9. Vanessa Hudgens
This actress and singer got her fame originally from Disney shows but has since separated herself far from the Disney name. After her role in the High School Musical franchise and highly publicized relationship with teen heartthrob Zac Efron, Vanessa Hudgens rose to fame. She released a record after the films and it quickly rose to the top of the Billboard Hot 100.
Hudgens was born in central California and moved up and down the coast to the Pacific Northwest with her parents growing up. She started performing in musical theater when she was just eight years old and got many plays under her belt before even turning 18. She started doing more intense acting at 15 and briefly attended Orange County Highschool of the Arts before getting privately tutored.
Her first major film was a supporting role controversial teen drama Thirteen which garnered mild success. She has done Broadway, voice over work and movies in her time between now and Thirteen and looks dang good in yoga pants.
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