Jennifer Hudson
Acting
1981-09-12 · 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.
Filmography
TheatersPierre the Pigeon-Hawk
2027 · Movie
TheatersPAW Patrol: The Dino Movie
2026 · Movie
TheatersAFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Eddie Murphy
2026 · Movie
GOAT
2026 · Movie
2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2025 · Movie
Grace for the World
2025 · Movie
The Lion King at the Hollywood Bowl
2025 · Movie
Diane Warren: Relentless
2025 · Movie
Christmas with Andrea Bocelli & Friends: A Grammy Holiday Special
2024 · Movie
92nd Annual Christmas in Rockefeller Center
2024 · Movie
Josh Groban & Friends: Home for the Holidays
2024 · Movie
American Music Awards 50th Anniversary Special
2024 · Movie
Breathe
2024 · Movie
The Color Purple
2023 · Movie
Christmas at Graceland
2023 · Movie
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
2023 · Series
Tell It Like a Woman
2022 · Movie
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022 · Series
Sherri
2022 · Series
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2021 · Movie
Respect
2021 · Movie
Monster
2021 · Movie
Roll Up Your Sleeves
2021 · Movie
Baba Yaga
2021 · Movie
Mariah Carey's Magical Christmas Special
2020 · Movie
In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween Takeover
2020 · Movie
Global Goal: Unite for Our Future | The Concert
2020 · Movie
The Disney Family Singalong - Volume II
2020 · Movie
One World: Together at Home
2020 · Movie
Cats
2019 · Movie
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019 · Series
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons"
2019 · Movie
HOMECOMING: A film by Beyoncé
2019 · Movie
Aretha! A Grammy Celebration for the Queen of Soul
2019 · Movie
Happy Hour with Olly Murs
2018 · Movie
Q85: A Musical Celebration for Quincy Jones
2018 · Movie
American Idol
2018 · Series
A Very Pentatonix Christmas
2017 · Movie
Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives
2017 · Movie
Sandy Wexler
2017 · Movie
Hairspray Live!
2016 · Movie
Sing
2016 · Movie
Confirmation
2016 · Movie
Forensic Justice
2016 · Series
Chi-Raq
2015 · Movie
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 · Series
Celebrity Family Feud
2015 · Series
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015 · Series
Empire
2015 · Series
The Concert for Valor
2014 · Movie
Lullaby
2014 · Movie
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014 · Series
And the Oscar Goes To...
2014 · Movie
Black Nativity
2013 · Movie
The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete
2013 · Movie
Call Me Crazy: A Five Film
2013 · Movie
Steve Harvey
2012 · Series
Whitney Houston: We Will Always Love You
2012 · Movie
The Voice
2012 · Series
The Three Stooges
2012 · Movie
The Voice UK
2012 · Series
Smash
2012 · Series
Always Whitney Houston
2012 · Movie
Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade
2011 · Movie
VH1 Divas Celebrates Soul
2011 · Movie
Winnie Mandela
2011 · Movie
The Jonathan Ross Show
2011 · Series
The Voice
2011 · Series
2nd Stand Up to Cancer
2010 · Movie
Jennifer Hudson: I'll Be Home for Christmas
2009 · Movie
VH1 Divas 2009
2009 · Movie
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009 · Series
Winged Creatures
2009 · Movie
Michael Jackson Memorial
2009 · Movie
DJ Juice: The King is Back Mixtape Blend DVD Vol. 70
2009 · Movie
The Secret Life of Bees
2008 · Movie
Live from the Red Carpet: Sex and the City
2008 · Movie
Sex and the City
2008 · Movie
Elmo's Christmas Countdown
2007 · Movie
The Graham Norton Show
2007 · Series
Dreamgirls
2006 · Movie
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
2006 · Movie
Project Runway
2004 · Series
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003 · Series
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 · Series
American Idol
2002 · Series
Live from E!
2002 · Series
The Early Show
1999 · Series
The View
1997 · Series
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992 · Series
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988 · Series
MTV Video Music Awards
1984 · Series
Entertainment Tonight
1981 · Series
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973 · Series
The Grammys
1959 · Series
The Oscars
1953 · Series
Today
1952 · Series
Golden Globe Awards
1944 · Series
Wake Up America!
Series
The Making of 'Sex and the City'
Movie