Acting · Chicago, Illinois, USA · Born September 12, 1981
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.
MoviePierre the Pigeon-Hawk
2027
as Ophelia the owl (voice)
MoviePAW Patrol: The Dino Movie
2026
as (voice)
MovieThe 51st AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Eddie Murphy
2026
as Self
MovieGOAT
2026
as Louise Harris (voice)
Movie2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2025
as Self
MovieGrace for the World
2025
as Self
MovieThe Lion King at the Hollywood Bowl
2025
as Self
MovieDiane Warren: Relentless
2025
as Self
MovieChristmas with Andrea Bocelli & Friends: A Grammy Holiday Special
2024
Movie92nd Annual Christmas in Rockefeller Center
2024
as Self
MovieJosh Groban & Friends: Home for the Holidays
2024
as Self
American Music Awards 50th Anniversary Special
2024
as Self
MovieBreathe
2024
as Maya
MovieChristmas at Graceland
2023
as Self
TVMarvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
2023
as Mane (voice)
MovieTell It Like a Woman
2022
as Pepcy / Kim
TVThe Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
as Self - Host
TVSherri
2022
as Self - Guest
Movie2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2021
as Self
MovieRespect
2021
as Aretha Franklin
MovieMonster
2021
as Mrs. Harmon
MovieRoll Up Your Sleeves
2021
as Self
MovieBaba Yaga
2021
as Forest (voice)
MovieMariah Carey's Magical Christmas Special
2020
as Self
MovieIn Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween Takeover
2020
as Jennifer Hudson
MovieGlobal Goal: Unite for Our Future | The Concert
2020
as Self
MovieThe Disney Family Singalong - Volume II
2020
as Self
MovieOne World: Together at Home
2020
as Self
MovieCats
2019
as Grizabella
TVThe Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self
MovieLive in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons"
2019
as Self
MovieHOMECOMING: A film by Beyoncé
2019
as Self
MovieAretha! A Grammy Celebration for the Queen of Soul
2019
as Self
MovieHappy Hour with Olly Murs
2018
as Self
MovieQ85: A Musical Celebration for Quincy Jones
2018
as Self
TVAmerican Idol
2018
as Self - Guest Judge
MovieA Very Pentatonix Christmas
2017
as Self
MovieClive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives
2017
as Self
MovieSandy Wexler
2017
as Courtney Clarke
MovieHairspray Live!
2016
as Motormouth Maybelle
MovieSing
2016
as Young Nana (voice)
MovieConfirmation
2016
as Angela Wright
TVForensic Justice
2016
as Self (archive footage)
MovieChi-Raq
2015
as Irene
TVThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self
TVCelebrity Family Feud
2015
as Self - Contestant
TVThe Late Late Show with James Corden
2015
as Self
TVEmpire
2015
as Michelle White
MovieThe Concert for Valor
2014
as Self - Performer
MovieLullaby
2014
as Nurse Carrie
TVLate Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self
MovieAnd the Oscar Goes To...
2014
as Self - Interviewee
MovieBlack Nativity
2013
as Naima
MovieThe Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete
2013
as Gloria
MovieCall Me Crazy: A Five Film
2013
as Maggie
MovieWhitney Houston: We Will Always Love You
2012
as Self
TVThe Voice
2012
as Jennifer Hudson
MovieThe Three Stooges
2012
as Sister Rosemary
TVThe Voice UK
2012
as Self - Coach
TVSmash
2012
as Veronica Moore
MovieAlways Whitney Houston
2012
as Self
MovieDisney Parks Christmas Day Parade
2011
as Self
MovieVH1 Divas Celebrates Soul
2011
as Self
MovieWinnie Mandela
2011
as Winnie Mandela
TVThe Jonathan Ross Show
2011
as Self
TVThe Voice
2011
as Self - Coach
Jennifer Hudson: I'll Be Home for Christmas
2009
as Self
MovieVH1 Divas 2009
2009
as Self
TVWatch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
MovieWinged Creatures
2009
as Kathy Archenault
MovieMichael Jackson Memorial
2009
as Self
DJ Juice: The King is Back Mixtape Blend DVD Vol. 70
2009
as Self (archive footage)
MovieThe Secret Life of Bees
2008
as Rosaleen Daise
MovieLive from the Red Carpet: Sex and the City
2008
as Self
MovieSex and the City
2008
as Louise
MovieElmo's Christmas Countdown
2007
as Self
TVThe Graham Norton Show
2007
as Self
MovieDreamgirls
2006
as Effie White
MovieThe Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
2006
as Jewel
TVProject Runway
2004
as Self - Guest Judge
TVThe Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
as Self
TVJimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self
TVAmerican Idol
2002
as Self
TVLive from E!
2002
as Self
TVThe Early Show
1999
as Self
TVThe View
1997
as Self
TVThe Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
TVLIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
as Self - Guest
TVMTV Video Music Awards
1984
as Self
TVEntertainment Tonight
1981
as Self
TVThe American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973
as Self - Musical Guest
TVThe Grammys
1959
as Self
TVThe Oscars
1953
as Self
TVToday
1952
as Self
TVGolden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Presenter
MovieThe Making of 'Sex and the City'
as Self
