Jennifer Hudson
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Jennifer Hudson

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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.

Films Featuring Jennifer Hudson

Dreamgirls

20066.7

Sex and the City

20086.5

The Secret Life of Bees

20087.5

2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

20214.0

Winged Creatures

20095.9

Winnie Mandela

20115.8

DJ Juice: The King is Back Mixtape Blend DVD Vol. 70

DJ Juice: The King is Back Mixtape Blend DVD Vol. 70

20096.0

The Three Stooges

20125.8

Always Whitney Houston

20129.0

Global Goal: Unite for Our Future | The Concert

2020

The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete

20137.2

Call Me Crazy: A Five Film

20137.0

Black Nativity

20135.2

And the Oscar Goes To...

20146.8

Lullaby

20146.2

Michael Jackson Memorial

20098.0

Christmas at Graceland

20235.5

Breathe

20245.6

Baba Yaga

2021

The Concert for Valor

20148.6

Diane Warren: Relentless

20255.4

Chi-Raq

20155.7

Whitney Houston: We Will Always Love You

20127.5

Confirmation

20166.9

The Lion King at the Hollywood Bowl

20257.3

Hairspray Live!

20167.3

Sandy Wexler

20175.5

VH1 Divas Celebrates Soul

2011

VH1 Divas 2009

2009

Jennifer Hudson: I'll Be Home for Christmas

Jennifer Hudson: I'll Be Home for Christmas

2009

Elmo's Christmas Countdown

20076.2

Sing

20167.1

A Very Pentatonix Christmas

20174.8

Monster

20216.4

Cats

20194.1

Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives

20176.7

Aretha! A Grammy Celebration for the Queen of Soul

20194.0

Respect

20216.8

HOMECOMING: A film by Beyoncé

20198.0

Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade

20116.0

Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons"

20196.6

Q85: A Musical Celebration for Quincy Jones

20187.0

The Disney Family Singalong - Volume II

20206.9

In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween Takeover

20207.1

Mariah Carey's Magical Christmas Special

20206.2

Happy Hour with Olly Murs

2018

Pierre the Pigeon-Hawk

2027

Roll Up Your Sleeves

20217.5

One World: Together at Home

20207.1

Tell It Like a Woman

20224.2

American Music Awards 50th Anniversary Special

American Music Awards 50th Anniversary Special

2024

92nd Annual Christmas in Rockefeller Center

202410.0

Josh Groban & Friends: Home for the Holidays

2024

Christmas with Andrea Bocelli & Friends: A Grammy Holiday Special

2024

PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie

20267.4

GOAT

20268.1

The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas

2006

Grace for the World

2025

2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

20254.8

AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Eddie Murphy

20265.3

The Making of 'Sex and the City'

Live from the Red Carpet: Sex and the City

2008