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.
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Movies (62)
Pierre the Pigeon-Hawk
2027 · Ophelia the Owl (voice)
PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie
2026 · Lilian Ledes (voice)
AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Eddie Murphy
2026 · Self
GOAT
2026 · Louise Harris (voice)
2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2025 · Self
Grace for the World
2025 · Self
El Rey León en el Hollywood Bowl
2025 · Self
Diane Warren: Relentless
2025 · Self
92nd Annual Christmas in Rockefeller Center
2024 · Self
Josh Groban & Friends: Home for the Holidays
2024 · Self
American Music Awards 50th Anniversary Special
2024 · Self
Respira
2024 · Maya
El color púrpura
2023 · Songs
Christmas at Graceland
2023 · Self
Tell It Like a Woman
2022 · Pepcy / Kim
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2021 · Self
Respect: La historia de Aretha Franklin
2021 · Aretha Franklin, Executive Producer, Songs
Monstruo
2021 · Mrs. Harmon
Roll Up Your Sleeves
2021 · Self
Baba Yaga
2021 · Forest (voice), Executive Producer
Mariah Carey: Una Navidad mágica
2020 · Self
In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween Takeover
2020 · Jennifer Hudson
Global Goal: Unite for Our Future | The Concert
2020 · Self
The Disney Family Singalong - Volume II
2020 · Self
Un Mundo: Juntos en Casa
2020 · Self
Cats
2019 · Grizabella
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons"
2019 · Self
HOMECOMING Una película de Beyoncé
2019 · Self
Aretha! A Grammy Celebration for the Queen of Soul
2019 · Self
Happy Hour with Olly Murs
2018 · Self
Q85: A Musical Celebration for Quincy Jones
2018 · Self
A Very Pentatonix Christmas
2017 · Self
Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives
2017 · Self
Sandy Wexler
2017 · Courtney Clarke
Hairspray Live!
2016 · Motormouth Maybelle, Songs
Sing: ¡Ven y canta!
2016 · Young Nana (voice)
Confirmación
2016 · Angela Wright
Chi-Raq
2015 · Irene
The Concert for Valor
2014 · Self - Performer
Lullaby
2014 · Nurse Carrie
And the Oscar Goes To...
2014 · Self - Interviewee
Black Nativity
2013 · Naima
The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete
2013 · Gloria
Call Me Crazy: A Five Film
2013 · Maggie
Whitney Houston: We Will Always Love You
2012 · Self
Los Tres Chiflados
2012 · Sister Rosemary
Always Whitney Houston
2012 · Self
Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade
2011 · Self
VH1 Divas Celebrates Soul
2011 · Self
Winnie Mandela
2011 · Winnie Mandela
Jennifer Hudson: I'll Be Home for Christmas
2009 · Self
VH1 Divas 2009
2009 · Self
Tan sólo un instante
2009 · Kathy Archenault
Michael Jackson Memorial
2009 · Self
DJ Juice: The King is Back Mixtape Blend DVD Vol. 70
2009 · Self (archive footage)
Sabor a miel
2008 · Rosaleen Daise
Live from the Red Carpet: Sex and the City
2008 · Self
Sex and the City: La película
2008 · Louise
Elmo's Christmas Countdown
2007 · Self
Soñadoras
2006 · Effie White
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
2006 · Jewel
The Making of 'Sex and the City'
· Self
TV shows (38)
Moon Girl y Devil, el dinosaurio
2023 · Mane (voice)
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022 · Self - Host, Executive Producer, Creator
Sherri
2022 · Self - Guest
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019 · Self
American Idol
2018 · Self - Guest Judge
Forensic Justice
2016 · Self (archive footage)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 · Self, Self - Guest
Celebrity Family Feud
2015 · Self - Contestant
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015 · Self
Empire
2015 · Michelle White
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014 · Self, Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014 · Self - Guest
Steve Harvey
2012 · Self - Musical Guest
The Voice
2012 · Jennifer Hudson
The Voice UK
2012 · Self - Coach
Smash
2012 · Veronica Moore
The Jonathan Ross Show
2011 · Self
La voz de América
2011 · Self - Coach, Self - Mentor
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009 · Self - Guest
Stand Up to Cancer
2008 · Self
El show de Graham Norton
2007 · Self
Project Runway
2004 · Self - Guest Judge
Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003 · Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 · Self
American Idol
2002 · Self, Self - Musical Guest, Self - Contestant, Self - Performer
Live from E!
2002 · Self
The Early Show
1999 · Self
The View
1997 · Self, Self - Guest
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988 · Self - Guest
The Oprah Winfrey Show
1986 · Self
MTV Video Music Awards
1984 · Self
Entertainment Tonight
1981 · Self
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973 · Self - Musical Guest
The Grammys
1959 · Self
The Oscars
1953 · Self
Today
1952 · Self
Golden Globe Awards
1944 · Self - Presenter