Vanessa Hudgens is an American actress, singer, and dancer. She earned a starring role in Disney Channel's TV movie High School Musical in 2005 at the young age of 16, and went on to star in two sequels. Before acting in the Disney franchise, Hudgens landed a few small roles in television and film. She played a neighborhood friend in Thirteen, and she also appeared in a few episodes of Disney’s Drake & Josh.http://www.people.com/people/vanessa_hudgens/biography/0,,20158928,00.html

Her latest movie projects are a remake of the classic Beauty and the Beast tale titled Beastly and a science-fiction thriller called Sucker Punch. Beastly is slated for release March 2011, and Sucker Punch will be out in March of 2011 as well.http://hollywoodcrush.mtv.com/2010/12/14/happy-birthday-vanessa-hudgens/

Vanessa Hudgens has been the subject of leaked nude photos twice. A first nude photograph of the actress surfaced in September, 2007. While some sources reported the actress had taken the photograph to send to Drake Bell, a young actor she had co-starred with two years earlier, Bell stated publicly that he never received any messages with the picture.http://www.people.com/people/vanessa_hudgens/biography/0,,20158928,00.html The second round of nude photos were leaked in August, 2009. Hudgens' lawyers insisted the new pictures were actually older than the first, having been taken when she was 17 years old. Because she was a minor when the photos were taken, her lawyers took action to get the pictures removed from all sources.http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2009/08/06/2009-08-06_vanessa_hudgens_in_another_scandal_as_nude_photos__of_the_underage_actress_are_l.html

In the High School Musical movies she played Gabriella Montez, girlfriend of the high school basketball team captain, member of the scholastic decathlon team and, eventually, Stanford student. It was for this role that she won her Kid's Choice Award.http://www.imdb.com/character/ch0012447/

In Thirteen, Hudgens played Noel, the girl across the street who was the main character Tracy's best friend, until Tracy decided to run with the popular crowd.http://www.imdb.com/character/ch0031731/

In Thunderbirds she played Tin-tin, the daughter of the Tracy's housekeepers Kyrano and Onaha.http://www.imdb.com/character/ch0055180/

2002: Still Standing (TV)

2003: Thirteen

2004: Thunderbirds

2006: Drake & Josh (TV)

2006: The Suite Life of Zack and Cody (TV)

2006: High School Musical (TV)

2007: High School Musical 2 (TV)

2008: High School Musical 3

"I'm much better now. But truthfully I don't like talking about it. It was something that was meant to be private, and even though it isn't anymore, I'd still like to keep it as private as I can. It was very traumatic, and I am extremely upset it happened. I hope all my fans can learn from my mistake and make smart decisions. But I wouldn't have been able to get through it if it wasn't for my family, friends, and fans, who supported me all along the way."— Speaking about her nude photo scandalhttp://www.imdb.com/name/nm1227814/bio#quotes

"She always knows what to do to cheer me up. Whenever I feel down, my mom will take me shopping or out to lunch. she's 100% there for me, and always has been. My family keeps me going no matter what.'"— Speaking about her momhttp://www.tv.com/vanessa-hudgens/person/161961/trivia.html