Vanessa Anne Hudgens Trivias

She's a fan of the late Natalie Wood.

She can sing, act and dance.

She got her first gig when her friend couldn't go to an audition for a commercial and asked if Vanessa could go.

Ethnicities: Filipino, Chinese, and Latina (from her mother); Irish and American Indian (from her father).

Her musical theater roles include leads in: Evita, Carousel, The Wizard of Oz, The King & I, The Music Man, Cinderella, Damn Yankees, among others.

In both her first two films - _Thirteen_ (2003) and _Thunderbirds_ (2004) - she appeared alongside Brady Corbet.

Parents: Greg Hudgens and Gina Guangco.

Her father is Caucasian while her mother is Filipina.