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American singer and actress
#75 in Actors today
Remeber Effie White in Dreamgirls? The name of the actor is Jennifer Hudson. Hudson has a net worth of $40 million as of 2024. In addition to music royalties, She earns a $200,000 salary per episode through her television shows.
Jennifer Hudson’s Salary
‘The Jennifer Hudson Show’ is produced by Warner Bros., but Jennifer is one of the show’s executive producers. She receives a fixed salary of $200,000 per episode as well as 10% of the show’s advertising revenue. Jennifer earns $4 million per year from this show.
Brand Endorsements: Hudson has collaborated with many top brands such as H&M, Disney, Pepsi and Macy’s. She earns anywhere between $50,000 per Instagram post and $750,000 per brand, as an annual endorsement fee.
Music Income
| Song | Earnings |
| And I Am Telling You I’m Not Going | $10 million |
| Spotlight | $5 million |
| Remember Me (If I Die Young) | $4 million |
| One Day I’ll Fly Away | $3 million |
| I Will Always Love You | $2 million |
| If This Is It | $1.5 million |
| No One Knows | $1 million |
| River Deep, Mountain High | $750,000 |
| I Am Changing | $500,000 |
| Where Is the Love | $250,000 |
Real Estate
Hudson is expanding her real estate portfolio with the addition of several new properties, worth an estimated $15 million in total. She now owns homes in Chicago, Los Angeles, and New York City, as well as a large farm in upstate New York.
Hudson’s most recent purchase is a $5 million mansion in the Chicago suburb of Burr Ridge. She also owns a $2 million penthouse in New York City’s Tribeca neighborhood. This is what people with such huge net worth does!
Car Collection
Before Jennifer Hudson became the Grammy and Oscar-winning performer she is today, she was a humble girl from Chicago with a dream. She drove a 1994 Honda Accord, which she bought with her own money after working at McDonald’s.
After Hudson’s big break came in 2006 when she won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Dreamgirls, she used her first paycheck to buy a brand new 2007 Mercedes-Benz S-Class.
She now owns a variety of luxury cars, including a Rolls-Royce Cullinan, a Bentley Bentayga, and a Lamborghini Urus. Her latest purchase is a 2023 Ferrari 812 Superfast, which she reportedly paid over $300,000 for.
Personal Life
In 2008, Hudson’s mother, Darnell Donerson, her brother, Jason Hudson, and her seven-year-old nephew, Julian King, were murdered by Hudson’s ex-brother-in-law, William Balfour.
Hudson has spoken publicly about her grief and has become an advocate for victims of domestic violence.