Hudson in 2011, image Via Joe Seer/bigstock.com
Birth Name: Jennifer Kate Hudson
Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Date of Birth: September 12, 1981
Ethnicity: African-American
Jennifer Hudson is an American singer, actress, and philanthropist. She won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Dreamgirls (2006).
Her parents, Darnell Donerson and Samuel Simpson, were both African-American. She is nicknamed “J.Hud.” Jennifer has a son with her former partner David Otunga, a professional wrestler in the WWE.
Jennifer’s maternal grandfather was named Eugene Hudson. Eugene was born in Mississippi.
Jennifer’s maternal grandmother was Julia Kate Buckner (the daughter of Clarence Lee Buckner and Julia Johnson). Jennifer’s grandmother Julia was born in Mississippi.
Source: Jennifer’s maternal grandmother, Julia Kate Buckner, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
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