Actor
Jennifer Hudson
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 he ...

Known For
Acting
2026 -- Paw Patrol 3 | (voice)
2025 -- Diane Warren: Relentless |
2024 -- Christmas with Andrea Bocelli & Friends: A Grammy Holiday Special |
2024 -- 92nd Annual Christmas in Rockefeller Center | Self
2024 -- The 98th Annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade | Herself
2024 -- Josh Groban & Friends: Home for the Holidays | Self
2024 -- Breathe | Maya
2023 -- Christmas at Graceland | Self
2022 -- Tell It Like a Woman | Pepcy / Kim
2021 -- 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony | Self
2021 -- Respect | Aretha Franklin
2021 -- Monster | Mrs. Harmon
2021 -- Roll Up Your Sleeves | Self
2021 -- Baba Yaga | Forest (voice)
2020 -- Mariah Carey's Magical Christmas Special | Self
2020 -- In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween Takeover | Jennifer Hudson
2020 -- Global Goal: Unite for Our Future | The Concert |
2020 -- The Disney Family Singalong - Volume II | Self
2020 -- One World: Together at Home | Self
2019 -- Cats | Grizabella
2019 -- Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons" | Herself
2019 -- HOMECOMING: A film by Beyoncé | Self
2019 -- Aretha! A Grammy Celebration for the Queen of Soul | Self
2018 -- Happy Hour with Olly Murs | Self
2018 -- Q85: A Musical Celebration for Quincy Jones | Self
2018 -- Always at The Carlyle | Self (archive footage)
2017 -- A Very Pentatonix Christmas | Self
2017 -- Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives | Self
2017 -- Sandy Wexler | Courtney Clarke
2016 -- Hairspray Live! | Motormouth Maybelle
2016 -- Sing | Young Nana (voice)
2016 -- Confirmation | Angela Wright
2015 -- Chi-Raq | Irene
2014 -- The Concert for Valor | Self - Performer
2014 -- Lullaby | Nurse Carrie
2014 -- And the Oscar Goes To... | Self - Interviewee
2013 -- Black Nativity | Naima
2013 -- The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete | Gloria
2013 -- Call Me Crazy: A Five Film | Maggie
2012 -- Whitney Houston: We Will Always Love You | Self
2012 -- The Three Stooges | Sister Rosemary
2012 -- Always Whitney Houston | Self
2011 -- Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade | Self
2011 -- VH1 Divas Celebrates Soul | Self
2011 -- Winnie Mandela | Winnie Mandela
2010 -- We Are the World 25 For Haiti | Jennifer Hudson
2009 -- Jennifer Hudson: I'll Be Home for Christmas | Self
2009 -- VH1 Divas 2009 | Self
2009 -- Winged Creatures | Kathy Archenault
2009 -- Michael Jackson Memorial | Self
2009 -- DJ Juice: The King is Back Mixtape Blend DVD Vol. 70 | Self (archive footage)
2008 -- The Secret Life of Bees | Rosaleen Daise
2008 -- Sex and the City | Louise, Carrie's assistant
2007 -- Sesame Street: Elmo's Christmas Countdown | Self
2006 -- Dreamgirls | Effie White
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