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. 제니퍼 허드슨(1981년생, Chicago, Illinois, USA) 는 배우로, 대표작으로 퍼피 구조대: 더 다이노 무비, 드림걸즈, 바보 삼총사가 있으며, 그 외에도 Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen, 레이트 나이트 위드 세스 마이어스, 레이트 쇼 위드 스티븐 콜베어, The Kelly Clarkson Show, 그레이엄 노튼쇼, 더 보이스, 제니퍼 허드슨 쇼, The Late Late Show with James Corden, 지미 키멜 라이브!, 골든 글로브상, The View, 프로젝트 런웨이 등 다양한 작품에 출연했다. 특히 2026년에는 고트: 더 레전드에도 참여해서 활동중이다. (오뜨랑에서 실시간으로 번역된 한글 프로필도 확인할 수 있어요) 2027년 Pierre the Pigeon-Hawk에서 Ophelia the Owl (voice) 역을 맡았다. 2026년 퍼피 구조대: 더 다이노 무비에서 Lilian Ledes (voice) 역을 맡았다. 2026년 AFI 평생공로상 시상식: 에디 머피를 기리며에 출연했다.