Vanessa Anne Hudgens (born December 14, 1988) is an American actress and singer. 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), which brought her significant mainstream success.
The success of the first film led to Hudgens' acquiring a recording contract with Hollywood Records, with whom she released two studio albums, V (2006) and Identified (2008).
showbiz gossip straight to your inbox with the Daily Star's FREE newsletter The TV movie series High School Musical became an unprecedented hit with sold-out concert tours, ice shows and a show at the Disney theme parks, with the franchise amassing over $4billion in retail sales worldwide.The 2007 sequel set a new cable television record with 17.2million viewers tuning in, with the third and final instalment High School Musical 3: Senior Year earning a staggering $215million at the global box office.The popular made-for-TV movie is also responsible for launching the careers of Zac Efron, Vanessa Hudgens and Ashley Tisdale to name a few.In honour of the franchises’ big anniversary, Daily Star is taking a look at how our favourite East High.
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