Vanessa?Anne?Hudgens(born?December?14,?1988)is?an?American?actress?
and?singer.?After?working?in?local?theater?plays?and?television?
commercials?in?her?childhood,?Hudgens?made?her?screen?debut?in?the?
2003?drama?film?Thirteen?as?Noel.?She?next?starred?in?the?2004?
science-fiction-adventure?film?Thunderbirds.?Hudgens's?most?prominent?
role?was?as?Gabriella?Montez?in?the?High?School?Musical?series.?She?
earned?critical?acclaim?for?her?role?in?the?2009?film?Bandslam.
Hudgens's?debut?album?V?was?released?on?September?26,?2006.?The?album?
entered?the?Billboard?200?at?number?twenty?four,?and?was?later?
certified?Gold.?Hudgens?released?her?second?album,?Identified,?on?
July?1,?2008?in?the?U.S.