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Jennifer Hudson
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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.
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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
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Golden Globe Awards
The Oscars
Celebrity Family Feud
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
The Graham Norton Show
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Entertainment Tonight
MTV Video Music Awards
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Late Night with Seth Meyers
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Today
American Idol
The Jonathan Ross Show
The Voice
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Project Runway
E! Live from the Red Carpet
The Grammys
Empire
The Early Show
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
Smash
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Sing
Sex and the City
The Concert for Valor
Chi-Raq
The Three Stooges
A Very Pentatonix Christmas
The Voice
Cats
Dreamgirls
The Voice UK
The Secret Life of Bees
PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie
Sandy Wexler
Aretha! A Grammy Celebration for the Queen of Soul
The Lion King at the Hollywood Bowl
Respect
Breathe
Production Credits
Respect
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