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 opened up about her unique life in the spotlight on last week's episode of podcast. «I felt like it was very difficult for people to take me seriously,» the actress said of her time after leaving Disney Channel. «I have slowly pushed through that, and I'm really glad, but it was very frustrating.
I felt like a joke, you know?»Now 29, Gomez began her acting career at age 7 and quickly made a name for herself on between 2007 and 2012.
Before she'd even reached 20, Gomez became the first person to reach 100 million Instagram followers and had already built a starry music career with her band, Selena Gomez and The Scene.
Since then, Gomez has worked hard -- personally and professionally — to establish her adult identity. She's released three solo albums, worked in a variety of film and TV, and founded the intensely popular makeup brand, Rare Beauty.
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