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 Says Her Only Murders Character Is a Grown Up Version of Her Most Iconic Role
glamour.comEntertainment Weekly's podcast, per . While Mabel—who starts a true crime podcast with her much, much older neighbors played by Steve Martin and Martin Short—does not have magical powers, she sure does have a similar biting wit as teenaged Alex."I adored being on [Wizards of Waverly Place] so much," she said of the , which ran from 2007 to 2012. "I felt like I did learn a lot.
We actually had great writers—we had two writers that were on —and we had an incredible director that we used for most of our seasons."Gomez added, "We got really lucky.
I still look back at that and laugh at certain things just because I thought it was so fun, and we tried."Meanwhile, when it comes to Mabel, Selena Gomez relishes the character's snarky dialogue. “She's rubbed off on me a little bit,” the actor said. "I love being quick, and I kind of steal Steve and Marty's jokes every now and then.
She's fun."What else has been fun about season two of Only Murders in the Building? Working with close friend Cara Delevingne, who joined the Hulu series as a love interest for Mabel. “She is fantastic and I love our characters and our relationship,” Gomez said during an appearance on ." I got very proud as a friend to see her just do an incredible job.”Delevingne agreed, and said she for the show. “It was just fun,” Delevingne told E!. “Would anyone in the world not like to kiss Selena?"She added, “We never get to see each other as much because we're so busy.
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