived from the original on May 1, 2023. Retrieved April 9, 2010.
  15. ↑ "You Have to See a Young Vanessa Hudgens Playing Quasimodo in The Hunchback of Notre Dame!". E! Online. June 27, 2014. Archived from the original on November 17, 2020. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
  16. ↑ "Show People with Paul Wontorek: Vanessa Hudgens of Grease: Live, High School Musical, Gigi & More". 2016. Archived from the original on November 17, 2020. Retrieved June 11, 2020– via YouTube.
  17. ↑ "Vanessa Hudgens to Star in 'RENT'". The Celebrity Cafe. April 9, 2010. Archived from the original on August 13, 2011. Retrieved April 9, 2010.
  18. ↑ "Vanessa Hudgens, Olivia Wilde and More Do Impromptu Theater for 24 Hour Plays on Broadway". Elle Magazine. April 9, 2010. Archived from the original on February 19, 2015. Retrieved April 9, 2010.
  19. ↑ Kilkenny, Katie (February 13, 2018). "Vanessa Hudgens, Eden Espinosa Join Kennedy Center Production of 'In the Heights'". The Hollywood Reporter . Archived from the original on November 17, 2020. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
  20. ↑ The Notebook 2019 Workshop
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