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 Insists She’s ‘Beyond Proud’ of Disney Channel Past After ‘Signing Her Life Away’ Comments Raise Eyebrows
usmagazine.comDisney darling. Selena Gomez set the record straight on her Disney Channel past and how she feels about her work on Wizards of Waverly Place after raising eyebrows with a comment about the network earlier this month.“I was looking for another show to do,” Gomez, 29, told RadioTimes and other reporters on Tuesday, August 24, when speaking about her new role on Hulu’s Only Murders in the Building. “And by the way, I’m beyond proud of the work that I did with Disney as well.
It kind of shaped who I am in a way.”The Hotel Transylvania actress, who played Alex Russo on Wizards from 2007 to 2012, noted that she “definitely” didn’t have any reluctance about coming back to TV and Disney. (The Walt Disney Company is majority owner of Hulu.)Gomez
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