- Jennifer Hudson is an American singer and actress.
- Name at birth: Jennifer Kate Hudson.
- Jennifer Hudson won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress in the 2006 film Dreamgirls.
- Jennifer was born on September 12, 1981, in Chicago, Illinois.
- Jennifer began singing when she was 7-years-old.
- She won a Grammy Award for her eponymous debut album, Jennifer Hudson.
- Parents: Darnell Donnerson and Samuel Simpson.
- In 2008, Hudson's mother, brother and nephew were killed in a shooting.
- Hudson's zodiac sign is Virgo.
- Jennifer Hudson auditioned for the third season of American Idol, in Atlanta.
- Jennifer Hudson is 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) tall.
- Hudson was named the 2006 'Female Star of Tomorrow' by ShoWest.
- Her Chinese zodiac sign is the Rooster.
- Jennifer Hudson is the third African-American to win an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, after Hattie McDaniel and Whoopi Goldberg.
- Her favourite female pop artist is Céline Dion.
- Jennifer's favorite female vocalists are: Mariah Carey, Angie Stone, Aretha Franklin and Tina Turner.
- Beat out American Idol winner Fantasia Barrino for her role in Dreamgirls.
- Jennifer is the first contestant from "American Idol: The Search for a Superstar" (2002) to be nominated and win an Academy Award.
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