Biography
Dubbed "the next Miley Cyrus" in 2008, singer and actress Selena Gomez vaulted to the top of tween stardom thanks to her starring role as a New York teenager with magical powers on the hit Disney Channel series, "Wizards of Waverly Place" (2007- ). While fame came at a young age, Gomez had already been working in the entertainment business for several years, having started her acting career at seven years old with a role on "Barney and …
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Career Milestones
2012 | Voiced Dracula's teen daughter in animated feature "Hotel Transylvania" | |
2011 | Starred in the adventure comedy "Monte Carlo" | |
2011 | Nominated for the 2011 Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Actress: Comedy | |
2010 | Starred in "Ramona and Beezus," based on Beverly Cleary's popular children's book series | |
2009 | Co-starred as an insecure tomboy in the Disney Channel Original Movie "Princess Protection Program" alongside Demi Lovato | |
2008 | Played the lead role in the direct to DVD release "Another Cinderella Story"; also performed four songs for the soundtrack | |
2008 | Appeared in the Jonas Brothers' music video for "Burnin' Up" | |
2008 | Recorded a cover of "Cruella de Vil" for the "101 Dalmatians" DVD release and the album DisneyMania6 | |
2008 | Voiced the Mayor's daughters in "Horton Hears a Who!" | |
2007 | Cast in the lead role of Alex Russo on the Disney Channel's "Wizards of Waverly Place" | |
2007 | Joined the second season of Disney's "Hannah Montana" as Mikayla, a rival pop star to Miley Cyrus' Hannah | |
2006 | Appeared on an episode of "The Suite Life of Zack & Cody" (Disney Channel) | |
2006 | Played Emily Garcia in the movie "Brain Zapped" | |
2003 | Had a small role in the movie "Spy Kids 3D" | |
2002 | Made acting debut in "Barney & Friends" (PBS) as a singing and dancing sidekick | |
| Appeared in national commercials for Wal-Mart, Hasbro and T.G.I. Friday's | ||
| Began acting at age seven | ||