- As Portrayed by VANESSA ANNE HUDGENS
We mostly know and love Vanessa from HSM, where she plays Gabriella Montez, the "freaky-genius-girl" who changes schools regularly, due to her mother's job.
Born: Salinas, California, 14th Dec 1988
Awards: Winner of 1 Teen Choice awards (TV - Choice Chemistry) and 1 Young Artist Award (Best Performance in a TV Movie)
Favourite TV Show: Degrassi: The Next Generation
Favourite Music: Vanessa's fav genre is rock
Favourite Singers: Alicia Keys, Celine Dion
Favourite Car: Porsche Carerra GT
Favourite Clothes: Frankie B jeans
Did You Know: Vanessa was home-schooled since the seventh grade?
Since HSM's rise to fame, Vanessa has starred in Disney Channel show The Suite Life of Zack of Cody (love it!), with Zac Efron and Ashley Tisdale, Vanessa plays Corrie, the extremely ditzy class-mate of Maddie's.