Selena Marie Gomez (born July 22, 1992) is

an American singer, songwriter, actress, and

television producer.[1] After appearing on the
children's television series Barney &
Friends (2002–2004), she received wider
recognition for her portrayal of Alex
Russo on the Emmy Award-winning Disney
Channel television series Wizards of Waverly
Place, which aired from 2007 until 2012.
Gomez also starred in the films Another
Cinderella Story (2008), Princess Protection
Program (2009), Wizards of Waverly Place:
The Movie (2009), Ramona and
Beezus (2010), and Monte Carlo (2011).
Thereafter, she focused on more mature
roles in Spring
Breakers (2012), Getaway (2013), The
Fundamentals of Caring (2016), and The
Dead Don't Die (2019). She voices the
character of Mavis in the Hotel
Transylvania film franchise, and serves as an
executive producer of the Netflix television
drama series 13 Reasons Why (2017–
present) and the Netflix documentary
series Living Undocumented (2019).