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 Says She Felt Pressure to be Overtly Sexual in Her Music Videos
etonline.comSelena Gomez is opening up about the pressure she's faced as a young woman in the entertainment industry. The 28-year-old singer covers the October issue of , and reveals how her star-turning role on affected her day-to-day life.«My personal life was out everywhere,» she recalls of her time on the wildly popular Disney Channel show, which ran from 2007 to 2012. «It felt very claustrophobic and… I felt very trapped.»Everything from her dating life to weight was fodder for the media, something Gomez says was «just unfair for someone to handle.»After came to an end, Gomez turned her focus to music, releasing in 2013 and in 2015.
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