Jennifer Hudson
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.
94 acting credits
Acting · 94
GOAT
2026
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
The Graham Norton Show
2007
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
Golden Globe Awards
1944
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015
The Voice
2011
The View
1997
Project Runway
2004
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
American Idol
2002
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
Empire
2015
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
Sherri
2022
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
MTV Video Music Awards
1984
Smash
2012
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
The Oscars
1953
The Jonathan Ross Show
2011
Celebrity Family Feud
2015
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
2023
The Voice
2012
Sing
2016
American Idol
2018
The Voice UK
2012
Sex and the City
2008
Entertainment Tonight
1981
Live from E!
2002
Today
1952
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973
Cats
2019
The Three Stooges
2012
Dreamgirls
2006
PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie
2026
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2021
The Early Show
1999
Breathe
2024
Forensic Justice
2016
Sandy Wexler
2017
Mariah Carey's Magical Christmas Special
2020
Monster
2021
The Secret Life of Bees
2008
Respect
2021
HOMECOMING: A film by Beyoncé
2019
And the Oscar Goes To...
2014
One World: Together at Home
2020
Winged Creatures
2009
The Lion King at the Hollywood Bowl
2025
Black Nativity
2013
Chi-Raq
2015
92nd Annual Christmas in Rockefeller Center
2024
Confirmation
2016
Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives
2017
The Disney Family Singalong - Volume II
2020
Michael Jackson Memorial
2009
Pierre the Pigeon-Hawk
2026
The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete
2013
In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween Takeover
2020
2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2025
DJ Juice: The King is Back Mixtape Blend DVD Vol. 70
2009
Hairspray Live!
2016
Call Me Crazy: A Five Film
2013
The Grammys
1959
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons"
2019
Whitney Houston: We Will Always Love You
2012
Lullaby
2014
Tell It Like a Woman
2022
Winnie Mandela
2011
Elmo's Christmas Countdown
2007
The Concert for Valor
2014
Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade
2011
Roll Up Your Sleeves
2021
Q85: A Musical Celebration for Quincy Jones
2018
Diane Warren: Relentless
2025
Global Goal: Unite for Our Future | The Concert
2020
Christmas at Graceland
2023
Baba Yaga
2021
Aretha! A Grammy Celebration for the Queen of Soul
2019
Grace for the World
2025
The 51st AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Eddie Murphy
2026
VH1 Divas 2009
2009
Josh Groban & Friends: Home for the Holidays
2024
American Music Awards 50th Anniversary Special
2024
A Very Pentatonix Christmas
2017
VH1 Divas Celebrates Soul
2011
Always Whitney Houston
2012
Christmas with Andrea Bocelli & Friends: A Grammy Holiday Special
2024
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
2006
Happy Hour with Olly Murs
2018
Jennifer Hudson: I'll Be Home for Christmas
2009