Plays: Gabriella Montez
Birthday: 14th Dec 1988
Star sign: Sagittarius

Also from California, Vanessa can sing, act AND dance. Her first album, simply titled V, sold a whopping 500,000 copies in America!

She loved science at school, and sang the Robbie Williams song Angels at her High School Musical audition. Vanessa has a little sister, Stella, who's also an actress.

Vanessa's favourite car is a Porsche Carerra GT and she's a fan of the singers Alicia Keys and Celine Dion.

"It's like magic when I get up on stage, once the song starts, I'm at home".

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