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.
Known for
American Idol
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American Idol
Self - Musical Guest
Project Runway
Self - Guest Judge
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
Mane (voice)
The Voice
Self - Coach
The Voice
Jennifer Hudson
MTV Video Music Awards
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Empire
Michelle White
The Voice UK
Self - Coach
The Oscars
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The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Self - Musical Guest
Smash
Veronica Moore
Sing
Young Nana (voice)
Sex and the City
Louise, Carrie's assistant
Breathe
Maya
The Three Stooges
Sister Rosemary
The Lion King at the Hollywood Bowl
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Cats
Grizabella
Dreamgirls
Effie White
Forensic Justice
Self (archive footage)
Respect
Aretha Franklin
The Secret Life of Bees
Rosaleen Daise
Mariah Carey's Magical Christmas Special
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Monster
Mrs. Harmon
Chi-Raq
Irene
Sandy Wexler
Courtney Clarke
The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete
Gloria
PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie
(voice)
And the Oscar Goes To...
Self - Interviewee
HOMECOMING: A film by Beyoncé
Self
Winged Creatures
Kathy Archenault
Hairspray Live!
Motormouth Maybelle
Call Me Crazy: A Five Film
Maggie
One World: Together at Home
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Confirmation
Angela Wright
Always at The Carlyle
Self (archive footage)
Black Nativity
Naima
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Disney Family Singalong - Volume II
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2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
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In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween Takeover
Jennifer Hudson
Lullaby
Nurse Carrie
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
Roll Up Your Sleeves
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Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons"
Herself
Pierre the Pigeon-Hawk
Ophelia the owl (voice)
Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives
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Christmas with Andrea Bocelli & Friends: A Grammy Holiday Special
Diane Warren: Relentless
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Tell It Like a Woman
Pepcy / Kim
Baba Yaga
Forest (voice)
Late Night with Seth Meyers
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Aretha! A Grammy Celebration for the Queen of Soul
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We Are the World 25 For Haiti
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The Late Late Show with James Corden
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Michael Jackson Memorial
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American Music Awards 50th Anniversary Special
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Winnie Mandela
Winnie Mandela
The Concert for Valor
Self - Performer
DJ Juice: The King is Back Mixtape Blend DVD Vol. 70
Self (archive footage)
Q85: A Musical Celebration for Quincy Jones
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Whitney Houston: We Will Always Love You
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Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade
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Christmas at Graceland
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Sesame Street: Elmo's Christmas Countdown
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Always Whitney Houston
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VH1 Divas 2009
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Global Goal: Unite for Our Future | The Concert
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Happy Hour with Olly Murs
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A Very Pentatonix Christmas
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The Graham Norton Show
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Josh Groban & Friends: Home for the Holidays
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Sherri
Self - Guest
92nd Annual Christmas in Rockefeller Center
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The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
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LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest
The View
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The View
Self - Guest
Jennifer Hudson: I'll Be Home for Christmas
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VH1 Divas Celebrates Soul
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Jimmy Kimmel Live!
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Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter
The Jonathan Ross Show
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The Jennifer Hudson Show
Self - Host
E! Live from the Red Carpet
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Today
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Entertainment Tonight
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The Early Show
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The Grammys
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