Actress. Born Selena Marie Gomez on July 22, 1992, to Amanda Cornett and Ricardo Gomez in Grand Prairie, Texas. Her mother, commonly known as Mandy, gave birth to Gomez at the age of 16.
Selena began her career in show business in 2001 when she performed on the popular children's show Barney & Friends, as Gianna. Gomez was dropped from the series after two years in 2003. Over the next two years, Gomez auditioned for shows without much success. She landed a small role in the movie Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over in 2003 and a bit part as Julie on Walker, Texas Ranger: Trial by Fire in 2005. She also got a part as Emily Grace Garcia in the television show Brain Zapped in 2006, and even recorded a song for the show.
In 2006, Selena Gomez got her first major role when she guest starred as Gwen in The Suite Life of Zack and Cody on the Disney Channel. Also on the Disney Channel, Gomez played the role as the evil Mikayla in Hannah Montana.
Gomez landed her first starring role when the Disney Channel cast her as Alex Russo in the series Wizards of Waverly Place in 2007. The series has become a popular fixture on the channel.
The Next Miley Cyrus With a TV hit on her hands, Gomez's star-power draws her comparisons to reigning Disney princess Miley Cyrus. "I think it's an honor, it's a good compliment," Gomez tells the AP. In March, Cyrus ignites a reported feud with Gomez when she and her pal Mandy Jiroux mock Gomez and her friend Demi Lovato on YouTube. Both stars deny a feud, with Cyrus saying she's "super sorry" about the video.
The Miley vs. Selena plot thickens when Gomez is linked to Cyrus' ex, Nick Jonas of Jonas Brothers. Although Jonas' rep denies a romance, the stars share similar first kiss stories. "Well, she's an amazing girl, and anybody would be lucky to be dating her," Jonas says of Gomez.
While filming Ramona and Beezus in Vancouver, Gomez is photographed with Twilight hunk Taylor Lautner – who is also in town filming New Moon. The Wizards of Waverly Place star, 16, and the ripped cutie, 17, cuddle during dinner and a movie in the Canadian city. "He has been visiting her on the set and they've been hanging out in Vancouver," says a source close to Gomez.
Following the launch of her Kmart clothing line Dream Out Loud, Gomez returns to music, releasing A Year Without Rain – her sophomore effort with her band The Scene. "My influences, especially with this record, would be Cheryl Cole from the U.K and Katy Perry," she tells Access Hollywood. "The way that they carry themselves and their music styles were very inspiring for me so I kind of made my own version of that."
After playing coy about her romance with Justin Bieber, Gomez and the tween heartthrob are caught kissing during a Caribbean getaway in St. Lucia. "We just like to hang out. They shouldn't be stopping us from going out to dinner and things like that," Gomez told PEOPLE in December.
Awards
During her short career, Selena Gomez has already been nominated for several awards. She took home the Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Award for Favorite TV Actress for her role on the Wizards of Waverly Place. She won the Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a TV Movie, Miniseries or Special for Another Cinderella Story, and earned nominations for Best Performance in a TV Series for The Wizards of Waverly Place, and Best Performance in a Voice-Over Role for Horton Hears a Who.
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