Jennifer Hudson
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Jennifer Hudson won the Academy Award, Golden Globe, and BAFTA Award for her performance as Effie White in Dreamgirls. Her breakout film performance also garnered a Screen Actors Guild Award and an NAACP Image Award. Additional film credits include Sex and the City, Secret Life of Bees, Winnie ...
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Stage Credits
Hairspray Live!
The Color Purple
Jennifer Hudson Movies
Jennifer Hudson Biography
Jennifer Hudson won the Academy Award, Golden Globe, and BAFTA Award for her performance as Effie White in Dreamgirls. Her breakout film performance also garnered a Screen Actors Guild Award and an NAACP Image Award. Additional film credits include Sex and the City, Secret Life of Bees, Winnie Mandela, The Inevitable Defeat of Mister and Pete, and Black Nativity. Her highly acclaimed album, JHUD, dropped this past fall in the top 10 on Billboard's Top 200. Just prior, she released singles including the recently Grammy-nominated "It's Your World," featuring R. Kelly; "He Ain't Goin' Nowhere," featuring Iggy Azaelea; "I Can't Describe," produced by Pharrell and featuring TI; and "Walk It Out," featuring Timbaland. Most recently, Hudson was featured on Gorgon City's chart topping track, "Go All Night," off their new album, Sirens. Hudson's 2008 debut album went Platinum and entered Billboard's Top 200 at No. 2 thus marking the biggest first week sales for an R&B female entry since 2004. The album was nominated for four Grammys and won for "Best R&B Album." In 2009, Hudson released her sophomore album, I Remember Me which debuted at No. 2 on Billboard's Top 200 and R&B Albums charts and has since been certified Gold in the U.S.Jennifer Hudson Awards and Nominations
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Jennifer Hudson News
VIDEO: Gabrielle Union Appears on THE JENNIFER HUDSON SHOWby Michael Major - Jan 30, 2023
Actress Gabrielle Union makes an appearance on “The Jennifer Hudson Show,” airing Monday, January 30. The “Truth Be Told” actress hilariously shares how her daughter is obsessed with being married to her best friend, aggressively making it known on a recent family vacation that included a speech at dinner. Watch videos now!
Tony Nominee Grey Henson Joins SHUCKED on Broadway; Full Cast Announcedby Team BWW - Jan 29, 2023
Complete casting has been announced as rehearsals commence tomorrow for Shucked, the new Broadway musical comedy. Check out all of the bios, ticket information and more.
VIDEO: Katharine McPhee Foster Does Her Celine Dion Impression on THE JENNIFER HUDSON SHOWby Michael Major - Jan 27, 2023
The two “American Idol” alums bond over getting their start on the singing competition series and how Katharine credits the show for introducing her to her husband, the legendary David Foster, revealing that she is open to having another baby. Watch videos from the episode now!
Wake Up With BWW 1/27: Caissie Levy in NEXT TO NORMAL in London, and More!by - Jan 27, 2023
Top stories include an NBC musical special honoring Carol Burnett, and featuring Bernadette Peters, Julie Andrews, and more! Plus, Caissie Levy will lead the London premiere of Next to Normal this summer, and more!
VIDEO: Reneé Rapp & Jennifer Hudson Duet on THE JENNIFER HUDSON SHOWby Michael Major - Jan 26, 2023
'Mean Girls' star, “Sex Lives of College Girls” actress, and musician Reneé Rapp sat down with Jennifer Hudson on The Jennifer Hudson Show. The conversation ended in the two singers covering Jazmine Sullivan's 'In Love with Another Man.' Watch the video clip from their interview now!
VIDEO: HBO Shares MARC MARON: FROM BLEAK TO DARK Trailerby Michael Major - Jan 25, 2023
Legendary comedian and podcaster Marc Maron stars in his first-ever HBO comedy special filmed in front of a live audience at New York City's Town Hall. Over the course of a hilarious and deeply personal hour, Maron explores such universal topics as getting older, antisemitism and faith, and more. Watch the new video trailer now!
Actor And Rock Singer Sophia Ramos Returns To PangeaNYC In NO PARENTAL GUIDANCEby A.A. Cristi - Jan 23, 2023
Sophia Ramos's No Parental Guidance is back by popular demand at Pangea NYC. No Parental Guidance is an intimate theatrical one-woman show, set to music and spoken word, telling of loss, love, and chosen family. No Parental Guidance is about the life of a perpetually irreverent Nuyorican rock singer, cutting her teeth on the downtown '80s and '90s music scenes of New York City, thriving in the back alleys, storefronts, and parks.
VIDEO: Winnie Harlow Takes Jennifer Hudson to Modeling School on THE JENNIFER HUDSON SHOWby Michael Major - Jan 23, 2023
Supermodel and Cay Skin sun care founder Winnie Harlow makes an appearance on “The Jennifer Hudson Show.” This week continues with “BMF” star La La Anthony, dad-to-be Shemar Moore, and rising star Reneé Rapp, followed by Katharine McPhee Foster and a performance by two-time GRAMMY-nominated artist Samara Joy. Watch videos from the episode now!
Listen: Scott Wittman Talks SOME LIKE IT HOT and More on LITTLE KNOWN FACTSby Little Known Facts w/ Ilana Levine - Jan 23, 2023
Little Known Facts is a weekly podcast hosted by stage and film actress Ilana Levine. This week's episode features Tony, Grammy, and Olivier Award winning lyricist, director, writer, and conceiver, Scott Wittman! Scott discussed his career, and his most recent Broadway project, Some Like It Hot, on the podcast.
Sheryl Lee Ralph to be Honored at Amas Musical Theatre 54th Annual Gala Benefit Concertby Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 19, 2023
Amas Musical Theatre will celebrate its 54th Anniversary at its annual Gala Benefit Concert, presenting the 2023 “Rosie” Award to Honoree Award-winning actress Sheryl Lee Ralph. See how to purchase tickets!
Jennifer Hudson Videos
by Michael Major - Jan 26, 2023
'Mean Girls' star, “Sex Lives of College Girls” actress, and musician Reneé Rapp sat down with Jennifer Hudson on The Jennifer Hudson Show. The conversation ended in the two singers covering Jazmine Sullivan's 'In Love with Another Man.' Watch the video clip from their interview now!
by Michael Major - Jan 23, 2023
Supermodel and Cay Skin sun care founder Winnie Harlow makes an appearance on “The Jennifer Hudson Show.” This week continues with “BMF” star La La Anthony, dad-to-be Shemar Moore, and rising star Reneé Rapp, followed by Katharine McPhee Foster and a performance by two-time GRAMMY-nominated artist Samara Joy. Watch videos from the episode now!
by Michael Major - Jan 18, 2023
The Debbie Allen Middle School founder recalls her extreme preparation for her acting and directing roles on “Grey’s Anatomy.” Plus, Debbie shares her dream of directing an opera and how she ended up twerking onstage with Patti LaBelle, which caused her son to stop talking to her for a week out of embarrassment. Watch videos from the episode now!
by Michael Major - Dec 28, 2022
Myles Frost appeared on GMA3 to discuss starring as Michael Jackson in MJ the Musical on Broadway. The recent Tony winner reacted to their Grammy nomination and shared a recent memory with Jennifer Hudson when asked if he would like to EGOT. Watch the new interview video now!
by Michael Major - Dec 12, 2022
James Corden joins Jennifer and talks about how he once tried to form a boy band with his high school friends called “Insatiable,” sharing that they never played proper shows but it was a way to meet girls. He touches upon how he and his wife are having troubles with their lazy Elf on the Shelf who chooses not to move. Watch videos now!
by Michael Major - Dec 5, 2022
Amber Riley joined Jennifer Hudson for an impromptu performance of '(And I Am Telling You) I'm Not Going' from Dreamgirls. During their interview, Riley discussed how she resonated with the character of Effie White in the iconic musical. Watch the new video of their special performance now!
by Survival Jobs - Dec 4, 2022
In this video, your favorite podcast hosts Jason A. Coombs and Samantha Tuozzolo are back with the three-time Tony Award Nominee Robin de Jesús, who can be currently seen in the new Hulu original limited series “Welcome to Chippendales”! Robin gives us the inside scoop on what audiences can expect over the course of the show, why audiences need to tune in week to week and what his audition process was like for the role of ‘Ray Colon’.
by Michael Major - Nov 23, 2022
Jennifer Hudson hostsed a “Dreamgirls” reunion with co-star Anika Noni Rose on the most recent episode of The Jennifer Hudson Show. During the interview, and they recall their instant blend when they first sang together with Beyoncé for the film. Watch the new video clip now!
by Michael Major - Nov 21, 2022
Robin de Jesús appeared on The Jennifer Hudson show to discuss starring in “Welcome to Chippendales” on Hulu. During the interview, de Jesús told Hudson about his first Tony Award nomination and how his mother didn’t understand the importance until word got out in the Puerto Rican community. Watch the new video clip now!
by Michael Major - Nov 16, 2022
“The Neighborhood” star jokes about why going through menopause early makes her the best date ever, and reveals that she made her contribution to society with her daughter. Then, Tichina and Jennifer have a riff-off using audience prompts! Watch a video of the riff-off now!
