Acting
Jennifer Hudson
Born Sep 12, 1981 · 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.
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Acting
The Making of 'Sex and the City'
Pierre the Pigeon-Hawk
2027
Animation · Adventure · Comedy
PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie
2026
Animation · Adventure · Family
AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Eddie Murphy
2026
Documentary
GOAT
2026
Animation · Comedy · Family
2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2025
Music
Grace for the World
2025
Music
The Lion King at the Hollywood Bowl
2025
Documentary · Music
Diane Warren: Relentless
2025
Documentary · Music
92nd Annual Christmas in Rockefeller Center
2024
Music · TV Movie
Josh Groban & Friends: Home for the Holidays
2024
Music
Breathe
2024
Action · Science Fiction · Mystery
Christmas at Graceland
2023
Music · TV Movie
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
2023
Animation · Kids · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Tell It Like a Woman
2022
Drama · Comedy · Action
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2021
Music · Documentary
Respect
2021
Drama · Music · History
Monster
2021
Crime · Drama
Roll Up Your Sleeves
2021
Documentary · TV Movie
Baba Yaga
2021
Animation · Fantasy · Adventure
Mariah Carey's Magical Christmas Special
2020
Family · Music
In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween Takeover
2020
TV Movie · Comedy · Documentary
Global Goal: Unite for Our Future | The Concert
2020
The Disney Family Singalong - Volume II
2020
Family · Fantasy · Music
One World: Together at Home
2020
Music · Documentary
Cats
2019
Fantasy · Comedy · Drama
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons"
2019
Comedy · TV Movie
HOMECOMING: A film by Beyoncé
2019
Documentary · Music · TV Movie
Aretha! A Grammy Celebration for the Queen of Soul
2019
Music
Happy Hour with Olly Murs
2018
Music
Q85: A Musical Celebration for Quincy Jones
2018
Music · Documentary · TV Movie
A Very Pentatonix Christmas
2017
Music · TV Movie
Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives
2017
Documentary · Music
Sandy Wexler
2017
Comedy · Drama · Romance
Hairspray Live!
2016
Romance · Comedy · Drama
Sing
2016
Animation · Comedy · Family
Confirmation
2016
Drama · History · TV Movie
Chi-Raq
2015
Drama · Crime · Comedy
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
Comedy · Talk
Empire
2015
Drama · Soap
The Concert for Valor
2014
TV Movie · Music
Lullaby
2014
Drama
And the Oscar Goes To...
2014
Documentary · TV Movie
Black Nativity
2013
Music · Drama
The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete
2013
Drama
Call Me Crazy: A Five Film
2013
Drama
Whitney Houston: We Will Always Love You
2012
Music · Documentary
The Voice
2012
Reality
The Three Stooges
2012
Comedy
Smash
2012
Drama
Always Whitney Houston
2012
Documentary · Music
Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade
2011
TV Movie · Music · Documentary
VH1 Divas Celebrates Soul
2011
Music
Winnie Mandela
2011
Drama
VH1 Divas 2009
2009
Music · TV Movie
Winged Creatures
2009
Crime · Drama
Michael Jackson Memorial
2009
Documentary
The Secret Life of Bees
2008
Family · Adventure · Drama
Live from the Red Carpet: Sex and the City
2008
Sex and the City
2008
Comedy · Drama · Romance
Elmo's Christmas Countdown
2007
Family · TV Movie · Fantasy
Dreamgirls
2006
Drama · Music
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
2006
Comedy
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
Talk · Comedy