Jennifer Hudson
Actor, Productor
12 de septiembre de 1981 (44 años)
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.
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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Filmography
| 2026 | PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie · as (voice) |
| 2026 | GOAT · as Louise Harris (voice) |
| 2024 | Breathe · as Maya |
| 2023 | Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur · as Mane (voice) |
| 2022 | Tell It Like a Woman · as Pepcy / KimEn Plex |
| 2021 | Respect · as Aretha Franklin |
| 2019 | Cats · as Grizabella |
| 2018 | Monster · as Mrs. Harmon |
| 2017 | Sandy Wexler · as Courtney Clarke |
| 2016 | Hairspray Live! · as Motormouth Maybelle |
| 2016 | Sing · as Young Nana (voice) |
| 2016 | Confirmation · as Angela Wright |
| 2015 | Chi-Raq · as Irene |
| 2015 | Empire (2015) · as Michelle White |
| 2014 | Lullaby · as Nurse Carrie |
| 2013 | Black Nativity · as Naima |
| 2013 | Call Me Crazy: A Five Film · as Maggie |
| 2013 | The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete · as GloriaEn Plex |
| 2012 | The Three Stooges · as Sister Rosemary |
| 2012 | Smash (2012) · as Veronica Moore |
| 2011 | Winnie Mandela · as Winnie Mandela |
| 2008 | The Secret Life of Bees · as Rosaleen Daise |
| 2008 | Winged Creatures · as Kathy Archenault |
| 2008 | Sex and the City · as Louise |
| 2006 | Dreamgirls · as Effie White |
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Pierre the Pigeon-Hawk · as Ophelia The Owl (voice) |
| 2022 | The Jennifer Hudson Show · as Executive Producer |
| 2021 | Respect · as Executive Producer |
| 2023 | The Color Purple · as Songs |
| 2021 | Respect · as Songs |
| 2016 | Hairspray Live! · as Songs |