Jennifer Hudsonborn 1981

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Actor

Popularity

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Famous

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.

Credits

PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie
PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie

2026

Adventure • Animation • Comedy • Family

as (voice)

0
1.2
Pierre the Pigeon-Hawk
Pierre the Pigeon-Hawk

2026

Adventure • Animation • Comedy • Family

as Ophelia the owl (voice)

0
0.5
The Lion King at the Hollywood Bowl
7.1
4.3
Diane Warren: Relentless
Diane Warren: Relentless

2025

Documentary • Music

as Self

0
0.4
92nd Annual Christmas in Rockefeller Center
92nd Annual Christmas in Rockefeller Center

2024

Music • TV Movie

as Self

0
0.2
Breathe
Breathe

2024

Action • Mystery • Science Fiction • Thriller

as Maya

5.7
4.9
Christmas at Graceland
Christmas at Graceland

2023

Music • TV Movie

as Self

5.5
0.3
Tell It Like a Woman
Tell It Like a Woman

2022

Action • Comedy • Drama

as Pepcy / Kim

4.2
0.8
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

2021

Documentary • Music

as Self

7
0.8
Respect
Respect

2021

Drama • History • Music

as Aretha Franklin

6.8
2.7
Monster
Monster

2021

Crime • Drama

as Mrs. Harmon

6.4
2.2
Roll Up Your Sleeves
Roll Up Your Sleeves

2021

Documentary • TV Movie

as Self

7.5
0.4
Baba Yaga
Baba Yaga

2021

Adventure • Animation • Fantasy

as Forest (voice)

0
0.3
Mariah Carey's Magical Christmas Special
Mariah Carey's Magical Christmas Special

2020

Family • Music

as Self

6.1
0.9
In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween Takeover
In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween Takeover

2020

Comedy • Documentary • Music • TV Movie

as Jennifer Hudson

7.1
0.7
The Disney Family Singalong - Volume II
The Disney Family Singalong - Volume II

2020

Family • Fantasy • Music

as Self

8.2
0.6
One World: Together at Home
One World: Together at Home

2020

Documentary • Music

as Self

7
0.7
Cats
Cats

2019

Comedy • Drama • Fantasy

as Grizabella

4
2.7
HOMECOMING: A film by Beyoncé
HOMECOMING: A film by Beyoncé

2019

Documentary • Music

as Self

8.1
0.8
Happy Hour with Olly Murs
0
0.2
Q85: A Musical Celebration for Quincy Jones
Q85: A Musical Celebration for Quincy Jones

2018

Documentary • Music • TV Movie

as Self

7
0.7
Always at The Carlyle
Always at The Carlyle

2018

Documentary

as Self (archive footage)

6.8
0.8
A Very Pentatonix Christmas
A Very Pentatonix Christmas

2017

Music • TV Movie

as Self

4.8
0.3
Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives
Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives

2017

Documentary • Music

as Self

6.5
0.7
Sandy Wexler
Sandy Wexler

2017

Comedy

as Courtney Clarke

5.5
1.8
Hairspray Live!
Hairspray Live!

2016

Comedy • Drama • Romance • TV Movie

as Motormouth Maybelle

7.4
0.8
Sing
Sing

2016

Animation • Comedy • Family • Music

as Young Nana (voice)

7.1
12.1
Confirmation
Confirmation

2016

Drama • History • TV Movie

as Angela Wright

6.9
1.4
Chi-Raq
Chi-Raq

2015

Comedy • Crime • Drama

as Irene

5.8
1.2
The Concert for Valor
The Concert for Valor

2014

Music • TV Movie

as Self - Performer

8.6
0.5
Lullaby
Lullaby

2014

Drama

as Nurse Carrie

6.1
1
And the Oscar Goes To...
And the Oscar Goes To...

2014

Documentary • TV Movie

as Self - Interviewee

7
0.8
Black Nativity
Black Nativity

2013

Drama • Music

as Naima

5
0.7
The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete
7.1
1.5
Call Me Crazy: A Five Film
Call Me Crazy: A Five Film

2013

Drama

as Maggie

7
0.9
Whitney Houston: We Will Always Love You
Whitney Houston: We Will Always Love You

2012

Documentary • Music

as Self

7.5
0.8
The Three Stooges
The Three Stooges

2012

Comedy

as Sister Rosemary

5.8
3.7
Always Whitney Houston
Always Whitney Houston

2012

Documentary • Music

as Self

9
0.3
Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade
Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade

2011

Music • TV Movie

as Self

5.5
0.2
VH1 Divas Celebrates Soul
0
0.1
Winnie Mandela
Winnie Mandela

2011

Drama

as Winnie Mandela

5.8
0.5
We Are the World 25 For Haiti
7
0.3
VH1 Divas 2009
VH1 Divas 2009

2009

Music • TV Movie

as Self

0
0.3
Winged Creatures
Winged Creatures

2009

Crime • Drama

as Kathy Archenault

5.9
1
Michael Jackson Memorial
Michael Jackson Memorial

2009

Documentary

as Self

8
0.5
DJ Juice: The King is Back Mixtape Blend DVD Vol. 70
6
0.4
The Secret Life of Bees
The Secret Life of Bees

2008

Adventure • Drama • Family

as Rosaleen Daise

7.5
2.3
Sex and the City
Sex and the City

2008

Comedy • Drama • Romance

as Louise, Carrie's assistant

6.6
7.2
Sesame Street: Elmo's Christmas Countdown
Sesame Street: Elmo's Christmas Countdown

2007

Comedy • Family • Fantasy • TV Movie

as Self

6.1
0.3
Dreamgirls
Dreamgirls

2006

Drama • Music

as Effie White

6.7
3.1

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