danielle campbell as josie montez

relationships: troy bolton -- strangers to friends to lovers, gabriella -- sisters (josie's adopted), chad -- friends, zeke -- friends, taylor -- friends, kelsie -- friends

age: 16 almost 17

background: she loves to sing, she loves the rain (especially when she can dance in it and it's a good time to read), she loves to draw and paint, and her favorite flowers are daisies and sunflowers

quote: "i'm not like you, troy"