Jennifer Hudson
Acting
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.
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Jennifer Hudson
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Filmography of
Jennifer Hudson
Maya
... 2024
... 2024
Self (archive footage)
... 2023
... 2023
Pepcy / Kim
... 2022
... 2021
Aretha Franklin
... 2021
Mrs. Harmon
... 2021
Self
... 2021
Forest (voice)
... 2021
... 2020
... 2020
... 2020
... 2020
Grizabella
... 2019
... 2019
... 2019
... 2019
... 2018
... 2018
Self (archive footage)
... 2018
Herself
... 2017
... 2017
Courtney Clarke
... 2017
Motormouth Maybelle
... 2016
Young Nana (voice)
... 2016
Angela Wright
... 2016
Irene
... 2015
Self - Performer
... 2014
Nurse Carrie
... 2014
Self - Interviewee
... 2014
Naima
... 2013
... 2013
Maggie
... 2013
... 2012
Sister Rosemary
... 2012
... 2012
... 2011
Winnie Mandela
... 2011
Kathy Archenault
... 2009
... 2009
Self (archive footage)
... 2009
Rosaleen Daise
... 2008
Louise, Carrie's assistant
... 2008
... 2007
Effie White
... 2006
Ophelia the owl (voice)
