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).
Ruby Bridges Takes Over Selena Gomez’s Instagram, Shares Never Seen Before Footage From The Day She Integrated To An All-White School
etcanada.comRuby Bridges, the first Black child to desegregate the all-white William Frantz Elementary School in Louisiana in 1960, was the latest person to take over Selena Gomez’s Instagram to share her story.
Bridges, 65, was only 6-years-old when she made history attending an all-white school. Her mother and her had to escorted by four federal marshals so she could safely attend school on the first day.
In the days following, Bridges went on her own with only the federal marshals. RELATED: Selena Gomez Will Have Black Leaders Take Over Her Instagram To Highlight Important Causes Many parents pulled their children from the school as soon as a Black child started to attend and only one teacher would teach Bridges for the first year.
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