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Taraji P. Henson

Known for: Acting

Biography: 1970-09-11 (54 years old)

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

all 123

Movies 65

TV Shows 58

self 49

Voice 6

Producer 4

Director 2

Vivian Thoma

Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist (2024)

Host

Taraji P. Henson

Biography

Filmography

all 123

Movies 65

TV Shows 58

self 49

Voice 6

Producer 4

Director 2

Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist (2024)

TIME100: The World's Most Influential People (2024)

Where’s Usher? (2024)

Oprah & The Color Purple Journey (2023)

The Color Purple (2023)

Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project (2023)

PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie (2023)

Celebrity Prank Wars (2023)

The Wine Down with Mary J. Blige (2023)

Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 4 (2022)

Tell It Like a Woman (2022)

Sherri (2022)

The Jennifer Hudson Show (2022)

Minions: The Rise of Gru (2022)

Abbott Elementary (2021)

Annie Live! (2021)

That's My Jam (2021)

Muppets Haunted Mansion (2021)

Hart to Heart (2021)

Mary J. Blige's My Life (2021)

Legendary (2020)

History 101 (2020)

Feeding America Comedy Festival (2020)

Celebrity IOU (2020)

Coffee & Kareem (2020)

A Little Late with Lilly Singh (2019)

The Kelly Clarkson Show (2019)

This Changes Everything (2019)

Today with Hoda & Jenna (2019)

The Best of Enemies (2019)

What Men Want (2019)

Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018)

The Alec Baldwin Show (2018)

Acrimony (2018)

Lie Detector (2018)

Proud Mary (2018)

Taraji's White Hot Holiday Special (2017)

Carpool Karaoke: The Series (2017)

Hidden Figures (2016)

Term Life (2016)

Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade (2016)

Taraji's White Hot Holidays (2015)

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015)

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter (2015)

Lip Sync Battle (2015)

The Late Late Show with James Corden (2015)

Hot Ones (2015)

Empire (2015)

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors (2014)

Top Five (2014)

Seasons of Love (2014)

No Good Deed (2014)

Think Like a Man Too (2014)

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014)

Picasso Baby (2013)

Hollywood Game Night (2013)

From the Rough (2013)

Madly Madagascar (2013)

Whitney Houston: We Will Always Love You (2012)

Think Like a Man (2012)

Person of Interest (2011)

Kevin Hart: Laugh at My Pain (2011)

Larry Crowne (2011)

The Good Doctor (2011)

Taken from Me: The Tiffany Rubin Story (2011)

Conan (2010)

Once Fallen (2010)

Peep World (2010)

The Karate Kid (2010)

Date Night (2010)

Known For
Acting

Gender
Female

Birthday
1970-09-11 (54 years old)

Birth Place
Washington, D.C., United States

Citizenships
United States

Residences
Washington · D.C., United States

Also Known As
Taraji Penda Henson, Taraji Henson, 타라지 P. 헨슨, タラジ・P・ヘンソン , טאראג'י פ. הנסון, טראג'י פנדה הנסון, 塔拉吉·P·漢森, تاراجی پی. هنسون