Jennifer Hudson, American actress and singer who won an Academy Award for her role in Dreamgirls (2006). Her other movies included Sex and the City, and she appeared in the Broadway production of The Color Purple. She also was a coach on the TV singing competition The Voice. Learn more about her life and career.
Jennifer Hudson was once a Chicago teenager with a voice and a dream. Now she's Aretha Franklin's voice in "Respect," a dream role for her, she says. Next dream role? Oprah.
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Pervis Staples, a co-founding member of the legendary gospel group, The Staple Singers, passed away suddenly on May 6, 2021 at his home in Dolton, Illinois according to Adam Ayers,