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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
September 12, 1981
Place of Birth
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Also Known As
- 제니퍼 허드슨
Jennifer Hudson
1.0 Popularity
Biography
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.
Known For
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(voice)
PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie
2026
0.0
Louise Harris (voice)
GOAT
2026
0.0
Ophelia the owl (voice)
Pierre the Pigeon-Hawk
2026
4.5
Self
2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2025
0.0
Self
Grace for the World
2025
7.2
Self
The Lion King at the Hollywood Bowl
2025
6.0
Self
Diane Warren: Relentless
2025
0.0
Christmas with Andrea Bocelli & Friends: A Grammy Holiday Special
2024
10.0
Self
92nd Annual Christmas in Rockefeller Center
2024
0.0
Self
Josh Groban & Friends: Home for the Holidays
2024
Credits
PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie
as (voice)
2026
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GOAT
as Louise Harris (voice)
2026
0.0
Pierre the Pigeon-Hawk
as Ophelia the owl (voice)
2026
0.0
2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
as Self
2025
4.5
Grace for the World
as Self
2025
0.0
The Lion King at the Hollywood Bowl
as Self
2025
7.2
Diane Warren: Relentless
as Self
2025
6.0
Christmas with Andrea Bocelli & Friends: A Grammy Holiday Special
2024
0.0
92nd Annual Christmas in Rockefeller Center
as Self
2024
10.0
Josh Groban & Friends: Home for the Holidays
as Self
2024
0.0
🎬
American Music Awards 50th Anniversary Special
as Self
2024
0.0
Breathe
as Maya
2024
5.7
Christmas at Graceland
as Self
2023
5.5
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
as Mane (voice)
2023
7.7
Tell It Like a Woman
as Pepcy / Kim
2022
4.1
The Jennifer Hudson Show
as Self - Host
2022
5.6
Sherri
as Self - Guest
2022
3.0
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
as Self
2021
7.0
Respect
as Aretha Franklin
2021
6.8
Monster
as Mrs. Harmon
2021
6.5
Roll Up Your Sleeves
as Self
2021
7.5
Baba Yaga
as Forest (voice)
2021
0.0
Mariah Carey's Magical Christmas Special
as Self
2020
6.1
In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween Takeover
as Jennifer Hudson
2020
7.1
Global Goal: Unite for Our Future | The Concert
as Self
2020
0.0
The Disney Family Singalong - Volume II
as Self
2020
6.9
One World: Together at Home
as Self
2020
7.0
Cats
as Grizabella
2019
4.1
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons"
as Herself
2019
6.6
HOMECOMING: A film by Beyoncé
as Self
2019
8.1
Aretha! A Grammy Celebration for the Queen of Soul
as Self
2019
4.0
Happy Hour with Olly Murs
as Self
2018
0.0
Q85: A Musical Celebration for Quincy Jones
as Self
2018
7.0
A Very Pentatonix Christmas
as Self
2017
4.8
Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives
as Self
2017
6.5
Sandy Wexler
as Courtney Clarke
2017
5.5
Hairspray Live!
as Motormouth Maybelle
2016
7.3
Sing
as Young Nana (voice)
2016
7.1
Confirmation
as Angela Wright
2016
6.9
Forensic Justice
as Self (archive footage)
2016
0.0
Chi-Raq
as Irene
2015
5.7
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self
2015
6.2
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
6.2
Celebrity Family Feud
as Self - Contestant
2015
7.8
The Late Late Show with James Corden
as Self
2015
5.3
Empire
as Michelle White
2015
7.1
The Concert for Valor
as Self - Performer
2014
8.6
Lullaby
as Nurse Carrie
2014
6.1
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self
2014
5.3
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self - Guest
2014
5.3
And the Oscar Goes To...
as Self - Interviewee
2014
6.9
Black Nativity
as Naima
2013
5.1
The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete
as Gloria
2013
7.1
Call Me Crazy: A Five Film
as Maggie
2013
6.9
Whitney Houston: We Will Always Love You
as Self
2012
7.5
The Voice
as Jennifer Hudson
2012
5.6
The Three Stooges
as Sister Rosemary
2012
5.8
The Voice UK
as Self - Coach
2012
6.1
Smash
as Veronica Moore
2012
6.4
Always Whitney Houston
as Self
2012
9.0
Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade
as Self
2011
6.0
VH1 Divas Celebrates Soul
as Self
2011
0.0
Winnie Mandela
as Winnie Mandela
2011
5.8
The Jonathan Ross Show
as Self
2011
5.3
The Voice
as Self - Coach
2011
5.9
🎬
Jennifer Hudson: I'll Be Home for Christmas
as Self
2009
0.0
VH1 Divas 2009
as Self
2009
0.0
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest
2009
5.1
Winged Creatures
as Kathy Archenault
2009
5.9
Michael Jackson Memorial
as Self
2009
8.0
🎬
DJ Juice: The King is Back Mixtape Blend DVD Vol. 70
as Self (archive footage)
2009
6.0
The Secret Life of Bees
as Rosaleen Daise
2008
7.5
Sex and the City
as Louise
2008
6.6
Elmo's Christmas Countdown
as Self
2007
6.2
The Graham Norton Show
as Self
2007
7.2
Dreamgirls
as Effie White
2006
6.7
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
as Jewel
2006
0.0
Project Runway
as Self - Guest Judge
2004
6.2
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as Self
2003
5.6
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self
2003
5.5
American Idol
as Self
2002
5.1
American Idol
as Self - Musical Guest
2002
5.1
Live from E!
as Self
2002
3.7
The Early Show
as Self
1999
6.2
The View
as Self
1997
4.3
The View
as Self - Guest
1997
4.3
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
5.4
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self - Guest
1988
5.4
MTV Video Music Awards
as Self
1984
7.7
Entertainment Tonight
as Self
1981
4.1
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
as Self - Musical Guest
1973
6.3
The Grammys
as Self
1959
8.6
Tony Awards
as Self - Presenter
1956
5.9
The Oscars
as Self
1953
7.0
Today
as Self
1952
5.6
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Presenter
1944
7.2