Selena Gomez

Biography

Selena Marie Gomez (born July 22, 1992, Texas, United States) is a Native Hispanic/Latin American singer, actress, and producer. Regarded as a "triple threat" and one of the leading figures in pop culture, her accolades include a Cannes Film Festival Best Actress award, a Screen Actors Guild award, a Latin Grammy special award, 2 Grammy nominations, 9 Emmy nominations, 7 Golden Globe nominations and a BAFTA nomination. Gomez began her acting career on the children's television series Barney & Friends (2002–2004). In her teenage years, she rose to stardom for her lead role as Alex Russo in the Emmy winning Disney Channel television series Wizards of Waverly Place (2007–2012). Selena Gomez returned to television in 2021 on the Hulu/Disney+ comedy series Only Murders in the Building (2021–), alongside Steve Martin and Martin Short. Alongside her television career, Gomez appeared in the films Another Cinderella Story (2008), Princess Protection Program (2009), Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie (2009), Ramona and Beezus (2010), Monte Carlo (2011), Spring Breakers (2012), Getaway (2013), The Fundamentals of Caring (2016), The Dead Don't Die (2019), A Rainy Day in New York (2019) and Emilia Pérez (2024). She voiced the character Mavis in the Hotel Transylvania film franchise (2012–2022). Gomez executive produced the Netflix television series 13 Reasons Why (2017–2020), documentary Living Undocumented (2019), film The Broken Hearts Gallery (2020), HBO Max cooking series Selena + Chef (2020-) and the Hulu mystery-comedy series Only Murders in the Building. She has released three albums with her former band, Selena Gomez & the Scene, all of which reached the top ten of the US Billboard 200: Kiss & Tell (2009), A Year Without Rain (2010), and When the Sun Goes Down (2011). Additionally, Gomez's three solo studio albums—Stars Dance (2013), Revival (2015), and Rare (2020)—each debuted atop the Billboard 200. She also released the Spanish-language EP Revelación (2021), for which she received a nomination for the Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album. A number of Gomez's singles have charted inside the top ten of the US Billboard Hot 100, including "Come & Get It", "The Heart Wants What It Wants", "Good for You", "Same Old Love", "Hands to Myself", "We Don't Talk Anymore", "It Ain't Me", her first number-one song "Lose You to Love Me" and "Calm Down". The Guardian credited her with popularizing "whisper pop", a style of pop music characterized by soft, hushed and breathy vocals. Gomez has worked with many charitable organizations and serves as a UNICEF ambassador since age 17. She advocates for mental health, gender, racial, and LGBT equality, and has been a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador since 2009. She founded the cosmetic company Rare Beauty in 2020, valued at $2 billion in 2024, and the non-profit Rare Impact Fund. She has appeared in lists such as the Time 100 (2020, 2024), Forbes 30 Under 30 (2016, 2020), was named Billboard's Woman of the Year (2017), Latin Women of the Year (2025), and was made a member of the Order of Arts and Letters by the Government of France (2024). She is the most-followed woman on Instagram, and among the wealthiest musicians. Description above from the Wikipedia article Selena Gomez, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

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Adele One Night Only

Selenia (voice)

Arthur et la vengeance de Maltazard

Alex Russo

Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie

Selenia (voice)

Arthur 3: la guerre des deux mondes

Mary Santiago

Another Cinderella Story

Beezus Quimby

Ramona and Beezus

Carter Mason

Princess Protection Program

Mavis Dracula (voice)

Hotel Transylvania

Grace / Cordelia Winthrop Scott

Monte Carlo

Faith

Spring Breakers

V.I.P. Girl

Aftershock

The Kid

Getaway

Narrator - Sierra Leone (voice)

Girl Rising

Alex Russo

The Wizards Return: Alex vs. Alex

Jessi

Emilia Pérez

Kate Lucas

Rudderless

Nina Pennington

Behaving Badly

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Selena Gomez: My Mind & Me

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The Muppets - Studio DC - Almost Live

Mavis Dracula (voice)

Hotel Transylvania 2

Linda Ronstadt

Untitled Linda Ronstadt Biopic

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REVIVAL Event

Lisa London

In Dubious Battle

Herself

The Big Short

Narrator (voice)

Unity

Dot

The Fundamentals of Caring

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Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour - Live

Phi Lamda President

Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising

Violet

Prey

Mavis Dracula (voice)

Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation

Alex Russo​

Wizards on Deck with Hannah Montana

Helga (voice)

Horton Hears a Who!

Selena Gomez

The Muppets

Mavis Dracula (voice)

Puppy!: A Hotel Transylvania Short

Violet

Searching

Alex Russo

Wizards of Waverly Place: Wizard School

Chan Tyrell

A Rainy Day in New York

Zoe

The Dead Don't Die

Mavis (voice)

Hotel Transylvania: Transformania

Waterpark Girl

Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over

Julie

Walker, Texas Ranger: Trial by Fire

Girl

A Love Story

Gianna

Barney's Best Manners: Invitation to Fun

Betsy (voice)

Dolittle

Girl

Fifty Shades of Blue with Selena Gómez

Self - Host

Vax Live: The Concert to Reunite the World

Spiral

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LOUDER: The Soundtrack of Change

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Meet the Josh

Selena Gomez: Dreaming

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Making Emilia Pérez

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The Massacre

Self - Archive Footage

Drugs, Skate & Violence: Filmmaker Harmony Korine

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I Said I Love You First

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Vevo Extended Play - I Said I Love You First...

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Selena Gomez: Teen Superstar - Unauthorized Documentary

Selena Gomez: Jingle Bell Ball 2013