Vanessa Anne Hudgens (born December 14, 1988) is an American actress and singer After working in local theater plays and television commercials in her childhood Hudgens made her debut in the 2003 movie thirteen Noel She next starred in the 2004 science fiction - adventure film Thunderbirds Hudgens's most prominent role was as Gabriella Montez in High School Musical series, she has been among the critics in the 2009 film Bandslam which was released on 14 August 2009
released Hudgens debut album V, September 26, 2006 The album enter the Billboard 200 at number twenty four and was certified Gold later, Hudgens released her second album Identified on July 1, 2008 in USA
In 2003, Hudgens played a minor role in the independent film Thirteen where she spelarNoel friend Tracy (Evan Rachel Wood 's character) film received generally favorable reviews critically successful and exceeded its $ 4 million budget, she landed a role eventually in the 2004 science fiction adventure film Thunderbirds as Tintin Unfortunately, the film was commercially and critically unsuccessful and was severely criticized over the Internet before its release in end of 2005 she was cast as shy and humble Gabriella Montez in High School Musical opposite Zac Efron
Before she performed her breakthrough as Gabriella Montez in High School Musical Hudgens has already appeared in television shows such as Quintuplets Still Standing The Brothers Garcia Drake & Josh and The Suite Life of Zack & Cody in her High School Musical has now propelled nominations and awards with the success of the film the BBC noted that Hudgens will be att become a "household name" in the U.S.
Hudgens got a record deal with Hollywood Records On September 2006 release of her debut album entitled V, charted on the Billboard 200 at number twenty-four on the chart and went gold February 27, 2007 Her first single " Come Back to Me "became her highest charting single and her second single was" Say OK "Billboard readers chose the" V "as the seventh best album of the year Hudgens was named Breakout Female Singer of the year at the 2007 Teen Choice Awards
Hudgens also participated in the nationwide High School Musical: The Concert Tour autumn 2006, performing the songs from the film's soundtrack, which like the three songs from her debut album, she sang the duet "Still There For Me" with Corbin Bleu for his debut album In 2007, Hudgens reprised her role as Gabriella Montez in the sequel of High School Musical High School Musical 2 Virginia Heffernan in the TV review described Hudgens in her performance in the film as "dull" that she "shines like a real INGENUE" In December 2007 she sang for George Bush who was then president of the United States and his family at the National Building Museum in Washington DC, other songs on jul event
Hudgens reprised her role as Gabriella Montez in High School Musical 3: Senior Year Her performance in the film was her favorite actress to win in 2009 Kids Choice Awards Her second album Identified which nyttuppfattas generally positive critique was released on July 1, 2008 debuted at # 23 on the Billboard 200 album's lead single was "Sneakernight" Hudgens Identified Summer TOur launched on 1 August 2008 and ended in early September 9 of that year
Hudgens performed a musiknummer with other artists during the 81 Academy Awards on 8 April 2009 Hudgens' participation in a comical short video entitled "Zac Efron's Pool Party" for the website Funny Or Die was released for public viewing as Hudgens subsequent voice roles in Robot Chicken
Hudgens played a supporting role in a musical comedy Bandslam which was released August 14, 2009 Hudgens plays "Sa5m" a 15 year awkward freshman with untapped talent, even sludge band was commercially unsuccessful Hudgens performances received praise from critics, David Waddington, North Wales Pioneer noted that Hudgens "outshines the rest of the cast, that does not fit into the outcast story and make it ouAVOIDING climatic end the more expected "and Philip French of the Guardian compared her acting to Thandie Newton and Dorothy Parker
In 2009 it was announced that Hudgens will play Linda Taylor of Beastly a film based on a book by Alex Flinn opposite Alex Pettyfer She played "beauty" of the story Hudgens got the role as Blondie in an action movie Sucker Punch, which will release in March 2011
