Age: 45
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.
In 1960s South Carolina, a young woman escapes her abusive father and finds refuge at a remote house run by three eccentric sisters who keep thousands of honeybees. Desperate and broken, she discovers an unexpected sanctuary where the sisters—each with their own mysterious past—welcome her into their world of honey production and spiritual healing. As she learns their secrets and the truth about her own mother, she begins to heal through their unconventional wisdom and the rhythms of beekeeping. The sisters teach her that transformation, like honey, requires patience, community, and trust. Together, they navigate love, forgiveness, and the power of female bonds while confronting the ghosts that haunt them all. A lyrical tale of redemption where three remarkable women and one lost girl discover that home isn't a place—it's the people who choose to love you.
