Jennifer Hudson
Age: 42 | From: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Person Details
Birthday: 1981-09-12 13:12:01
Aliases: No known aliases
Gender: Female
Place of birth: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Homepage:
Movie Involvements: 38
TV Involvements: 14
Most Famous Work
Biography
Jennifer Kate Hudson, born September 12, 1981 in Chicago, Illinois, is a recording artist, actress and spokesperson. She came to prominence in 2004 as one of the finalists on the third season of American Idol coming in seventh place. She went on to win a Grammy Award for her eponymous debut album, Jennifer Hudson, which was released in 2008 and was certified gold by the RIAA for selling over 700,000 copies in the US; sales exceeded 1 million copies worldwide. She made her film debut in the 2006 film Dreamgirls which won her an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, a Golden Globe Award, a BAFTA Award, an NAACP Image Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award. Since then, Hudson had roles in 2008’s Sex in the City and The Secret Life of Bees Hudson is set to star in the 2011 film Winnie based on the life of Winnie Mandela.
Most Famous Work
Project Runway
(2004) Self - Guest Judge
Empire
(2015) Michelle White
The Voice
(2011) Self - Coach
American Idol
(2002) Self - Musical Guest
Smash
(2012) Veronica Moore
The Voice UK
(2012) Self - Coach
MTV Video Music Awards
(1984) Self
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
(2023) Mane (voice)Acting
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Maya | |
| 2023 | Herself (archival footage) | |
| Self | ||
| Mane (voice) | ||
| 2022 | Pepcy / Kim | |
| Self - Host | ||
| 2021 | Self | |
| Aretha Franklin | ||
| Mrs. Harmon | ||
| Self | ||
| Forest (voice) | ||
| 2020 | Self | |
| Self | ||
| Self | ||
| Self | ||
| 2019 | Grizabella | |
| Herself | ||
| Self | ||
| Self | ||
| 2018 | Self | |
| Self | ||
| 2017 | Herself | |
| Self | ||
| Courtney Clarke | ||
| 2016 | Motormouth Maybelle | |
| Young Nana (voice) | ||
| Angela Wright | ||
| 2015 | Irene | |
| N/A | ||
| Self | ||
| Self | ||
| Michelle White | ||
| 2014 | Self - Performer | |
| Nurse Carrie | ||
| Self | ||
| Self - Interviewee | ||
| 2013 | Naima | |
| Gloria | ||
| Maggie | ||
| 2012 | self | |
| Jennifer Hudson | ||
| Sister Rosemary | ||
| Self - Coach | ||
| Veronica Moore | ||
| Self | ||
| 2011 | N/A | |
| Winnie Mandela | ||
| Self | ||
| Self - Coach | ||
| 2009 | Kathy Archenault | |
| Self | ||
| Self (archive footage) | ||
| 2008 | Rosaleen Daise | |
| Louise, Carrie's assistant | ||
| 2007 | Self | |
| The Thrush | ||
| Self | ||
| 2006 | Effie White | |
| 2004 | Self - Guest Judge | |
| 2003 | Self | |
| N/A | ||
| 2002 | Self | |
| Self - Musical Guest | ||
| Self | ||
| 1999 | Self | |
| 1997 | Self | |
| Self - Guest | ||
| 1992 | N/A | |
| 1988 | N/A | |
| Self - Guest | ||
| 1984 | Self | |
| 1959 | Self | |
| 1953 | Self | |
| 1952 | Self | |
| 1947 | N/A | |
| N/A | ||
| Ophelia the owl (voice) | ||
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
Production
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Executive Producer | |
| 2021 | Executive Producer | |
| Executive Producer | ||
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Creator
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Creator | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |