Table of Contents
Introduction & Top Questions
References & Edit History
Quick Facts & Related Topics
Read Next
Discover
Jennifer Hudson
American actress and singer
Quick Facts
- In full:
- Jennifer Kate Hudson
- Awards And Honors:
- EGOT
- BAFTA
- Grammy Award (2008)
- Golden Globe Award (2007)
- Academy Award (2007)
- Academy Award (2007): Actress in a Supporting Role
- Golden Globe Award (2007): Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture
- Grammy Award (2017): Best Musical Theater Album
- Grammy Award (2009): Best R&B Album
- Movies/Tv Shows (Acted In):
- "Cats" (2019)
- "All Rise" (2018)
- "Sandy Wexler" (2017)
- "Sing" (2016)
- "Inside Amy Schumer" (2016)
- "Chi-Raq" (2015)
- "Empire" (2015)
- "Lullaby" (2014)
- "Black Nativity" (2013)
- "Smash" (2013)
- "The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete" (2013)
- "The Three Stooges" (2012)
- "Winnie" (2011)
- "The Secret Life of Bees" (2008)
- "Winged Creatures" (2008)
- "Sex and the City" (2008)
- "Dreamgirls" (2006)
- Albums:
- "The Color Purple [New Broadway Cast Recording]" (2016)
- "JHUD" (2014)
- "I Remember Me" (2011)
- "Jennifer Hudson" (2008)
Top Questions
Where was Jennifer Hudson born?
Where was Jennifer Hudson born?
What was Jennifer Hudson's first professional singing job?
What was Jennifer Hudson's first professional singing job?
When did Jennifer Hudson make her Broadway debut?
When did Jennifer Hudson make her Broadway debut?
What awards did Jennifer Hudson win for Dreamgirls?
What awards did Jennifer Hudson win for Dreamgirls?
Did Jennifer Hudson play Aretha Franklin?
Did Jennifer Hudson play Aretha Franklin?
News •
‘Christmas With Andrea Bocelli and Friends: A Grammy Holiday Special’ to Air on Christmas Eve
• Dec. 17, 2024, 4:28 AM ET (Billboard)
Kelly Clarkson, Jennifer Hudson, more stars perform holiday hits during NYC tree lighting
• Dec. 5, 2024, 5:30 AM ET (USA Today)
Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade kicks off a century after its first trip through Manhattan
• Nov. 28, 2024, 12:19 AM ET (AP)
Jennifer Hudson (born September 12, 1981, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.) is an American actress and singer who first garnered attention on the reality television show American Idol and later earned acclaim for her music and acting. She accomplished the rare feat of winning the four major North American entertainment awards (EGOT: Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony). Hudson began singing at age seven in her Chicago church choir. As a teenager, she performed at wedding receptions and in local talent shows and musical theatre. After graduating (1999) from Chicago’s Dunbar Vocational Career Academy, Hudson attended Langston (Oklahoma) University. In 2001 she transferred ...(100 of 785 words)