Jennifer Hudson

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

1981-09-12 (44 years old)

Place of Birth

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Jennifer Hudson

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 subseq...

Acting

2006

Dreamgirls

as Effie White

2008

Sex and the City

as Louise, Carrie's assistant

2008

The Secret Life of Bees

as Rosaleen Daise

2009

Winged Creatures

as Kathy Archenault

2011

Winnie Mandela

as Winnie Mandela

2012

The Three Stooges

as Sister Rosemary

2013

2014

And the Oscar Goes To...

as Self - Interviewee

2014

Lullaby

as Nurse Carrie

2024

Breathe

as Maya

2021

Baba Yaga

as Forest (voice)

2014

The Concert for Valor

as Self - Performer

2015

Chi-Raq

as Irene

2018

Always at The Carlyle

as Self (archive footage)

2016

Confirmation

as Angela Wright

2016

Hairspray Live!

as Motormouth Maybelle

2017

Sandy Wexler

as Courtney Clarke

2009

2016

Sing

as Young Nana (voice)

2021

Monster

as Mrs. Harmon

2019

Cats

as Grizabella

2021

Respect

as Aretha Franklin

2026

Pierre the Pigeon-Hawk

as Ophelia the owl (voice)

2022

Tell It Like a Woman

as Pepcy / Kim

Production

2021

Respect

as Executive Producer

2021

Baba Yaga

as Executive Producer

2016

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