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Jennifer Hudson

Actress / Musician / Singer-songwriter / Spokesperson / Artist / Film Actress / Voice Actress | * 09/12/1981 (43) | Chicago, Illinois (United States of America (USA))
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Jennifer Kate Hudson (born September 12, 1981), also known by her nickname J.Hud, is an American Singer and actress. Having received numerous accolades for her work in music, film, television, and theater, Hudson became the youngest woman and third African-American recipient of all four major American entertainment awards: Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony (EGOT) in 2022. She was inducted into the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2013, and Time named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2020. Hudson rose to fame in 2004 as a finalist on the third season of the reality series American Idol, wherein she placed seventh. She signed with Arista Records to release her self-titled debut studio album (2008), which peaked at number two on the Billboard 200 and won Best R&B Album at the 51st Annual Grammy Awards. Her second and third studio albums, I Remember Me (2011) and JHUD (2014), both peaked within the top ten of the Billboard 200; the latter was released by RCA Records. She signed with Interscope to release her fourth and first Christmas album, The Gift of Love (2024), her first solo project in a decade. She made her film... ()
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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.

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Music | Comedies

Known for these Movies & Shows

The rise of Aretha Franklin’s career from a child singing in her father’s church’s choir to her international superstardom. ...

Respect

PG-13

2021 | 3.4/5 | 2h 25min
Drama, Music, History
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A New York writer on sex and love is finally getting married to her Mr. Big. But her three best girlfriends must console her after one of them inadvertently leads Mr. Big to jilt her. ...

Sex and the City

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2008 | 3.3/5 | 2h 25min
Comedy, Drama, Romance / Love
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A trio of female soul singers cross over to the pop charts in the early 1960s, facing their own personal struggles along the way. ...

Dreamgirls

PG-13

2006 | 3.4/5 | 2h 14min
Drama, Music
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Set in South Carolina in 1964, this is the tale of Lily Owens a 14 year-old girl who is haunted by the memory of her late mother. To escape her lonely life and troubled relationship with her father, L ...

The Secret Life of Bees

PG-13

2008 | 3.7/5 | 1h 54min
Kids & Family, Adventure, Drama
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Awards & Nominations for Jennifer Hudson

Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress BET Award for Best New Artist Soul Train Music Award for Sammy Davis Jr. – Entertainer of the Year NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture BET Award for Best Actor Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Supporting Actress Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture Satellite Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role Grammy Award for Best R&B Album NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Duo or Group NAACP Image Award for Outstanding New Artist 2x NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Album NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Music Video Star On Hollywood Walk of Fame Daytime Emmy Awards Tony Award for Best Musical NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress Satellite Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Acting Ensemble Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Supporting Actress Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role 2x NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture MTV Movie Award for Best Actor in a Movie BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture BET Award for Best New Artist 2x BET Award for Best Actor Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance Grammy Award for Best R&B Album 2x NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Female Artist NAACP Image Award for Outstanding New Artist 2x NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Album NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Song NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Duo or Group 2x NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Music Video BET Her Award NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture
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Movies with Jennifer Hudson as Actress(42)

2024 Diane Warren: Relentless
as Maya2024 Breathe
as Ophelia the owl (voice)2023 Pierre The Pigeon-Hawk
as Pepcy / Kim2022 Tell It Like a Woman
as Mrs. Harmon2021 Monster
as Aretha Franklin2021 Respect
as Forest (voice)2021 Baba Yaga
as herself2021 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
as herself2020 One World: Together at Home
as herself2020 In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween Takeover
as herself2020 Mariah Carey's Magical Christmas Special
as herself2020 The Disney Family Singalong - Volume II
as herself2019 Aretha! A Grammy Celebration for the Queen of Soul
as Grizabella2019 Cats
as herself2019 Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons"
as herself2019 Homecoming: A Film by Beyoncé
2018 Q85: A Musical Celebration for Quincy Jones
as herself2017 Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives
as Courtney Clarke2017 Sandy Wexler
as herself2017 A Very Pentatonix Christmas
as Young Nana (voice)2016 Sing
as Angela Wright2016 Confirmation
as Motormouth Maybelle2016 Hairspray Live!
as Irene2015 Chi-Raq
as Herself - Performer2014 The Concert for Valor
as Self - Interviewee2014 And the Oscar Goes To...
as Nurse Carrie2014 Lullaby
as Naima2013 Black Nativity
as Maggie2013 Call Me Crazy: A Five Film
as Gloria2013 The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete
as herself2012 Whitney Houston - We Will Always Love You
as herself2012 Always Whitney Houston
as Sister Rosemary2012 The Three Stooges
2011 Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade
as Winnie Mandela2011 Winnie Mandela
as herself2009 Michael Jackson Memorial
as Kathy Archenault2008 Winged Creatures
as Rosaleen Daise2008 The Secret Life of Bees
as Louise, Carrie's assistant2008 Sex and the City
as The Thrush2007 Killers Kill, Dead Men Die
as herself2007 Sesame Street: Elmo's Christmas Countdown
as Effie White2006 Dreamgirls

TV Shows/Series with Jennifer Hudson as Actress(26)

as Mane (voice)2023 Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
as Self - Host2022 The Jennifer Hudson Show
as herself2015 The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as herself2015 The Late Late Show with James Corden
as Michelle White2015 Empire
as herself2014 Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Veronica Moore2012 Smash
as Herself - Coach2012 The Voice UK
as herself2012 The Voice
as herself2011 The Jonathan Ross Show
as Coach2011 The Voice
as herself2007 The Graham Norton Show
as Self - Guest Judge2004 Project Runway
2003 Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as herself2003 The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as herself2002 E! Live from the Red Carpet
as herself2002 American Idol
as Self - Musical Guest2002 American Idol
as herself1999 The Early Show
as herself1997 The View
as Self - Guest1997 The View
1992 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1988 LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self - Guest1988 LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as herself??? Today

Movies with Jennifer Hudson as Crew(2)

Production/Executive Producer2021 Respect
Production/Executive Producer2021 Baba Yaga

TV Shows/Series with Jennifer Hudson as Crew(1)

Production/Executive Producer2022 The Jennifer Hudson Show

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Full Name: Jennifer Hudson
Born: Saturday, 09/12 1981 (September) in Chicago, Illinois (United States of America (USA)) (current age: 43 years + 130 days)
Zodiac sign: Virgo (Chinese zodiac sign: Rooster)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: Dunbar Vocational High School, Langston University
Record Label: Arista Records, J Records, Jive Records, RCA Records
Other names for Jennifer Hudson (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"제니퍼 허드슨"
"Jennifer Kate Hudson"
Jennifer Hudson frequently works together with these people:
John Legend (19x, Actor)
Emily Blunt (15x, Actress)
Mariah Carey (14x, Actress)
LeAnn Rimes (13x, Actress)
Anne Hathaway (12x, Actress)
Mark Wahlberg (12x, Actor)
Cate Blanchett (12x, Actress)
Samuel L. Jackson (12x, Actor)
Tyra Banks (12x, Actress)
Hugh Jackman (11x, Actor)
Michael Douglas (11x, Actor)
Alicia Keys (8x, Actress)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:13674, Added: 05/06/2018, Last updated: 01/16/2025