Acting credits
95
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
Jennifer Hudson
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
2.4
Moderate attention
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Movies: 60Series: 36Crew credits: 5
TMDB ID: 15565
IMDb ID: nm1617685
Known for: Acting
Born: September 12, 1981
Age: 45
Place of birth: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Gender: Female
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1944 - 2027
Years active: 84
Average TMDB rating: 6.29
Wikidata: Q192410
Also known as
Jennifer Kate Hudson • J.Hud
Other jobs
Executive Producer (3)Songs (2)
Biography
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.
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Jennifer Hudson.
Feb 26, 2027
Pierre the Pigeon-Hawk
as Ophelia the Owl (voice)
2027 Movie
PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie
as Lilian Ledes (voice)
2026 Movie
AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Eddie Murphy
as Self
2026 Movie
GOAT
as Louise Harris (voice)
2026 Movie
2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
as Self
2025 Movie
Grace for the World
as Self
2025 Movie
The Lion King at the Hollywood Bowl
as Self
2025 Movie
Diane Warren: Relentless
as Self
2025 Movie
Christmas with Andrea Bocelli & Friends: A Grammy Holiday Special
2024 Movie
92nd Annual Christmas in Rockefeller Center
as Self
2024 Movie
Josh Groban & Friends: Home for the Holidays
as Self
2024 Movie
Breathe
as Maya
2024 Movie
The Color Purple
Songs
2023 Movie
Christmas at Graceland
as Self
2023 Movie
Tell It Like a Woman
as Pepcy / Kim
2022 Movie
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
as Self
2021 Movie
Respect
as Aretha Franklin
2021 Movie
Monster
as Mrs. Harmon
2021 Movie
Roll Up Your Sleeves
as Self
2021 Movie
Baba Yaga
as Forest (voice)
2021 Movie
Mariah Carey's Magical Christmas Special
as Self
2020 Movie
In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween Takeover
as Jennifer Hudson
2020 Movie
Global Goal: Unite for Our Future | The Concert
as Self
2020 Movie
The Disney Family Singalong - Volume II
as Self
2020 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Jennifer Hudson.
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
as Mane (voice) • 1 eps
2023 Series
The Jennifer Hudson Show
as Self - Host • 662 eps
2022 Series
Sherri
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
2022 Series
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self • 1 eps
2019 Series
American Idol
as Self - Guest Judge • 1 eps
2018 Series
Forensic Justice
as Self (archive footage) • 1 eps
2016 Series
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self • 4 eps
2015 Series
Celebrity Family Feud
as Self - Contestant • 1 eps
2015 Series
The Late Late Show with James Corden
as Self • 1 eps
2015 Series
Empire
as Michelle White • 3 eps
2015 Series
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self • 2 eps
2014 Series
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
2014 Series
Steve Harvey
as Self - Musical Guest • 1 eps
2012 Series
The Voice
as Jennifer Hudson • 2 eps
2012 Series
The Voice UK
as Self - Coach • 45 eps
2012 Series
Smash
as Veronica Moore • 3 eps
2012 Series
The Jonathan Ross Show
as Self • 1 eps
2011 Series
The Voice
as Self - Coach • 55 eps
2011 Series
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest • 3 eps
2009 Series
The Graham Norton Show
as Self • 3 eps
2007 Series
Project Runway
as Self - Guest Judge • 1 eps
2004 Series
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as Self • 2 eps
2003 Series
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self • 2 eps
2003 Series
American Idol
as Self • 3 eps
2002 Series