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).
Selena Gomez on Overcoming Criticism She Received as a Young Star
etonline.comSelena Gomez is thinking back on her childhood in the spotlight. In an interview with , Gomez, who's joined by her co-stars Steve Martin and Martin Short, shares how criticism as a child star propelled her into projects she loves.«I was exposed to people criticizing me as a child, and it was honestly unfair,» the 29-year-old actress, who rose to fame on Disney Channel's , says. «The older I got,» Gomez continues, «the more I realized that if I do something I really love, people watching will hopefully enjoy it.»Gomez's Disney Channel past came into the forefront earlier this month, when she said during the TCA Summer 2021 Tour, «I signed my life away to Disney at a very young age and I didn’t know what I was doing...
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