
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.
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Movie | The Disney Family Singalong: Volume II | Herself | 2020-05-10 |
Movie | Homecoming: A Film by Beyoncé | Self | 2019-04-17 |
Movie | Cats | Grizabella | 2019-12-19 |
Movie | Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons" | Herself | 2019-05-22 |
Movie | Monster | Mrs. Harmon | 2018-01-22 |
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Movie | Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives | Herself | 2017-04-19 |
Movie | Hairspray Live! | Motormouth Maybelle | 2016-12-07 |
Movie | Confirmation | Angela Wright | 2016-04-16 |
Movie | Sing | Young Nana (voice) | 2016-11-23 |
Series | Empire | Michelle White | 2015-01-07 |
Movie | Chi-Raq | Irene | 2015-12-04 |
Movie | Stevie Wonder: Songs in the Key of Life - An All-Star Grammy Salute | Herself | 2015-02-26 |
Movie | And the Oscar Goes To... | Herself - Interviewee | 2014-02-01 |
Movie | Lullaby | Nurse Carrie | 2014-06-13 |
Movie | The Concert for Valor | Herself - Performer | 2014-11-11 |
Movie | Call Me Crazy: A Five Film | Maggie | 2013-04-20 |
Movie | The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete | Gloria | 2013-10-11 |
Movie | Black Nativity | Naima | 2013-11-27 |
Movie | Always Whitney Houston | Herself | 2012-01-01 |
Series | Smash | Veronica Moore | 2012-02-06 |
Movie | The Three Stooges | Sister Rosemary | 2012-04-13 |
Series | The Voice | Herself - Judge | 2011-04-26 |
Movie | Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade | 2011-12-25 | |
Movie | Winnie Mandela | Winnie Mandela | 2011-09-16 |
Movie | Hope for Haiti Now | Self | 2010-01-02 |
Movie | Michael Jackson Memorial | Herself | 2009-07-07 |
Movie | DJ Juice - The King is Back Mixtape Blend Dvd Vol. 70 | 2009-07-06 | |
Movie | Sex and the City | Louise, Carrie's assistant | 2008-05-12 |
Movie | The Secret Life of Bees | Rosaleen Daise | 2008-09-17 |
Movie | Winged Creatures | Kathy Archenault | 2008-06-24 |
Movie | Killers Kill, Dead Men Die | The Thrush | 2007-03-13 |
Movie | Sesame Street: Elmo's Christmas Countdown | Herself | 2007-12-23 |
Movie | Dreamgirls | Effie White | 2006-12-25 |
Series | On Air with Ryan Seacrest | Unknown | 2004-01-01 |
Series | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Unknown | 2003-09-08 |
Series | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Unknown | 2003-01-26 |
Series | E! Live from the Red Carpet | Herself | 2002-01-13 |
Series | American Idol | Unknown | 2002-06-11 |
Series | The Early Show | Unknown | 1999-11-01 |
Series | The View | Unknown | 1997-08-11 |
Series | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | Unknown | 1992-05-25 |
Series | LIVE with Kelly and Ryan | Unknown | 1988-09-05 |
Series | The GRAMMY Awards | Unknown | 1959-05-04 |
Series | Today | Unknown | 1952-01-14 |
Series | MLB World Series | Unknown | 1947-09-30 |