Selena Marie Gomez (born July 22, 1992) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and television producer. After appearing on the children's series Barney & Friends (2002–2004), she received wider recognition for her portrayal of Alex Russo on the Emmy Award-winning Disney Channel television series Wizards of Waverly Place, which aired from 2007 until 2012.
Gomez also starred in the films Another Cinderella Story (2008), Princess Protection Program (2009), Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie (2009), Ramona and Beezus (2010), and Monte Carlo (2011). Thereafter, she focused on more mature roles in Spring Breakers (2012), Getaway (2013), The Fundamentals of Caring (2016), and The Dead Don't Die (2019). She voices the character of Mavis in the Hotel Transylvania film franchise, and serves as an executive producer of the Netflix television drama series 13 Reasons Why (2017–present) and the Netflix documentary series Living Undocumented (2019).
Dr Miriam Stoppard on Lupus - the rare disease that goes more than just skin deep
mirror.co.ukLupus isn’t that common but when it strikes it can be very serious, even life-threatening. The story of the singer and actress Selena Gomez is a case in point.
All lupus sufferers will be grateful to her because she’s increased awareness of this often neglected condition. Lupus (systemic lupus erythematosus, SLE), is a disease that causes collagen inflammation.
As collagen provides the scaffolding for all our organs it can show up anywhere. Lupus affects the skin, mainly the face, but it has much deeper implications.
It can affect major organs including the kidneys, and in 2017 Gomez announced she’d had a kidney transplant because of it. Courageously telling her story has highlighted the condition and how it can affect lives, and even
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