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).
This Is Us creator Dan Fogelman, the “Love You Like a Love Song” singer plays Mabel, a very private and lonely interior designer who lives in a swanky Upper West Side apartment building.
It's there she meets—and bonds with—Charles (Martin) and Oliver (Short) over a shared love of a true crime podcast, eventually becoming wrapped up in the real thing.
Only Murders marks the pop star and beauty founder's first return to TV (or in this case, streaming) since Disney Channel's Wizards of Waverly Place ended its four-year run nearly 10 years ago.
While Gomez is thrilled, she's also a bit nervous now that it's finally here. “I just hope viewers are pleasantly surprised," Gomez tells me over Zoom.
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