Age: 44
female
Jennifer Kate Hudson (born September 12, 1981), also known by her nickname J.Hud, is an American singer, actress, and talk show host. Hudson rose to fame in 2004 as a finalist on the third season of American Idol, placing seventh. She made her film debut as Effie White in the musical Dreamgirls (2006), for which she won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, becoming the youngest African-American to win in a competitive acting category. After signing to Arista Records, Hudson released her self-titled debut studio album in 2008, which was certified Gold in the US and the UK, and won the Grammy Award for Best R&B Album. Hudson's subsequent studio albums, I Remember Me (2011) and JHUD (2014), both charted within the top ten of the Billboard 200, with the former also being certified Gold in the US. Meanwhile, her other acting roles include the films Sex and the City (2008), The Secret Life of Bees (2008), Winnie Mandela (2011), Black Nativity (2013), Sing (2016), Cats (2019) and Respect (2021), the television shows Smash (2012), Empire (2015) and Confirmation (2016), and her Broadway debut with the musical The Color Purple. Hudson also contributed as a coach on the UK and the US version of The Voice from 2017 up to 2019, becoming the first female coach to win the former.
Jennifer Hudson
Aliisa Barineau
for Aliisa Barineau in Anselmo and Didina
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A modern-day reimagining of Romeo and Juliet, a family feud ensues between a Dominican family and a newly arrived Haitian family in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. The Almodovars are the most powerful and wealthiest in the country whereas the Barineaus have moved to the Dominican Republic from Haiti for a better life and to keep their daughter, Didina out of trouble after Didina spent 6 months in a juvenile detention center for vandalizing a local market. Anselmo grew up very privileged and was forbidden from associating himself with poor non-Dominicans. Anselmo wants to explore life different from the life that his parents gave him. One night, the Almodovars throw a party where Anselmo spots Didina in a corner. Despite being born into different backgrounds, it takes a while for the couple to connect. Once they start dating, they face racism, disapproving family members, and the threat of being disowned until one tragic event changes everything. Will the couple choose each other or their families?
