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