Jennifer Hudson

 Jennifer Kate Hudson (born September 12th in 1981) is also known as her nickname J.Hud is an American singer, actress, and talk show host. Throughout her career, she has received various distinctions for her work in film, recorded music and television, as well as in theatre. Hudson was the first woman and second African-American woman to receive all four major American entertainment awards, which include Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony (EGOT). Also, she was awarded an honorary star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2013. 2. Time named her one of the 100 most influential people around the globe in 2020.Hudson became famous in 2004 when she was she was a finalist in the third season of American Idol, placing seventh. Her film debut was as Effie White in the musical Dreamgirls (2006) in which she received the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress as the youngest African-American winner in a category for acting competition. Hudson signed with Arista Records in 2008. The self-titled debut album of hers was certified Gold in the US, UK and won the Grammy Award. Hudson's subsequent albums, I Remember Me (2011), JHUD (2014) and JHUD (2014) all charted in the top ten on the Billboard 200. The former was also certified Gold in America. Other roles include Sex and the City (2008) and The Secret Life of Bees (2008). Winnie Mandela (2011), Black Nativity (2013) and Cats (2019). Respect (2021) and the tv series Smash (2012), Empire (2015) and Confirmation (2016). Confirmation (2016). She also made her Broadway debut in The Color Purple. Hudson was also coach on the UK and the US version of The Voice from 2017 up to 2019, becoming the first female coach to win the latter. [4] In 2022, she started hosting a talk show called, The Jennifer Hudson Show.