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Selena Marie Gomez born July 22, 1992 is an American actress, singer, and UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, best known for portraying Alex Russo in the Emmy Award-winning Disney Channel television series Wizards of Waverly Place. She subsequently ventured into feature films and has starred in the television movies Another Cinderella Story, Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie, and Princess Protection Program. She made her starring theatrical film debut in Ramona and Beezus.
Enhancing her repertoire into the music industry, Gomez is the lead singer and founder of the pop band Selena Gomez & the Scene, which has released two RIAA Gold certified studio albums, Kiss & Tell and A Year Without Rain. Gomez has also contributed to the soundtracks of Tinker Bell, Another Cinderella Story and Wizards of Waverly Place after signing a record deal with Hollywood Records.
Contents
* 1 Early life
* 2 Career
o 2.1 2007–present: Wizards of Waverly Place and acting
o 2.2 2009–present: Selena Gomez & the Scene
* 3 Other projects
o 3.1 Philanthropy
o 3.2 Entrepreneurship
* 4 Image
* 5 Filmography
* 6 Discography
o 6.1 Singles
o 6.2 Other songs
o 6.3 Music videos
* 7 Awards and nominations
* 8 References
* 9 External link
Early life
Gomez was born in Grand Prairie, Texa the daughter of former stage actress Mandy Teefey née Cornett and Ricardo Joel Gomezfather is Mexican American and her mother is of half Italian descent. Her birth parents divorced when she was five years old, and she was raised as an only child by her working mother 2006, Mandy remarried Brian Teefe She is named after Tejano singer Selena.In a 2009 interview with People, Gomez mentioned that she developed an early interest in acting from watching her mother prepare for and act in theater productions She earned a high school diploma through homeschooling in May 201
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