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).
Selena Gomez Had the Perfect Reaction to Losing an Emmy—Because She Practiced
glamour.comGlamour, I spend a lot of time . What she does. Where she goes. Her outfits. Her relationships. All things Selena. And I think this might be my favorite Sel moment to date.Rewind: a few days before the 2024 Emmys (part two: electric boogaloo), Gomez and her co-stars Steve Martin and Martin Short went on The Tonight Show to talk about their series, which was nominated in many categories, including lead actress in a comedy, Gomez's first nod.
While there, they did a bit where they practiced their “losing” faces, so that they would have a properly humble reaction if the camera was on one of them and someone else took home the award in their category.In classic “third thing is the punchline” format, Gomez and Martin had gracious responses, and then Short pretended to freak out.
Gomez, specifically, clapped, nodded, smiled, then turned over her right shoulder and mouthed “she should've won.”(Not that any of them mentioned it, but this bit is more or less a recreation of a Friends scene where Rachel helps Joey practice losing a soap opera award.
I can't find the clip but )Anyway, back to Selena Gomez. At the Emmys, she did lose, and the award went to Jean Smart for Hacks.
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