Jennifer Hudson
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
96
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
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Golden Globe Awards
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
The Graham Norton Show
The View
The View
The Jennifer Hudson Show
The Late Late Show with James Corden
GOAT
Project Runway
The Voice
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Sherri
Empire
MTV Video Music Awards
American Idol
American Idol
American Idol
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
The Oscars
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
The Jonathan Ross Show
Celebrity Family Feud
Sing
Smash
Dreamgirls
Sex and the City
Live from E!
The Voice
The Voice UK
Entertainment Tonight
Today
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Winged Creatures
Baba Yaga
One World: Together at Home
Winnie Mandela
PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie
The Three Stooges
Black Nativity
VH1 Divas 2009
Elmo's Christmas Countdown
The Early Show
Cats
Breathe
The Secret Life of Bees
Sandy Wexler
Chi-Raq
Respect
Monster
Forensic Justice
HOMECOMING: A film by Beyoncé
The Lion King at the Hollywood Bowl
Confirmation
The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete
The Grammys
Hairspray Live!
And the Oscar Goes To...
Pierre the Pigeon-Hawk
Lullaby
Call Me Crazy: A Five Film
2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Diane Warren: Relentless
Tell It Like a Woman
Mariah Carey's Magical Christmas Special
The Concert for Valor
Roll Up Your Sleeves
The Disney Family Singalong - Volume II
Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween Takeover
Michael Jackson Memorial
DJ Juice: The King is Back Mixtape Blend DVD Vol. 70
Whitney Houston: We Will Always Love You
92nd Annual Christmas in Rockefeller Center
American Music Awards 50th Anniversary Special
Christmas at Graceland
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons"
Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade
Q85: A Musical Celebration for Quincy Jones
Always Whitney Houston
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
A Very Pentatonix Christmas
Global Goal: Unite for Our Future | The Concert
Aretha! A Grammy Celebration for the Queen of Soul
VH1 Divas Celebrates Soul
Josh Groban & Friends: Home for the Holidays
Grace for the World
Jennifer Hudson: I'll Be Home for Christmas
Christmas with Andrea Bocelli & Friends: A Grammy Holiday Special
Happy Hour with Olly Murs
