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Jennifer Hudson

1981-09-12 (43 years old) in Chicago, Illinois, USA

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.

Movies

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Paw Patrol 3
0 %|Jul 31, 2026
Animation, Comedy, Family, Adventure
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Diane Warren: Relentless
0 %|Jan 10, 2025
Documentary, Music, History
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92nd Annual Christmas in Rockefeller Center
0 %|Dec 4, 2024
Music, TV Movie
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Breathe
54.029999999999994 %|Apr 4, 2024
Action, Science Fiction, Mystery, Thriller
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Christmas at Graceland
100 %|Nov 29, 2023
Music
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Tell It Like a Woman
43 %|Oct 7, 2022
Drama, Comedy, Action
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2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
70 %|Nov 20, 2021
Music, Documentary
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Respect
68 %|Aug 12, 2021
Drama, Music, History
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Monster
64 %|Jul 15, 2021
Crime, Drama
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Roll Up Your Sleeves
75 %|Apr 18, 2021
Documentary, TV Movie
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Baba Yaga
0 %|Jan 14, 2021
Animation, Fantasy, Adventure
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Mariah Carey's Magical Christmas Special
60.970000000000006 %|Dec 3, 2020
Family, Music
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In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween Takeover
71 %|Oct 30, 2020
TV Movie, Comedy, Documentary, Music
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The Disney Family Singalong - Volume II
82 %|May 10, 2020
Family, Fantasy, Music
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One World: Together at Home
70.28999999999999 %|Apr 18, 2020
Music, Documentary
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Cats
41 %|Dec 19, 2019
Fantasy, Comedy, Drama
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Homecoming: A Film by Beyoncé
81.38999999999999 %|Apr 17, 2019
Documentary, Music
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Happy Hour with Olly Murs
0 %|Dec 15, 2018
Music
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Q85: A Musical Celebration for Quincy Jones
65 %|Dec 9, 2018
Music, Documentary, TV Movie
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Always at The Carlyle
69 %|May 11, 2018
Documentary
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A Very Pentatonix Christmas
47.5 %|Nov 27, 2017
Music, TV Movie
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Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives
64 %|Apr 19, 2017
Documentary, Music
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Sandy Wexler
54.74 %|Apr 14, 2017
Comedy
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Hairspray Live!
73 %|Dec 7, 2016
Romance, Comedy, Drama, TV Movie
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Sing
71.13000000000001 %|Nov 23, 2016
Animation, Comedy, Family, Music
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Confirmation
69 %|Apr 16, 2016
Drama, History, TV Movie
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Chi-Raq
58 %|Dec 4, 2015
Drama, Crime, Comedy
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The Concert for Valor
86 %|Nov 11, 2014
TV Movie, Music
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Lullaby
62 %|Jun 13, 2014
Drama
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And the Oscar Goes To...
69.71000000000001 %|Feb 1, 2014
Documentary, TV Movie
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Black Nativity
50.61 %|Nov 27, 2013
Music, Drama
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Call Me Crazy: A Five Film
69 %|Apr 20, 2013
Drama
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Whitney Houston: We Will Always Love You
75 %|Jul 1, 2012
Music, Documentary
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The Three Stooges
58 %|Apr 13, 2012
Comedy
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Always Whitney Houston
90 %|Jan 1, 2012
Documentary, Music
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Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade
55 %|Dec 25, 2011
TV Movie, Music
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VH1 Divas Celebrates Soul
0 %|Dec 19, 2011
Music
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Winnie Mandela
59 %|Sep 16, 2011
Drama
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We Are the World 25 For Haiti
55 %|Feb 12, 2010
Music
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VH1 Divas 2009
0 %|Sep 17, 2009
Music, TV Movie
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Winged Creatures
59 %|Jul 8, 2009
Crime, Drama
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Michael Jackson Memorial
80 %|Jul 7, 2009
Documentary
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The Secret Life of Bees
75 %|Sep 17, 2008
Family, Adventure, Drama
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Sex and the City
65.77 %|May 12, 2008
Comedy, Drama, Romance
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Sesame Street: Elmo's Christmas Countdown
69 %|Dec 23, 2007
Family, TV Movie, Fantasy, Comedy
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Dreamgirls
67 %|Dec 25, 2006
Drama, Music
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The Lion King at the Hollywood Bowl
0 %|Invalid Date
Music, Documentary
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Pierre the Pigeon-Hawk
0 %|Invalid Date
Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family

Series

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Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
76 %|Feb 10, 2023
Animation, Kids, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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The Jennifer Hudson Show
64 %|Sep 12, 2022
Talk
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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
66 %|Sep 8, 2015
Comedy, Talk
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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
66 %|Sep 8, 2015
Comedy, Talk
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Empire
72 %|Jan 7, 2015
Drama, Soap
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Late Night with Seth Meyers
55 %|Feb 25, 2014
Talk, Comedy
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The Voice
62 %|Apr 15, 2012
Reality
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The Voice UK
61.25 %|Mar 24, 2012
Reality
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Smash
66 %|Feb 6, 2012
Drama
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The Jonathan Ross Show
48 %|Sep 3, 2011
Talk, Comedy
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The Voice
59 %|Apr 26, 2011
Reality
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Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
50 %|Jul 16, 2009
Talk, Comedy
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The Graham Norton Show
72 %|Feb 22, 2007
Comedy, Talk
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Project Runway
62.05 %|Dec 1, 2004
Reality
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The Ellen DeGeneres Show
58 %|Sep 8, 2003
Comedy, Talk
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Jimmy Kimmel Live!
55 %|Jan 26, 2003
Talk, Comedy
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Jimmy Kimmel Live!
55 %|Jan 26, 2003
Talk, Comedy
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American Idol
51.11 %|Jun 11, 2002
Reality
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American Idol
51.11 %|Jun 11, 2002
Reality
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E! Live from the Red Carpet
32 %|Jan 13, 2002
Talk, Reality
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The Early Show
57 %|Nov 1, 1999
News
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The View
44.21 %|Aug 11, 1997
Talk
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The View
44.21 %|Aug 11, 1997
Talk
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The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
54 %|May 25, 1992
Talk, Comedy
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LIVE with Kelly and Mark
52 %|Sep 5, 1988
Talk
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MTV Video Music Awards
75 %|Sep 14, 1984
Documentary
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Entertainment Tonight
37 %|Sep 15, 1981
News
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The Grammy Awards
77 %|Nov 29, 1959
Reality, Talk
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The Oscars
70 %|Mar 19, 1953
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Today
55 %|Jan 14, 1952
News, Talk