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Aliases: 제니퍼 허드슨

Gender: Female

Place of birth: Chicago, Illinois, USA

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Movie Involvements: 38

TV Involvements: 15


Most Famous Work

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.

Most Famous Work

American Idol
Average
5

American Idol

(2002) Self - Musical Guest
The Voice
Average
6

The Voice

(2011) Self - Coach
Project Runway
Average
6

Project Runway

(2004) Self - Guest Judge
Breathe
Average
6

Breathe

(2024) Maya
The Voice UK
Average
6

The Voice UK

(2012) Self - Coach
The Voice
Average
6

The Voice

(2012) Jennifer Hudson
The Oscars
Average
7

The Oscars

(1953) Self
Empire
Average
7

Empire

(2015) Michelle White

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2024 Maya
N/A
2023 Self (archive footage)
Self
Mane (voice)
2022 Pepcy / Kim
Self - Host
2021 Self
Aretha Franklin
Mrs. Harmon
Self
Forest (voice)
2020 Self
Jennifer Hudson
Self
Self
2019 Grizabella
Herself
Self
Self
2018 Self
Self
Self (archive footage)
2017 Herself
Self
Courtney Clarke
2016 Motormouth Maybelle
Young Nana (voice)
Angela Wright
2015 Irene
Self
N/A
Self
Michelle White
2014 Self - Performer
Nurse Carrie
Self
Self - Interviewee
2013 Naima
Gloria
Maggie
2012 Self
Jennifer Hudson
Sister Rosemary
Self - Coach
Veronica Moore
Self
2011 N/A
Winnie Mandela
Self
Self - Coach
2009 Self - Guest
Kathy Archenault
Self
Self (archive footage)
2008 Rosaleen Daise
Louise, Carrie's assistant
2007 Self
Self
2006 Effie White
2004 Self - Guest Judge
2003 Self
N/A
Self
2002 Self
Self - Musical Guest
Self
1999 Self
1997 Self
Self - Guest
1992 N/A
1988 N/A
Self - Guest
1984 Self
1981 Self
1959 Self
1953 Self
1952 Self
1947 N/A
Ophelia the owl (voice)
N/A
Self
Year Character Movie/Tv

Production

Year Role Movie/Tv
2022 Executive Producer
2021 Executive Producer
Executive Producer
Year Role Movie/Tv

Creator

Year Role Movie/Tv
2022 Creator
Year Role Movie/Tv

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