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 reflected on her breakout role as Alex Russo on Wizards of Waverly Place, saying she signed her 'life away to Disney' the moment she started the show.As she prepares to return to television with Only Murders in the Building, her first starring role since her hit Disney Channel ended in 2012, the Feel Me singer reflected on her start in showbiz.'I didn't know what I was doing.
I was just running around on set,' the Rare Beauty founder recalled of her time on the sitcom, which first aired in 2007, when she was just 15.
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