Jennifer Hudson
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
ActingBirthday
September 12, 1981Gender
FemaleKnown Movie Credits
50Place of birth
Chicago, Illinois, USAAlso known as
제니퍼 허드슨, Дженніфер ГадсонCast credits
Dreamgirls
Effie WhiteSex and the City
Louise, Carrie's assistantThe Secret Life of Bees
Rosaleen DaiseWinged Creatures
Kathy ArchenaultWinnie Mandela
Winnie MandelaThe Three Stooges
Sister RosemaryAlways Whitney Houston
SelfThe Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete
GloriaCall Me Crazy: A Five Film
MaggieBlack Nativity
NaimaConfirmation
Angela WrightMichael Jackson Memorial
SelfThe Concert for Valor
Self - PerformerLullaby
Nurse CarrieAnd the Oscar Goes To...
Self - IntervieweeChi-Raq
IreneHairspray Live!
Motormouth MaybelleSandy Wexler
Courtney ClarkeSesame Street: Elmo's Christmas Countdown
SelfSing
Young Nana (voice)