JH
Jennifer Hudson
Actor
Born September 12, 1981 (40 years)
Jennifer Kate Hudson, born September 12, 1981 in Chicago, Illinois, is a recording artist, actress and spokesperson. She came to prominence in 2004 as one of the finalists on the third season of American Idol coming in seventh place. She went on to win a Grammy Award for her eponymous debut album, Jennifer Hudson, which was released in 2008 and was certified gold by the RIAA for selling over 700,000 copies in the US; sales exceeded 1 million copies worldwide. She made her film debut in the 2006 film Dreamgirls which won her an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, a Golden Globe Award, a BAFTA Award, an NAACP Image Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award. Since then, Hudson had roles in 2008’s Sex in the City and The Secret Life of Bees Hudson is set to star in the 2011 film Winnie based on the life of Winnie Mandela. In 2022, she became the 17th individual to win an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony (EGOT), being the second African American woman to do so
Filmography
| 2022 | Pierre the Pigeon-Hawk · as Ophelia the owl (voice) |
| 2022 | Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur (TV Series) · as actor |
| 2021 | Respect · as Aretha Franklin |
| 2021 | The 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony · as Unknown |
| 2019 | Cats · as Grizabella |
| 2019 | |
| 2018 | Monster · as Mrs. Harmon |
| 2017 | Sandy Wexler · as Courtney Clarke |
| 2016 | Sing · as Young Nana (voice) |
| 2016 | Confirmation · as Angela Wright |
| 2016 | Hairspray Live! · as Motormouth Maybelle |
| 2015 | Chi-Raq · as Irene |
| 2015 | Empire (2015) (TV Series) · as Michelle White |
| 2014 | Lullaby · as Nurse Carrie |
| 2013 | The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete · as Gloria |
| 2013 | Inside Amy Schumer (TV Series) · as Jennifer Hudson |
| 2013 | Black Nativity · as Naima |
| 2013 | Call Me Crazy: A Five Film · as Maggie |
| 2012 | The Three Stooges · as Sister Rosemary |
| 2012 | The Voice (AU) (TV Series) · as Jennifer Hudson |
| 2012 | Smash (2012) (TV Series) · as Veronica Moore |
| 2011 | Winnie Mandela · as Winnie Mandela |
| 2008 | Sex and the City · as Louise, Carrie's assistant |
| 2008 | The Secret Life of Bees · as Rosaleen Daise |
| 2008 | Winged Creatures · as Kathy Archenault |
| 2007 | Elmo's Christmas Countdown · as Unknown |
| 2006 | Dreamgirls · as Effie White |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1992 | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1952 | Today (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1947 | MLB World Series (TV Series) · as Unknown |