For Jennifer Hudson, it’s a happy anniversary. “It was about 15 years ago when Aretha (Franklin) and I had our first discussion about my playing her,” says the star of “Respect.” It’s ...

When Jennifer Hudson found she would portray Aretha Franklin in "Respect," there was one request: "She did remind me that she was the Queen of Soul." Watch Party Newsletter What to watch Win $100 ...

Even for a Grammy and Oscar winner like Jennifer Hudson, singing live as Aretha Franklin in the new biopic “Respect” was a daunting prospect. “It’s tricky,” Hudson, 39, told In Style.

The former American Idol contestant was handpicked by the late Queen of Soul to play her in the biopic of her life, but it wasn’t easy to do her justice. She tells Elizabeth Aubrey about the ...

Jennifer Hudson was fresh off her Oscar win for “Dreamgirls” when she was summoned to meet Aretha Franklin in 2007. The two singers had technically met before, when Hudson, freshly cut from ...

Jennifer Hudson as Aretha Franklin in 'Respect' and Effie White in 'Dreamgirls'. Quantrell D. Colbert/MGM; David James/Paramount. ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Aretha chose you to take on this role.

Jennifer Hudson is one such actor. The Oscar-winner and gifted singer, 38, is set to light up the big screen as late music legend Aretha Franklin in the upcoming biopic Respect , due out in December.

Jennifer Hudson is speaking from New York, where she is doing publicity for “Respect,” a movie about Aretha Franklin in which Hudson plays the late singer. Hudson, 39, was remembering her ...

Jennifer Hudson Says Aretha Franklin Is 'Still with' Her 'Almost Every Day' After 'Respect' Role "Sometimes, while taking pictures with someone, I'm like, 'Oh wow, I'm smiling like Aretha ...

Aretha Franklin may have passed away back in 2018, but her spirit lives on through Jennifer Hudson. The Oscar-winning actress sat down with “CBS Sunday Morning” to speak about her role as the ...

For Jennifer Hudson, it’s a happy anniversary. “It was about 15 years ago when Aretha (Franklin) and I had our first discussion about my playing her,” says the star of “Respect.” It’s ...