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Jennifer Hudson

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Nascita
12 settembre 1981 · Chicago, Illinois, USA

Biografia

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.

Noto per

Locandina di Sing
Sing
Film · 2016 · ★ 7,1
Locandina di Sex and the City
Sex and the City
Film · 2008 · ★ 6,5
Locandina di GOAT - Sogna in grande
GOAT - Sogna in grande
Film · 2026 · ★ 8,0
Locandina di Dreamgirls
Dreamgirls
Film · 2006 · ★ 6,7
Locandina di Cats
Cats
Film · 2019 · ★ 4,1
Locandina di Empire
Empire
Serie · 2015 · ★ 7,1
Locandina di I tre marmittoni
I tre marmittoni
Film · 2012 · ★ 5,8
Locandina di Sandy Wexler
Sandy Wexler
Film · 2017 · ★ 5,5
Locandina di La vita segreta delle api
La vita segreta delle api
Film · 2008 · ★ 7,5
Locandina di Respect
Respect
Film · 2021 · ★ 6,8
Locandina di The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Serie · 2014 · ★ 5,8
Locandina di Il colore viola
Il colore viola
Film · 2023 · ★ 7,0

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