Biography
Jennifer Hudson is an American actor and singer. She rose to prominence as a finalist on the third season of American Idol in 2004. Her film debut came in Dreamgirls (2006) as Effie White, for which she received the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.
Hudson's subsequent film roles include Louise in Sex and the City (2008), Rosaleen Daise in The Secret Life of Bees (2008), Grizabella in Cats (2019), Aretha Franklin in Respect (2021), and the voice of Lilian Ledes in PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie (2026). She has also appeared in Sing (2016) and on television series including Empire (2015).
