Vanessa Hudgens
Hudgens in 2010, photo by kathclick/Bigstock.com
Birth Name: Vanessa Anne Hudgens
Place of Birth: Salinas, Monterey, California, United States
Date of Birth: December 14, 1988
Ethnicity:
*father – English, some Scottish, Irish, and German
*mother – Filipino, along with Spanish and Chinese
Vanessa Hudgens is an American actress and singer, also credited under her full name, Vanessa Anne Hudgens. Her roles include High School Musical, Bandslam, Sucker Punch, Machete Kills, and Dog Days. Her sister is actress Stella Hudgens.
Vanessa’s father, Gregory Hudgens, was of English, and some Scottish, Irish, and German, descent. He was also said to have Native American roots, although it is not clear if this Native American ancestry has been verified/documented. Vanessa’s mother, Gina (Guangco), is Filipino, and has Filipino, Spanish, and Chinese ancestry.
Vanessa does not speak Tagalog. She has stated that her mother tried to teach her the language when she was younger. Vanessa has also stated that she loves Filipino food and is proud to be a Filipina.
Vanessa is married to professional baseball player Cole Tucker.
Vanessa’s paternal grandfather was John Robert Hudgens (the son of Claude Bryan Hudgens and Elsie Simpson). John was born in Illinois, and was a trumpet player during the big band era. Claude was the son of Zachariah/Zack Hudgens and Carrie Fly. Elsie was the daughter of John A. Simpson and Elizer J. White.
Vanessa’s paternal grandmother is Bonnie Lee Karnes (the daughter of Dawsey Karnes and Freda Colene Pemberton). Bonnie was born in Missouri. Dawsey was the son of Charles Herman Karnes and Emma Jane Sloan. Freda was the daughter of William Riley Pemberton and Lucy Eva Sessions.
Sources: Genealogy of Vanessa Hudgens (focusing on her father’s side) – https://famouskin.com
Genealogy of Vanessa’s father (focusing on his father’s side) – https://hudgensillinois.com
Vanessa’s paternal grandfather, John Robert Hudgens, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Obituary of Vanessa’s paternal grandfather, John Robert Hudgens – https://www.newspapers.com
Genealogies of Vanessa’s paternal great-grandparents, Dawsey Karnes and Freda Colene Pemberton – https://www.findagrave.com
GUYS I JUST NOTICE I WAS FILIPINA BECAUSE MY DAD TOLD ME I WAS SHOCKED SO NOW IM FILIPINA LATINA
OMG! VANESSA AND ME HAVE ALMOST SAME RACE WE ARE BOTH FILIPINA,LATINA,SPANISH! IM MEXICAN,PERUVIAN,FILIPINA IM NOT NATIVE AMERICAN,CHINESE,IRISH, SO YA IM MEXICAN,FILIPINA AND IM PERUVIAN FROM MY MOMS SIDE SO IM LATINA FILIPINA
I TOTALLY LOOK LIKE VANESSA HUDGENS 100% BUT THE THING IS IM NOT INDIAN,CHINESE,FILIPINA,IRISH IM MEXICAN/PERUVIAN I DONT SPEAK SPANISH FLUENTLY BUT I DO SPEAK IT SOMTIMES BUT THE THING THAT ME AND VANESSA HAVE INCOMMON IS THAT WERE LATINA,SPANISH BECAUSE IF UR SPANISH UR LATIN SO YA AND EVERYTHING ELS INCOMMON
im like vanessa cuz i have like all those ethics in me. I have a lil more like swedish, danish, scottish,and i got some eskimo indian in me too.
yes she looks very native american: slanted cheek bones, dark skin dark hair. gorgeous ,<3