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).
Tonight, the High School Musical cast will reunite to join ABC's Disney singalong and perform "We're All in This Together." Both Vanessa Hudgens and Zac Efron—High School Musical on- and off-screen sweethearts—will be part of the broadcast, although Efron won't be singing.
He'll send a message instead. “We couldn’t reach Zac until late but when we did, he immediately jumped in, of course,” HSM director Kenny Ortega told Deadline. “Everyone we reached out to was quick—and you’ll see it in their spirit and the way they come together from their homes.
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