Biography
An urban Cinderella from a modern American fairy tale, singer-actress Jennifer Hudson's immense natural talent and strength of character took her from anonymity to stardom via the conduit of a reality-TV competition. Audiences were stunned when Hudson, a clear fan favorite, was unanimously dismissed from "American Idol" (Fox, 2002- ) near the end of season three. Her revenge came a few short years later, however, when her bravura performance …
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Career Milestones
2012 | Appeared in the big screen remake of "The Three Stooges," directed by the Farrelly brothers | |
2011 | Portrayed Winnie Mandela in the biopic "Winnie" | |
2008 | Earned four Grammy nominations for her self-titled debut album, including Best R&B Album | |
2008 | Co-starred with Dakota Fanning and Queen Latifah in the film adaptation of Sue Monk Kidd's novel The Secret Life of Bees | |
2008 | Cast as the personal assistant to Sarah Jessica Parker's Carrie Bradshaw in the film version of "Sex and the City" | |
2006 | Won an Oscar for her feature film debut as Effie White in the big screen adaptation of the Broadway musical "Dreamgirls" | |
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 | |
2005 | Debuted an original song entitled "Stand Up" | |
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 | |
2002 | Landed her first major role performing for one of the Disney Cruise ships | |
| Started singing in the church choir at the age of seven | ||
Awards
2007 | MTV Movie Award for Best Performance in Dreamgirls |
2007 | Palm Springs International Film Festival for Breakthrough Performance Award in Dreamgirls |
2007 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture in Dreamgirls |
2007 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role in Dreamgirls |
2006 | BAFTA Award for Actress In a Supporting Role in Dreamgirls |
2006 | Academy Award for Actress In a Supporting Role in Dreamgirls |
2006 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture in Dreamgirls |
2006 | Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress in Dreamgirls |
2006 | Critics' Choice Award for Best Supporting Actress in Dreamgirls |
2006 | New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress in Dreamgirls |