Selena Gomez
Bust
34
Waist
24
Hip
34
Eyes
Dark Brown
Hair
Dark Brown
Shoes
7.5
Height
5 Feet, 4 ¾ Inches

Net worth $1.3 Billion

Birthday
July 22, 1992
Birthplace
Birth Sign

About

Selena Gomez is one of those rare performers who can charm viewers on screen, belt out a chart-topping hook, and still carve out time to build a business that gives back. The Texas-born singer-actor-producer first broke big on Disney’s Wizards of Waverly Place and has since grown into an Emmy-nominated executive producer and lead of Hulu’s whodunit comedy Only Murders in the Building, which is currently filming its fifth season in New York alongside Meryl Streep, Steve Martin, and Martin Short. Away from the camera she runs Rare Beauty—her fast-growing makeup line celebrated for inclusive shades—and co-founded Wondermind, a mental-health media platform. Professionally 2024-25 has been packed: she earned award buzz for Jacques Audiard’s musical crime drama Emilia Pérez, released the collaborative album I Said I Love You First with fiancé Benny Blanco, and continued to tease solo music on Instagram.

Before Fame

Selena Marie Gomez was born on July 22, 1992, in Grand Prairie, Texas, to former stage actress Mandy Teefey and Ricardo Gomez. Her parents separated when she was five, and money was tight, but her mother’s determination to finish high school while raising her fueled Selena’s own drive. At seven she landed her first professional gig on PBS’s Barney & Friends, where she spent two seasons learning lines, choreography, and on-set etiquette. Bit parts on shows like The Suite Life of Zack & Cody followed until Disney’s casting directors offered her the lead role of Alex Russo in Wizards of Waverly Place in 2007. By the time the series ended in 2012, she had already formed the pop-rock band Selena Gomez & The Scene and was touring arenas before she could legally drink.

Trivia

  • Named after a legend: Her parents chose “Selena” in honor of Tejano superstar Selena Quintanilla-Pérez.
  • Voice work: She voiced Dracula’s daughter Mavis across Sony’s hit Hotel Transylvania films.
  • Health advocate: A lupus diagnosis in 2013 led to a 2017 kidney transplant donated by friend Francia Raisa; since then she has spoken openly about chronic illness and mental health, even headlining a SXSW panel on the topic.
  • Culinary side quests: After four seasons of the quarantine-era HBO Max series Selena + Chef, she signed on for two Food Network shows that blend travel, home cooking, and guest chefs.
  • Social-media powerhouse: With more than 420 million Instagram followers, she is among the platform’s most-followed women.

Family Life

Selena credits her close-knit family for keeping her grounded. She shares Italian and Mexican heritage through her parents and has two younger half-sisters—Gracie Elliot Teefey and Victoria Gomez—whom she often dotes on during rare days off. Mother Mandy remains a producing partner on many projects, including 13 Reasons Why, while stepfather Brian Teefey helps guide her charitable ventures. Romantic headlines once linked Selena to Justin Bieber and The Weeknd; since late 2024 she has been engaged to producer-songwriter Benny Blanco, whose taco-themed proposal on a Hollywood soundstage went viral and inspired tracks on their joint album.

Associated With

From her earliest Disney Channel days she was surrounded by future stars—Demi Lovato was a Barney cast-mate, and Miley Cyrus appeared in crossover episodes of their respective series. Off-screen, Taylor Swift remains a famously supportive best friend; the pair often credit each other as creative sounding boards. In music she has collaborated with EDM titan Marshmello (“Wolves”), rapper A$AP Rocky (“Good for You”), Camilo (“999”), and Rema on the 2022 global smash “Calm Down.” On set she trades quips with comedy legends Steve Martin and Martin Short, while Season 3 of Only Murders added Hollywood icon Meryl Streep to the ensemble—an experience Selena calls “a career pinch-yourself moment” in recent interviews.

Selena Gomez’s path from child actor to multifaceted mogul shows that talent paired with tenacity—and a dash of Texas warmth—can resonate worldwide without losing its sense of purpose. Whether she’s filming a mystery, writing a love song, or championing mental-health awareness, she continues to evolve while inviting fans along for the ride.

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