Vanessa Anne Hudgens

She had played bit parts on a handful of TV series, but until High School Musical came along, Vanessa Anne Hudgens was just another pretty young actress. A hit in more than 100 countries, the HSM movies made Hudgens a bona fide star. She sang and danced on an international concert tour, got her own record deal, and found her image on merchandise ranging from posters and T-shirts to toys and video games.