Selena Gomez

Selena Marie Gomez is an American actress, singer, producer, and businesswoman, who is best known for her recurring role as Gianna in the children's television series . She is also well-known for her various film roles, such as portraying Waterpark Girl in (her debut role), Mary Santiago in , Beezus Quimby in (based on 's ), and Madison in . Additionally, she is known for voicing Helga McDodd in Blue Sky's 2008 adaptation of , Mavis Dracula in ' , and Betsy the giraffe in Universal Pictures' 2020 film . She currently hosts the cooking show .
For Disney, she portrayed Alex Russo in the Disney Channel series Wizards of Waverly Place - a role she reprised in it's spin-off/revival series - Gwen in an episode of The Suite Life of Zack & Cody, and Mikayla in some episodes of Hannah Montana. She also appeared as herself in an episode of Sonny with a Chance and its spin-off So Random!, as well as guest-starred in Episode 1 of the reality series PrankStars. Additionally, she was mentioned in the Stuck in the Middle episode "Stuck in the Harley Car" and in the MECH-X4 episodes "Let's Call It Mech-X4!" and "Let's Go Clubbing!". She also performed the theme song of Shake It Up, made a cameo as herself in The Muppets, and performed the end credits song for Tinker Bell. She currently stars as Mabel Mora in the Hulu series Only Murders in the Building, in which she also serves as an executive producer.
Gomez is also mentioned and makes a visual cameo in the Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur episode "The Beyonder". Gomez is also mentioned in the Wizards Beyond Waverly Place episode "Saved by the Spell", meaning that she and her character Alex Russo are two different people in that show's universe.
==Filmography==
===Films===
Year	Film 	Role 	Notes
2009	Princess Protection Program 	Carter Mason	Lead role
2009	Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie	Alex Russo 	Lead role
2011	The Muppets 	Herself 	Cameo
===Television===
Year 	Title 	Role 	Notes
2006 	The Suite Life of Zack & Cody 	Gwen 	Episode: "A Midsummer's Nightmare"
2007 	What's Stevie Thinking? 	Stevie 	Unaired Pilot
2007–2008 	Hannah Montana 	Mikayla 	3 episodes
2007–2012 	Wizards of Waverly Place 	Alex Russo 	Lead Role; 106 episodes
2008 	Jonas Brothers: Living the Dream 	Herself 	Episode: "Hello Hollywood"
2008 	Disney Channel Games 	Herself/Contestant 	5 episodes
2008 	Studio DC: Almost Live 	Herself 	Episode: "The Second Show"
2009 	The Suite Life on Deck 	Alex Russo 	Episode: "Double Crossed"
2009 	Sonny with a Chance 	Herself 	Episode: "Battle of the Networks' Stars"
2011 	So Random! 	Herself 	Episode: "Selena Gomez"
2011 	PrankStars 	Herself 	Episode: "Something to Chew On"
2013 	The Wizards Return: Alex vs. Alex	Alex Russo/Evil Alex	Made-for-television episode
2021–present	Only Murders in the Building 	Mabel Mora 	Lead role; also executive producer
==Roles==
Normal 42.jpg|Gwen(The Suite Life of Zack & Cody)
Mikayla.jpg|Mikayla(Hannah Montana)
Carter mason.jpg|Carter Mason(Princess Protection Program)
Alex-image10.jpg|Alex Russo(Wizards of Waverly Place franchise and The Suite Life on Deck)
Evil Alex.png|Evil Alex(The Wizards Return: Alex vs. Alex)
Mabel Mora.jpg|Mabel Mora(Only Murders in the Building)
==Gallery==
Unknown.jpeg|Gomez at the 2010 Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade.
Selena Gomez 53rd Grammys.jpg|Gomez arriving at the 53rd annual Grammy Awards in February 2011.
Selena Gomez performs Teen Choice Awards11.jpg|Gomez performing onstage at the 2011 Teen Choice Awards.
Selena Gomez TIFF12.jpg|Gomez attending the 2012 Toronto International Film Fest.
Selena Gomez RDMA.jpg|Gomez attending the 2013 Radio Disney Music Awards.
Selena Gomez Nick KCA13.jpg|Gomez accepting her "Favorite Television Actress" at the 2013 Kids' Choice Awards.
Selena Gomez tonight Jimmy Fallon.jpg|Gomez visiting in October 2015.
Selena Gomez 58th Grammys.jpg|Gomez arriving at the 58th annual Grammy Awards in February 2016.
Selena-gomez-amas-3.jpg|Gomez attending the 2017 American Music Awards.
Selena Gomez 72nd Cannes Fest.jpg|Gomez attending the 72nd annual Cannes Film Fest in May 2019.
Selenagomez-daily 2810429.jpg|Gomez and her sister Gracie at the 2023 Golden Globes.
Selenagomez-daily 283829.jpg|Gomez and Jenna Ortega at the 2023 Golden Globes afterparty.
Selenagomez-daily 282929.jpg|Gomez at the 2023 Academy Museum Gala.
==Trivia==
*Gomez was best friends with fellow Disney star Demi Lovato. The pair first met in 2002 when they were cast on the children's show , but on September 29, 2015, Lovato confirmed that they were no longer friends.
*In the 2016 animated film Zootopia, her name is parodied as "Hyena Gomez" on Judy's music player.
*She is one of the few Disney Channel alumni to top the Billboard Hot 100, along with Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, Justin Timberlake, Miley Cyrus, the Jonas Brothers, Olivia Rodrigo, and Sabrina Carpenter.
==References==
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*Official website
*Snapchat
*MySpace account
*Selena Gomez Wiki
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