Jennifer Hudson Discussion

Jennifer Hudson: Jennifer Hudson. Actress: Dreamgirls. Jennifer Kate Hudson was born on September 12, 1981 in Chicago, Illinois to Darnell Donerson (née Hudson) & Samuel Simpson. She is an Academy Award-winning actress, Grammy Award-winning recording artist and best-selling author. This bright, beautiful and booming-voiced talent is a perfect example of how NOT winning the title of American Idol (2002) can still be a superstar boon to your career and not the disappointment...

Known For: Dreamgirls (Effie White), The Secret Life of Bees (Rosaleen Daise), Sex and the City (Louise), Respect (Producer)