Acting
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.
Filmography
Pierre the Pigeon-Hawk
Film · 2027
PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie
Film · 2026
GOAT
Film · 2026
AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Eddie Murphy
Film · 2026
Diane Warren: Relentless
Film · 2025
The Lion King at the Hollywood Bowl
Film · 2025
Grace for the World
Film · 2025
2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Film · 2025
Breathe
Film · 2024
American Music Awards 50th Anniversary Special
Film · 2024
92nd Annual Christmas in Rockefeller Center
Film · 2024
Josh Groban & Friends: Home for the Holidays
Film · 2024
Christmas at Graceland
Film · 2023
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
Series · 2023
Tell It Like a Woman
Film · 2022
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Series · 2022
Sherri
Series · 2022
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Film · 2021
Baba Yaga
Film · 2021
Monster
Film · 2021
Respect
Film · 2021
Roll Up Your Sleeves
Film · 2021
Global Goal: Unite for Our Future | The Concert
Film · 2020
The Disney Family Singalong - Volume II
Film · 2020
In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween Takeover
Film · 2020
Mariah Carey's Magical Christmas Special
Film · 2020
One World: Together at Home
Film · 2020
Cats
Film · 2019
Aretha! A Grammy Celebration for the Queen of Soul
Film · 2019
HOMECOMING: A film by Beyoncé
Film · 2019
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons"
Film · 2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Series · 2019
Q85: A Musical Celebration for Quincy Jones
Film · 2018
Happy Hour with Olly Murs
Film · 2018
American Idol
Series · 2018
Sandy Wexler
Film · 2017
A Very Pentatonix Christmas
Film · 2017
Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives
Film · 2017
Confirmation
Film · 2016
Hairspray Live!
Film · 2016
Sing
Film · 2016
Forensic Justice
Series · 2016
Chi-Raq
Film · 2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Series · 2015
Empire
Series · 2015
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Series · 2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Series · 2015
Celebrity Family Feud
Series · 2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Series · 2015
And the Oscar Goes To...
Film · 2014
Lullaby
Film · 2014
The Concert for Valor
Film · 2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Series · 2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Series · 2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Series · 2014
The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete
Film · 2013
Call Me Crazy: A Five Film
Film · 2013
Black Nativity
Film · 2013
The Three Stooges
Film · 2012
Always Whitney Houston
Film · 2012
Whitney Houston: We Will Always Love You
Film · 2012
Smash
Series · 2012
The Voice UK
Series · 2012
The Voice
Series · 2012
Steve Harvey
Series · 2012
Winnie Mandela
Film · 2011
VH1 Divas Celebrates Soul
Film · 2011
Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade
Film · 2011
The Jonathan Ross Show
Series · 2011
The Voice
Series · 2011
The Voice
Series · 2011
Winged Creatures
Film · 2009
DJ Juice: The King is Back Mixtape Blend DVD Vol. 70
Film · 2009
Michael Jackson Memorial
Film · 2009
VH1 Divas 2009
Film · 2009
Jennifer Hudson: I'll Be Home for Christmas
Film · 2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Series · 2009
Sex and the City
Film · 2008
The Secret Life of Bees
Film · 2008
Live from the Red Carpet: Sex and the City
Film · 2008
Elmo's Christmas Countdown
Film · 2007
The Graham Norton Show
Series · 2007
Dreamgirls
Film · 2006
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
Film · 2006
Project Runway
Series · 2004
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Series · 2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Series · 2003
American Idol
Series · 2002
Live from E!
Series · 2002
American Idol
Series · 2002
American Idol
Series · 2002
American Idol
Series · 2002
The Early Show
Series · 1999
The View
Series · 1997
The View
Series · 1997
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Series · 1992
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Series · 1988
The Oprah Winfrey Show
Series · 1986
MTV Video Music Awards
Series · 1984
Entertainment Tonight
Series · 1981
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Series · 1973
The Grammys
Series · 1959
The Oscars
Series · 1953
Today
Series · 1952
Golden Globe Awards
Series · 1944
The Making of 'Sex and the City'
Film