Jennifer Hudson

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Jennifer Hudson is an American singer and actress renowned for her powerful vocals, Academy Award–winning performance in "Dreamgirls," and success on both stage and screen.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf actress
human
singer
television personality
album I Remember Me
JHUD
Jennifer Hudson self-link
awardReceived Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actress
surface form: BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role

Emmy Award
surface form: Daytime Emmy Award

Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture
Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album
Grammy Award for Best Contemporary R&B Album
surface form: Grammy Award for Best R&B Album

Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
Tony Award
surface form: Tony Award for Best Musical (as producer of "A Strange Loop")
birthName Jennifer Hudson self-linksurface differs
surface form: Jennifer Kate Hudson
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1981-09-12
debutAlbum Jennifer Hudson self-link
debutAlbumReleaseDate 2008-09-30
ethnicGroup African American
eyeColor dark brown
film Black Nativity
Dreamgirls
Respect
Sex and the City (film)
surface form: Sex and the City

The Secret Life of Bees
Winnie Mandela
genre R&B
pop
soul
hairColor black
hasChild David Otunga
surface form: David Daniel Otunga Jr.
hasRelative Darnell Donerson
Jason Hudson
knownFor powerful vocals
role of Effie White in Dreamgirls
name Jennifer Hudson self-link
notableAchievement EGOT winner
notableWork American Idol (season 3)
Dreamgirls
Respect
Sex and the City (film)
Smash
The Color Purple (Broadway revival)
The Voice (U.S. version)
The Voice UK
occupation actress
recording artist
singer
television personality
participatedIn American Idol (season 3)
surface form: American Idol season 3
philanthropy Julian D. King Gift Foundation
placeOfBirth Chicago, Illinois, United States
portrayedCharacter Aretha Franklin
Effie White
positionInCompetition seventh place on American Idol season 3
religion Christianity
residence Chicago, Illinois, United States
Los Angeles
surface form: Los Angeles, California, United States
single And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going (Dreamgirls version)
If This Isn’t Love
Spotlight
Where You At
spouse David Otunga
televisionSeries Empire
Smash
The Jennifer Hudson Show
The Voice (U.S. version)
surface form: The Voice (U.S.)

The Voice UK
vocalType mezzo-soprano

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If This Isn’t Love performer Jennifer Hudson
JHUD performer Jennifer Hudson
Spotlight performer Jennifer Hudson
Where You At performer Jennifer Hudson
Effie White portrayedBy Jennifer Hudson
Black Nativity portraysActor Jennifer Hudson
this entity surface form: Jennifer Hudson as Naima
The Jennifer Hudson Show presenter Jennifer Hudson
Respect producer Jennifer Hudson
subject surface form: Respect (2021 film)
Jason Hudson sibling Jennifer Hudson
J Records signedArtist Jennifer Hudson
David Otunga spouseOrPartner Jennifer Hudson
Respect starred Jennifer Hudson
subject surface form: Respect (2021 film)
Sex and the City (film) starredActor Jennifer Hudson
The Jennifer Hudson Show starring Jennifer Hudson
Cats (2019 film) stars Jennifer Hudson
Dreamgirls stars Jennifer Hudson
Spotlight vocalShowcaseFor Jennifer Hudson
Clive Davis workedWithArtist Jennifer Hudson