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).
Vanessa Hudgens had to take on triple duty for the sequel to Netflix’s 2018 holiday rom-com,The Princess Switch. The original film, based on Mark Twain's 1881 novel The Prince and the Pauper,features Hudgens in a dual role.
In the film she portrays Stacy DeNovo, a baker from Chicago who enters her business in a prestigious baking competition in the Kingdom of Belgravia, as well as Lady Margaret Delacourt, a Duchess from the land of Montenaro.
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