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Jennifer Hudson
2 FOLLOWERS • 35 CREDITS • SEP 12, 1981 • 42
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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Jimmy Kimmel Live!
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The Graham Norton Show
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The Oscars
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MTV Video Music Awards
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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
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Late Night with Seth Meyers
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The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
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LIVE with Kelly and Mark
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Today
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American Idol
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The Jonathan Ross Show
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The Voice
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The Late Late Show with James Corden
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Project Runway
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E! Live from the Red Carpet
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The Grammy Awards
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Empire
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The Early Show
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Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
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Smash
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2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
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Sing
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Chi-Raq
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The Concert for Valor
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Sex and the City
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A Very Pentatonix Christmas
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The Three Stooges
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The Voice
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Cats
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Dreamgirls
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Sandy Wexler
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Aretha! A Grammy Celebration for the Queen of Soul
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Breathe
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Respect
Production Credits
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