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: The Musical: The Series' Reveals Troy and Gabriella's Shocking Fate
etonline.com. But the Disney+ show was missing two familiar faces — Zac Efron, who played basketball playing heartthrob Troy Bolton, and Vanessa Hudgens, who played brainy singer Gabriella Montez, in the original films.
Despite the return of several original cast members including Corbin Bleu (Chad Danforth), Monique Coleman (Taylor McKessie), Lucas Grabeel (Ryan Evans), and KayCee Strong (Martha Cox), Efron, Hudgens and co-star Ashley Tisdale (Sharpay Evans) did not make cameos in the finale season of the spinoff series.
But that doesn't mean their absences weren't explained. In one scene, Bleu gave an update on everyone's characters in the fictional movie, saying, «It is our 15-year high school reunion.
My character, Chad, is married to Taylor. Martha is a world-class choreographer. Troy and Gabriella are in couples therapy. Ryan is happily partnered, with twins on the way.»And in the song «High School Reunion,» which was sung by some of the OG stars, Strong quipped of her missing co-stars, «They have been silent in the group chat.»Back in September 2022, creator Tim Federle hinted at the drama and hijinks that awaited the Wildcats with the old guard stepping back into the halls of East High.«I think you can expect some familiar faces from the past, but the real drive is ultimately the series cast,» Federle told ET at the time.
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