Hudson resumed her public appearances in 2009, and has since performed at the Super Bowl XLIII, the Grammy Awards, American Idol, and The Oprah Winfrey Show. She was raised as a Baptist in Englewood and attended Dunbar Vocational High School, from which she graduated in 1999. in November 2005, Hudson was cast in the role of Effie White for the film adaptation of the musical Dreamgirls, which also starred Jamie Foxx, Beyoncé Knowles and Eddie Murphy. The BAFTA Award went missing and Hudson never received her award until on the 22nd April 2011 she was reunited with her new BAFTA on the Graham Norton Show. During her acceptance speech, Hudson said: “Oh my God, I have to just take this moment in. Look what God can do. I didn’t think I was going to win. She was invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on June 18, along with 115 other individuals for 2007.
