Jennifer Hudson
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
93
Gender
Female
Birthday
1981-09-12 (44 years old)
Place of Birth
Chicago, Illinois, USA
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
Late Night with Seth Meyers
The Graham Norton Show
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
The Late Late Show with James Corden
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Sherri
The Voice
Golden Globe Awards
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Project Runway
American Idol
American Idol
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
The View
The View
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
MTV Video Music Awards
Empire
The Jonathan Ross Show
Sing
Celebrity Family Feud
The Oscars
HOMECOMING: A film by Beyoncé
Smash
Today
Entertainment Tonight
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
The Voice
The Voice UK
Breathe
Dreamgirls
Sesame Street: Elmo's Christmas Countdown
Sex and the City
GOAT
The Secret Life of Bees
Winged Creatures
The Three Stooges
Mariah Carey's Magical Christmas Special
E! Live from the Red Carpet
The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
And the Oscar Goes To...
Chi-Raq
Black Nativity
The Early Show
The Disney Family Singalong - Volume II
Diane Warren: Relentless
The Lion King at the Hollywood Bowl
Respect
Lullaby
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie
Call Me Crazy: A Five Film
Sandy Wexler
Baba Yaga
Monster
Grace for the World
The Concert for Valor
Forensic Justice
92nd Annual Christmas in Rockefeller Center
Cats
Christmas with Andrea Bocelli & Friends: A Grammy Holiday Special
Michael Jackson Memorial
Pierre the Pigeon-Hawk
Christmas at Graceland
Q85: A Musical Celebration for Quincy Jones
One World: Together at Home
American Music Awards 50th Anniversary Special
VH1 Divas 2009
A Very Pentatonix Christmas
Roll Up Your Sleeves
Whitney Houston: We Will Always Love You
DJ Juice: The King is Back Mixtape Blend DVD Vol. 70
Tell It Like a Woman
Global Goal: Unite for Our Future | The Concert
The Grammys
Josh Groban & Friends: Home for the Holidays
Winnie Mandela
Confirmation
Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade
Happy Hour with Olly Murs
In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween Takeover
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons"
Hairspray Live!
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives
Always Whitney Houston
Jennifer Hudson: I'll Be Home for Christmas
Aretha! A Grammy Celebration for the Queen of Soul
VH1 Divas Celebrates Soul
