About

Known credits:
73
Birthday:
1970-09-11
Place of birth:
Washington, D.C., USA
Website:
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Taraji P. Henson

Overview

Taraji P. Henson (born September 11, 1970) is an American actress, producer and singer. She studied acting at Howard University and began her Hollywood career as guest star on several television shows before making her breakthrough in the movie Baby Boy (2001). In 2005, she starred in Hustle & Flow and played Queenie in David Fincher's The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008), for which she received an Academy Award nomination.

In 2016, Time named Henson one of the 100 most influential people in the world on the annual Time 100 list. Henson also released an autobiography titled Around The Way Girl.

Known for

Acting
2024 Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist Actor Vivian Thoma 70
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2024 TIME100: The World's Most Influential People Actor Host N/A
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2024 Where’s Usher? Actor Self N/A
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2023 Oprah & The Color Purple Journey Actor Self N/A
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2023 The Color Purple Actor Shug Avery 63
Fair
2023 Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project Actor Self (voice) 59
Average
2023 PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie Actor Victoria Vance (voice) 64
Fair
2022 Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 4 Actor Self 59
Average
2022 Minions: The Rise of Gru Actor Belle Bottom (voice) 71
Good
2021 Annie Live! Actor Miss Hannigan 58
Average
2021 Muppets Haunted Mansion Actor The Bride 60
Fair
2021 Mary J. Blige's My Life Actor Self 59
Average
2020 Feeding America Comedy Festival Actor Self 59
Average
2020 Coffee & Kareem Actor Vanessa Manning 57
Average
2019 This Changes Everything Actor Self 59
Average
2019 The Best of Enemies Actor Ann Atwater 65
Fair
2019 What Men Want Actor Alison "Ali" Davis 61
Fair
2018 Ralph Breaks the Internet Actor Yesss (voice) 71
Good
2018 Acrimony Actor Melinda Moore Gayle 62
Fair
2018 Proud Mary Actor Mary 56
Average
2017 Taraji's White Hot Holiday Special Actor Self - Host / Mrs. Claus / Mary / Prancer 59
Average
2016 Hidden Figures Actor Katherine G. Johnson 79
Good
2016 Term Life Actor Samantha Thurman 59
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2016 Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade Actor Ethel (voice) 61
Fair
2015 Taraji's White Hot Holidays Actor Herself - Host N/A
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2015 Empire Actor Cookie Lyon 71
Good
2014 Top Five Actor Self 59
Average
2014 Seasons of Love Actor Jackie 58
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2014 No Good Deed Actor Terri 59
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2014 Think Like a Man Too Actor Lauren Harris 61
Fair
2013 Picasso Baby Actor Self 59
Average
2013 From the Rough Actor Catana Starks 59
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2013 Madly Madagascar Actor Okapi (voice) 60
Fair
2012 Whitney Houston: We Will Always Love You Actor Self 59
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2012 Think Like a Man Actor Lauren Harris 64
Fair
2011 Larry Crowne Actor B'Ella 59
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2011 The Good Doctor Actor Nurse Theresa 59
Average
2011 Taken from Me: The Tiffany Rubin Story Actor Tiffany Rubin 59
Average
2010 Once Fallen Actor Pearl 58
Average
2010 Peep World Actor Mary 57
Average
2010 The Karate Kid Actor Sherry Parker 64
Fair
2010 Date Night Actor Detective Arroyo 60
Fair
2010 Forehead Tittaes Actor Herself 59
Average
2009 Hurricane Season Actor Dayna Collins 60
Fair
2009 I Can Do Bad All By Myself Actor April 59
Average
2009 The Curious Birth of Benjamin Button Actor Self 60
Fair
2009 Not Easily Broken Actor Clarice Clark 59
Average
2008 The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Actor Queenie 75
Good
2008 Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys Actor Pam 60
Fair
2007 Talk to Me Actor Vernell Watson 60
Fair
2006 Smokin' Aces Actor Sharice Watters 63
Fair
2006 Something New Actor Nedra 60
Fair
2005 Four Brothers Actor Camille Mercer 66
Fair
2005 Hustle & Flow Actor Shug 64
Fair
2005 Animal Actor Ramona 58
Average
2004 Hair Show Actor Tiffany 59
Average
2002 Book of Love: The Definitive Reason Why Men Are Dogs Actor Date #4 / Ghetto Girl (as Taraji Henson) 59
Average
2001 Baby Boy Actor Yvette 63
Fair
2001 Murder, She Wrote: The Last Free Man Actor Bess Pinckney 59
Average
2001 The Division Actor Raina Washington 69
Fair
2000 The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle Actor Left-Wing Student 51
Average
2000 Satan's School for Girls Actor Paige 58
Average
1998 Streetwise Actor 58
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Sorcerority Actor N/A
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BET Awards 2022 Actor N/A
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Directing
2022 Tell It Like a Woman Directing Director 58
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Two Faced Directing Director N/A
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Production
2023 Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project Production Executive Producer 59
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2019 What Men Want Production Executive Producer 61
Fair
2018 Proud Mary Production Executive Producer 56
Average
2017 Taraji's White Hot Holiday Special Production Executive Producer 59
Average
2014 Seasons of Love Production Executive Producer 58
Average
2014 No Good Deed Production Executive Producer 59
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