Selena Gomez

Selena Marie Gomez born July 22 1992 Texas United States is an American singer actress and producer Regarded as a triple threat and one of the leading figures in pop culture her accolades include a Cannes Film Festival Best Actress award a Screen Actors Guild award an honorary Latin Grammy award 3 Grammy nominations 10 Emmy nominations 7 Golden Globe nominations and a BAFTA nomination Gomez began her acting career on the childrens television series Barney Friends 20022004 In her teenage years she rose to stardom for her lead role as Alex Russo in the Emmy winning Disney Channel television series Wizards of Waverly Place 20072012 She then returned to television in 2021 on the HuluDisney comedy series Only Murders in the Building 2021 alongside fellow stars and executive producers Steve Martin and Martin Short for which she became the most nominated Latina producer in Emmys history Alongside her television career Gomez appeared in the films Another Cinderella Story 2008 Princess Protection Program 2009 Wizards of Waverly Place The Movie 2009 Ramona and Beezus 2010 Monte Carlo 2011 Spring Breakers 2012 Getaway 2013 The Fundamentals of Caring 2016 The Dead Dont Die 2019 A Rainy Day in New York 2019 and Emilia Pérez 2024 She voices the character Mavis in the Hotel Transylvania film franchise 2012 Gomez executive produced the Netflix television series 13 Reasons Why 20172020 which received an honorary Emmy award for its social impact She has released three albums with her former band Selena Gomez the Scene all of which reached the top ten of the US Billboard 200 Kiss Tell 2009 A Year Without Rain 2010 and When the Sun Goes Down 2011 Additionally Gomezs three solo studio albumsStars Dance 2013 Revival 2015 and Rare 2020each debuted atop the Billboard 200 She also released the Spanishlanguage EP Revelación 2021 for which she received a nomination for the Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album A number of Gomezs singles have charted inside the top ten of the US Billboard Hot 100 including Come Get It The Heart Wants What It Wants Good for You Same Old Love Hands to Myself We Dont Talk Anymore It Aint Me her first numberone song Lose You to Love Me and Calm Down The Guardian credited her with popularizing whisper pop a style of pop music characterized by soft hushed and breathy vocals Gomez has worked with many charitable organizations and serves as a UNICEF ambassador since age 17 She advocates for mental health gender racial and LGBT equality She founded the cosmetic company Rare Beauty in 2020 valued at 2 billion in 2024 and the nonprofit organization Rare Impact Fund She has appeared in lists such as the Time 100 2020 2024 Forbes 30 Under 30 2016 2020 was named Billboards Woman of the Year 2017 Latin Woman of the Year 2025 and was made a member of the Order of Arts and Letters by the Government of France 2024 She is the mostfollowed woman on Instagram and among the wealthiest musicians Description above from the Wikipedia article Selena Gomez licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia