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Jennifer Hudson

Acting
Known For

43 Years Old

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.

Born

Chicago, Illinois, USA on 12th September 1981

All Credits

Late Night with Seth Meyers Image
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Image
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Image
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self
The Late Late Show with James Corden Image
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Self
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen Image
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
LIVE with Kelly and Mark Image
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest
Jimmy Kimmel Live! Image
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self
Sherri Image
Sherri
Self - Guest
The Graham Norton Show Image
The Graham Norton Show
Self
The View Image
The View
Self - Guest
The View Image
The View
Self
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno Image
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Project Runway Image
Project Runway
Self - Guest Judge
Golden Globe Awards Image
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter
The Ellen DeGeneres Show Image
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
American Idol Image
American Idol
Self - Musical Guest
American Idol Image
American Idol
Self
E! Live from the Red Carpet Image
E! Live from the Red Carpet
Self
The Voice Image
The Voice
Self - Coach
The Jonathan Ross Show Image
The Jonathan Ross Show
Self
The Voice Image
The Voice
Jennifer Hudson
The Jennifer Hudson Show Image
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Self - Host
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur Image
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
Mane (voice)
MTV Video Music Awards Image
MTV Video Music Awards
Self
The Oscars Image
The Oscars
Self
Empire Image
Empire
Michelle White
The Voice UK Image
The Voice UK
Self - Coach
The American Film Institute Salute to ... Image
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Self - Musical Guest
The Early Show Image
The Early Show
Self
Sing Image
Sing
Young Nana (voice)
Entertainment Tonight Image
Entertainment Tonight
Self
Smash Image
Smash
Veronica Moore
Sex and the City Image
Sex and the City
Louise, Carrie's assistant
Today Image
Today
Self
The Three Stooges Image
The Three Stooges
Sister Rosemary
The Lion King at the Hollywood Bowl Image
The Lion King at the Hollywood Bowl
Self
Breathe Image
Breathe
Maya
Dreamgirls Image
Dreamgirls
Effie White
The Grammys Image
The Grammys
Self
Hairspray Live! Image
Hairspray Live!
Motormouth Maybelle
Cats Image
Cats
Grizabella
Respect Image
Respect
Aretha Franklin
The Secret Life of Bees Image
The Secret Life of Bees
Rosaleen Daise
Monster Image
Monster
Mrs. Harmon
Forensic Justice Image
Forensic Justice
Self (archive footage)
Sandy Wexler Image
Sandy Wexler
Courtney Clarke
PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie Image
PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie
(voice)
Chi-Raq Image
Chi-Raq
Irene
Winged Creatures Image
Winged Creatures
Kathy Archenault
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony Image
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Self
HOMECOMING: A film by Beyoncé Image
HOMECOMING: A film by Beyoncé
Self
Mariah Carey's Magical Christmas Special Image
Mariah Carey's Magical Christmas Special
Self
Always at The Carlyle Image
Always at The Carlyle
Self (archive footage)
Confirmation Image
Confirmation
Angela Wright
And the Oscar Goes To... Image
And the Oscar Goes To...
Self - Interviewee
Black Nativity Image
Black Nativity
Naima
The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete Image
The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete
Gloria
Lullaby Image
Lullaby
Nurse Carrie
One World: Together at Home Image
One World: Together at Home
Self
Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives Image
Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives
Self
Tell It Like a Woman Image
Tell It Like a Woman
Pepcy / Kim
The Disney Family Singalong - Volume II Image
The Disney Family Singalong - Volume II
Self
Pierre the Pigeon-Hawk Image
Pierre the Pigeon-Hawk
Ophelia the owl (voice)
In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween Takeover Image
In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween Takeover
Jennifer Hudson
Happy Hour with Olly Murs Image
Happy Hour with Olly Murs
Self
Call Me Crazy: A Five Film Image
Call Me Crazy: A Five Film
Maggie
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DJ Juice: The King is Back Mixtape Blend DVD Vol. 70
Self (archive footage)
Roll Up Your Sleeves Image
Roll Up Your Sleeves
Self
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons" Image
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons"
Herself
Diane Warren: Relentless Image
Diane Warren: Relentless
Self
Q85: A Musical Celebration for Quincy Jones Image
Q85: A Musical Celebration for Quincy Jones
Self
Aretha! A Grammy Celebration for the Queen of Soul Image
Aretha! A Grammy Celebration for the Queen of Soul
Self
We Are the World 25 For Haiti Image
We Are the World 25 For Haiti
Self
Sesame Street: Elmo's Christmas Countdown Image
Sesame Street: Elmo's Christmas Countdown
Self
Winnie Mandela Image
Winnie Mandela
Winnie Mandela
Baba Yaga Image
Baba Yaga
Forest (voice)
The Concert for Valor Image
The Concert for Valor
Self - Performer
Whitney Houston: We Will Always Love You Image
Whitney Houston: We Will Always Love You
Self
Christmas at Graceland Image
Christmas at Graceland
Self
Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade Image
Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade
Self
Always Whitney Houston Image
Always Whitney Houston
Self
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American Music Awards 50th Anniversary Special
Self
Michael Jackson Memorial Image
Michael Jackson Memorial
Self
VH1 Divas 2009 Image
VH1 Divas 2009
Self
92nd Annual Christmas in Rockefeller Center Image
92nd Annual Christmas in Rockefeller Center
Self
Global Goal: Unite for Our Future | The Concert Image
Global Goal: Unite for Our Future | The Concert
Self
VH1 Divas Celebrates Soul Image
VH1 Divas Celebrates Soul
Self
A Very Pentatonix Christmas Image
A Very Pentatonix Christmas
Self
Josh Groban & Friends: Home for the Holidays Image
Josh Groban & Friends: Home for the Holidays
Self
Christmas with Andrea Bocelli & Friends: A Grammy Holiday Special Image
Christmas with Andrea Bocelli & Friends: A Grammy Holiday Special
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Jennifer Hudson: I'll Be Home for Christmas
Self