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.
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. Her sister is actress Stella Hudgens.
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
Ugly as hell, and no she’s not just Asian, Native American, and white…. she looks part black. She looks almost identical to Sanaa Lathan who is black.
You are either stupid or a troll or both. She looks asian. Not black at all. She is mixed Caucasian and Filipina. What black do you see? And she is pretty as hell. You are a racist troll who thinks everyone is black.
LMAO you have some balls to say that to me. You’re the biggest troll and racist on this site. Hypocritical motherf_cker. Go play in traffic.
You are such a nasty, hateful, miserable troll. Go jump off a cliff.
Hmmm..how about we see a picture of how you look? You can’t attack someone for how they look without showing us how you look for us to sample. But that’s the Internet, every basement troll worldwide spends their day writing shit about people who actually have a life
Beautiful lady.
I would had never guest she was half Asian. She doesn’t have any Asian features.
A joke right?
She’s sexy. I want to have sex with her!
Dude, this isn’t a porn site… and she would probably be repulsed by you!
She looks Mestiza. I thought she was Mexican.
She has Spanish ancestry. She is euro-asian. She doesn’t look Mexican at all. She looks asain.