---
name: "Vanessa Hudgens"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/vanessa-hudgens"
fi1m_id: "vanessa-hudgens"
imdb_id: "nm1227814"
tmdb_id: 67599
wikidata_id: "Q123174"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "14 December 1988"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 4
average_fi1m_score: 68
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 4
updated: "2026-10-05T15:22:24.079114+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Vanessa Hudgens

## Identity

Vanessa Hudgens

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/vanessa-hudgens
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** vanessa-hudgens
- **IMDb ID:** nm1227814
- **TMDB ID:** 67599
- **Wikidata ID:** Q123174
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanessa_Hudgens, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q123174, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1227814/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/67599

Actor. Born 14 December 1988 in Salinas, California, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 14 December 1988, Salinas, California, USA
- **Active:** 2006–present
- **Also known as:** Vanessa Anne Hudgens
- **Frequently works with:** [Adil El Arbi](https://film.one/person/adil-el-arbi.md), [Alexander Ludwig](https://film.one/person/alexander-ludwig.md), [Bilall Fallah](https://film.one/person/bilall-fallah.md), [Chris Bremner](https://film.one/person/chris-bremner.md), [Doug Belgrad](https://film.one/person/doug-belgrad.md), [Martin Lawrence](https://film.one/person/martin-lawrence.md), [Will Smith](https://film.one/person/will-smith-2888.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 68, as actor, over 4 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 70 (1), 2020s 67 (3)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 67 to 63 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 0 at 80+, 4 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 1 of 4 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Action 2, Comedy 2, Crime 2, Music 2, Drama 1, Family 1
- **Screen time:** 8 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $831m across 3 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanessa_Hudgens, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q123174, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1227814/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/67599

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*High School Musical*](https://film.one/film/high-school-musical.md) (70), [*Bad Boys: Ride or Die*](https://film.one/film/bad-boys-ride-or-die.md) (60)
- **Netflix:** [*tick, tick... BOOM!*](https://film.one/film/tick-tick-boom.md) (72)
- **Hulu:** [*Bad Boys for Life*](https://film.one/film/bad-boys-for-life.md) (68)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Vanessa Hudgens is an American actress and singer. Born on 14 December 1988 in Salinas, California, she made her feature film debut in *Thirteen* (2003). She rose to fame portraying Gabriella Montez in the *High School Musical* film series (2006–2008).

Hudgens has appeared in films including *Sucker Punch* (2011), *Journey 2: The Mysterious Island* (2012), *Spring Breakers* (2013), *Bad Boys for Life* (2020) and *Bad Boys: Ride or Die* (2024), in which she played Kelly. She has also starred in Netflix Christmas films and performed in stage productions such as the Broadway musical *Gigi* (2015) and live television versions of *Grease* (2016) and *Rent* (2019).

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org, biography.com.*

## On Fi1m (4)

- *Bad Boys: Ride or Die* (2024), Fi1m 60, as Kelly — [page](https://film.one/film/bad-boys-ride-or-die.md)
- *tick, tick... BOOM!* (2021), Fi1m 72, as Karessa Johnson — [page](https://film.one/film/tick-tick-boom.md)
- *Bad Boys for Life* (2020), Fi1m 68, as Kelly — [page](https://film.one/film/bad-boys-for-life.md)
- *High School Musical* (2006), Fi1m 70, as Gabriella Montez — [page](https://film.one/film/high-school-musical.md)

## Complete filmography (49)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *America* (2026), Executive Producer
- *Bad Boys: Ride or Die* (2024), as Kelly — Fi1m 60, [page](https://film.one/film/bad-boys-ride-or-die.md)
- *French Girl* (2024), as Ruby Collins
- *Fright Krewe* (2023), series, as Madison (voice)
- *Downtown Owl* (2023), as Naomi
- *Haunted House: Trick-VR-Treat* (2022), as The Fairy / Doll Woman
- *Entergalactic* (2022), as Karina (voice)
- *Asking For It* (2022), as Beatrice
- *The Princess Switch 3: Romancing the Star* (2021), as Stacy De Novo / Margaret Delacourt / Fiona Pembroke · Producer
- *tick, tick... BOOM!* (2021), as Karessa Johnson — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/tick-tick-boom.md)
- *My Little Pony: A New Generation* (2021), as Sunny Starscout (voice)
- *The Princess Switch: Switched Again* (2020), as Stacy De Novo / Lady Margaret Delacourt / Fiona Pembroke · Producer
- *Bad Boys for Life* (2020), as Kelly — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/bad-boys-for-life.md)
- *The Knight Before Christmas* (2019), as Brooke · Producer
- *Rent* (2019), as Maureen Johnson
- *Polar* (2019), as Camille
- *Second Act* (2018), as Zoe
- *The Princess Switch* (2018), as Stacy De Novo / Margaret Delacourt
- *Dog Days* (2018), as Tara
- *Powerless* (2017), series, as Emily Locke
- *Grease Live* (2016), as Betty Rizzo
- *High School Musical: 10th Anniversary* (2016), Actor
- *Freaks of Nature* (2015), as Lorelei
- *#15SecondScare* (2015), series, Executive Producer
- *Choose You* (2013), as Ex-Girlfriend
- *Gimme Shelter* (2013), as Agnes 'Apple' Bailey
- *Machete Kills* (2013), as Cereza
- *The Frozen Ground* (2013), as Cindy Paulson
- *Spring Breakers* (2013), as Candy
- *Journey 2: The Mysterious Island* (2012), as Kailani Laguatan
- *Sucker Punch* (2011), as Blondie
- *Beastly* (2011), as Lindy Taylor
- *Bandslam* (2009), as Sa5m
- *High School Musical 3: Senior Year* (2008), as Gabriella Montez
- *High School Musical 2* (2007), as Gabriella Montez
- *High School Musical* (2006), as Gabriella Montez — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/high-school-musical.md)
- *The Suite Life of Zack & Cody* (2005), series, as Corrie
- *Thunderbirds* (2004), as Tintin
- *Quintuplets* (2004), series, as Carmen
- *Drake & Josh* (2004), series, as Rebecca
- *Thirteen* (2003), as Noel
- *Still Standing* (2002), series, as Tiffany
- *Robbery Homicide Division* (2002), series, as Nicole
- *The Brothers García* (2000), series, as Lindsey
- *Full Moon Retreat*, Actor
- *Quiet Storm*, Actor
- *Mini War*, as Olivia
- *Big Rig*, as Bertie · Executive Producer
- *The Black Kaiser*, Actor

## Gallery

- ![Vanessa Hudgens](https://film.one/media/person/11426/gallery-d50f42e6446f.jpg) Vanessa Hudgens — Presidential Communications Office, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2d/Vanessa_Hudgens_Global_Tourism_Ambassador_Award_2_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Vanessa Hudgens and Kat Graham at Harper's Baazar House of Icons 2019](https://film.one/media/person/11426/gallery-28cf656de01a.jpg) Vanessa Hudgens and Kat Graham at Harper's Baazar House of Icons 2019 — Mr_Dume, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/Harper%27s_Baazar_House_of_Icons_2019.jpg/1280px-Harper%27s_Baazar_House_of_Icons_2019.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Spring Breakers Cast: Vanessa Hudgens, Selena Gomez, Ashley Benson, Rachel Korine at the AVP Paris Le Grand Rex (February 2013).](https://film.one/media/person/11426/gallery-d07b0d3b8008.jpg) Spring Breakers Cast: Vanessa Hudgens, Selena Gomez, Ashley Benson, Rachel Korine at the AVP Paris Le Grand Rex (February 2013). — Elen Nivrae from Paris, France, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Spring_Breakers_Cast.jpg/1280px-Spring_Breakers_Cast.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Spring Breakers Cast: Vanessa Hudgens, Selena Gomez, Ashley Benson, Rachel Korine at the AVP Paris Le Grand Rex (February 2013).](https://film.one/media/person/11426/gallery-b500b2356c81.jpg) Spring Breakers Cast: Vanessa Hudgens, Selena Gomez, Ashley Benson, Rachel Korine at the AVP Paris Le Grand Rex (February 2013). — Elen Nivrae from Paris, France, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Spring_Breakers_Cast_2.jpg/1280px-Spring_Breakers_Cast_2.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Vanessa Hudgens](https://film.one/media/person/11426/gallery-3af61b4c1cb5.jpg) Vanessa Hudgens — Image via TMDB
- ![Vanessa Hudgens](https://film.one/media/person/11426/gallery-c4c2442cdb68.jpg) Vanessa Hudgens — Image via TMDB
- ![Vanessa Hudgens](https://film.one/media/person/11426/gallery-a129d586d7b1.jpg) Vanessa Hudgens — Image via TMDB
- ![Spring Breakers Cast: Vanessa Hudgens, Selena Gomez, Ashley Benson, Rachel Korine & Director Harmony Korine at the AVP Paris Le Grand Rex (February 2013).](https://film.one/media/person/11426/gallery-ed7869e4c978.jpg) Spring Breakers Cast: Vanessa Hudgens, Selena Gomez, Ashley Benson, Rachel Korine & Director Harmony Korine at the AVP Paris Le Grand Rex (February 2013). — Elen Nivrae from Paris, France, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/Spring_Breakers_Cast_3.jpg/1280px-Spring_Breakers_Cast_3.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Vanessa Hudgens](https://film.one/media/person/11426/gallery-707e3d460737.jpg) Vanessa Hudgens — Image via TMDB
- ![Vanessa Hudgens](https://film.one/media/person/11426/gallery-e5709f7a68bb.jpg) Vanessa Hudgens — Image via TMDB
- ![Vanessa Hudgens](https://film.one/media/person/11426/gallery-ca42762c2654.jpg) Vanessa Hudgens — Image via TMDB

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