Selena Gomez

Actress and singer 'Selena Gomez' (qv) was born on July 22, 1992 in Grand Prairie, Texas. She is the daughter of 'Mandy Teefey' (qv) and Ricardo Gomez. Her mother is of part Italian ancestry, and her father is of Mexican descent. She was named after Tejano singer 'Selena' (qv), who died in 1995.Her first acting role was as "Gianna" in the popular '90s children's television show _Barney & Friends (1992)_ (qv), alongside 'Demi Lovato' (qv) from 2002-2004. Gomez also had roles in _Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over (2003)_ (qv), _Walker, Texas Ranger: Trial by Fire (2005)_ (qv), and _House Broken (2006)_ (qv).Gomez moved to Los Angeles, California when she booked the lead role of "Alex Russo" and rose to fame in the Disney Channel series _Wizards of Waverly Place (2007)_ (qv). She then starred in _Another Cinderella Story (2008)_ (qv) on ABC Family, had her first voice-role in the animated film _Horton Hears a Who! (2008)_ (qv), and co-starred with childhood friend, 'Demi Lovato' (qv), in _Princess Protection Program (2009)_ (qv).In 2009, Gomez released her first album with her band called "'Selena Gomez' (qv) & the Scene," which ranked #9 on the Billboard 200 album charts. Gomez later released two other albums with her band and starred in _Monte Carlo (2011)_ (qv), _Spring Breakers (2012)_ (qv), and _Hotel Transylvania (2012)_ (qv).In 2013, she released her first solo album "Stars Dance" and the lead single "Come & Get It" from the album, became Gomez's first top ten entry on the Billboard Hot 100 list. She starred in _Getaway (2013)_ (qv), _Rudderless (2014)_ (qv), and _Behaving Badly (2014)_ (qv).In 2015, she released her second solo album "Revival," which debuted #1 on the Billboard 200 list, and starred in _Hotel Transylvania 2 (2015)_ (qv), _The Fundamentals of Caring (2016)_ (qv), _In Dubious Battle (2016)_ (qv), and _Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising (2016)_ (qv).::Anonymous