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Jennifer Hudson

Jennifer Hudson

Birthday: 1981-09-12 | Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois, USA

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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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2022
Tell It Like a Woman

as    Pepcy / Kim

2021
Respect

as    Aretha Franklin

2021
Monster

as    Mrs. Harmon

2020
Baba Yaga

as    The Forest

2019
Cats

as    Grizabella

2017
Sandy Wexler

as    Courtney Clarke

2015
Chi-Raq

as    Irene

2014
Lullaby

as    Nurse Carrie

2014
And the Oscar Goes To...

as    Self - Interviewee

2013
Call Me Crazy: A Five Film

as    Maggie

2013
Black Nativity

as    Naima

2013
Winnie Mandela

as    Winnie Mandela

2012
Always Whitney Houston

as    Self

2012
The Three Stooges

as    Sister Rosemary

2009
Michael Jackson Memorial

as    Self

2008
Sex and the City

as    Louise, Carrie's assistant

2008
The Secret Life of Bees

as    Rosaleen Daise

2006
Dreamgirls

as    Effie White