Jennifer Hudson

Acting · 1.9 popularity

Age

Movies

Born: September 12, 1981
From: 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.

Works

62 films

GOAT

20268.1

PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie

20267.0

Sing

20167.1

Sex and the City

20086.5

Mariah Carey's Magical Christmas Special

20206.2

Cats

20194.1

Dreamgirls

20066.7

The Three Stooges

20125.8

Respect

20216.8

The Secret Life of Bees

20087.5

The Lion King at the Hollywood Bowl

20257.3

Breathe

20245.6

AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Eddie Murphy

20266.0

Call Me Crazy: A Five Film

20137.0

Sandy Wexler

20175.5

One World: Together at Home

20207.1

Winged Creatures

20095.9

HOMECOMING: A film by Beyoncé

20198.0

Elmo's Christmas Countdown

20076.2

Monster

20216.4

2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

20254.8

Chi-Raq

20155.7

Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade

20116.0

Pierre the Pigeon-Hawk

2027

And the Oscar Goes To...

20146.8

The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete

20137.2

Winnie Mandela

20115.8

Confirmation

20166.9

Jennifer Hudson: I'll Be Home for Christmas

2009

The Disney Family Singalong - Volume II

20206.9

Tell It Like a Woman

20224.2

Lullaby

20146.2

Hairspray Live!

20167.3

Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives

20176.7

2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

20214.0

Baba Yaga

2021

Diane Warren: Relentless

20255.4

Michael Jackson Memorial

20098.0

Black Nativity

20135.2

Roll Up Your Sleeves

20217.5

The Concert for Valor

20148.6

Live from the Red Carpet: Sex and the City

2008

VH1 Divas 2009

2009

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

20207.1

Christmas at Graceland

20235.5

A Very Pentatonix Christmas

20174.8

Always Whitney Houston

20129.0

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

20196.6

The Making of 'Sex and the City'

2026

DJ Juice: The King is Back Mixtape Blend DVD Vol. 70

20096.0

Q85: A Musical Celebration for Quincy Jones

20187.0

American Music Awards 50th Anniversary Special

2024

VH1 Divas Celebrates Soul

2011

Global Goal: Unite for Our Future | The Concert

2020

Aretha! A Grammy Celebration for the Queen of Soul

20194.0

Whitney Houston: We Will Always Love You

20127.5

The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas

2006

Grace for the World

2025

Happy Hour with Olly Murs

2018

92nd Annual Christmas in Rockefeller Center

202410.0

Christmas with Andrea Bocelli & Friends: A Grammy Holiday Special

2024

Josh Groban & Friends: Home for the Holidays

2024