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Jennifer Hudson

Jennifer Hudson

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.

Untitled third PAW Patrol film

2026

as (voice)

Breathe

2024

as Maya

Diane Warren: Relentless

2024

Christmas at Graceland

2023

as Self

Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur

2023

as Mane (voice)

Tell It Like a Woman

2022

as Pepcy / Kim

2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

2021

as Self

Respect

2021

as Aretha Franklin

Monster

2021

as Mrs. Harmon

Roll Up Your Sleeves

2021

as Self

Baba Yaga

2021

as Forest (voice)

Mariah Carey's Magical Christmas Special

2020

as Self

In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween Takeover

2020

as Jennifer Hudson

Global Goal: Unite for Our Future | The Concert

2020

The Disney Family Singalong - Volume II

2020

as Self

One World: Together at Home

2020

as Self

Cats

2019

as Grizabella

Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons"

2019

as Herself

Homecoming: A Film by Beyoncé

2019

as Self

Aretha! A Grammy Celebration for the Queen of Soul

2019

as Self

Happy Hour with Olly Murs

2018

as Self

Q85: A Musical Celebration for Quincy Jones

2018

as Self

Always at The Carlyle

2018

as Self (archive footage)

A Very Pentatonix Christmas

2017

as Self

Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives

2017

as Self

Sandy Wexler

2017

as Courtney Clarke

Hairspray Live!

2016

as Motormouth Maybelle

Sing

2016

as Young Nana (voice)

Confirmation

2016

as Angela Wright

Chi-Raq

2015

as Irene

Empire

2015

as Michelle White

The Concert for Valor

2014

as Self - Performer

Lullaby

2014

as Nurse Carrie

And the Oscar Goes To...

2014

as Self - Interviewee

Black Nativity

2013

as Naima

The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete

2013

as Gloria

Call Me Crazy: A Five Film

2013

as Maggie

Whitney Houston: We Will Always Love You

2012

as Self

The Voice

2012

as Jennifer Hudson

The Three Stooges

2012

as Sister Rosemary

The Voice UK

2012

as Self - Coach

Smash

2012

as Veronica Moore

Always Whitney Houston

2012

as Self

Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade

2011

as Self

VH1 Divas Celebrates Soul

2011

as Self

Winnie Mandela

2011

as Winnie Mandela

The Voice

2011

as Self - Coach

We Are the World 25 For Haiti

2010

as Jennifer Hudson

Jennifer Hudson: I'll Be Home for Christmas

2009

as Self

VH1 Divas 2009

2009

as Self

Winged Creatures

2009

as Kathy Archenault

Michael Jackson Memorial

2009

as Self

DJ Juice: The King is Back Mixtape Blend DVD Vol. 70

2009

as Self (archive footage)

The Secret Life of Bees

2008

as Rosaleen Daise

Sex and the City

2008

as Louise, Carrie's assistant

Sesame Street: Elmo's Christmas Countdown

2007

as Self

Dreamgirls

2006

as Effie White

Project Runway

2004

as Self - Guest Judge

American Idol

2002

as Self

American Idol

2002

as Self - Musical Guest

MTV Video Music Awards

1984

as Self

The Oscars

1953

as Self

The Lion King at the Hollywood Bowl

as Self

Pierre the Pigeon-Hawk

as Ophelia the owl (voice)