Selena Marie Gomez (born July 22, 1992) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and television producer. After appearing on the children's series Barney & Friends (2002–2004), she received wider recognition for her portrayal of Alex Russo on the Emmy Award-winning Disney Channel television series Wizards of Waverly Place, which aired from 2007 until 2012.
Gomez also starred in the films Another Cinderella Story (2008), Princess Protection Program (2009), Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie (2009), Ramona and Beezus (2010), and Monte Carlo (2011). Thereafter, she focused on more mature roles in Spring Breakers (2012), Getaway (2013), The Fundamentals of Caring (2016), and The Dead Don't Die (2019). She voices the character of Mavis in the Hotel Transylvania film franchise, and serves as an executive producer of the Netflix television drama series 13 Reasons Why (2017–present) and the Netflix documentary series Living Undocumented (2019).
Deadline’s Contenders Television Streaming Site Launches
deadline.comDeadline has launched the streaming site for its Contenders Television, which launched the TV awards season this weekend with 48 series and almost 150 panelists converging at the Paramount Theatre in Los Angeles to discuss their buzzworthy shows in front of a full house of industry voters.A total of 21 studios, networks and streamers participated in the extravaganza, sending A-list stars and creatives to discuss the paths of their projects.
Among the A-list attendees Saturday and Sunday were Samuel L. Jackson, Seth Rogen, Viola Davis, Christian Slater, Tiffany Haddish, Octavia Spencer, Patrick Stewart, Sam Elliott, Ben Stiller, Courteney Cox, Winona Ryder, Jared Leto, Mindy Kaling, Daniel Dae Kim, Seth Meyers, Selena Gomez, Martin Short, Michael Keaton, Tracy Oliver, Bob Odenkirk, Amber Ruffin, Barry Levinson, Laura Linney, Amy Poehler, Miles Teller, Rosario Dawson, Patricia Arquette, Ralph Macchio, Josh Brolin, Élodie Yung, Dulé Hill, Lily James, Park Hae-soo, Pamela Adlon, John C.
Reilly, Daveed Diggs, Adrienne Warren, Quinta Brunson and many more.Deadline Photo Studio At Contenders Television – Day 1: Ben Stiller, Amy Poehler, Selena Gomez, Jared Leto And MoreDeadline Photo Studio At Contenders Television – Day 2: Samuel L.
Jackson, Sydney Sweeney, Viola Davis, Winona Ryder And MoreNext up on the Contenders front: Deadline’s virtual Contenders Television: Documentary + Unscripted event on April 23.
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