Jennifer Hudson

Jennifer Hudson is, for my money, one of the great resilience stories in modern entertainment. Winning an Academy Award for a debut film performance would be the peak of most careers; for her it was a starting point on the road to EGOT status, which she completed as the youngest woman ever to do so. What strikes me most is that her voice carries something technique alone cannot teach, a depth of feeling that turns every song into testimony. Chicago grit, gospel warmth, and a relentless work ethic all live in that sound. I admire artists who keep expanding their range, and Hudson, now a talk show host as well, never seems to stop.

Name (English)

Jennifer Hudson

Name (Japanese)

ジェニファー・ハドソン

Reading

じぇにふぁー・はどそん

Born

September 12, 1981 (age 44)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Virgo / Rooster

Origin

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Occupation

actor / musician / singer-songwriter / spokesperson / artist

High school

Dunbar Vocational High School

University

Langston University

Awards & achievements

• 2007 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
• 2007 BET Award for Best New Artist
• 2007 Soul Train Music Award for Sammy Davis, Jr. – Entertainer of the Year
• 2007 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture
• 2007 BET Award for Best Actor & Actress
• 2007 Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
• 2006 Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress
• 2006 Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture

Motto

Private

• Official sitehttps://jenniferhudsononline.com/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/iamjhud/
• Xhttps://x.com/IAMJHUD
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%82%A7%E3%83%8B%E3%83%95%E3%82%A1%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%83%8F%E3%83%89%E3%82%BD%E3%83%B3

Tags

• Illinois
• actor
• musician
• singer-songwriter

Last updated

2026-06-11

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.