Jennifer Hudson Net Worth 2024 | J. Hudson's Income & Biography

Jennifer Kate Hudson known professionally as J.Hud is a well known American singer, songwriter, and actress. She rose to fame in 2004 through the American Idol singing competition where she was a finalist. Now J.Hud is not only a successful recording artist but also a popular actress in the film industry. As of 2024, Jennifer Hudson net worth is nearly $20 million US dollars.

So, hey guys in the following article we are going to know about Jennifer Hudson, a most successful recording artist, and actress. We will discuss Jennifer Hudson’s biography, her sources of income, what is the exact net worth of Jennifer Hudson? and how she became a famous celebrity through the obstacles.

Biography

Jennifer Kate Hudson was born on 12 September 1981, in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Her mother’s name is Darnell Donerson and her father’s name is Samuel Simpson.

She spent her childhood in Englewood with her two older siblings. JHud attended Dunbar Vocational High School and completed her graduation in the year 1999.

She started singing at the age of seven and performed with the church choir. Hudson always says Mariah Carey is her biggest inspiration.

Career

In 2002, she signed her first recording contract with Righteous Records. While working for the record label she auditioned for the third season of American Idol in Atlanta. With her amazing performance, Hudson reached the finale but ended her journey by remaining in the top 7 positions.

In the year 2006, Hudson signed a recording contract with Arista Records and started recording her debut album. The same year she made her film debut with the musical film Dreamgirls, in which she played the role of Effie White.

Hudson has won 29 awards including a Golden Globe Award and Screen Actors Guild for her character Effie White. After this huge success, she was featured in a number of television shows such as The Graham Norton Show and The Oprah Winfrey Show.

In 2008, JHud released her first single Spotlight which ranked at #24 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and became her first top 40 hit song. Later that year, Hudson released her first studio album titled Jennifer Hudson under Arista Records.

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That album reached at number two position on Billboard 200 album chart and sold over 800K copies alone in the United States. The year 2008 was an extremely successful year for her career as her film The Secret Life of Bees became a box-office hit and earned more than $37 million.

Later on, Hudson released numerous hit music tracks and appeared in several blockbuster hit movies including Winnie Mandela, The Three Stooges, Black Nativity, and Sex and the City.

JHud has won numerous prestigious awards and nominations throughout her career including two Grammy Awards, two BET Awards, two Black reel Awards, a Golden Globe Award, and an Academy Award.