Jennifer Hudson

Birthday: 1981-09-21
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Gender: Female
Drafted: 408
Drafted By: Hangin with Mr. Cooper
Owned By: Hangin with Mr. Cooper
Owned Wins: 0
Owned Noms: 0
Win Bonus: 3
Nom Bonus: 0
Total Points: 0

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.

Career Statisics

Season Age Movie Role Result Points
2007 26 Dreamgirls (2006) Supporting Actress Win 0
Career 0

Transaction History

Date Location Team Receives Team Receives Team Receives

Credits

Year Title Character
Pierre the Pigeon-Hawk Ophelia the owl (voice)
2026-07-31 Paw Patrol 3 (voice)
2024-04-04 Breathe Maya
2024-03-12 Diane Warren: Relentless
2022-10-07 Tell It Like a Woman Pepcy / Kim
2021-08-12 Respect Aretha Franklin
2021-07-15 Monster Mrs. Harmon
2021-01-14 Baba Yaga Forest (voice)
2020-10-30 In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween Takeover Jennifer Hudson
2020-06-27 Global Goal: Unite for Our Future | The Concert
2019-12-19 Cats Grizabella
2017-04-14 Sandy Wexler Courtney Clarke
2016-12-07 Hairspray Live! Motormouth Maybelle
2016-11-23 Sing Young Nana (voice)
2016-04-16 Confirmation Angela Wright
2015-12-04 Chi-Raq Irene
2014-06-13 Lullaby Nurse Carrie
2013-11-27 Black Nativity Naima
2013-10-11 The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete Gloria
2013-04-20 Call Me Crazy: A Five Film Maggie
2012-04-13 The Three Stooges Sister Rosemary
2011-09-16 Winnie Mandela Winnie Mandela
2010-02-12 We Are the World 25 For Haiti Jennifer Hudson
2009-07-08 Winged Creatures Kathy Archenault
2008-09-17 The Secret Life of Bees Rosaleen Daise
2008-05-12 Sex and the City Louise, Carrie's assistant
2006-12-25 Dreamgirls Effie White