Portrait · Frank Sun / WikiPortraits / CC BY-SA 4.0 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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Connected people 01 The Purpose-Driven Life by Rick Warren Named in a 2021 Vogue profile; the exact physical edition was not identified.
Recorded with an attributable source 02 Cover source The Purpose-Driven Life: What on Earth Am I Here For? Rick Warren Gomez brought out the book during the interview and said she had read it three times.
Named item linked to an attributable source 01 car Song: That's What I Like by Bruno Mars · first Concert: Britney Spears · unexpected Artist: Patsy Cline Rapid-fire Vogue answers from 2017, not permanent rankings.
Recorded with an attributable source 01 dessert: Chocolate cake · texas Comfort: Her grandmother's food · favorite Candy: Twizzlers Direct 2017 Vogue answers; not an everyday diet.
Recorded with an attributable source 01 Pilates Gomez also described mixing Pilates, SoulCycle and yoga specifically while building stamina for the Revival Tour.
Recorded with an attributable source 02 Daily stamina work combining Pilates, SoulCycle and yoga A temporary concert-preparation routine, not a current weekly prescription.
Recorded with an attributable source 01 Not located in the reviewed sources Three diet searches and a challenge search through 2026-09-25 found tour-preparation food anecdotes and cooking-show material, but no reliable current everyday diet stated by Selena Gomez; no regimen is published.
Evidence review current to 2026-09-25 Not verified 01 Cleanser, Tatcha The Dewy Skin Cream and sunscreen Shown in a 2020 Vogue Beauty Secrets routine. The article also launched Rare Beauty, but the moisturizer and sunscreen steps are documented personal use, not inferred from brand ownership.
Recorded with an attributable source 02 Cover source The Dewy Skin Cream Tatcha Applied in her demonstrated 2020 Vogue skincare routine; treated as dated personal use.
Named item linked to an attributable source View image source 01 Rare Beauty Rare Eau de Parfum Gomez said in 2025 she had worn it for several months. This was a product-launch interview for the brand she founded, so the commercial relationship is explicit.
Recorded with an attributable source 02 Cover source Rare Eau de Parfum Rare Beauty She said she had personally worn it for several months; the founder and product-launch relationship is disclosed.
Named item linked to an attributable source View image source 01 Winnie · Daisy Gomez introduced Daisy as a new family member in 2020 and identified Winnie as her other dog; Vogue later documented her household with a Maltipoo.
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