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).
After an incredible year, Selena Gomez is looking forward to her next journey. The celebrated songstress, 28, spoke candidly with our sister publication, Rolling Stone, about moving forward, and closing a chapter that included dealing with her relationship and breakup with Justin Bieber. “I wanted people to take away that this was a journey and that it was completely closed,” she told the outlet. “I don’t want people to see me as just sad and hurt.
I didn’t want that anymore. I wanted people to know that I experienced something real, and that part of me is over.” Selena’s 2020 album, Rare, was likely her most vulnerable yet.
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