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
Hey Admin on the last post u said peeps from uk think that Asian is just Indian, pakistani and stuff. Thats is very true lol, theres loads of south asians here, its real cool though!
But then yet again my familly is from Brunei and wen i say my famillys asian..they are like WTF cos peeps in the country side dont see alot of south asians..wen ders loads of east asians in ma scool.
jessi u gotta be the dumbest person in the world. She isn’t even part black.
Hudgens isn’t her real surname
This chick is black plain and simple. She looks black and even more proof when Disney wants to do an “Urban” commerical towards blacks they use her. Hence she’s black.
Your surname doesn’t determine your heritage all the time.
“Omg, your surname is Smith? I thought you were Irish? Screw that, you’re nothing but English now.”
Paris Hilton is an example. Her surname is English, yet it comes from her Norwegian side.
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Families can adopt surnames. It’s not that unusual.
She’s Eurasian. <3 She should have learned Tagalog. It could have become really useful.