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).
The 95th Oscars are set for Sunday, March 12, with the ceremony to kick off at 5 p.m. PT/8 p.m. ET live on ABC from the Dolby Theater in Hollywood.
Jimmy Kimmel returns to host for a third time. The ceremony can also be watched on ABC.com and the ABC app with authentication, and via streaming services carrying ABC including Hulu Live TV, Fubo TV, YouTube TV and AT&T TV.
The show will air in more than 200 countries, organizers the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said (see the full list of international local listings here).
This year, ABC will host the official red carpet pre-show beginning at 3:30 p.m. PT/6:30 p.m. PT with Countdown to the Oscars, with Ashley Graham, Vanessa Hudgens and Lilly Singh co-hosting.
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