Jennifer Hudson

Jennifer Hudson
Jennifer Hudson
	Hudson with her Oscar in Chicago, where it was declared "Jennifer Hudson Day", March 6, 2007
Background information
Birth name	Jennifer Kate Hudson
Born	September 12, 1981 (aged 45)
Origin	Chicago, Illinois, United States
Genres	R&B; pop; soul;
Occupation(s)	Singer; television host; spokesperson; actress; author; model;
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	2004–present
Labels	Arista; J;
Website	www.jenniferhudson.com

Jennifer Kate Hudson (born September 12, 1981 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American Academy and Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter, television host, model and actress.^[1] She gained fame on American Idol. She is the most successful American Idol contestant who did not win.^[2]

She went on to star as Effie White in the 2006 motion picture musical Dreamgirls. Her awards include an Oscar, a Golden Globe, a BAFTA, and a SAG Award.^[3] She is native to Chicago, Illinois. Hudson was engaged to WWE professional wrestler, David Otunga. Hudson and Otunga split up in November 2017.^[4]

Hudson worked as a coach on the UK and US versions of The Voice from 2017 to 2019, becoming the first female coach to win The Voice UK.^[5]

In 2020, she starred as Aretha Franklin in Respect.^[6] She currently has a daytime talk show titled "The Jennifer Hudson Show".

Jennifer Hudson Media

Hudson holding her Academy Award in 2007
Jennifer Hudson's first public appearance after the murder of three family members, including her mother, sings the "National Anthem" at Super Bowl XLIII
Hudson at the 83rd Academy Awards in 2011
Jennifer Hudson signs copies of "Jennifer Hudson: I Got This: How I Changed My Ways and Lost What Weighed Me Down" at Barnes & Noble Books in Skokie (Chicago) on January 17, 2012. Photo by Adam Bielawski
Hudson at the Commander in Chief's Ball at the Washington Convention Center in 2013
Jennifer Hudson performing at the 2018 Global Education and Skills Forum in Dubai
Jennifer Hudson Singing at Martha’s Vineyard African American Film Festival

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v t e People who have won Academy, Emmy, Grammy, and Tony Awards
listed by duration and year of completion
Competitive EGOTs	Richard Rodgers (1945–1962) Helen Hayes (1932–1976) Rita Moreno (1961–1977) John Gielgud (1961–1991) Audrey Hepburn (1953–1994) Marvin Hamlisch (1973–1995) Jonathan Tunick (1977–1997) Mel Brooks (1967–2001) Mike Nichols (1964–2001) Whoopi Goldberg (1985–2002) Scott Rudin (1984–2012) Robert Lopez (2004–2014) John Legend (2006–2018) Tim Rice (1980–2018) Andrew Lloyd Webber (1980–2018) Alan Menken (1989–2020) Jennifer Hudson (2006–2022) Viola Davis (2001–2023)
Honorary recipients	Barbra Streisand (1963–1970) Liza Minnelli (1965–1990) James Earl Jones (1969–2011) Harry Belafonte (1953–2014) Quincy Jones (1964–2016)