Jennifer Hudson

Jennifer Hudson
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AKA:
Jennifer Kate Hudson
Nationality:
American
Birthdate:
09/12/1981
Birthplace:
Chicago, Illinois
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biography
It is rare for any actor to receive critical acclaim and awards buzz long before their film’s nationwide theatrical release. But Jennifer Hudson joined that elite league in 2006, when her performance in the big screen adaptation of the stage musical, “Dreamgirls” was touted as a shoe-in for all major acting awards – even before the movie premiered in theaters. In February of that year, she was even named “Female Star of Tomorrow” by ShoWest (the film industry’s largest annual convention). It all amounted to an impressive debut for a shy and sweet Midwestern girl who never had any formal Continued
Credits
Louise
2008
Kathy Archenault
Effie White
Rosaleen Daise
2008
milestones
Year
Milestone
 
Started singing in the church choir at the age of seven
2002 
Landed her first major role performing for one of the Disney Cruise ships
2003 
Finalists on the third season of the FOX reality series “American Idol”; became the sixth of the 12 finalists to be voted off the show
2005 
Debuted an original song entitled “Stand Up”
2006 
Featured on the song, "The Future Ain't What it Used to Be" on the Meat Loaf album Bat Out of Hell III: The Monster Is Loose
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