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Taraji P. Henson
Taraji P. Henson

Taraji P. Henson

ActingBorn September 11, 1970 (age 55)Washington, D.C., USA

Biography

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.

Filmography

2025Movie
2025
STRAW

as Janiyah Wiltkinson

Movie
2025TV
2024
Hollywood Black

as Self (archive footage)

TV
2024Movie
2023
The Color Purple

as Shug Avery

Movie
2023
PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie

as Victoria Vance (voice)

Movie
2022
Sherri

as Self - Guest

TV
2022
Minions: The Rise of Gru

as Belle Bottom (voice)

Movie
2021TV
2021
Annie Live!

as Miss Hannigan

Movie
2021
That's My Jam

as Self - Guest

TV
2021Movie
2021TV
2021Movie
2020
Legendary

as Self - Guest Judge

TV
2020
History 101

as Self (archive footage)

TV
2020TV
2020
Coffee & Kareem

as Vanessa Manning

Movie
2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show

as Self - Guest Host

TV
2019Movie
2019
The Best of Enemies

as Ann Atwater

Movie
2019
What Men Want

as Alison 'Ali' Davis

Movie
2019
The Masked Singer

as Self - Panelist

TV
2018Movie
2018
Acrimony

as Melinda Moore Gayle

Movie
2018
Proud Mary

as Mary

Movie
2017
Taraji's White Hot Holiday Special

as Self - Host / Mrs. Claus / Mary / Prancer

Movie
2016
Hidden Figures

as Katherine G. Johnson

Movie
2016
Term Life

as Samantha Thurman

Movie
2016Movie
2015TV
2015
Celebrity Family Feud

as Self - Contestant

TV
2015TV
2015
Hot Ones

as Self

TV
2015
Empire

as Cookie Lyon

TV
2014
Top Five

as Taraji P. Henson

Movie
2014Movie
2014
No Good Deed

as Terry

Movie
2014
Think Like a Man Too

as Lauren Harris

Movie
2013Movie
2013
From the Rough

as Catana Starks

Movie
2013
Madly Madagascar

as Okapi (voice)

Movie
2012
Think Like a Man

as Lauren Harris

Movie
2011
Person of Interest

as Joss Carter

TV
2011
Larry Crowne

as B'Ella

Movie
2011
The Good Doctor

as Nurse Theresa

Movie
2010
Conan

as Herself

TV
2010
Once Fallen

as Pearl

Movie
2010
The Talk

as Self

TV
2010
Peep World

as Mary

Movie
2010
The Karate Kid

as Sherry Parker

Movie
2010
Date Night

as Detective Arroyo

Movie
2010
Hurricane Season

as Dayna Collins

Movie
2010TV
2009
RuPaul's Drag Race

as Self - Guest Judge

TV
2009
Not Easily Broken

as Clarice Clark

Movie
2008
Eli Stone

as Angela Scott

TV
2007
Talk to Me

as Vernell Watson

Movie
2006
Smokin' Aces

as Sharice Watters

Movie
2006Movie
2005
Four Brothers

as Camille Mercer

Movie
2005Movie
2005
Animal

as Ramona

Movie
2004
Project Runway

as Self - Guest Judge

TV
2004
House

as Moira

TV
2004
Hair Show

as Tiffany

Movie
2004
Boston Legal

as Whitney Rome

TV
2003TV
2003TV
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self - Guest

TV
2002
Half & Half

as Gabrielle

TV
2002
Book of Love: The Definitive Reason Why Men Are Dogs

as Date #4 / Ghetto Girl (as Taraji Henson)

Movie
2001
Baby Boy

as Yvette

Movie
2001
BET Awards

as Self - Host

TV
2001Movie
2001
The Division

as Raina Washington

TV
2000
Strong Medicine

as Crystal

TV
2000Movie
2000Movie
1998
Felicity

as R.A. #2

TV
1998
Felicity

as Art Student

TV
1998
Streetwise

as Tammy

Movie
1997
The View

as Self

TV
1997
Smart Guy

as Monique

TV
1997
Smart Guy

as Leslie

TV
1996TV
1996
Pacific Blue

as Rhonda

TV
1994
ER

as Patrice Robbins

TV
1994
ER

as Elan

TV
1994TV
1989
The Simpsons

as Praline (voice)

TV
1975
Saturday Night Live

as Self - Host

TV
1974
American Music Awards

as Self - Host

TV
Movie
Movie

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdaySeptember 11, 1970
Place of BirthWashington, D.C., USA
Popularity2.6