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).
Five Netflix gems to put on your watch list this weekend
evoke.ieA Quiet PlaceThe film, starring Emily Blunt and John Krasinski, is set in post-apocalyptic America during a time when world inhabited by blind extraterrestrial creatures with an acute sense of hearing.You’ll be on the edge of your seat (in a good way) as you watch the Abbott family fight for their survival – without making a single sound!The Fundamentals of CaringIf you’re in the mood for a heart-warming story, put The Fundamentals of Caring on your watch list.Starring Paul Rudd and Selena Gomez, this on-the-road movie follows an out-of-work writer who takes a six-week course to become a registered caregiver to a young boy called Trevor.
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