Jennifer Hudson

Jennifer Kate Hudson was born September 12, 1981 in Chicago, Illinois. She is an American actress and singer.

Her debut in the 2006 film Dreamgirls made her a star and earned her the year's Academy Award as best actress.

Rather than extend her contract, she auditioned for the televised talent show American Idol in 2003, and was selected to compete in the show's third season (2004).

In 2008, Hudson will appear in Winged Creatures, a film based on the novel by Roy Freirich, with Forest Whitaker, Guy Pearce, Kate Beckinsale, Dakota Fanning, Josh Hutcherson, and Jackie Earl Haley.

Filmography

Winged Creatures (2008)
Dreamgirls (2006)

Awards

BAFTA Best Actress in a Supporting Role "Dreamgirls" 2007
Broadcast Film Critics Association Best Supporting Actress "Dreamgirls" 2007
Golden Globe Best Supporting Actress "Dreamgirls" 2007
Oscar Best Supporting Actress "Dreamgirls" 2007
Screen Actors Guild Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role "Dreamgirls" 2007
National Board of Review Breakthrough Performance (Female) "Dreamgirls" 2006
New York Film Critics Circle Best Supporting Actress "Dreamgirls" 2006
ShoWest Female Star of Tomorrow 2006

Actors

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Liev Schreiber
Isaac Liev Schreiber was born on October 4, 1967 in San Francisco, California. He is an American Tony Award-winning actor. In 1993, he made his Broadway debut in In the Summer House, followed by numerous off-Broadway productions. In 1994, Schreiber made his first film, Mixed Nuts, playing a transvestite opposite Steve Martin. He recognized by moviegoers as Cotton Weary in the Scream series of horror films (1996-2000 ...

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Matt Damon
Damon's first film job was one line in the romantic comedy Mystic Pizza (1988). Damon appeared in small roles in a few movies before landing a big part in Geronimo: An American Legend with Gene Hackman and Jason Patric. He next appeared as a heroin-addicted soldier in 1996's Courage Under Fire. Damon and actor Ben Affleck, close personal friends as well as co-stars in several films: Good Will Hunt ...

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Movies

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City of Ember
For generations, the people of the City of Ember have flourished in an amazing world of glittering lights. But Ember's once powerful generator is failing . . . and the great lamps that illuminate the city are starting to flicker. Now, two teenagers in a race against time, must search Ember for clues that will unlock the ancient mystery of the city's existence, and help the citizens escape before the lights go out forever. ...

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I Woke Up Early the Day I Died
Overcoming a nurse, and dressing in her clothes, a madman escapes from Hope Sanitarium. The world he is about to enter is crazier than anything he could have endured at the asylum, as we soon find out in I Woke Up Early the Day I Died, the last screenplay written by film legend Ed Wood before his death. With an all star cast that includes Billy Zane, Christina Ricci, Sandra Bernhard, Tippi Hedren, Eartha Kitt, Ann Magnuson, Andrew M ...

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