Title: Selena Gomez
Content:  Gomez first gained an interest in pursuing a career in entertainment watching her mother prepare for stage productions. She began auditioning for various roles and met Demi Lovato during an audition for Barney & Friends. Both Gomez and Lovato were later selected to appear on the series in 2002, with Gomez portraying the character Gianna. The show was her first acting gig. Gomez recalled of the experience, "I was very shy when I was little [...] I didn't know what 'camera right' was. I didn't know what blocking was. I learned everything from Barney." Gomez appeared in thirteen episodes of the show between 2002 and 2004; the show's producers released her as she was "too old" for the series. While working on Barney & Friends, Gomez had a cameo role in the film Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over (2003) and the made-for-television film Walker, Texas Ranger: Trial by Fire (2005). She guest starred in a 2006 episode of the Disney Channel series The Suite Life of Zack & Cody.
Title: Barney &amp; Friends
Content: Danielle Vega: played Kim from Season 3 to Season 6 ; Demi Lovato: played Angela from Season 7 to Season 8 ; Selena Gomez: played Gianna from Season 7 to Season 8 ; Debby Ryan: played Debby in Season 10 ; Madison Pettis: played Bridget in Season 10 Throughout the series' run, over 100 children have appeared in the series, with most of them from the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex. Only a small portion of these actors have made notable appearances in media since their roles, including:
Title: Selena Gomez
Content:  Selena Marie Gomez (born July 22, 1992) is an American singer, actress, and producer. Born and raised in Texas, Gomez began her acting career on the children's television series Barney & Friends (2002–2004). In her teenage years, she rose to prominence for her lead role as Alex Russo in the Disney Channel television series Wizards of Waverly Place (2007–2012). Alongside her television career, Gomez appeared in the films Another Cinderella Story (2008), Princess Protection Program (2009), Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie (2009), Ramona and Beezus (2010), Monte Carlo (2011), Spring Breakers (2012), Getaway (2013), The Fundamentals of Caring (2016), The 
Title: Barney Gumble
Content:  Barnard Arnold "Barney" Gumble is a recurring character in the American animated TV series The Simpsons. He is voiced by Dan Castellaneta and first appeared in the series premiere episode "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire". Barney is the town drunk of Springfield and one of Homer Simpson's friends. His loud belches and desperation for alcohol serve as frequent sources of humor on the show, though Barney sobered up in the Season 11 episode "Days of Wine and D'oh'ses". Barney was inspired by the cartoon character Barney Rubble from The Flintstones and by several barflies from other television programs. In 2004, Castellaneta won an Emmy Award for voicing various characters, including Barney. Barney can be seen in The Simpsons opening credits since 2009, passed out under a pile of leaves (but still holding his beloved bottle of Duff Beer) and being awoken by Bart Simpson skateboarding over his stomach, causing him to let out his trademark belch.
Title: List of awards and nominations received by Selena Gomez
Content:  For a list of awards and nominations received by Selena Gomez & The Scene, see Selena Gomez & the Scene awards and nominations American singer and actress Selena Gomez has received many awards and nominations throughout her career. Gomez began her acting career by appearing on the children's television series Barney & Friends (2002–2004). She received wider recognition for her role as Alex Russo on the Emmy Award-winning Disney Channel television series Wizards of Waverly Place (2007–2012), for which she won an ALMA Awards, a Gracie Award, an Imagen Award, three Teen Choice Awards and was nominated three times at the 
Title: Selena Gomez videography
Content:  the lead single "The Heart Wants What It Wants". Gomez then released her second solo studio album, Revival (2015), which produced music videos for the songs "Good for You", "Same Old Love", "Hands to Myself", and "Kill Em with Kindness". Gomez's third solo studio album, Rare (2020), produced music videos for the songs "Lose You to Love Me", "Look at Her Now", "Rare", "Dance Again", and "Boyfriend". Gomez made her television debut in the children's television series Barney & Friends (2002–2004). From 2007 to 2012, Gomez starred in the Disney Channel television series Wizards of Waverly Place as Alex Russo. Gomez's acting credits include starring roles 
Title: Kiss &amp; Tell (Selena Gomez &amp; the Scene album)
Content:  Gomez became heavily involved with the Disney Channel in 2007, starring in her own sitcom and making various appearances on soundtracks. Gomez also contributed multiple songs to the soundtrack for her film Another Cinderella Story (2008), one of which was released as a promotional single. In July 2008, Gomez announced that she had signed a recording contract with Hollywood Records, who most notably had signed other Disney acts such as Miley Cyrus and Demi Lovato. She revealed to MTV News that she hoped to start a band as opposed to having a solo career. Gomez held auditions to find members for the band in Burbank, California. Greg Garman was 
Title: Barney Gumble
Content:  Barney Gumble is voiced by Dan Castellaneta. Early on in the show, Castellaneta discovered that it was not easy for him to do Barney's trademark belch every time a script called for it, so he identified his best belch and told the producers to make that the standard, the belch also appears on an episode of The Pitts. Castellaneta has voiced Barney every time he has appeared in the series, with the exception of the episode "Homer's Barbershop Quartet", in which some of Barney's singing is provided by a member of The Dapper Dans, who recorded lines for all four members of the Be Sharps. Their recordings were intermixed with the cast's, often with a cast member singing the melody and the Dapper Dans providing backup.
Title: Anita Barone
Content:  Barone was born in St. Louis, Missouri. She earned her BFA from the University of Detroit Mercy, followed by an MFA from Wayne State University, where she was taught by director/professor Robert T. Hazzard. Barone appeared in the fourth-season Seinfeld episode "The Shoes" as Gail Cunningham, a chef who wants Elaine Benes' shoes. In the early 1990s, she was a regular cast member of Carol & Company with actress Carol Burnett. Barone also played Carol Willick, Ross Geller's ex-wife, in the character's first appearance in Friends. She left the show as she wanted to pursue a more full-time role and was replaced by Jane Sibbett. She starred on The Jeff Foxworthy Show for the first season (1995–1996) and in The War at Home from 2005 
Title: Selena Gomez
Content:  Gomez was given a recurring role on the Disney Channel series Hannah Montana in 2007 as the pop star Mikayla. During this time, Gomez filmed pilot episodes for two potential Disney Channel series; the first was a Suite Life spin-off titled Arwin!, and the second was a Lizzie McGuire spin-off titled Stevie Sanchez. She later auditioned for a role in the network's series Wizards of Waverly Place, ultimately winning the lead role of Alex Russo. Gomez and her mother subsequently moved to Los Angeles; Lovato and her family also moved to Los Angeles, hoping to achieve similar success to Gomez. Wizards of 

Question: who was selena gomez in barney and friends?
Answer: Gianna.