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 she felt 'controlled' working for Disney
standard.co.ukSelena Gomez has discussed her time at Disney, admitting working with the company came with highs and lows. The pop singer made her comments while appearing on The Kelly Clarkson Show to talk about her new album, Rare.
Emplaning how the environment at Disney affected her, the 27-year-old told Clarkson: "When I was working with Disney, it was the best time of my life, I had a great time and I have nothing but good things to say, but it was a bit more controlled. "There were certain thing that I kind of had to do, and not maybe go into maybe figuring out what my sound would be.” Gomez added that she “started [her career] so young, there’s a huge part of me that didn’t get a chance to develop my identity in normal setting." "So I’ve
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