Vanessa Anne Hudgens (born December 14, 1988) is an American actress and singer. After making her feature film debut in Thirteen (2003), Hudgens rose to fame portraying Gabriella Montez in the High School Musical film series (2006–2008), which brought her significant mainstream success.
The success of the first film led to Hudgens' acquiring a recording contract with Hollywood Records, with whom she released two studio albums, V (2006) and Identified (2008).
the Disney Channel in the Noughties. From The Suite Life of Zack and Cody to That’s So Raven and Hannah Montana, we absolutely loved nothing more than coming home from school and settling down in front of the telly box for all our fave shows.
The geniuses over at the Disney Channel were also known for original movies like High School Musical and Camp Rock, which made huge stars out of the likes of Zac Efron, Vanessa Hudgens and Demi Lovato.
Another classic Disney Channel film was The Cheetah Girls, which starred Raven-Symoné, Adrienne Bailon, Sabrina Bryan and Kiely Williams as four high school friends who started a band.
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