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Selena Gomez

Actor, singer, producer and entrepreneur

Born 1992

Selena Gomez is an American actor, singer, producer, director and entrepreneur whose career has moved from children's television into screen comedy and drama, pop music, production, beauty and mental-health advocacy. Born and raised in Grand Prairie, Texas, she first appeared as Gianna on Barney & Friends, made guest appearances on The Suite Life of Zack & Cody and Hannah Montana, and became internationally known as Alex Russo on Disney Channel's Wizards of Waverly Place. That period also included Princess Protection Program, Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie and Ramona and Beezus. Gomez recorded three albums with Selena Gomez & the Scene before building a solo catalogue around Stars Dance, Revival, Rare and the Spanish-language EP Revelación. Her adult screen choices widened from Spring Breakers to The Big Short, The Fundamentals of Caring, The Dead Don't Die and the Hotel Transylvania voice franchise. Behind the camera, she executive-produced 13 Reasons Why, the immigration docuseries Living Undocumented, The Broken Hearts Gallery and, from 2021, Only Murders in the Building, in which she also stars as Mabel Mora. The series brought her a lead-acting Emmy nomination and five Outstanding Comedy Series nominations as a producer through 2026. She played Jessi Del Monte in Jacques Audiard's Emilia Pérez, sharing the 2024 Cannes best-actress prize with the film's other three leads, and documented a six-year personal and professional period in Apple's Selena Gomez: My Mind & Me. Gomez returned to Alex Russo as a guest star and executive producer of Wizards Beyond Waverly Place; Disney later announced that she would direct the premiere of its 2026 concluding event, her directing debut. Her current screen slate also includes the London-set sixth season of Only Murders in the Building, scheduled for December 2026. In music, she and Benny Blanco released the collaborative album I Said I Love You First in 2025 before marrying that September. Gomez founded Rare Beauty and the Rare Impact Fund in 2020, linking the company to youth mental-health access, and has served as a UNICEF Ambassador since 2009.

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ConnectionBenny BlancoHusband and music collaborator on I Said I Love You First; they married on September 27, 2025.

ConnectionSteve MartinOnly Murders in the Building co-star and fellow executive producer since 2021.

ConnectionMartin ShortOnly Murders in the Building co-star and fellow executive producer since 2021.

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Mabel returns for a fifth Only Murders mystery
Selena Gomez reunited with Steve Martin and Martin Short as Mabel Mora for a new case that begins with doorman Lester's death and pulls the trio into New York's underworld.
9 Sept 2026Official Disney+ season guide
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Only Murders takes Mabel to London for season six
Disney announced a December 8 return in which Gomez again stars as Mabel Mora and executive-produces as the podcasting trio pursues the Cinda Canning case in London.
25 Aug 2026Official Disney+ first-look announcement
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Rare Beauty opens a second fragrance chapter
Rare Beginnings translated Gomez's idea of new romance into a pear, gardenia, jasmine and vanilla fragrance, with another accessibility-minded bottle design.
10 Aug 2026Direct ELLE interview and official product record
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Only Murders earns a fifth producing nomination
The Television Academy again nominated Only Murders in the Building for Outstanding Comedy Series, with Gomez listed among its executive producers.
14 Jul 2026Official Emmy nomination record
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Plans her directing debut with Alex Russo's final event
Disney announced that Gomez would direct the premiere episode of Wizards Beyond Waverly Place's four-part concluding event while returning as Alex Russo and executive producer.
2 Apr 2026Official Disney+ production announcement
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Music becomes part of a mental-wellbeing collection
Gomez released two Apple Music Sound Therapy collections using reworked instrumentals designed for mood and concentration, while discussing the Rare Impact Fund with Zane Lowe.
13 Nov 2025Official Apple Music interview
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Marries Benny Blanco in California
Gomez and Blanco announced their September 27 wedding with their own photographs, closing a relationship chapter that also produced a collaborative album.
28 Sept 2025Associated Press report of the couple's announcement
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I Said I Love You First turns a partnership into an album
The 14-track collaboration with Benny Blanco traced their relationship through pop songs including Scared of Loving You and Bluest Flame.
21 Mar 2025Official label announcement
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The Emilia Pérez leads share Cannes' actress prize
Gomez, Adriana Paz, Zoe Saldaña and Karla Sofía Gascón jointly received the festival's Best Actress award for Jacques Audiard's musical drama.
25 May 2024Official Cannes winners list
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Mabel returns for a fifth Only Murders mystery

Only Murders takes Mabel to London for season six

Rare Beauty opens a second fragrance chapter

Only Murders earns a fifth producing nomination

Plans her directing debut with Alex Russo's final event

Music becomes part of a mental-wellbeing collection

Marries Benny Blanco in California

I Said I Love You First turns a partnership into an album

The Emilia Pérez leads share Cannes' actress prize