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 ‘signed’ her life away to Disney as young actress: ‘I didn’t know what I was doing’
foxnews.comSelena Gomez is about to embark on her journey as an adult television actress for the first time since her days as an adolescent on Disney Channel’s "Wizards of Waverly Place." The 29-year-old performer starred in the series from 2007 to 2012 and the world will see Gomez as they’ve never seen her before – acting as a character in her real-life age range in the limited Hulu series "Only Murders in the Building." The comedic ensemble with a murder-mystery podcast set as the show’s backdrop will see Gomez playing alongside Steve Martin and Martin Short – each of whom also serve as executive producers, as a ragtag crew who attempt to solve a murder within the apartment building in which they live. "I signed my life away to Disney at a very.
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