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
Dr. Facilier
for Dr. Facilier in The Prince and the Frog
Suggested by mr95
The movie begins with a bright star shining in the Louisiana sky. We hear the voice of Tristan singing, telling us that anything is possible if you wish upon the evening star. We are then taken to the very pink and frilly bedroom of young Charles La Bouff, who is sitting beside a young Tristan as they listen to Tristan's carpenter father, Eric tells the tale of the Frog Princess as he puts the finishing touches on a toy for Charles. Charles is entranced by the story while Tristan is clearly disgusted and vows never to kiss a frog. Charles then puts a frog mask on White Kitten and starts pushing it in Tristan's face. But when Charles starts kissing the white kitten, it jumps up and gets stuck on the ceiling. Eric then gets it off the ceiling and takes the mask off the horrified white kitten. Charles's mother, "Big Mommy" La Bouff arrives home with a new puppy for her spoiled son while Eric and Tristan head home. We quickly learn that Tristan and his friend Charles are definitely from two different worlds as the young boy and his father head home to their tiny shack where Tristan's mother, Jennifer, waits for them. Tristan and his mother laugh together as they whip up a batch of her famous gumbo and talk about their shared dream of one day opening a restaurant.
