Jennifer Hudson
Jennifer Hudson
Biography
Jennifer Kate Hudson (born September 12, 1981), also known by her nickname J.Hud, is an American singer, actress, and talk show host. Hudson rose to fame in 2004 as a finalist on the third season of American Idol, placing seventh. She made her film debut as Effie White in the musical Dreamgirls (2006), for which she won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, becoming the youngest African-American to win in a competitive acting category. After signing to Arista Records, Hudson released her self-titled debut studio album in 2008, which was certified Gold in the US and the UK, and won the Grammy Award for Best R&B Album. Hudson's subsequent studio albums, I Remember Me (2011) and JHUD (2014), both charted within the top ten of the Billboard 200, with the former also being certified Gold in the US. Meanwhile, her other acting roles include the films Sex and the City (2008), The Secret Life of Bees (2008), Winnie Mandela (2011), Black Nativity (2013), Sing (2016), Cats (2019) and Respect (2021), the television shows Smash (2012), Empire (2015) and Confirmation (2016), and her Broadway debut with the musical The Color Purple. Hudson also contributed as a coach on the UK and the US version of The Voice from 2017 up to 2019, becoming the first female coach to win the former.
Known For
Actor
as Ophelia the owl (voice)
as Maya
as Self
as Mane (voice)
as Pepcy / Kim
as Self - Host
as Aretha Franklin
as Mrs. Harmon
as Self
as Forest (voice)
as Jennifer Hudson
as Self
as Grizabella
as Self
as Self
as Self (archive footage)
as Self
as Courtney Clarke
as Motormouth Maybelle
as Young Nana (voice)
as Angela Wright
as Irene
as Michelle White
as Self - Performer
as Nurse Carrie
as Self - Interviewee
as Self
as Naima
as Gloria
as Maggie
as Sister Rosemary
as Self
as Jennifer Hudson
as Self - Coach
as Veronica Moore
as Self
as Winnie Mandela
as Self
as Self - Coach
as Self
as Kathy Archenault
as Self
as Self (archive footage)
as Self - Guest
as Rosaleen Daise
as Louise, Carrie's assistant
as Self
as Effie White
as Self - Guest Judge
as Self
as Self
as Self
as Self - Musical Guest
as Self
as Self
as Self
as Self - Guest
as Self - Guest
as Self
as Self
as Self
as Self
as Self
Producer
as Executive Producer
as Executive Producer
as Executive Producer
Creator
as Creator