Jennifer Hudson
Acting
Born September 12, 1981 · Chicago, Illinois, USA
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.
Films (58)
PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie
2026
GOAT
2026
2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2025
Grace for the World
2025
The Lion King at the Hollywood Bowl
2025
Diane Warren: Relentless
2025
Christmas with Andrea Bocelli & Friends: A Grammy Holiday Special
2024
92nd Annual Christmas in Rockefeller Center
2024
Josh Groban & Friends: Home for the Holidays
2024
American Music Awards 50th Anniversary Special
2024
Breathe
2024
Christmas at Graceland
2023
Tell It Like a Woman
2022
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2021
Respect
2021
Monster
2021
Roll Up Your Sleeves
2021
Baba Yaga
2021
Mariah Carey's Magical Christmas Special
2020
In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween Takeover
2020
Global Goal: Unite for Our Future | The Concert
2020
The Disney Family Singalong - Volume II
2020
One World: Together at Home
2020
Cats
2019
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons"
2019
HOMECOMING: A film by Beyoncé
2019
Aretha! A Grammy Celebration for the Queen of Soul
2019
Happy Hour with Olly Murs
2018
Q85: A Musical Celebration for Quincy Jones
2018
A Very Pentatonix Christmas
2017
Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives
2017
Sandy Wexler
2017
Hairspray Live!
2016
Sing
2016
Confirmation
2016
Chi-Raq
2015
The Concert for Valor
2014
Lullaby
2014
And the Oscar Goes To...
2014
Black Nativity
2013
The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete
2013
Call Me Crazy: A Five Film
2013
Whitney Houston: We Will Always Love You
2012
The Three Stooges
2012
Always Whitney Houston
2012
Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade
2011
VH1 Divas Celebrates Soul
2011
Winnie Mandela
2011
Jennifer Hudson: I'll Be Home for Christmas
2009
VH1 Divas 2009
2009
Winged Creatures
2009
Michael Jackson Memorial
2009
DJ Juice: The King is Back Mixtape Blend DVD Vol. 70
2009
The Secret Life of Bees
2008
Sex and the City
2008
Elmo's Christmas Countdown
2007
Dreamgirls
2006
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
2006