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).
High School Musical’s Monique Coleman says she wore headbands in franchise because crew styled black hair ‘poorly’
msn.comHigh School Musical because the franchise’s stylists didn’t know how to style black hair. The actor played Taylor McKessie, the best friend to Vanessa Hudgens’ Gabriella Montez, in all three High School Musical films.
In the first movie in the Disney Channel series, which celebrated its 15th anniversary last week (20 January), academic-whizz Taylor was often seen wearing colourful headbands, with the character repeating the style in the 2007 and 2008 sequels.
However, speaking to Insider, Coleman revealed that she had asked for the item to be incorporated into the character because the crew had “poorly” managed her hair.
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