
Jennifer Hudson
Born: 1981-09-12
Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois, USA
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

Sing

GOAT

Sex and the City

Breathe

Dreamgirls

The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas

Cats

The Three Stooges

Black Nativity

Winged Creatures

Baba Yaga

Winnie Mandela

PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie

Sandy Wexler

Respect

The Secret Life of Bees

The Lion King at the Hollywood Bowl

Mariah Carey's Magical Christmas Special

One World: Together at Home

Monster

Christmas at Graceland

HOMECOMING: A film by Beyoncé

Happy Hour with Olly Murs

Grace for the World

Chi-Raq

And the Oscar Goes To...

Elmo's Christmas Countdown

Pierre the Pigeon-Hawk

Lullaby

Call Me Crazy: A Five Film

Hairspray Live!

The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete

Diane Warren: Relentless

Tell It Like a Woman

Always Whitney Houston

Confirmation

VH1 Divas 2009

The Disney Family Singalong - Volume II

Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives

2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

Michael Jackson Memorial

The Concert for Valor

Roll Up Your Sleeves

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

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

92nd Annual Christmas in Rockefeller Center

Whitney Houston: We Will Always Love You

VH1 Divas Celebrates Soul

A Very Pentatonix Christmas

Q85: A Musical Celebration for Quincy Jones

Global Goal: Unite for Our Future | The Concert

Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade

Christmas with Andrea Bocelli & Friends: A Grammy Holiday Special

Aretha! A Grammy Celebration for the Queen of Soul
